Sounds odd to some, but it's tasty.
Ingredients
8 cups of water
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 cubes beef bouillon (or equal amount of granulated for 2 cups)
1lb frozen meatballs (thawed)
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup elbow macaroni
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add spices, bouillon, meatballs, tomato sauce, carrots, celery, and garlic, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add macaroni and cook until pasta is done! Great with home made bread.
Meatballs $1.99
Tomato sauce $1.38
Celery $0.25
Carrots $0.30
Garlic $0.10
Macaroni $0.25
$4.27
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Creamy Turkey mac
Nothing from scratch about this one.
Ingredients
1lb Macaroni
2 10.75oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 and a half cans of milk
1lb ground turkey
2tbs oil
Directions
Set a pot of water on to boil with some salt. When it comes to a boil, add pasta and cook to desired doneness.
Add oil to a skillet and heat it, then brown the turkey. Drain when done.
Add the cream of mushroom soup and milk to the skillet and whisk together, bring to a light boil and add turkey back to the skillet.
When the macaroni is done, add the turkey mixture to it.
Macaroni $1.09
2 cans of soup $1.38
Milk $0.75
Ground Turkey $1.25 (At Walmart, 1.49 at Aldi)
$4.47
Ingredients
1lb Macaroni
2 10.75oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 and a half cans of milk
1lb ground turkey
2tbs oil
Directions
Set a pot of water on to boil with some salt. When it comes to a boil, add pasta and cook to desired doneness.
Add oil to a skillet and heat it, then brown the turkey. Drain when done.
Add the cream of mushroom soup and milk to the skillet and whisk together, bring to a light boil and add turkey back to the skillet.
When the macaroni is done, add the turkey mixture to it.
Macaroni $1.09
2 cans of soup $1.38
Milk $0.75
Ground Turkey $1.25 (At Walmart, 1.49 at Aldi)
$4.47
Beanie weanies
From scratch! Well.. the beans are.
Ingredients
1 lbs dried navy beans
3 cups water (replace half with chicken stock if desired)
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup molasses
1tbs dried mustard
1/4tbs garlic powder
1tbs onion powder
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 of a 6oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions
Soak navy beans at least 12 hours (I usually put them in to soak a full day before I plan to make them)
Drain and rinse the beans, add all ingredients to the crock pot
Cook 7-8 hours on high. Crock pots vary, so it might take more or less time based on yours.
Cook until the beans are finished. Adding water to crock pot if needed.
During the last 30 minutes, add a pound of sliced hot dogs.
Navy beans $1.12
Tomato paste $0.69
Molasses $0.50
Hot dogs $2.50
$4.81
Ingredients
1 lbs dried navy beans
3 cups water (replace half with chicken stock if desired)
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup molasses
1tbs dried mustard
1/4tbs garlic powder
1tbs onion powder
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 of a 6oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions
Soak navy beans at least 12 hours (I usually put them in to soak a full day before I plan to make them)
Drain and rinse the beans, add all ingredients to the crock pot
Cook 7-8 hours on high. Crock pots vary, so it might take more or less time based on yours.
Cook until the beans are finished. Adding water to crock pot if needed.
During the last 30 minutes, add a pound of sliced hot dogs.
Navy beans $1.12
Tomato paste $0.69
Molasses $0.50
Hot dogs $2.50
$4.81
Spaghetti and home made sauce
I recently found a great little fruit and veggie stand near my with tomatoes for $0.89 a pound. Which is just fantastic considering they are usually over $2.00 a pound! To commemorate this, fresh tomato sauce!
Ingredients
1lb tomatoes
3tbs olive oil (NOT extra virgin)
1tbs minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
.5tsp dried oregano
.5tsp dried basil
Directions
Chop tomatoes into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and add in minced garlic and cook on a medium heat for a minute or so until just barely getting brown.
Add in tomatoes and basil and oregano, cook just until the tomatoes are nice and warm. Mix in salt and pepper to taste. Usually I take a potato masher and squish it all down, but if you prefer it chunky leave it chunky.
While cooking the sauce, cook the spaghetti to desired doneness.
Spaghetti $0.89
Tomatoes $0.89*
Garlic $0.05
$1.83
*Tomatoes vary by price, I usually only make home made sauce when they are on sale.
Ingredients
1lb tomatoes
3tbs olive oil (NOT extra virgin)
1tbs minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
.5tsp dried oregano
.5tsp dried basil
Directions
Chop tomatoes into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and add in minced garlic and cook on a medium heat for a minute or so until just barely getting brown.
Add in tomatoes and basil and oregano, cook just until the tomatoes are nice and warm. Mix in salt and pepper to taste. Usually I take a potato masher and squish it all down, but if you prefer it chunky leave it chunky.
While cooking the sauce, cook the spaghetti to desired doneness.
Spaghetti $0.89
Tomatoes $0.89*
Garlic $0.05
$1.83
*Tomatoes vary by price, I usually only make home made sauce when they are on sale.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Meatball 'subs' with Cajun potatoes
Meatball 'subs'
1lb frozen meatballs**
1 can (or jar) spaghetti sauce***
1 eight pack of hot dog buns
5 potatoes
3tbs oil
1tbs Cajun seasoning (more of less, to taste)
Directions
Add 3tbs of oil, and 1tbs of Cajun seasoning to a bowl and mix.
Preheat oven to 350(f). Dice the potatoes into desired size. Add potatoes the bowl, mix well to coat. Add to a glass baking pan and pop it unto the oven. Cook until desired doneness (for us, it is usually 20-25 minutes)
While those are cooking, add the sauce and meatballs to a pot, cover and cook until done.
Serve meatballs in the hot dog buns, and enjoy.
Meatballs $1.99
Potatoes $0.50
Sauce $1.00
Buns $0.89
$4.39
**If Ground beef is cheaper than buying frozen meatballs where you live, then by all means make them home made instead. Currently where I am ground beef runs over $3.50 a pound, making buying them frozen a better deal.
*** Same as above. If you can buy the ingredients to make a sauce for cheaper than buying it premade, do so! It is better for you, and cheaper. For me though? Right now a dollar can is cheaper than buying tomatoes, or buying a can of crushed tomatoes.
1lb frozen meatballs**
1 can (or jar) spaghetti sauce***
1 eight pack of hot dog buns
5 potatoes
3tbs oil
1tbs Cajun seasoning (more of less, to taste)
Directions
Add 3tbs of oil, and 1tbs of Cajun seasoning to a bowl and mix.
Preheat oven to 350(f). Dice the potatoes into desired size. Add potatoes the bowl, mix well to coat. Add to a glass baking pan and pop it unto the oven. Cook until desired doneness (for us, it is usually 20-25 minutes)
While those are cooking, add the sauce and meatballs to a pot, cover and cook until done.
Serve meatballs in the hot dog buns, and enjoy.
Meatballs $1.99
Potatoes $0.50
Sauce $1.00
Buns $0.89
$4.39
**If Ground beef is cheaper than buying frozen meatballs where you live, then by all means make them home made instead. Currently where I am ground beef runs over $3.50 a pound, making buying them frozen a better deal.
*** Same as above. If you can buy the ingredients to make a sauce for cheaper than buying it premade, do so! It is better for you, and cheaper. For me though? Right now a dollar can is cheaper than buying tomatoes, or buying a can of crushed tomatoes.
Sausage 'fried rice'.
This is NOT meat to actually be a fried rice. Not by any means... but it does resemble one.
Ingredients
1lb hot sausage (if links, remove from casing)
2 cups of uncooked rice (Or left over cooked rice)
4 cups of water (or some sort of broth)
1lb frozen peas and carrots (or preferred veggie)
1/4 Soy sauce
1tbs+2tsp brown sugar
.5tsp red pepper flake
Directions
I use a rice cooker, so I just plop the water and the rice in the rice cooker. Place veggies into a colander and run water over them until thawed.
While the rice is cooking add oil to a pot and remove skin from the sausage. Once the oil is not, crumble the sausage and add it to the pot. When almost done, add the pepper flake and veggies. Meanwhile, mix the brown sugar with the soy sauce and set aside.
Once the rice is done, add the whole mess to the pot, with out draining the sausage. Mix well. Done, delicious.
Sausage $2.59
Veggies $1.29
$3.88*
*All other ingredients are at a negligible cost.
Ingredients
1lb hot sausage (if links, remove from casing)
2 cups of uncooked rice (Or left over cooked rice)
4 cups of water (or some sort of broth)
1lb frozen peas and carrots (or preferred veggie)
1/4 Soy sauce
1tbs+2tsp brown sugar
.5tsp red pepper flake
Directions
I use a rice cooker, so I just plop the water and the rice in the rice cooker. Place veggies into a colander and run water over them until thawed.
While the rice is cooking add oil to a pot and remove skin from the sausage. Once the oil is not, crumble the sausage and add it to the pot. When almost done, add the pepper flake and veggies. Meanwhile, mix the brown sugar with the soy sauce and set aside.
Once the rice is done, add the whole mess to the pot, with out draining the sausage. Mix well. Done, delicious.
Sausage $2.59
Veggies $1.29
$3.88*
*All other ingredients are at a negligible cost.
Black beans and rice
Black bean and rice! It's recently become a huge hit at my house. Which is great, because it's super cheap.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons oil
1 onion (diced)
1.5 cup uncooked white rice
3 cups or water or chicken broth (I use water and chicken bouillon)
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cans black beans, drained (or 2lb prepared dry beans)**
Directions
In a medium pan heat oil and add in onion, stir until onions are soft, about 4 minutes. Then add the rice, and saute for a bit longer, about 2 minutes.
Add the broth to the rice and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat until it is simmering and cover. Cook 15-20 minutes until the rice is done. Once it is done, add the spices to the beans and mix, then add to the rice. Viola! Done!
Black beans $2.52
Onion $0.25
$2.77*
* I did not add in the cost of rice, oil, spices or chicken bouillon because the cost is negligible.
** To prepare dried beans soak them in water over night, drain and rinse, then add 4 cups of water. Boil until they reach the desired doneness. This brings the over all price down to $2.03.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons oil
1 onion (diced)
1.5 cup uncooked white rice
3 cups or water or chicken broth (I use water and chicken bouillon)
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cans black beans, drained (or 2lb prepared dry beans)**
Directions
In a medium pan heat oil and add in onion, stir until onions are soft, about 4 minutes. Then add the rice, and saute for a bit longer, about 2 minutes.
Add the broth to the rice and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat until it is simmering and cover. Cook 15-20 minutes until the rice is done. Once it is done, add the spices to the beans and mix, then add to the rice. Viola! Done!
Black beans $2.52
Onion $0.25
$2.77*
* I did not add in the cost of rice, oil, spices or chicken bouillon because the cost is negligible.
** To prepare dried beans soak them in water over night, drain and rinse, then add 4 cups of water. Boil until they reach the desired doneness. This brings the over all price down to $2.03.
Shopping.
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Staples
Staples are pretty straightforward in my house. Potatoes, pasta, rice, spices, yeast, and onions are our big staples. A ten pound bag of potato and a 5 pound bag of onions can last us 2 weeks, a 20lb bag of rice lasts us months. Spices? Typically last 3-6 months at least. These are things that we always keep in the house, and as of late, grits and eggs have joined the list.
It isn't too uncommon for me to ignore the price of some of these things when calculating about how much the recipe costs. Mostly rice. A cup of rice out of 20lbs is pretty negligible I think, and of course spices don't get counted either.
Some other things that make great staples are dried beans. Black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans.. just dried beans. These will probably be added to our staples list.
It isn't too uncommon for me to ignore the price of some of these things when calculating about how much the recipe costs. Mostly rice. A cup of rice out of 20lbs is pretty negligible I think, and of course spices don't get counted either.
Some other things that make great staples are dried beans. Black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans.. just dried beans. These will probably be added to our staples list.
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