Food Ideas for when you are broke

meshashesha2012

- crock pot recipe : black eye peas, fresh kale (or spinach), onion, canned tomatoes. all together that's like $5 total for 8-10 servings. more if you have it over brown rice

- eggs are cheap. like $1.60 for a dozen
- frozen fruits and veggies are always cheap and almost always on sale
- canned vegetables. you can rinse them before cooking to save some sodium
- chicken thighs, wings, and drumsticks are usually cheap and much more flavorful than breasts anyway
- if you want ramen, add in some veggies and an egg or 2 and use less of the high sodium packet
- buy plain yogurt and add your own flavoring using fruit, jam or peanut butter
- peanut butter and jelly
- shop at farmer's markets where produce is cheaper

missallenxox

when im flat broke, i make a batch of black bean veggie burgers, Here is the recipe i use. i cook them all and freeze them in individual bags or tupperware. usually makes about 8 patties.. they are delicious and packed with goodness. infact i eat them when im not broke too lol!!!!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-black-bean-veggie-burgers/

with this recipe i leave out the onion and pepper, it wont stay together well. and instead of bread crumbs i use cornflake crumbs. i also add in red lentils. it super stretches out the recipe. you could add quinoa aswell. basically anything!

another cheap combo:
brown rice
wild rice (optional)
lean ground beef (optional)
frozen corn
frozen peas
chopped onion
any color pepper
reduced sodium soya sauce
chilli powder
minced garlic

you just cook it all up in a large pan, easy to stretch it out. u can add basically anything!! its spicy rice i call it lol i've made it since like grade 7. if you only have rice and corn it still tastes good, you dont need too many ingredients to complete it. as long as you have the soya sauce and chili powder.