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WELCOME TO THE THREAD OF CHEAP MEALS TO STRETCH THE FOOD BUDGET!
Please add yours below!
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Please add yours below!
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One of our favorite cheap and easy pasta dishes is spaghetti aglio e olio. We add black olives and anchovy paste. https://medium.com/@orsararecipes/spaghetti-aglio-e-oligo-with-anchovies-recipe-214d92e47eab
this Betty Crocker recipe is foolproof and you can add mushrooms, veggies, chicken, beef etc to make it work heartier
https://www.readyseteat.com/recipes-Skillet-Franks-and-Potatoes-2042
We make this for the large adult kids and they LOVE it. We usually add sausage if we have it.
We make this for the large adult kids and they LOVE it. We usually add sausage if we have it.
A couple hacks:
If you grocery shop first thing in the am on a weekday, you can find marked down meats and bread. Snap them up!
If you grocery shop first thing in the am on a weekday, you can find marked down meats and bread. Snap them up!
And an offer: if you’re stumped on what to eat, dm me a pic of your cupboard and fridge and I’ll help you make a meal!
Mr Zing used to own a wholesale produce company, that meant a bounty of free, fresh produce. Eggplant cutlets are filling, cheap and yummy. (I can’t eat eggplant but it’s a great meal and kids don’t know it’s a veggie)
Stale bread hack:
Heat oven to 400 and sprinkle water over bread before putting in oven. It will crisp up and be fresh again!
Heat oven to 400 and sprinkle water over bread before putting in oven. It will crisp up and be fresh again!
If you can make your own dough you can make pizza and calzone!
We eat a LOT of frittatas, it’s a great way to use up leftovers and a cheap protein (eggs). This one has potatoes, sausage, hot dogs, etc.
Shepherd’s Pie (cottage pie across the pond) is another good one. You can use powdered potatoes, peas and any meat.
Always buy butter but also buy olive oil and heavy cream! You NEED fat for flavor and if you have all 3, you can expand your recipes without breaking the bank or deal with expiry dates.
(And yogurt!)
