Low priced healthy meal ideas anyone?!


Question: Low priced healthy meal ideas anyone!?
Food is so expensive now!.!.!.what are some good recipes to feed my kids that they will like, won't cost a fortune, and at least semi healthy please!? I am blank on new ideas!.!.!.thank youWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Beefy Pasta w/ Tomatoes

1 (16 ounce) package medium seashell pasta
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 (14!.5 ounce) cans Italian stewed tomatoes
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil!. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain!. In a large skillet over medium heat, mix the beef, onion, and, garlic, and cook until beef is evenly brown!. In a blender or food processor, liquefy the tomatoes!. Pour into the skillet with the beef!. Mix in beef bouillon, sugar, garlic salt, and pepper!. Cover, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bouillon has dissolved!. Stir in the pasta until evenly coated with the sauce to serve!.


Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup

1 1/2 pounds boneless lean beef, cubed
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic
2 cups beef broth
2 cups water
2 cups chicken broth
4 stalks celery, chopped
6 carrots, chopped
6 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 cup barley
1 teaspoon dried thyme

In a skillet over medium heat, saute the beef in the oil for 5 minutes, or until browned!. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic and place seasoned meat in a slow cooker!. Add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits!. Add to the slow cooker!. Add the broth, water, celery, carrots, green onions, parsley!. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables are tender!. Approximately 2 hours before serving add barley!. Add the thyme just before serving!.


Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter
1 (10!.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10!.75 ounce) can condensed cream of potato soup
1 onion, finely diced
1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
Pinch of cumin, parsley, poultry seasoning, seasoned salt and pepper
1 bag of frozen mixed veggies
1 T!. chicken bouillon granules

Place the chicken, butter, soup, chicken bouillon, veggies, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover!. Cover, and cook for 5 1/2 hours on High!. About 1 hour before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker!. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

As a professor at Yale, I make students give me food!. Maybe you can steal food!? Sometimes I get used diapers and eat the contents!. The baby's ingestion system is very inefficient and this leaves lots of unprocessed nutrition!. Good LUCK!Www@FoodAQ@Com

spaghetti! they have wheat pasta!.!.!.or I'll make hamburger helper with ground turkey, I lot less fat and its cheaper!. chicken noodle soup is low in calories, with a grilled cheese on wheat!. um!.!.!. baked chicken/ wild rice!. ummm!. kids love fruit- with its summer and all i would capitalize on that!. soft tacos with wheat tortillas and ground turkey!.!.!. best of luckWww@FoodAQ@Com

u can make whole wheat spaghetti with jar sauce or if u want fresh sauce u can buy ingredients here is a website with a recipe for sauce http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/view/0,1618,150!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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