#budget meals

[saltandlavenderblog]

Creamy beef and shells recipe

#recipe #cooking #easy recipes #homemade #comfort food #quick recipes #pasta #ground beef #budget meals

[housemousecooking]

My trick to making soups more filling

When money's tight soups are an easy way to stretch your food and budget. But it's not the most filling food. Adding a couple table spoons of instant mashed potatoes thickens the soup and makes it a more filling meal for very cheap. You can get a packet of mashed potatoes for about a dollar and use it for multiple meals.

I added a tablespoon to my egg noodles tonight because I accidentally added too much broth and needed to thicken it up. Love this.

#cooking #budget cooking #learn to cook #budget meals #adulting

[petula-xx]

A cast of left overs, AKA Vegie Fried Rice.

I've been time poor recently due to a busy work schedule. I'd fallen behind keeping up with my fridge and pantry stocks. A free week has allowed me to get on top of things again.

I already had every ingredient in this pan on hand. A lot of odds and ends including:

old, soft juicing carrots

old, softening onion and garlic

near 'best before' eggs

a left over cup of frozen peas

assorted Asian condiments

Lots of frozen meals ahead from this effort!

Basic kitchen skills can mean eating well, saving money and minimizing food waste.

#home cooking #food waste #minimal waste #zero waste #ingredients #cooking #use it up #thrift #Food thrift #fried rice #food prep #recipe #budget meals

[ceerecipes]

Classic Baked Feta Pasta

Baked Feta Pasta Recipe Summary

**Cooking Time:** 30 minutes

**Prep Time:** 10 minutes

**Servings:** 4-6

**Cuisine Inspiration:** Mediterranean

**Primary Cooking Method:** Baking

**Dietary Info:** Vegetarian, can be adapted to be gluten-free with gluten-free pasta

**Key Flavor:** Savory, tangy, creamy

**Skill Level:** Easy

**Nutritional Facts:** (Per serving)

* Calories: 520

* Fat: 27g

* Saturated Fat: 12g

* Cholesterol: 40mg

* Sodium: 580mg

* Carbohydrates: 53g

* Fiber: 3g

* Protein: 17g

**Ingredients:**

* 1 pint cherry tomatoes

* ½ cup olive oil

* Salt and freshly ground black pepper

* 1 block (7 oz) feta cheese

* 10 oz dry pasta (such as penne or bowtie)

* 5 garlic cloves, minced

* ¼ cup chopped fresh basil

**Instructions:**

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. In a baking dish, toss cherry tomatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

3. Nestle the feta cheese block in the center of the tomatoes.

4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the tomatoes are blistered and the feta is softened.

5. While the feta mixture bakes, cook the pasta according to package instructions.

6. In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, baked feta mixture, garlic, and basil. Toss to coat and serve immediately.

Tips:

* For a richer sauce, mash some of the roasted tomatoes before tossing with the pasta.

* Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat.

* If you don't have fresh basil, you can substitute with dried basil or another fresh herb, such as parsley or chives.

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[sanjerina]

Okay I just tracked my spending for a month and I have GOTTA cut down on takeout/prepared food. My (relatively recent) aversion to cooking is costing me a huge chunk of money lately. I do know *how* to cook. But if you have really easy/cheap suggestions for what to make, preferably in batches that store and warm up easily, hook me up.

Parameters:

- I’m lactose intolerant, so aged cheeses are preferable if there is cheese;

- I can’t eat corn/corn products at all (long story);

- I can go to two-peppers spiciness but also am happy with blandish stuff like congee and casserole;

- I don’t eat pork, but otherwise I don’t keep kosher, so cheese + meat is fine;

- I like basically every cuisine ever until we get into the really funky fermented stuff;

- I like fish a LOT but both it and shellfish are hard to eat for lunch the next day (although sometimes I eat it for breakfast instead!)

It’s summer, so grain bowls, wacky salads, etc are all on the table. I just get home at 7 or 8 pm most nights and DO NOT WANT. If I did more batch cooking in Sundays and Thursdays, that might work? Or prep work on Sundays?

Anyway, help?!

#food #mental health #adhd #time management #budget meals #help I’m tired of toast

[jukashi]

This guy does a lot of ‘meals on [very small amount of money]’ videos, among other stuff. This one is not only an example of that sort of thing but also includes a talk about people taking them the wrong way - basically taking shots at people who say that poverty means you should just learn to cook or to budget or so on.

#youtube #budget meals #poverty #economics #budget cooking

[indischwindisch]

Chicken Noodle Soup (with Chili-Garlic Oil)

A delicious broth based soup, served with chili oil. A budget friendly meal, perfect for weeknight dinner.

This bowl of noodle soup screams warmth and flavor, all while keeping it budget friendly. Eating Healthy On a Budget My current series “Eating Healthy On a Budget” is about sharing meals that you can make with ingredients costing under 2€. This series is especially designed for students and busy people who do not want to spend too much money or time to make meals, but still want to eat healthy.…

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[jaxs-meals]

Potato wedges and Tofu ‘burger’!!

One serving: £1.33

(excl. seasoning & sauce)

Recipe & individual pricing below cut!!

Bulk total exl seasoning: £6.39

(King Edward) Potatoes £1.75

(Bio) Tofu £1.99

White crusty roll £0.25

Cucumber £0.95

(Freshona) Sweetcorn £1.45

Seasoning ect. I used

Vegetable oil

Turmeric

Cumin

Cayenne

Paprika

Rosemary

Ketchup

Siracha

Step 1

Preheat ur oven to around 200-220c (depends on your oven/ how you like your potatos cooked honestly!)

Step 2

Wash 2 medium-large potatoes! I do this very quickly and I don’t bother peeling them - but if you like em peeled, do your your thing!!

Step 3

Chop those bad boys! You can do wedges, slices, chips, whatever you want!

Step 4

Oil and seasoning! Drizzle a tiny bit of oil (you can add more later if you need), then some seasoning. I used salt, pepper, rosemary, cayenne and paprika. Don’t use too much, the texture of the chips will become very dry if you do !

Use your hands to rub the oil and spices over the chips, try to get them evenly covered! If this is a struggle, add a little more oil :)

Step 5

Put them in the oven! Make a timer for 25 minutes BUT make sure you keep checking in them and giving them a shake + flipping them

Step 6

Tofu!! You want one serving (generally a quarter of a block). I cut 2 big slabs.

Step 7

Fry that guy!! Pour a little vegetable oil (i used too much oops). I used salt, pepper, turmeric and cumin. Keep an eye on it and flip it every so often (see step 10 for how it might look when done!!)

Step 8

Chop a lil cucumber! I only used two slices.

Step 9

Put ur sweetcorn in!! Boil that boy!!!

Step 10

It should look kinda like this! Tough enough to hold together on a burger bun.

Step 11

PUT IT TOGETHERRRRR OH YEAA

#cooking #meal #food #food blog #foodblog #vegan #veganism #vegitarian #vegan food #recipie #recipies #vegan recipie #student meal #student #budget meal #budget meals #student meals #budget

[legumepowered]

"ohh canned beans are more expensive but they're so much easier to cook with. I don't want to boil them for that long booo"

- buy a bulk bag of beans online

- soak overnight, drain and rinse

- crockpot.

- Bean time 😎

#mine #beans #legumes #crockpot #budget meals

[spookyinthesouth]

We needed cheap and easy tonight so I got some rotisserie chicken and a baguette from the grocery store and made salad BECAUSE HEALTHY HOBBITS EAT BREAD.

#health journey #healthyliving #cozy life #healthy hobbit #hobbit #cozy food #weightloss journey #cozy autumn #budget meals #easy dinner

[saltandlavenderblog]

Sausage and peppers skillet

#recipe #cooking #easy recipes #homemade #comfort food #quick recipes #budget meals

[housemousecooking]

Using Packaged foods to make cheaper lunches

This came to me because of a friend. As always prices are from my sister's college town and will vary.

Asian Lunch 6 servings (465/495 Calories. $15.80 for 6 servings or $2.64 Per serving)

InnovAsian Vegetable Fried Rice, 18 oz (Frozen). About Half a cup per serving. 1 package at $4.24

InnovAsian Orange Chicken Meal, 36 oz (Frozen) OR InnovAsian General Tso's Chicken Meal, 36 oz (Frozen) About 1 cup per serving. 1 package at $10.58

Great Value Steamable Broccoli Florets, Frozen, 12 oz. 1 or 2 packages depending on how much broccoli you want. 1 package for $0.98

Italian Tortellini soup 5 servings (560 calories. $9.67 for 5 servings or 1.94 per serving)

Great Value Cheese Tortellini Pasta, 19 oz. Half cup (9 servings per bag)

Great Value Tomato Condensed Soup, 10.75 oz 2 cans 2.5 servings each $0.68

Great Value Italian Diced Tomatoes, 14.5 Oz 2 cans, 3.5 Servings each $0.88

Great Value Ultra-Pasteurized Real Heavy Whipping Cream, 16 Oz Used instead of water(plus water) $2.98

Mexican Lunch 5 Servings (690 calories $8.96 for 5 servings or $1.80 per serving)

Old El Paso Cheesy Mexican Rice, 7.6 oz. About Half cup, 6 servings per box $1.98

Great Value Flour Chicken Taquitos, 19.2 oz, 16 Count. 3 per servings $4.98

Great Value Traditional Refried Beans, 16 Oz 7 servings in 2 cans. $2.00

#budget meals #adulting #learn to cook #Stepping out of struggle meals #disabled friendly #low effort cooking

[easytobevegan]

Budget Vegan Meals

- Instant Ramen: Nissin Top Ramen Soy Sauce and Chili flavors are vegan-friendly, and they typically cost less than $0.50 per pack (depending on location). Add some vegetables, such as carrots, corn and broccoli, to make it somewhat less unhealthy. 

- Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: Peanut butter and jelly both last a long time and, if you forgo the organic and natural varieties, are very affordable to the broke college student (ayyyy). Also, get whole wheat bread. Please. I beg you. It stays fresh forever and is the healthiest option. 

- Fajitas: Get a seasoning packet, load up on cheap veggies (onions, green peppers, corn, etc.), buy a couple cans of black beans and some wraps, and boom! You’ve got your next 6-8 meals. 

- Baked Potato: Buy potatoes in bulk and you’ve got food for days. If you don’t have access to an oven, potatoes taste perfectly fine microwaved. Douse that bad boy in some hot sauce, sriracha, or barbecue sauce for some added flavor. If you’re willing to splurge a little, sautéed spinach and/or kale with garlic and red pepper flakes make an excellent and healthy topping.  

- Pancakes: Super easy and delicious. All you need is some flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, non-dairy milk (soy is usually cheapest), water, and vegetable oil. Top your pancakes with some fruit for added flavor (bananas and strawberries are always good options). 

- Spaghetti: Noodles and jarred/canned sauce. Easy, simple, and cheap. If you have a little extra cash on hand, mix in some veggies (such as broccoli and spinach) for added nutrition. 

- Cereal: Name-brand cereal is going up in price these days, but generic brands are still relatively inexpensive. 

- Oatmeal: You can buy a canister for around $1 and it’ll last for a long time. Mix in some fruit, cinnamon, and sugar for some ~flavor~. Or you could do what I did when I ate oatmeal for the first time and had no idea what it tasted like: eat it plain. Or the second time: with black pepper. Yum...

- Burritos: Beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, maybe a little hot sauce. You’re welcome. Don’t want to spend money on wraps? Burrito bowls, my friend! You can always add as many different vegetables as you want, but beans, rice, some kind of leafy green, and tomatoes should always be there. Always. 

- Soup: Whether you buy generic canned soup or make it yourself, soup is one of the budget-friendliest meals you can have. I cannot begin to tell you how much tomato soup with crackers I consumed my freshman year of college. It, uh...was a lot. 

- Salad: They don’t have to be expensive. Buy some greens, cucumber, tomato, shredded carrots, and onion. It’s simple. If you need salad dressing, a little balsamic vinegar and olive oil goes a long way. 

- Tacos: Whether you use crunchy shells or soft wraps is up to you. Either way, the end result will be just as delicious. Instead of beef, use black or refried beans. I recommend adding a splash of lime juice on top for some acidity. 

- Chili: Leave out the meat and double the beans! You could also chop up some mushrooms or crumble some tofu to throw in for a meaty texture, if you need it. Chili freezes well, so make a large batch and freeze what you can’t eat before it goes bad. 

- Fried Rice: Frozen vegetables are your friend here. Peas, corn, and carrots. Fresh mushrooms are also good. Add some tofu for protein! 

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[nightkitchentarot]

Free cookbook: Good And Cheap by Leanne Brown

#food #cooking #cookbooks #budget meals

[yaszmin0701]

Broiled Pork chops with Ramen Noodles and Cream Cheese with Poached Eggs.

#budget meals #food arrangement #black lives matter #stop trans genocide #transgender rights are human rights #chef's kitchen

[indischwindisch]

Pasta-Apple Salad (€1.64 pp cost)

This delicious and filling pasta salad checks all the boxes for a quick yet healthy meal. All you need is 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients.

This delicious and filling pasta salad checks all the boxes for a quick yet healthy meal. All you need is 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients. Eating Healthy On a Budget This is the second recipe of the series “Eating Healthy On a Budget”, where I am highlighting that cost under 2€ per person. This series is especially designed for students and busy people who do not want to spend too much…

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