Anything that I can get 2 different meals out of.I roast 2 chickens on Saturday w/ rice and some kind of veggie.Costs under 10.00$.Monday I make chicken tacos w/ the leftover chicken.Sometimes I make chicken salad which goes over well.
Frozen stir-fry vegetables come in large resealable bags at Costco. Add some soy sauce or teriyaki sauce and you're good.
Quesadillas: tortillas, cheese, salsa. done.
Cuban black bean soup is delicious and cheap to make: black beans, onion, olive oil, salt, dried oregano, peppers, garlic, cumin, white vinegar, limes (optional)
Cream of mushroom soup is cheap and you can make a million casserole-type dishes or chicken bakes or sauces with it.
I have to find my old thread on recipes with other spices than using salt.
so many convenience foods are loaded with salt
:(
like the chunky peanut butter I am eating with a spoon!
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use your leftover rice to make cheap fried rice the next day: chop up a piece of bacon, add frozen vegetables, add the rice, throw on some soy sauce and add some fried egg.
Steak, fish, ground beef... That stuff is all way more expensive than chicken. Sometimes I can buy a whole chicken for $.79/lb. That'll feed your whole family and at a price you can't beat!
Steak, fish, ground beef... That stuff is all way more expensive than chicken. Sometimes I can buy a whole chicken for $.79/lb. That'll feed your whole family and at a price you can't beat!
I typically buy either chicken or ground turkey. My husband doesn't usually eat red meat.
I just read that buying the "family size" pack of chicken can save you almost 50%. I'll have to check that next time I'm at the store.
I really like the idea of making beans a central part of our diet. The other day I was just looking at all of these bean-based recipes because of their health benefits, and hadn't even considered the money-saving aspect of it.
Steak, fish, ground beef... That stuff is all way more expensive than chicken. Sometimes I can buy a whole chicken for $.79/lb. That'll feed your whole family and at a price you can't beat!
Not always. Keep your eyes open for deals and you can find cheap cuts of beef on sale and freeze it for future use. That's what we always did.
Chicken can be pricey, too, unless you're buying a whole chicken for $.79/lb
Not always. Keep your eyes open for deals and you can find cheap cuts of beef on sale and freeze it for future use. That's what we always did.
Chicken can be pricey, too, unless you're buying a whole chicken for $.79/lb
Sometimes I'll buy a 7-Blade roast when it's on sale for $1.99/lb and make a pot roast, which is pretty cheap, too. Or if I can find flatiron for cheap, we'll buy the whole thing and carve it ourself. The butchers can do it right, if you tell them how, but if they're just carving it on their own, they leave the silver skin right in the middle. :(
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Quesadillas: tortillas, cheese, salsa. done.
Cuban black bean soup is delicious and cheap to make: black beans, onion, olive oil, salt, dried oregano, peppers, garlic, cumin, white vinegar, limes (optional)
Cream of mushroom soup is cheap and you can make a million casserole-type dishes or chicken bakes or sauces with it.
so many convenience foods are loaded with salt
:(
like the chunky peanut butter I am eating with a spoon!
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
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use your leftover rice to make cheap fried rice the next day: chop up a piece of bacon, add frozen vegetables, add the rice, throw on some soy sauce and add some fried egg.
I typically buy either chicken or ground turkey. My husband doesn't usually eat red meat.
I just read that buying the "family size" pack of chicken can save you almost 50%. I'll have to check that next time I'm at the store.
I really like the idea of making beans a central part of our diet. The other day I was just looking at all of these bean-based recipes because of their health benefits, and hadn't even considered the money-saving aspect of it.
Not always. Keep your eyes open for deals and you can find cheap cuts of beef on sale and freeze it for future use. That's what we always did.
Chicken can be pricey, too, unless you're buying a whole chicken for $.79/lb
Sometimes I'll buy a 7-Blade roast when it's on sale for $1.99/lb and make a pot roast, which is pretty cheap, too. Or if I can find flatiron for cheap, we'll buy the whole thing and carve it ourself. The butchers can do it right, if you tell them how, but if they're just carving it on their own, they leave the silver skin right in the middle. :(