What are some ideas for inexpensive recipies?!


Question: What are some ideas for inexpensive recipies!?
I am living on a budget!. What are some ideas for some cheap meals that I can make!? I need things that are also healthy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
pasta dishes!.

goulash (macaroni, ground beef, spaghetti sauce, and cheese)

tuna noodle casserole ( 1 can tuna per person, 1 bag noodles or pasta, 1 can peas, and cheese)

Macaroni & cheese w/polish sausage and broccoli

chili

egg casseroles, quiche (crust less!. i do it all the time) make biscuits to go with these dishes!.

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How about some Yakisoba !

Ingredients:

2 Carrots, peeled and cut into rounds
1 Broccoli crown, cut into pieces
1/4 Medium sized yellow onion, rough cut
2 Yakisoba noodle packages (5-6 oz ea)
3/4 Cup water
3/4 Cup teriyaki sauce
2 Heaping spoonfuls cornstarch
Teaspoon sesame oil
Tablespoon chili paste or other Asian spicy sauce

Our strategy is to have perfectly cooked noodles with crunchy, colorful, and tasty vegetables!. To do that we will cook the veges and noodles separately and combine at the end!.

Blanching will work well for the vegetables because it’s a quick and easy method — and preserves the color of the vegetables!. If you need help blanching check this out — Blanching from Wikipedia!. Go ahead and blanch the carrots and broccoli and set aside when complete!. This is critical, don’t overcook!. It’s actually better to slightly under cook as we will be adding them to the hot noodles for the final few minutes of cooking!.

The next step is to cook the noodles!. Yakisoba noodles can be found in almost any grocery store — although they might not be the easiest thing to find at the store!. I usually find them in a cooler near the produce isle!. I normally throw away the seasoning packets that come with the noodles as they are just filled with sodium and some other stuff that I’m not sure about!. Add the 2 packages of noodles to your fry pan with 1/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of teriyaki sauce!. Cook on medium heat until the noodles have absorbed most, if not all, of the liquid — this will be about 5 minutes!. Add 2 heaping spoonfuls of cornstarch to the noodles!. Stir and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes!. Now we can add the chopped onion, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce!. Stir, cover, and cook on medium for another 2-3 minutes!.

Time to combine everything!. The noodles are just about ready and your veggies are already cooked and ready to go!. Add cooked veggies to the noodles, stir, cover and cook for 2-3 more minutes!.

When cooking is complete add sesame oil and chili paste, stir to evenly coat!.

Ready to eat ! Makes about 3-4 servings!.

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Salsa Chicken Rice Casserole


INGREDIENTS
? 1 1/3 cups uncooked white rice
? 2 2/3 cups water
? 1 T Olive Oil
? 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
? 1 onion, chopped
? 2 (10!.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
? 1 1/2 cups mild salsa
? 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
? 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
1!. Place rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil!. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes!.
2!. Meanwhile, chop onion and cut chicken into bite size pieces!. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok, and brown chicken and soften the onion, about 5 minutes on medium heat!. Add soup and salsa, mix thoroughly, cover, and heat for 15 minutes!.
3!. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish!.
4!. In a medium bowl, combine Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses!. Layer 1/2 of the rice, 1/2 of the chicken/soup/salsa mixture, and 1/2 of the cheese mixture in prepared dish!. Repeat layers, ending with cheese!.
5!. Bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until bubbly!.

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1 can of cream of tomato
1/2 pack of ramen noodles
and any herb you like (i like oregano)
any type of hot dog or chicken

I guess you can say that this is like adult spaghettios!.
open the can and pour it into a pot!. if you like things creamy add a bit of milk, if you want it a little more soup like add 1/3 can of water!. start to boil/ cook that on med heat!. then add the ram en (or any type of noodle) in broken pieces, and stir a little!. turn my the heat a little!. stir for another couple of minutes, then added in the cooked meat (hot dog, chicken, whatever)!. Stir until hot and transfer to a bowl!. Add the herds on top and stir in!. if you want to you can also add a little bit of cheese!. Enjoy!Www@FoodAQ@Com

creamy garlic pasta with mushrooms and prosciutto
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1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
3/4 cup whipping cream
3 large garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon butter
12 ounces crimini or button mushrooms, cut into 1/2-inches pieces


12 ounces penne or other tubular pasta


1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
8 thin prosciutto slices, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips
Additional freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation: Bring broth, cream, garlic, and crushed red pepper to boil in medium saucepan!. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes!. Remove from heat!. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; cover and keep warm!.
Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat!. Add mushrooms; sauté until brown and tender, about 8 minutes!. Remove from heat!.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite!.

Drain pasta and return to pot!. Add cream mixture, mushrooms and peas and stir over low heat until well coated with sauce, about 3 minutes!. Mix in prosciutto!. Cover and let stand 1 minute!. Transfer to bowl!. Serve, passing additional Parmesan cheese separately!.
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Chicken Drums:- Herbed
8 Drumsticks!.
3-4 Cloves of Garlic!. (crushed)
2T Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme or Parsley!. (fresh, chopped)
Zest of 2 Lemons!.
2t Salt!.
Ground Black Pepper!.
Oil!.
4 Carrots!. (peeled)
4 Parsnips!. (peeled)
Pre heat oven to 180C (350F)
a) Mix together garlic, herbs, lemon zest, 1t salt, 1T of oil!.
b) Remove skin and knuckle from drumsticks (optional) and toss in the mixture to coat evenly!. Place on oven tray lined with baking paper!.
c) Cut carrots and parsnips into ?’s lengthways and toss in the remaining salt oil and herb mixture!. Scatter around drumsticks!.
d) Bake drumsticks, carrots and parsnips for 30 minutes!.

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I use ideas from these websites!.

http://www!.cheapcooking!.com/

http://www!.hillbillyhousewife!.com/index!.!.!.!.

http://www!.faqs!.org/docs/consumer/recipe!.!.!.

http://www!.bloglander!.com/cheapeats/cate!.!.!.

http://www!.livingonadime!.com/grocery-sav!.!.!.

http://www!.recipezaar!.com/recipes/main-d!.!.!.

http://busycooks!.about!.com/od/dinnerreci!.!.!.

http://www!.myrecipes!.com/recipes/gallery!.!.!.
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My favorite place is allrecipes!.com, when i don't have a lot in the house i just type in the ingredients I want to use and find a recipe!.
It's amazing what you find!. Here is an easy alfredo sauce recipe I found on there, you could add veggies or not, meat if you have it, very flexible meal, was great even plain on pasta!.

EASY ALFREDO SAUCE
1/2 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat!. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth!. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps!. Stir in Parmesan and pepper!. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency!. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long!. Toss with hot pasta to serve!.
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olive oil, boneless chicken breast, dijon mustard!. in bowl mix 2 pieces of chicken 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and dijon musturd to your taste, (note: dijon mustard has a very strong taste too much makes it taste nasty) cook in a pan lightly buttered!. add some salt and pepper and voila! my husband loves it! pick up box of pasta roni, only about $1!.00 a box!. very easy to make!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

rice (from scratch)
dry beans
onions
whatever fruit/veggie is in season and cheap at the store
canned stuff
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