Please List your really frugal cheap food recipes...

I,m always on a food budget, i usually buy large bags of pasta n rice and plenty of veg. With the veg i make home made soup that would last 2 or 3 days. With the veg I use many different ways of cooking it so its not the same everyday. I tend 2 roast vegetables, or perhaps if i,m making mash i add brocholi, so i have mash brocholi n potatoes, kids love it with home made cheese sauce. We usually have a bit of chicken or fish with it or perhaps sausages. I don,t really follow receipes, i experiment with it and go by taste, and ive had no complaints from the kids or my dinner guests! xx

get ramen noodles...those are really cheap..i had to live off that for a while!

I don't really have a recipe for it (I've always cooked by taste). But, if I'm looking to stretch my food budget I've found I can make a big pot of spaghetti for under $5 and it'll last a couple of days. Chili is another good dish. If you mix in macaroni, it'll make it more filling and will last longer.

Kidney beans, corn and hamburg. Brown 1 lb of ground beef, drain fat. Add 1 can of undrained red kidney beans and 1 can of drained whole kernal corn. Heat until warm and bubbly. Serve with corn bread.

Get a crockpot. You can make the cheapest cuts of meat taste tender and delicious in one of those. Anyway, do you like turkey? It's cheap. Buy 3 or 4 turkey wings. Thaw them out in fridge overnight if frozen. Rinse them off with water and set aside. In the bottom of the crock pot add a bag of frozen stew vegetables. Season them with salt, pepper and cajun or soul seasoning. Put turkey wings on top and season the with the same seasoning. Pour one half cup of waterdown the side of the pot. Not directly over so you won't rinse off the seasoning. Cover with lid. Turn the crock on high and let cook for 5 hours. You can serve this with rice if you like or stove top stuffing. It's cheap and good.

I have 2 that I can think of right off hand. One is tuna junk (like tuns cassarol) tuna, noodles and cream of musroom soup. Cook noodles the add rest stir and there u go. this one is very filling we call it chili mac. 1 chili roll noodles and cheese. again cook noodles, cut up roll and cheese (unless u get sheered mix and let melt. hope they help if i think of more I will send them to u.

Bread pizza Spaghetti sauces,loaf of bread or french bread,Cheese,any topping of your choice.If you like add mayonise if you want. Spread Spaghetti sauce put toppings and cheese on bread.Put them in oven for a few mins not too long.And you are ready to eat. Instant noodles. If you want a healthy meal just cook instant noodles with eggs,vegetables and some meat if you want(chicken/pork/beef/lamb),ham and bacon to add to taste.Pasley and some fried onions on top. Garlic Bread. French bread with grated garlic on top and put in oven. Pasta is also a good choice. Or fish for fish,or any seafood.Grilled or barbacue them. Put maize or corn with margarin in foil and grill or barbacue it.You can try fish or anyseafood in foil sprinkle a bit salt and pepper then grill or barbecue it

try this for desert Ingredients - Semolina – 1 cup,Sugar – 1 cup,Pure ghee – 1 cup,Water – 4 cups,Mixed dry fruit (almonds, dry coconut, raisins – 25 gms) Method -Mixed sugar and water and boil to make syrup-keep aside. Heat ghee in karahi and fry sieved semolina in it till, it is golden brown. Add the sugar syrup stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook till water is absorbed. Add dry fruit. Use some to garnish. Serve it hot. It makes a good combination with poori (Halwa poori). For 1-cup wheat flour – use 2 cups water. For 1-cup Gram flour – use 1-cup water. Halwa can be made with semolina, wheat flour or gram flour. dry fruits are optional this is a proper recipe but you can rule out dry fruits and use lesser quantity of ghee. for more visit frugalrecipes.com this one is from there: A savory meatloaf with lots of veggies and a really good flavor. 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef 5 ounces fresh spinach, finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 diced red bell pepper 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped 1 egg, beaten 3/4 cup vegetable or tomato juice (divided) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup ketchup Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the tomato juice and the ketchup. Set aside. Combine all other ingredients and mix well. Form into a loaf and place in a loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Top with reserved ketchup mixture during last 5 minutes of cooking.