We're broke this week...cheap dinner idea's for 2? No fish! :)?!
As I said, we are pretty broke this week!. but it is time for grocery shopping! I am looking for dinner idea's for 2, that will be easy on my wallet!. I say no fish because my husband is allergic!.
Thank you!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Thank you!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Mac&Cheese with a couple of hotdogs sliced up in it -- add them to the water as you boil the macaroni, then do everything else as usual!.
Mac&Cheese with a can of chili stirred into it just before serving!. It's still pasta, but does not taste like Mac&Cheese!. You could have the traditional mac&cheese Monday and this kind Thursday, then it wouldn't taste like you're "having the same thing again so soon!." Serve it with a green veggie!.
Baked potatoes with a can of chili over them!. A little sour cream (or plain yoghurt) or a little grated cheese on top will make it look less like bargain-budget food!.
Buy a whole chicken and roast or boil it!. Skin it and serve half of it one night (whichever half - light or dark -- you two prefer to eat plain) with potatoes and veggies, and cut up the other half to serve another night in a soup or stew or veggie casserole dish!. (The cut-up chicken, a box of frozen mixed veggies, a can of cream-of-something soup!. Put it all into a greased casserole dish and bake until bubbling hot!.)
Buying raw ingredients (rather than processed heat-n-eat stuff) is not only healthier for you but is also tons cheaper!. A whole chicken that will give two of you two meals easily costs about the same as -- or less than -- one meal's worth of ready-to-heat chicken!.
Don't forget to check any discount clearing houses or dollar stores that sell grocery items!. You never know what you'll find at a good price there!. Do be sure to always check expiration dates in those places, however!.
Email me (click on my avatar for an email link) for more ideas if you like!. I work with a non-profit for a cause I really believe in, so I've been doing this -- living on little -- by choice for a very long time and know some of the tricks by now!. My meals (including some really nice ones like steak or chicken breast served various ways) usually average about $1!.- to $1!.25 a serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Mac&Cheese with a can of chili stirred into it just before serving!. It's still pasta, but does not taste like Mac&Cheese!. You could have the traditional mac&cheese Monday and this kind Thursday, then it wouldn't taste like you're "having the same thing again so soon!." Serve it with a green veggie!.
Baked potatoes with a can of chili over them!. A little sour cream (or plain yoghurt) or a little grated cheese on top will make it look less like bargain-budget food!.
Buy a whole chicken and roast or boil it!. Skin it and serve half of it one night (whichever half - light or dark -- you two prefer to eat plain) with potatoes and veggies, and cut up the other half to serve another night in a soup or stew or veggie casserole dish!. (The cut-up chicken, a box of frozen mixed veggies, a can of cream-of-something soup!. Put it all into a greased casserole dish and bake until bubbling hot!.)
Buying raw ingredients (rather than processed heat-n-eat stuff) is not only healthier for you but is also tons cheaper!. A whole chicken that will give two of you two meals easily costs about the same as -- or less than -- one meal's worth of ready-to-heat chicken!.
Don't forget to check any discount clearing houses or dollar stores that sell grocery items!. You never know what you'll find at a good price there!. Do be sure to always check expiration dates in those places, however!.
Email me (click on my avatar for an email link) for more ideas if you like!. I work with a non-profit for a cause I really believe in, so I've been doing this -- living on little -- by choice for a very long time and know some of the tricks by now!. My meals (including some really nice ones like steak or chicken breast served various ways) usually average about $1!.- to $1!.25 a serving!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you roast a whole chicken ($6-7), rubbed with salt, pepper and whatever spices you have around, you can have sliced chicken breast sandwiches (bread $2) with chips ($1-2!.50)and veggie sticks ($3 for carrots and celery) one night, chicken stirfry with frozen veggies ($1!.50) and those side dish noodle packs (about a buck) the second night, and chicken noodle soup (noodles $1-2, soup veggies from the carrots and celery and an onion) with refrigerated biscuits (75 cents for a can of 8) on the side another night!.
Bean burritos with cheese and red sauce are another cheap option we sometimes have if we're strapped for cash!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Bean burritos with cheese and red sauce are another cheap option we sometimes have if we're strapped for cash!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Spaghetti all you need is Spaghetti sauce ground beef and dry spaghetti,
Chicken and rice, thighs and legs are cheap!. You can fry them or bake them
Ground beef casserole: You need gr,beef cream of mushroom soup rice and green peas!. You brown the meat and drain, rinse and drain green peas mix with meat, mix with 2 cup of cooked rice, mix cream of mushroom soup with milk some seasoning salt pepper and garlic powder and onion powder, mix well pour over meat and and let simmer in pan for 15 min, serve with rolls/
Meatballs and gravy, buy pre cooked meatballs cook according to package, make mushroom gravy and serve with rice or noodles
Chicken pot pie
1bag mix vegetables
1 can cream of chicken soup (+) 1/2 milk
dash season salt dash blk pepper
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1& 1/2 cup diced blanched potato's
1 box of Jiffy corn meal ( mix according to box)
mix all ingredients together except jiffy and place in casserole dish Pour Jiffy on top bake in preheted oven 350 for atleast 40 minutesWww@FoodAQ@Com
Chicken and rice, thighs and legs are cheap!. You can fry them or bake them
Ground beef casserole: You need gr,beef cream of mushroom soup rice and green peas!. You brown the meat and drain, rinse and drain green peas mix with meat, mix with 2 cup of cooked rice, mix cream of mushroom soup with milk some seasoning salt pepper and garlic powder and onion powder, mix well pour over meat and and let simmer in pan for 15 min, serve with rolls/
Meatballs and gravy, buy pre cooked meatballs cook according to package, make mushroom gravy and serve with rice or noodles
Chicken pot pie
1bag mix vegetables
1 can cream of chicken soup (+) 1/2 milk
dash season salt dash blk pepper
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1& 1/2 cup diced blanched potato's
1 box of Jiffy corn meal ( mix according to box)
mix all ingredients together except jiffy and place in casserole dish Pour Jiffy on top bake in preheted oven 350 for atleast 40 minutesWww@FoodAQ@Com
2 can's pork and beans
ground beef
2 can's tomato soup
1 soup can water
chili powder
onions (minced dried ones are ok)
Cook meat and drain well
add everything to crockpot
place on low for 8 hours
if you look at it and think it is too thick, add some water to your consistency!.
Cost:
$3 burger
$1 pork and beans
$1 soup
$1 or less for onion
Should have chile powder
$1 crackers
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Total $7 or less
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Desallo
1 Round Steak
1 can tomato sauce
1 can water
1/2 onion, diced
1 jalepeno pepper, seeds removed, diced small
Slice steak into thin strips
Place a little oil in pan
place steak in pan and brown a little
add rest of ingredients and simmer until meat is tender
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Chicken Wraps
2 Chicken Breast (fried or grilled)
Cheese
Lettuce
Ranch dressing
Flour Tortillas
Cook Chicken
Shred lettuce and cheese
Place chicken, lettuce, cheese, and ranch on tortilla and roll up and eat!
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Pinwheels
Flour Tortillas
Lunchmeat
Romaine Lettuce
Cream Cheese
Jar of Roasted Red Peppers (in pickle section)
Spread cream cheese on 1/2 of tortilla
lay lunchmeat, lettuce and red peppers on next
roll from meat side and slice into pinwheelsWww@FoodAQ@Com
ground beef
2 can's tomato soup
1 soup can water
chili powder
onions (minced dried ones are ok)
Cook meat and drain well
add everything to crockpot
place on low for 8 hours
if you look at it and think it is too thick, add some water to your consistency!.
Cost:
$3 burger
$1 pork and beans
$1 soup
$1 or less for onion
Should have chile powder
$1 crackers
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Total $7 or less
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Desallo
1 Round Steak
1 can tomato sauce
1 can water
1/2 onion, diced
1 jalepeno pepper, seeds removed, diced small
Slice steak into thin strips
Place a little oil in pan
place steak in pan and brown a little
add rest of ingredients and simmer until meat is tender
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Chicken Wraps
2 Chicken Breast (fried or grilled)
Cheese
Lettuce
Ranch dressing
Flour Tortillas
Cook Chicken
Shred lettuce and cheese
Place chicken, lettuce, cheese, and ranch on tortilla and roll up and eat!
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Pinwheels
Flour Tortillas
Lunchmeat
Romaine Lettuce
Cream Cheese
Jar of Roasted Red Peppers (in pickle section)
Spread cream cheese on 1/2 of tortilla
lay lunchmeat, lettuce and red peppers on next
roll from meat side and slice into pinwheelsWww@FoodAQ@Com
chicken
hot dogs
hamburgers
salads
rice/beans
(almost said tuna and sardines )
frozen veggies and almost anything goes with em
tortillas ( tacos, casseroles,burritos ) corn and flour
soups (chuck is very affordable )
good for the tacos /burritos
pasta's theyre about 5 for a dollar
so is tomato sauce
onions are very cheap !.!.!.!.!.!.!.
i could go on forever !
HEY GIVE THE DOLLAR STORE A VISIT BEFORE YOU GO TO THE REGULAR MARKET ! YOU'LL BE SURPRISED !.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
hot dogs
hamburgers
salads
rice/beans
(almost said tuna and sardines )
frozen veggies and almost anything goes with em
tortillas ( tacos, casseroles,burritos ) corn and flour
soups (chuck is very affordable )
good for the tacos /burritos
pasta's theyre about 5 for a dollar
so is tomato sauce
onions are very cheap !.!.!.!.!.!.!.
i could go on forever !
HEY GIVE THE DOLLAR STORE A VISIT BEFORE YOU GO TO THE REGULAR MARKET ! YOU'LL BE SURPRISED !.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pasta is probably cheapest & most flexible!.
You could use just sauce & any noodles!.
Add vegetables, if meat is too expensive!.
Try ground turkey instead of beef, cheaper & better!.
All kinds of beans are good & cheap for protein!.
Make chili, curry, or stir-fry, instead, some nights!.
Avoid the processed foods, they're expensive & poor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You could use just sauce & any noodles!.
Add vegetables, if meat is too expensive!.
Try ground turkey instead of beef, cheaper & better!.
All kinds of beans are good & cheap for protein!.
Make chili, curry, or stir-fry, instead, some nights!.
Avoid the processed foods, they're expensive & poor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
noodles are still cheap, and you can do so many things with them!. also, whats in your fridge right now!? got any leftovers at all!? like sandwich meat, casseroles, condiments, honey, eggs, cheese, anything thats in your fridge can help you stretch your grocery money!. take a peek inside your fridge and send me a note, and ill do my best to come up with an idea for you if you please!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hmm Chicken Tenders
Chicken Tender is a krispy Chicken that tastes so juicy and delicous, I always buy that at the grcoey store!. Just follow the directions of what to do to get it prepared on the bag of it!.
also,
shrimp!. If You cook shrimp and pour "Oil [Food Oil]" over it, then fry it [make it krisp,] it tastes SOOOOOOOOOOO good!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Chicken Tender is a krispy Chicken that tastes so juicy and delicous, I always buy that at the grcoey store!. Just follow the directions of what to do to get it prepared on the bag of it!.
also,
shrimp!. If You cook shrimp and pour "Oil [Food Oil]" over it, then fry it [make it krisp,] it tastes SOOOOOOOOOOO good!Www@FoodAQ@Com
dark meat chicken is pretty cheap!. you can season the chicken up and saute it in a skillet, then pour a can of cream of chicken or mushroom soup over them and let it simmer with a lid on until the chicken is tender!. serve it with some rice and whatever veggie you have around!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Take a look at these recipes from Campbells:
http://www!.campbellsoup!.com/Supper_Bakes!.!.!.
!.
20-Minute Meals:
http://www!.bhg!.com/bhg/slideshow/slideSh!.!.!.
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Ragu Sauces- Italian (in jars, just pour it on)!.
Scroll down this screen, click a category and then click "Find Recipe" at the bottom of the screen:
http://www!.eat!.com/recipe_landing!.asp
Buy a roasted chicken at the deli and make two meals out of it!.
Buy pre-cooked pot roast and make two meals out of it!. Found in the fridge section!. It's not frozen!.
Pasta-Roni comes in several boxes!. I like the Garlic and Olive Oil best!.
You'd be surprised how frozen dinners such as Stouffer's are cheaper to buy than to cook from scratch!. Just add a can of veggies, or make a salad to go along with the dinner!.
Ramen noodles recipes:
http://www!.budget101!.com/ramen_noodle_re!.!.!.
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Look through these chicken & pasta recipes:
http://www!.thatsmyhome!.com/chickencoop/p!.!.!.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with having breakfast or sandwiches for dinner!. Soup and a grilled cheese taste great!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.campbellsoup!.com/Supper_Bakes!.!.!.
!.
20-Minute Meals:
http://www!.bhg!.com/bhg/slideshow/slideSh!.!.!.
!.
Ragu Sauces- Italian (in jars, just pour it on)!.
Scroll down this screen, click a category and then click "Find Recipe" at the bottom of the screen:
http://www!.eat!.com/recipe_landing!.asp
Buy a roasted chicken at the deli and make two meals out of it!.
Buy pre-cooked pot roast and make two meals out of it!. Found in the fridge section!. It's not frozen!.
Pasta-Roni comes in several boxes!. I like the Garlic and Olive Oil best!.
You'd be surprised how frozen dinners such as Stouffer's are cheaper to buy than to cook from scratch!. Just add a can of veggies, or make a salad to go along with the dinner!.
Ramen noodles recipes:
http://www!.budget101!.com/ramen_noodle_re!.!.!.
!.
Look through these chicken & pasta recipes:
http://www!.thatsmyhome!.com/chickencoop/p!.!.!.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with having breakfast or sandwiches for dinner!. Soup and a grilled cheese taste great!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Something my boyfriend and I really love is ground beef and baked beans!. You just brown a pound of ground beef in a skillet, drain the grease and pour in a can of busch's baked beans!. If you've never tried baked beans or are scared to try them!. Go for it!. I used to be really skeptical until i tried them!. They're great because of their sweet taste!. Just put a few spoonfuls between a slice of bread and eat it like taco!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
anything involving pasta!.
Pasta is always the cheapest food you can but!.!.!.
if you grab some pasta, campbell's condensed cream of mushroom soup and some chicken you have a good meal there that should only be about $3 - 5 per person!.!.!. if ur uber broke like me I'd suggest getting creative with top ramen!.!.!. I've been that broke before!.!.!. like get the creamy chicken flavor, boil it cook the noodles then pour out all but about 1/4 cup hot water per packet, add the seasoning then you have creamy noodles that go great with chicken!.!.!.!. i call it college chicken and pasta, since i learned how to do it in college!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pasta is always the cheapest food you can but!.!.!.
if you grab some pasta, campbell's condensed cream of mushroom soup and some chicken you have a good meal there that should only be about $3 - 5 per person!.!.!. if ur uber broke like me I'd suggest getting creative with top ramen!.!.!. I've been that broke before!.!.!. like get the creamy chicken flavor, boil it cook the noodles then pour out all but about 1/4 cup hot water per packet, add the seasoning then you have creamy noodles that go great with chicken!.!.!.!. i call it college chicken and pasta, since i learned how to do it in college!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
sasuage cassorole!.!.!.!.!.!.1 lb!. of sasuage!.!.!.!.!.1 pack of egg noodles!.!.!.!.!.!.!.1 can of cream of mushroom soup!.!.!.!.!.1 can of chedder cheese soup ( in soup aisle in a can) and 1 can of cream of celery soup
mixed ur soups together with some milk
boil noodles and fry sasuage
mix all together and bake 20 minutes
its pretty good and costs 7 bucks to make!.!.!.!.you'll have leftovers too!Www@FoodAQ@Com
mixed ur soups together with some milk
boil noodles and fry sasuage
mix all together and bake 20 minutes
its pretty good and costs 7 bucks to make!.!.!.!.you'll have leftovers too!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Spam is cheap and good,
you can have it with rice[ thats what i personally enjoy]
or make it into a sandwhich ; maybe with some mayo
Theres a $5 mealWww@FoodAQ@Com
you can have it with rice[ thats what i personally enjoy]
or make it into a sandwhich ; maybe with some mayo
Theres a $5 mealWww@FoodAQ@Com
Barbecue chicken & rice
Keilbasa Sausage with grean beans, carrots & potatoes!.
Spagetti & meat sauce
Yellow rice & Black Beans
OmeletsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Keilbasa Sausage with grean beans, carrots & potatoes!.
Spagetti & meat sauce
Yellow rice & Black Beans
OmeletsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Bean soup,, spagetti,, fried potatoes and scrambled eggs, pancakes,, grilled cheese and tomato soup!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Everyone loves a good ol banana sandwich once in a while!. Spaghetti and grlic bread is also good!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
frozen pizza,
hamburger meat is cheap for 2
nice soup
nachos- meat, cheese, tomatoWww@FoodAQ@Com
hamburger meat is cheap for 2
nice soup
nachos- meat, cheese, tomatoWww@FoodAQ@Com
Bean Soup - can buy mixed beans in bag and cook according to instruction!. Add a bagged salad and you can do the whole meal for about $5-$6Www@FoodAQ@Com
hotdogs and french friesWww@FoodAQ@Com
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FAMILY MEATLOAF
2 lbs ground round
1 cup bread crumbs or crushed saltine crackers
2 eggs
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 small onion diced
1 clove garlic crushed
1 pkg meatloaf seasoning mix
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 small can tomato sauce
Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, 1/2 cup cheese, onion, garlic, seasoning packet, and black pepper!. Pour tomato sauce over the top and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese!. Place in a loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 1 1/2 hours on bottom rack of oven!.
Final internal temperature should be 170°F for ground beef!. Ovens vary, so check meatloaf after 1 hour
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Shepherds Pie
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 pound ground beef, browned
* 1 or 2 cans corn, drained
* 5 or 6 potatoes, peeled, boiled, and mashed with milk and butter
PREPARATION:
Put the meat in the bottom of a casserole dish or Dutch oven!. Add corn on top of meat!. Add mashed potatoes on top, making sure the potatoes touch the sides of the dish all around!. Bake 1 hour at 350
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French Onion Soup
Cook Campbell’s or Lipton’s onion soup according to package directions but with an extra large onion sliced into the soup!.
Put a piece of stale bread at the bottom of individual covered bowls!. Fill with soup and put slices of mozzarella cheese sliced from a whole ball of cheese on top!. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!. Serve with salad and French bread!. Serves four!.
Beans and Rice
Cook rice according to package directions!.
Saute slices of onion and garlic in a pan!. Add two 15 or 16 oz cans of black beans!. Stir and heat thoroughly!. Serve over rice!.
Chuck Roast in Foil
Take a 4 lb cheap chuck roast!. Place on a large piece of aluminum foil!. Sprinkle dried onion soup all over the chuck!. Wrap in the foil and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 2 ? -3 hours!. Serve over rice or noodles
Baked Ziti
Cook ziti noodles according to package directions!. Drain well!. Mix in a covered baking dish the ziti, a jar of spaghetti sauce, half a large package of grated mozzarella cheese!. Sprinkle the rest on top!. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!.
Meat Spaghetti Sauce
Brown 1 lb ground beef!. Remove meat and brown in the fat (draining some off first) chopped onions and garlic!. Add 1 large can crushed tomatoes, a teaspoon of sugar to cut the starch, fresh chopped basil and a dash of dried oregano!. Then add meat!. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve over pasta!.
Roast Chicken Dinner
Clean innards out of chicken and refrigerate the parts for chicken broth later!. Sprinkle chicken with rosemary and place in center of a baking dish!. Place pieces of sliced potato and carrots around the chicken in the baking dish!. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes and serve!. The grease from the chicken cooks the vegetables and they are very tasty!.
Chicken Piccata
Take 2-4 boneless chicken breasts and beat them with a tenderizer!. Rub flour on them and sauté on both sides in olive oil!. Remove chicken!. Then brown chopped scallions in pan!. Add 1 cup chicken broth (you can use the instant kind that is sold with spices) and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan!. Add 3 Tbsp of lemon juice (bottle from supermarket) and continue to boil!. Pour the sauce over the chicken and pasta!.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Cook fettuccine pasta according to package directions!.
Melt one stick butter, mix with 1 cup half and half and one package grated Parmesan cheese and pepper!. Add pasta to pan, stir well together and serve!.
Chili
Saute one pound ground beef, remove, drain off some fat and sauté one medium onion and chopped garlic!. Add one 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon chili powder!. Simmer 5 minutes, then add one 28 oz can of chili beans!. Heat through (another five minutes) and serve with rice!.
Apricot Baked Chicken
Brown chicken parts (cut into 8ths) in skillet!. Mix 1 cup apricot jam or jelly with 2 Tbsp mustard!. Spread over chicken parts and bake for 1 hour!.
Left Over Chicken Dishes
Chicken a la King!. Slice chicken into small pieces, heat up with cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup!. You can add sliced mushrooms and sherry if you want!.
Chicken Cacciatore!. Saute onions, garlic and peppers in olive oil!. Slice chicken into small pieces and add chicken with a jar of tomato sauce!. Heat and serve with pasta!.
Chicken Noodle Bake!. Cook noodles al dente!. Mix in a casserole with chicken cut into small pieces, ? cup chicken broth, cooked peas and a can of cream of mushroom soup!. If you want you can sprinkle cheese on top Bake for ? hour!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
FAMILY MEATLOAF
2 lbs ground round
1 cup bread crumbs or crushed saltine crackers
2 eggs
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 small onion diced
1 clove garlic crushed
1 pkg meatloaf seasoning mix
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 small can tomato sauce
Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, 1/2 cup cheese, onion, garlic, seasoning packet, and black pepper!. Pour tomato sauce over the top and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese!. Place in a loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 1 1/2 hours on bottom rack of oven!.
Final internal temperature should be 170°F for ground beef!. Ovens vary, so check meatloaf after 1 hour
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Shepherds Pie
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 pound ground beef, browned
* 1 or 2 cans corn, drained
* 5 or 6 potatoes, peeled, boiled, and mashed with milk and butter
PREPARATION:
Put the meat in the bottom of a casserole dish or Dutch oven!. Add corn on top of meat!. Add mashed potatoes on top, making sure the potatoes touch the sides of the dish all around!. Bake 1 hour at 350
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French Onion Soup
Cook Campbell’s or Lipton’s onion soup according to package directions but with an extra large onion sliced into the soup!.
Put a piece of stale bread at the bottom of individual covered bowls!. Fill with soup and put slices of mozzarella cheese sliced from a whole ball of cheese on top!. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!. Serve with salad and French bread!. Serves four!.
Beans and Rice
Cook rice according to package directions!.
Saute slices of onion and garlic in a pan!. Add two 15 or 16 oz cans of black beans!. Stir and heat thoroughly!. Serve over rice!.
Chuck Roast in Foil
Take a 4 lb cheap chuck roast!. Place on a large piece of aluminum foil!. Sprinkle dried onion soup all over the chuck!. Wrap in the foil and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 2 ? -3 hours!. Serve over rice or noodles
Baked Ziti
Cook ziti noodles according to package directions!. Drain well!. Mix in a covered baking dish the ziti, a jar of spaghetti sauce, half a large package of grated mozzarella cheese!. Sprinkle the rest on top!. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!.
Meat Spaghetti Sauce
Brown 1 lb ground beef!. Remove meat and brown in the fat (draining some off first) chopped onions and garlic!. Add 1 large can crushed tomatoes, a teaspoon of sugar to cut the starch, fresh chopped basil and a dash of dried oregano!. Then add meat!. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve over pasta!.
Roast Chicken Dinner
Clean innards out of chicken and refrigerate the parts for chicken broth later!. Sprinkle chicken with rosemary and place in center of a baking dish!. Place pieces of sliced potato and carrots around the chicken in the baking dish!. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes and serve!. The grease from the chicken cooks the vegetables and they are very tasty!.
Chicken Piccata
Take 2-4 boneless chicken breasts and beat them with a tenderizer!. Rub flour on them and sauté on both sides in olive oil!. Remove chicken!. Then brown chopped scallions in pan!. Add 1 cup chicken broth (you can use the instant kind that is sold with spices) and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan!. Add 3 Tbsp of lemon juice (bottle from supermarket) and continue to boil!. Pour the sauce over the chicken and pasta!.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Cook fettuccine pasta according to package directions!.
Melt one stick butter, mix with 1 cup half and half and one package grated Parmesan cheese and pepper!. Add pasta to pan, stir well together and serve!.
Chili
Saute one pound ground beef, remove, drain off some fat and sauté one medium onion and chopped garlic!. Add one 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon chili powder!. Simmer 5 minutes, then add one 28 oz can of chili beans!. Heat through (another five minutes) and serve with rice!.
Apricot Baked Chicken
Brown chicken parts (cut into 8ths) in skillet!. Mix 1 cup apricot jam or jelly with 2 Tbsp mustard!. Spread over chicken parts and bake for 1 hour!.
Left Over Chicken Dishes
Chicken a la King!. Slice chicken into small pieces, heat up with cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup!. You can add sliced mushrooms and sherry if you want!.
Chicken Cacciatore!. Saute onions, garlic and peppers in olive oil!. Slice chicken into small pieces and add chicken with a jar of tomato sauce!. Heat and serve with pasta!.
Chicken Noodle Bake!. Cook noodles al dente!. Mix in a casserole with chicken cut into small pieces, ? cup chicken broth, cooked peas and a can of cream of mushroom soup!. If you want you can sprinkle cheese on top Bake for ? hour!.Www@FoodAQ@Com