Cheap, and I mean CHEAP recipes
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Make a soup with:
1 can black beans
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans chicken broth (or 1 can broth and 1 can cream of chicken soup)
1 can diced tomatoes w/ green chiles
Season it with some cumin and chili powder. Add some light sour cream & low fat cheese if you have it. One person can eat on this for days & you can use all store brand items to make it even cheaper.0 -
I'm with ya in looking for cheap food. I found this great packet of vegetable or split pea soup mix in the international isle of my grocery store for 1.50. Then I added 1/2 bag frozen veggies and chicken but you can leave the chicken out. It's delicious and made 5 servings!0
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I haven't seen any mention of dried beans and peas and lentils. You can buy a pound of any for $1.00 at a dollar store or Walmart. It will feed you for several days. Cook according to directions and add dried onion, herb seasonings or southwest seasonings and any vegetables you have, carrots, celery, potatoes, squash. They are a good source of protein, high in fiber. Lentils cook in a very short time and when seasoned well are very delicious. Look online for recipes.0
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I was going to suggest dried beans, peas and lentils, as well. Very inexpensive and high in fiber which help keep you feeling full for longer. Soak them in water overnight before adding to a recipe or cook them in a crockpot.0
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In Australia there's been a campaign to raise money by living on $3 a day. Here's the link to a sample menu. You could tweek this each day - the chicken wings are probably not so great for weight loss, but I can't see the rest of the day being that calorie laden, so no doubt you'd have spare cals for them?
http://www.fromcuptocrop.com.au/the-challenge/recipes/lyndey-milans-3-per-day-menu/0 -
i make a pot of veggie chilli- very cheap.. and it lasts for like a week. if you want the recipe ill give it to you0
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So many of you have awesome tips!! I'd love to try some out. I'm trying to spend as little as possible on food because I'm saving for my wedding.0 -
Lentils are really cheap, I just bought a bag for 88 cents and got 8 meals out of it. I've made lentil chili and another dish with lentils rice (also cheap!) and onions. Both good and filling and cost next to nothing. Steel cut oats too, the cannister was a little over $5, but it lasts a long time...I added some dried fruit to it which was only a couple dollars.0
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I just thought of something else...sometimes the grocery store will seriously mark down meats if its the last day of the "sell by" date. The meat is perfectly fine if you use it or get it in the freezer right away and I've saved big money that way.0
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In Australia there's been a campaign to raise money by living on $3 a day. Here's the link to a sample menu. You could tweek this each day - the chicken wings are probably not so great for weight loss, but I can't see the rest of the day being that calorie laden, so no doubt you'd have spare cals for them?
http://www.fromcuptocrop.com.au/the-challenge/recipes/lyndey-milans-3-per-day-menu/
Sounds very interesting I never would have thought that would be possible.....Thanks I'll have to check it out also because sometimes I'm cooking just for myself and it can be wasteful.0 -
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Make a soup with:
1 can black beans
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans chicken broth (or 1 can broth and 1 can cream of chicken soup)
1 can diced tomatoes w/ green chiles
Season it with some cumin and chili powder. Add some light sour cream & low fat cheese if you have it. One person can eat on this for days & you can use all store brand items to make it even cheaper.
About how much sour cream and cheese do you add?0 -
i make a pot of veggie chilli- very cheap.. and it lasts for like a week. if you want the recipe ill give it to you
can you post it?? thanks!!0 -
I can sympathize...when I was single and on a super low budget, I pretty much lived on low carb whole wheat wraps with part skim shredded cheese. Just popped it in the microwave for a minute. I ate two of those and then a canned veggie (great value green beans with no salt added). The cheese will get you protein and the whole grain wraps can be a pretty good source of fiber and protein as well. Also stock up on some cheap fruits to snack on ( I get a thing of strawberries and blueberries for $4). I like to cut them up to make them last longer and sometimes I'll put some light yogurt on them.0
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Another idea - do you have a blood plasma center nearby? You can always give plasma and they give you from $15-20 per hourlong visit. And you can go twice a week.
Damn. I was gonna say ....never mind. Anything after this makes me sound like a coupon cutting value shopping wimp. haha0 -
PEPPER AND EGG SANDWICHES
GRILLED CHEESE/TOMATO SOUP
TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES (ON ENGLISH MUFFINS/USE EGGS FROM CARTON BOUGHT FOR PEPPER&EGGS)
TUNA TOSSED WITH LETTUCE AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR(CAN ADD HARD BOILED EGGS)
PASTA WITH SAUCE
MEATBALL SPLASHES/SUBS(MEATBALLS MADE WITH SAUCE FROM ABOVE)
PIZZA MADE FROM LEFTOVER SAUCE(ON ENGLISH MUFFINS)
CHEESE QUESADILLAS
BEAN TOSTADOS
CHILI
SLOPPY JOES(USE SOME OF THE GROUND BEEF , YOU ARE MAKINGMEATBALLS WITH)
ENCHILADAS
TACOS
RICE/ BEANS
IF I ONLY HAD 20 DOLLARS...HERE IS WHAT I WOULD BUY....LETTUCE ...75 CENTS
TOMATO..50 CENTS
BANANAS ...1.00
BROWN RICE 1.50 EACH
TUNA 2/1.00
CHICKEN...3.00
MUSHROOMS 1.00
SPAGHETTI NOODLES 2/1.00
GROUND BEEF..2.00
TOMATO SAUCE 2/1.00=2.00
CUCUMBER .50
SOUP 2/100= 2.00
TOMATO....50
CHEESE LOWFAT SWISS...1.00(from deli)
oatmeal... 1.00
bread .50
1/2 doz eggs..... .50
lemon. 50
i believe this comes to $20.25 and with it you have...1. salad with cucumber/tuna 2. toast/eggs 3.oatmeal 4.grilled swiss with soup 5.pasta with meatballs 5. meatball splash 6 pasta with diced tomatoes(and tuna) 7. grilled chicken and cold pasta salad with cucumbers and tomato 8beans and rice with chicken.(leftover grilled chicken) 9.rice and lemon soup with chicken broth(from other can of soup) 10.egg salad sandwich 11.oatmeal and bananas 12. grilled banana on toast 13.hamburger with swiss 14. use last of chicken with last of chicken broth, last of eggs, last of bread and make a casserole of homemade stuffing(use up your spices in your cupboard and toss with bread and egg , place in baking dish put leftover chicken add last of swiss cheese and bake) 15chili with tomato sauce,beans and ground beef (can serve over rice) 16man in the middle of the raft(fried eggs inside a piece of bread you cut a whole in) 17 grilled cheese with mushrooms 18.last of sauce with sauteed mushrooms over pasta..................... hope this helps!!!!!!!!0 -
with only 20 dollars I'd load up on brown rice and just add it to every meal. It will keep you full! Good luck!0
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