Meals on a Budget

Meals on a Budget Times are tough and inflation is getting the best of us all. I feed a family of four on my income.

This I would call a poor man's soup... 1lb of browned ground beef, 5 cut up small yellow potatoes, 24 oz of mixed frozen...
02/24/2023

This I would call a poor man's soup... 1lb of browned ground beef, 5 cut up small yellow potatoes, 24 oz of mixed frozen vegetables, 1/2 diced yellow onion, 1 carton of beef broth, 1 small can of tomato sauce, 2 cups of water, lots of random seasonings and about 1 cup of rice added an hour before I turned it off. Crockpot on low for 5hrs. Super inexpensive to make. An entire crockpot for about $8. (I bought hamburger in bulk and frozen it by the poung)

It's called clean out the fridge meal... A small Greek salad and some sausage and potatoes. This entire meal was made wi...
01/14/2023

It's called clean out the fridge meal... A small Greek salad and some sausage and potatoes. This entire meal was made with left over ingredients.
***I had these pepperjack Sausages in my freezer I bought on mark down, 2 russet potatoes, 1 jalapeño, 1 leftover shallot and the remaining if a quarter white onion and red onion I had... Saute in olive oil and random seasonings and its a hearty meal.

Mississippi Chicken over mashed potatoes (hidden), mixed vegetables and Crescent rolls. This entire meal $18.00. Ingredi...
01/10/2023

Mississippi Chicken over mashed potatoes (hidden), mixed vegetables and Crescent rolls. This entire meal $18.00.
Ingredients:
Chicken thighs
Instant mashed potatoes
Unsalted butter
Mixed vegetables
Crescent Rolls
Ranch seasoning
AU JUS packet
Peperoncino

Chicken cooked in crockpot with ranch, au jus, unsalted butter and Peperoncino. Cooked on low for 5 hrs. I shredded the chicken using an electric hand mixer.

01/09/2023

Homemade Pozole. Super inexpensive to make. This fed 3 households. I top it with cabbage, Cilantro, onion and squeeze lime... Also serve with warm tortillas. This big roasting pan full of pozole cost about $24 to make.

This here is what we call poor man's taco. Corn tortillas slightly heated in microwave, then stuffed with refried beans ...
01/08/2023

This here is what we call poor man's taco.
Corn tortillas slightly heated in microwave, then stuffed with refried beans and Monterey Jack cheese deep fried in oil. I serve it will sour cream and salsa. My kids favorite!

Total cost: $8

Chicken Parmesan made by my son. I bought 2 chicken breast and we sliced in half to make 2. Cost:Chicken $9.48Pasta Sauc...
01/06/2023

Chicken Parmesan made by my son.

I bought 2 chicken breast and we sliced in half to make 2.
Cost:
Chicken $9.48
Pasta Sauce $1.49 (digital coupon)
Pasta noodles $1.29 (digital coupon)
Mozzarella $5.99
Italian Bread Crumbs $1.99
2 eggs $.99
We had bulk flour, Parmesan cheese and all the other seasonings. This was enough to feed 4 (large portions)

So just a little more than $22 we got an insanely delicious meal. If I would have had to buy all the ingredients it would have been about $26 - $28.

Leftover turkey... Make green chili turkey enchiladas. Cost about $10 to make a cake pan and brownie pan full.
12/30/2022

Leftover turkey... Make green chili turkey enchiladas. Cost about $10 to make a cake pan and brownie pan full.

Trader Joe's for the win:Home made beef kebab wraps. Made a total of 6 with left over ingredients for $16.50. Lavish Bre...
12/20/2022

Trader Joe's for the win:

Home made beef kebab wraps. Made a total of 6 with left over ingredients for $16.50.
Lavish Bread
Hummus
Tzatziki Cucumber dip
Sliced/diced red onion
Sliced/diced Cucumber for extra crunch
Jasmine rice
1 beef kebab

Anyone else have some budget friendly meals and or tips?
12/15/2022

Anyone else have some budget friendly meals and or tips?

Pork Shoulder Roast is on sale at Ralph's for $1.99lb as well as Kroger Brand Sweet Rolls for $1.99... All you need left...
12/15/2022

Pork Shoulder Roast is on sale at Ralph's for $1.99lb as well as Kroger Brand Sweet Rolls for $1.99... All you need left is some cabbage slaw (bag of slaw, mayo, rice wine vinegar, sesame seed and a little pickled jalapeño juice) and bbq sauce perfect crockpot easy Dinner for about $15 which will result in leftovers for next day!

I found a large pkg of chicken breast on sale. I believe it was about 6 breast inside. I cut them in half, tenderize the...
12/15/2022

I found a large pkg of chicken breast on sale. I believe it was about 6 breast inside. I cut them in half, tenderize them. I used seasoned flour, seasoned egg wash and some Italian bread crumbs with additional seasoning. I dipped in flour, then egg, then bread crumbs and put in a hot skillet that had olive oil and a tablespoon of butter. I cooked on each size for about 6 minutes. Pulled placed on a cookie sheet where I spread store bought pasta sauce (because that's what I had) and sliced Mozzarella (again, because that's what I had. I baked at 375 for about 20 minutes give or take. Served with some pasta that I used the leftover sauce from chicken and bought a loaf of sourdough.

$21 fed 7 people with this meal.

Baked Chicken Parmesan:

Crockpot Mississippi Roast... Insanely delicious and super affordable when Chuck roast is on sale: This entire meal cost...
12/15/2022

Crockpot Mississippi Roast... Insanely delicious and super affordable when Chuck roast is on sale:
This entire meal cost me about $20 and will feed a family of 5. Again I only buy roast when they are on sale.

(1) Chuckroast to size that you choose
(1) 1 stick of unsalted butter
(1) 1 pkg of generic ranch seasoning packet (comes 2 in box and is much cheaper than Hidden Valley Ranch)
(1) 1pkg of Au Jus seasoning packet
(5) Pepperoncini peppers (they are not spicy, it helps with some acidicity)

***Place roast in crockpot and place all ingredients on top. Coop on low for 6-8 hours (depends on size of roast) or high for 4-5 hours (depends on size of roast).

*** No added liquid is needed. However at the end I tend to add a little water and cornstarch to make a nice gravy once I remove the roast.

*** Serve with Vegetable of your choice and of course mashed potatoes.

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