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Frugal Recipes 3 |
Miserly Moms® features favorite frugal recipes that has been sent in by our readers. The guidelines for submitting recipes are listed at the bottom of this page.
Please understand that these recipes are not our recipes, but those of readers, and that we have not checked them for accuracy, taste, or health
Frugal Recipe #203
Cheap Hot Pockets
My
boys are always asking me to make these. It's very cheap,easy and a
great way to use leftovers.
refrigerator biscuits..(1.00 for 4)
refrigerator biscuits..(1.00 for 4)
meat leftovers..(turkey, ham, beef)
leftover spaghetti sauce
some veggies or cheese
leftover spaghetti sauce
some veggies or cheese
Seperate
the biscuits and let them sit for 10 minutes so you can roll them out
using a little flour. Add desired filling, fold over and pinch
sides.You can fry these or bake them until golden brown.
These are very cheap....(about 25 cents a person if
you use leftovers.)
~Rhonda
~Rhonda
Frugal Recipe #202
Smokey Sausage Soup
1lb Smoked Sausage (2.50)
Any varity works and one is always on sale for 2/5.00
1 Onion (.50)
1 Green bell pepper (.50)
1 Red bell pepper (1.50)
4 Carrots (.50)
2 Cloves of garlic (.20?)
1 Box chicken broth (store brand 1.50) plus 1 can chicken broth (.49)
1-1.5 cups of rice (.30?)
2 TBSP Olive oil Salt and pepper
Mince or process all veggies. Keep garlic seperate. Cut smoked sausage into bite sized pieces. I cut mine pretty small to help keep the soup a uniform consistency. In a big pot allow oil to heat up then add carrots, onion and peppers. Sprinkle salt over the veggies to help them soften quicker and sweat veggies over medium heat, stirring often. When veggies are considerably softer, add Smoked Sausage and rice and crank heat up until things start a quiet sizzle. Stir in rice and allow it to absorb some of the veggie liquid and turn a bit opaque. Next add the minced garlic, give a quick stir and add all broth. Bring soup to a boil, stir well, cover and simmer (no peeking!) for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. This recipe costs about 8 dollars to make but makes 8 full bowls. So, 1 dollar per 2 cup serving but has huge nutritional value. My 10 year old asks for it for his birthday. I make it at least once every 2 weeks.
Any varity works and one is always on sale for 2/5.00
1 Onion (.50)
1 Green bell pepper (.50)
1 Red bell pepper (1.50)
4 Carrots (.50)
2 Cloves of garlic (.20?)
1 Box chicken broth (store brand 1.50) plus 1 can chicken broth (.49)
1-1.5 cups of rice (.30?)
2 TBSP Olive oil Salt and pepper
Mince or process all veggies. Keep garlic seperate. Cut smoked sausage into bite sized pieces. I cut mine pretty small to help keep the soup a uniform consistency. In a big pot allow oil to heat up then add carrots, onion and peppers. Sprinkle salt over the veggies to help them soften quicker and sweat veggies over medium heat, stirring often. When veggies are considerably softer, add Smoked Sausage and rice and crank heat up until things start a quiet sizzle. Stir in rice and allow it to absorb some of the veggie liquid and turn a bit opaque. Next add the minced garlic, give a quick stir and add all broth. Bring soup to a boil, stir well, cover and simmer (no peeking!) for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. This recipe costs about 8 dollars to make but makes 8 full bowls. So, 1 dollar per 2 cup serving but has huge nutritional value. My 10 year old asks for it for his birthday. I make it at least once every 2 weeks.
Heather, SAHM of 2 and pregnant for our third
Frugal
Recipe #201
Ramen Idea
This recipe can be made in small or large quantities. The following is the
ratio.
1 pkg Ramen (any flavor)
2 hot dogs
1 egg, beaten
Very thinly slice hotdogs and put in pan on medium heat to start cooking.
Boil noodles, add to hot dogs, add season packet from ramen and mix
together. Next add egg and cook, stirring occasionally, until egg is
finished.
Top with a dollop of sour cream if desired.
My family loves it!!!
~Andrea
Frugal
Recipe #200
Homemade Tequila Lime Chicken
I have heard of three homemade tequila lime chicken recipes. I hope one of
them helps you!
1)Combine:
12 ounces frozen Minute Maid lemonade concentrate
12 ounces frozen Minute Maid limeade concentrate
3 fresh limes (juice only)
Marinate chicken in this and grill.
2) Combine these in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil,
stirring, to thicken the sauce:
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tsp. cornstarch
Broil 4 chicken breasts for 10 to 15 minutes, basting with prepared sauce
for last 5 minutes of cooking time.
3) Brush on to chicken breast:
Rose's Lime Concentrate
sprinkle with garlic salt and ground black pepper.
Grill until done.
Happy cooking!
Jonni McCoy
Miserly Moms
Frugal Recipe #199
Homemade Tomato Soup
Tonight, when I woke
up I decided to try something
different. Making my own tomato soup. A 1-quart can of
tomato juice is only 99 cents, so I could make a huge
batch for not much more then $1. Which would translate
into well less then $1/day once served up.
To make it in the microwave, I started with the "white
sauce" (if making it by stove top, this portion is
made separately and then stirred into the rest.
* 2 Tablespoons butter (or margarine)
* 2 Tablespoons Floor
* dash of season all
* 1 cup milk
Melt butter (about 30-40 seconds in microwave), stir
in floor until paste like. Slowly add milk stirring
until well blended. Add Season all (or salt and pepper
if you prefer)
Then add
* 2 cups of tomato juice
* 1 cup of water.
Stir together then add sugar to taste.
Estimated cost: 52 cents with crackers (38 cents w/o).
different. Making my own tomato soup. A 1-quart can of
tomato juice is only 99 cents, so I could make a huge
batch for not much more then $1. Which would translate
into well less then $1/day once served up.
To make it in the microwave, I started with the "white
sauce" (if making it by stove top, this portion is
made separately and then stirred into the rest.
* 2 Tablespoons butter (or margarine)
* 2 Tablespoons Floor
* dash of season all
* 1 cup milk
Melt butter (about 30-40 seconds in microwave), stir
in floor until paste like. Slowly add milk stirring
until well blended. Add Season all (or salt and pepper
if you prefer)
Then add
* 2 cups of tomato juice
* 1 cup of water.
Stir together then add sugar to taste.
Estimated cost: 52 cents with crackers (38 cents w/o).
- Kevin S.
Frugal Recipe #198
This is a great recipe for leftover meats and vegetables.
Frozen pot stickers
Top Ramen
BBQ Pork
Cooked Chicken
Shrimp
Bok Choy or Napa Cabbage
Green onions
Boil water with chicken packets from the top ramen. Add pot stickers until cooked when floating to the top.
Add top Ramen for 3 mins. Add meat and vegetables and cook for 3 minutes. Serve!
~Sue
Frugal
Recipe #197
CHICKEN LENTIL
I made this recipe yesterday and my family loved it.
Boil around 6 skinless thighs, with a couple of shakes of pepper, a chicken
bullion cube and a pack of Sazon by Goya. ( this is a spice found in the
Mexican foods aisle) For about 30 minutes.
Add half an Onion. One small green pepper cut into chunks, three carrots cut
in to bite size pieces and a half a pound of lentil, with three cups of hot
water. Cook until chicken is done and lentils tender. Serve it over hot plain
rice for a delicious twist on boring old lentils.
Cost- I buy chicken quarters by the 40 pound case for 30 dollars, so about
1.50. The seasoning less then 50 cents . The sazon comes in packages of 8 for
about 1.89 and you can use it to flavor almost anything. The vegetable maybe
1.50. Rice about .50. For a total of
4 dollars.
Frugal Recipe #196
Poor Filipinos’ Fried Rice
Ingredients
8 cups day old, cooked long grain rice
3 eggs
1 diced leftover sausage
4 tbsps Peanut oil
3 tbsps Minced garlic
2 tbsps Minced ginger
1 Bunch Chopped white scallions
3 tbsps Soy sauce
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp White pepper
Preparation
Using a wok, soft scramble the eggs in 2 tbsps of oil, then remove them and place
them in a separate dish. Add 2 more tbsps of oil, and then stir fry the garlic
and ginger. Drop in your sausages and white scallions, add the rice, and mix
thoroughly, then add the eggs, soy sauce, salt, and white pepper. You may replace
the eggs and sausages with tofu and add hot peppers if you are a vegetarian.
Servings: 4
Susan
Frugal Recipe #195
ORIENTAL
CHICKEN
This is
one of my husbands favorite recipe's. It can cost more or less,
depending
on what kind of chicken you use. The recipe actually came from a
variation on my mother in law's chicken and walnuts. We leave out the
walnuts because they are just too expensive. I have also pared it down to
a few ingredients so that it is easy to make, and flexible for leftovers.
I use white meat chicken, but any part will do. This serves our family of
4 with no leftovers, I double it if I want leftovers. Including the rice
it costs about $1.50 a serving, more if you add more stir fry veggies.
1 pound chicken, cut into small pieces for stir fry
1 can water chestnuts
1 can bamboo shoots
soy sauce
spices to taste, like garlic, ginger, pepper, salt
variation on my mother in law's chicken and walnuts. We leave out the
walnuts because they are just too expensive. I have also pared it down to
a few ingredients so that it is easy to make, and flexible for leftovers.
I use white meat chicken, but any part will do. This serves our family of
4 with no leftovers, I double it if I want leftovers. Including the rice
it costs about $1.50 a serving, more if you add more stir fry veggies.
1 pound chicken, cut into small pieces for stir fry
1 can water chestnuts
1 can bamboo shoots
soy sauce
spices to taste, like garlic, ginger, pepper, salt
stir fry
the chicken with a little oil and a little soy sauce and whatever
spices you want. Just keep enough soy sauce in the pan so that it stays a
little wet, but not so much as it is sitting gin liquid.
When the chicken is done add the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.
Serve over hot rice or Ramen noodles.
That is it. My kids are picky veggie eaters so we usually have green beans
or peas on the side. You can add whatever stir fry veggies you want.
You can take this and mix in the rice and peas with a little more soy
sauce for fried rice. Or mix it with chicken flavor Ramen noodles for an
all in one noodle bowl.
spices you want. Just keep enough soy sauce in the pan so that it stays a
little wet, but not so much as it is sitting gin liquid.
When the chicken is done add the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.
Serve over hot rice or Ramen noodles.
That is it. My kids are picky veggie eaters so we usually have green beans
or peas on the side. You can add whatever stir fry veggies you want.
You can take this and mix in the rice and peas with a little more soy
sauce for fried rice. Or mix it with chicken flavor Ramen noodles for an
all in one noodle bowl.
Danielle C.
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie, Texas
Frugal Recipe #194
Baked
Chili
This is one of my favorites and if you have
the meat already cooked, it only takes a
minute to assemble and its on the table in 20.
I use this recipe when we have tacos leftovers.
1/4 lb. ground meat (leftover taco meat.) (.50 or free)
1 can chili with beans (1.00 or less)
2-3 large tortilla (.25 or so)
1/2 bag of shredded cheese (1.00)
1/2 can refried beans (.75 or less)
2 cups cooked rice (.50 or less)
any extras you might want to add
Using an 8x8 pan, this makes three to four servings.
Preheat oven to 375. Layer one tortilla on bottom
of pan. Spread layer of refried
beans. Top with meat, rice, and cheese. Layer
until close to top of pan. Top with
cheese. (I use velveeta chunks if I have some
left over. I really recommend this.
Yummy!) Cook until cheese is bubbly and starts
to brown on top, around 15 minutes or
so. Cost: 2.50 - 4.00 depending on the
leftovers you have.
Other things to add in:
crumbled tortilla chips
corn
mushroom
sour cream for topping
onions
salsa or tomatoes
This is one of my favorites and if you have
the meat already cooked, it only takes a
minute to assemble and its on the table in 20.
I use this recipe when we have tacos leftovers.
1/4 lb. ground meat (leftover taco meat.) (.50 or free)
1 can chili with beans (1.00 or less)
2-3 large tortilla (.25 or so)
1/2 bag of shredded cheese (1.00)
1/2 can refried beans (.75 or less)
2 cups cooked rice (.50 or less)
any extras you might want to add
Using an 8x8 pan, this makes three to four servings.
Preheat oven to 375. Layer one tortilla on bottom
of pan. Spread layer of refried
beans. Top with meat, rice, and cheese. Layer
until close to top of pan. Top with
cheese. (I use velveeta chunks if I have some
left over. I really recommend this.
Yummy!) Cook until cheese is bubbly and starts
to brown on top, around 15 minutes or
so. Cost: 2.50 - 4.00 depending on the
leftovers you have.
Other things to add in:
crumbled tortilla chips
corn
mushroom
sour cream for topping
onions
salsa or tomatoes
Frugal Recipe #193
Mexican Tamale Pie
1 ½ lbs ground beef ($3.50 on sale)
2 cans of corn ($1.00)
1 ½ cups of salsa (50 cents)
Taco seasoning packet (.75 cents)
4 servings of mashed potatoes (.50 cents)
Handful of grated cheddar cheese (optional) (pennies)
Preheat oven to 350. Brown ground beef in pan over stove and add taco
seasoning per package directions. Drain any liquid out of pan and add to a
baking dish. Put an even layer of meat all on the bottom. Make 4 servings
of mashed potatoes according to directions on box or make and mash them
yourself. Pour the 2 cans of drained corn over meat. Then pour the cup and
a half of salsa evenly over meat. When potatoes are done spread them on the
top evenly and then sprinkle your cheddar cheese on top of the mashed
potatoes. Cook uncovered for approx. 30-45 minutes or until corners of
potatoes start to brown.
Frugal Recipe #192
Salsa
5 lbs Tomatoes
2 lbs of onion
2 lbs of peppers- This can be a mixture of chili peppers, green, yellow, orange, red
peppers, etc. depending on how hot or mild you want it or what's in your garden
1 T. salt
1 cup white vinegar 5%
1/2 tsp. pepper
Skin tomatoes. Coarsley chop tomatoes, onion and pepper. Combine all ingredients
and bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Pack in hot jars and water bath for 10
minutes or put in containers and freeze. Makes 3 quarts.
Frugal Recipe #191
Fried Pickles
Dill pickle slices
Flour
Oil
Salt and Pepper
Season flour with salt and pepper, coat pickles in flour mixture and add to hot
oil. Cook until slightly brown. Dip in Ranch dressing.
This has got to be the simplest, most delicious snack food or appetizer. Kids love
it!
Frugal Recipe #190
Thai Chicken(crock pot)
feeds 4/6
****************
1 package chicken thighs (usually 6 pieces) $2.50 (or use leftovers)
2 16 ounce cans of diced tomatoes $1.00
1/3 cup peanut butter - chunky is ok too
1 med. red or green pepper, sliced 50 cents
1 med. onion, sliced 50 cents
red pepper flakes(optional) **if you need to buy these then do not add
scallions 25 cents
salt and pepper to taste
rice (enough to feed your family) - 2 cups for mine (1.00?)
~~~~
In a crock pot add the sliced red/green pepper and onion to button of cock pot add
chicken thighs
in a bowl mix diced tomatoes and peanut butter *will be chunky add red pepper flakes
pour over chicken thighs and cook 7-9 hours
serve over rice and garnish with scallions
Frugal Recipe #189
Pork Chili Verde
This is a tasty, inexpensive meal that you can make in the crockpot.
This recipe also works well with left-over pork roast that has been
shredded or cubed. Here is a shopping tip: buy spices at your local
"dent store" or in your Latin Foods section in your grocery store. I
always buy my boullion cubes in the Latin Foods section it is much
cheaper.
1 lb package of pork stew meat - $1.64
2 - 3 T. cooking oil - $.05
salt/pepper to taste - negligible
1/2 white or yellow onion diced - $.20
1-2 cloves of garlic - chopped - $.10
1 can salsa verde - try the Latin Foods section in your grocery store -
$1.58
1 cup chicken broth - use chicken boullion and water - $.10
2-3 cups cooked rice - $.50
corn or flour tortillas - $1.50/ 12 pack
In a skillet, brown uncooked pork in cooking oil with garlic and 1/2
of the diced onion - season with salt and pepper. Remove all
ingredients and place in crockpot. Pour salsa verde and chicken broth
and remaining onion into crockpot. Stir. Cook on low setting 8 hours.
Serve over rice with tortillas and your favorite toppings such as
cheese, sour cream, cilantro. My family likes to mix the rice and sauce
together and spoon into warm corn or flour tortillas and add toppings.
It is just as good without the toppings though.
submitted by TLF, Washington State
Frugal Recipe #188
Fried Rice
This is one of my favorites, my picky kids always have
seconds with this one!
2-3 cups of cooked rice (25 cents)
1/2 cup frozen peas (20 cents)
3 eggs (30 cents)
1-3 tsp. soy sauce (neligible)
1/4 cup chopped onion (neligible)
Cooking spray,or 1 tsp of fat
(marg, oil,
butter, bacon grease) (neligible)
Optional: add any on hand leftover meat such
as
chicken,bacon, ham, beef ect.) (nothing)
you can also add any veges that you may have that are in refrigerator
(neligible since the amounts are so small)
Heat your choice of fat (I use generic cooking spray
that I
buy at
WallMart) in skillet. Add cooked rice , peas and veges and soy sauce.
for 3-5 minutes to heat up , stir occasionally and keep an
eye on
it
so you don't burn rice. If you would like you can add extra veges or
protein at this time. ( I have made it both ways , it taste great
without anything extra)
Beat eggs with a fork and pour over rice mixture once
it is
nice
and hot. Turn rice over with spatula and mix eggs into rice
evenly.
Once eggs are done it is completed!
This is so yummy and cheap! I buy everything on sale
and or
bulk
so I based prices on a 5lb bag of rice (WallMart) for
3.00,
I based
the peas on a $1 16oz bag but usually buy them for 69 cents a bag on
sale. Eggs I buy for average of $1 per dozen but watch the ads. Last
week I bought 3 dozen eggs for $1 ! So you could easily make
this
recipe for 50 - 75 cents for the whole
meal! To round
it out you can
serve it with salad and sliced apples. I often serve it by itself
especially if I add meat and other veges.
Angela
Frugal
Recipe #189
Oven omlette
10 eggs, beaten (80 cents)
2 shredded potatoes (about 50 cents where we live)
1 tsp. seasoned salt (pennies)
1/2 diced onion (35 cents)
1/2 diced bell pepper (40 cents)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 8 oz. (1.50 a block)
1 pkg bulk sausage, cooked, crumbled and
drained of fat
(99 cents at Wal Mart)
Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9x13 inch
baking
pan. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes. This can be used for breakfast, or for
dinner.
Submitted by Vicky
Frugal
Recipe #190
Egg Yu Yong
9 eggs, beaten (69 cents from 1 dozen at 98 cents)
1 cup chopped bean sprouts (20 cents)
6 chopped green onions (33 cents a bunch)
1 packace Rice a Roni Beef, or chicken flavor,
cooked according to package directions and cooled (69
cents
a box)
1 tblsp. soy sauce (pennies)
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Drop by 1/4
cupfulls
onto a greased griddle. Brown on both sides.
Makes 12 delicious snacks!
Submitted by Vicky
Frugal
Recipe #191
Leftover Taco Fixins
What can you do with leftover taco fixins. Ground turkey, by the way, is way cheaper than ground beef (on sale 99 cents). Make easy and fast spanish rice get a large pan with a good lid.
1 cup rice
leftover meat
8oz can tomato sauce
leftover chopped tomato about 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup
a little chopped onion
2 cups waters
1TB oil
leftover cheese
in your pan brown your rice with the oil, after rice is browned pour in your water, onion, tomato, meat, and about half of the tomato sauce, season with garlic powder,salt,season salt, 1 boulion cube, and cumin (play with this because, this is a season to taste), bring to boil reduce heat, cover. Cook for 15 min or until water is absorbed. top with leftover chesse. easy add in corn, or you can save the tomato instead of cooking it in and top with that also. You can use any leftover meat also. Play it up! Add side salad, left over beans, and some corn muffins (walmart .33 cents a box), and there you go!
betharoo
Frugal Recipe #192
Cola Chicken
I don't know the cost, but this recipe is very reasonable, and easy, easy, easy.
1 liter cola
1 sm bottle ketchup
1 uncooked chicken, cut up.
Combine all, boil on medium till chicken is done. Add more cola, ketchup, or water if needed. Chicken will fall off bone. 3 ingredients and you are done (add onions if you like).
I don't know the cost, but this recipe is very reasonable, and easy, easy, easy.
1 liter cola
1 sm bottle ketchup
1 uncooked chicken, cut up.
Combine all, boil on medium till chicken is done. Add more cola, ketchup, or water if needed. Chicken will fall off bone. 3 ingredients and you are done (add onions if you like).
Frugal Recipe #193
Easy
Chicken Casserole
3-4 cups
cooked chicken
(whole chicken 5.80)
2 cans
generic brand whole
kernel corn (.66)
1 can
generic brand cream of
chicken soup (.50)
1/3 cup
chicken broth (free)
1 small
container generic brand
sour cream (.89)
1 sleeve
ritz crackers (.75
3.00 per box, 4 sleeves per box -- Using regular saltine
crackers
would lessen cost even further but the buttery taste of ritz really
makes this dish in my opinion)
2 Tbsp.
generic brand butter or
margarine (.10)
Cut and
boil chicken until cooked
through. Dice chicken to make 3-4 cups. Place in 9
in
casserole dish. Drain corn and pour over chicken.
Mix soup,
sour cream and 1/3 cup chicken broth (from when you boiled the chicken)
in small sauce pan and heat through stirring constantly (be careful,
this mixture will splatter considerably when it begins to heat
up). Pour soup mixture over corn. Crumble 1 sleeve
Ritz
crackers over soup mixture. Pour 1 tbsp. melted butter over
Ritz
crackers. Sprinkle with pepper (no extra salt
needed). Bake
in oven at 400 for 15 - 20 minutes or until crackers are brown and soup
is bubbly around the sides of the dish. This is my husband's
favorite meal. Feeds my family of 4 for dinner and
we
always have leftovers for lunch the next day. Total cost is
$8.70
or $2.20 per person for dinner and lunch.
I use any
leftover chicken for chicken salad or chicken burritos.
Lori
Warrior, Alabama
Frugal Recipe #194
Dragon
Droppings
Here is a recipie that my family loves. I don't know if
it's cookies or candy.
Melt one regular size package of chocolate chips
slowly over low heat with a glob of crunchy peanut
butter (about 3/4th cup.) Stir till smooth. When the chocolate chips
have melted and the peanut butter is mixed in add 3
cups of cheerios.. or what ever store brand cereal you
have that is like cheerios. stir till covered..
spread in a 9X12 cake pan.
let it set.. break it into pieces and eat.
Now for the reason why i call them dragon droppings
If the princess the dragon ate was an hawiian
princess. add 1/2 cup of coconut (my personal
favorite)
add raisens if he ate a middle eastern princess
Add peanuts if he ate a daughter of a southern peanut
baron.
you get the idea. be creative.. the kids love it!
bev
Here is a recipie that my family loves. I don't know if
it's cookies or candy.
Melt one regular size package of chocolate chips
slowly over low heat with a glob of crunchy peanut
butter (about 3/4th cup.) Stir till smooth. When the chocolate chips
have melted and the peanut butter is mixed in add 3
cups of cheerios.. or what ever store brand cereal you
have that is like cheerios. stir till covered..
spread in a 9X12 cake pan.
let it set.. break it into pieces and eat.
Now for the reason why i call them dragon droppings
If the princess the dragon ate was an hawiian
princess. add 1/2 cup of coconut (my personal
favorite)
add raisens if he ate a middle eastern princess
Add peanuts if he ate a daughter of a southern peanut
baron.
you get the idea. be creative.. the kids love it!
bev
Frugal Recipe #195
Chicken Enchilada
Bake
This recipe is a favorite of my family. You
can whip
it up in a
snap, and it feeds 6 people or more. Leftovers thrown into
the
oven
the next day taste awesome. Cheap recipe with lots of flavor!!
1 onion chopped (pennies)
1/4 c margarine (.10 cents or less)
4 c shredded cooked chicken (great to use chicken
thighs if
you don't mind dark meat). ($2.00) (about a pound of chicken)
1 cup hot water
1 chicken bouillion cube (pennies)
1 can cream of chicken soup (.50 cents)
1 can chili beans ($1.00)
1 can corn (.50 cents)
1 small can chopped tomatoes (.50)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
1-2 cups grated cheese (I usually use mexican cheese)
($1.50)
5 flour tortillas (.50 cents) (tear into pieces)
TOTAL COST : $6.60
Saute onion in butter until onions are
softened. Add
chicken
(Generally I cook the chicken with the onions). Dissolve
boullion
cube
in hot water, add to chicken. Add cream of chicken soup,
beans,
pepper
and chili powder. Stir to combine. In a 13x9 inch
pan,
place a layer
of torn tortillas to cover bottom of baking dish. Add a layer
of
chicken mixture and cover with half of the cheese. Add
another
layer
of torn tortillas. Follow with another layer of
chicken.
Top with
remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Frugal Recipe #196
Easy Mexican Casserole
I have a large family and am always finding ways to use less meat which is expensive, without taking away from nutrition. I always use store brand.
1lb ground beef or chicken $2.50
1 jar salsa $1.29
1 onion chopped .05
1 bag plain tortilla chips (or another 1/2 bag for more of a quantity) $.99
1 16oz container sour cream $.99
2 cans chicken broth $.59 each
handful of flour
2-4 cups shredded cheddar cheese $2.50
mexican seasonings like cumin, chili powder, coriander powder, garlic powder (or buy a packet of taco spice mix $.59) ( I never buy spice mixes, as they are a waist of money and not natural. Buy spices and you can always use them and mix them yourself!
This makes a huge casserole large enough for 2 meals easily
Directions:
brown the ground beef
add in your spices, as much as you like
in a seperate bowl, put chicken broth and flour and mix and pur into ground beef and simmer for about 10 minutes. This will take away the flour taste and also thicken the mixture a bit. Turn off and add the sourcream. stir until melted.
take a large casserole dish. The largest that you have.
Crush all your chips and put a layer on the bottom of the dish. spoon some groundbeef mixture, sprinkle some chopped onion and cheese and spoon on blobs of salsa. Layer until finished and top with cheese, onions and salsa. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted. approx. 30 minutes
Easy and cheap chicken divan
1lb boneless breast $2.50 (you can subsitute boneless thighs for even less)
1/2 cup mayonaise $.50
3 cans cream of mushroom, or celery or chicken soup $40 each
2 soup cans filled with milk $.50
16 oz or 24 oz package frozen broccoli $.99
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese $1.25
1 cup crushed ritz crackers or bread crumbs
Boil chicken until done, remove and add broccoli and cook until crisp tender.
In a bowl, mix soup, mayo and milk. whisk until blended. I add spices like garlic powder, cumin and a dot of mustard. You can just do with salt and pepper if you like. Or, you can just add in any spices you like, to your taste. Break the chicken into bite size pieces and add the chicken and strained broccoli to a casserole dish. pour the soup mixture over top. Top with cheese and sprinkle either crackers or breadcrumbs over top. bake at 350 until cheese is melted. about 30 minutes. You serve this over pasta, rice or toast.
Easy Mexican Casserole
I have a large family and am always finding ways to use less meat which is expensive, without taking away from nutrition. I always use store brand.
1lb ground beef or chicken $2.50
1 jar salsa $1.29
1 onion chopped .05
1 bag plain tortilla chips (or another 1/2 bag for more of a quantity) $.99
1 16oz container sour cream $.99
2 cans chicken broth $.59 each
handful of flour
2-4 cups shredded cheddar cheese $2.50
mexican seasonings like cumin, chili powder, coriander powder, garlic powder (or buy a packet of taco spice mix $.59) ( I never buy spice mixes, as they are a waist of money and not natural. Buy spices and you can always use them and mix them yourself!
This makes a huge casserole large enough for 2 meals easily
Directions:
brown the ground beef
add in your spices, as much as you like
in a seperate bowl, put chicken broth and flour and mix and pur into ground beef and simmer for about 10 minutes. This will take away the flour taste and also thicken the mixture a bit. Turn off and add the sourcream. stir until melted.
take a large casserole dish. The largest that you have.
Crush all your chips and put a layer on the bottom of the dish. spoon some groundbeef mixture, sprinkle some chopped onion and cheese and spoon on blobs of salsa. Layer until finished and top with cheese, onions and salsa. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted. approx. 30 minutes
Frugal Recipe #197
Easy and cheap chicken divan
1lb boneless breast $2.50 (you can subsitute boneless thighs for even less)
1/2 cup mayonaise $.50
3 cans cream of mushroom, or celery or chicken soup $40 each
2 soup cans filled with milk $.50
16 oz or 24 oz package frozen broccoli $.99
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese $1.25
1 cup crushed ritz crackers or bread crumbs
Boil chicken until done, remove and add broccoli and cook until crisp tender.
In a bowl, mix soup, mayo and milk. whisk until blended. I add spices like garlic powder, cumin and a dot of mustard. You can just do with salt and pepper if you like. Or, you can just add in any spices you like, to your taste. Break the chicken into bite size pieces and add the chicken and strained broccoli to a casserole dish. pour the soup mixture over top. Top with cheese and sprinkle either crackers or breadcrumbs over top. bake at 350 until cheese is melted. about 30 minutes. You serve this over pasta, rice or toast.
Frugal Recipe #198
Easy Tortilla Pizza
1 package tortillas (10) $1.50
1 jar pizza
sauce .89
1 package
mozarella 1.75
Heat tortillas on both sides under broiler until
"stiff". Add pizza sauce and mozarella cheese and put under
broiler until cheese is bubbly. My daughter would eat these
every
day if I would let her!!
Frugal Recipe #199
Meat and Potatoes
This recipe satisfies my meat and potatoes husband. I’ve served this to several families when I take them a meal and they always like it.
4 large potatoes ($1)
1 onion ($.25)
1 can kidney beans – do not drain ($.50)
1 lb hamburger ($2)
2 cans condensed tomato soup ($1.60)
Peel and slice potato and onion very thinly. Place in casserole dish.
Top with beans and Hamburger.
Spread soup on top.
Bake 375 degrees F for 1 hour till potatoes are done.
Frugal Recipe #200
We are a military family, and traveling from place to
place.
Sometimes you can miss the comforts of home. I have a good
friend
who
used to make this all the time for me, and she still does every chance
we get to see each other. It's a special way of
saying
"THANK
YOU"... Hope you enjoy.
CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE
CAKE
Cake Recipe
2 cups all purpose
flour
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon
cocoa
1 cup
sugar
1 teaspoon baking
soda
pinch of
salt
1 cup of
water
1 cup of
mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting Follows
Combine first 5 ingredients; mix well. Add
next 3
ingredients;
stir until smooth. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9
inch
square pan; bake at 350 for 25-30 mintues or until cake testes
done.
Cool. Spread with frosting. Yields 9 servings
Chocolate Frosting
2 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon
cocoa
1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons
milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
1/8 teaspoon
salt
Combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.
Yield:
enough frosting for one 9 inch cake.
Enjoy...
Lori
Ft. Campbell, KY.
Frugal Recipe #201
California Salsa
We make this at home often. As we all know, California
is
one of THE most expensive states to live in, and if we bought ready
made salsa in the jar, we would pay over $3.00 for half the amount this
recipe makes! It's also great on leftover barbequed meats, burritos,
and great with homemade tacos. We always bring this to backyard get
togethers, and it's the first thing to go!
2 cans diced peeled tomatoes,
drained (reserve
liquid) (on sale at .49 cents each)
1/4 of 1 red onion, minced finely (.20 cents)
1 large clove garlic, minced finely (10 cents)
2 fresh yellow banana peppers, seeded and minced
(.30cents)
6 green onions, chopped, green part included (.33
cents)
1 bunch cilantro leaves, washed and finely chopped
(.33
cents)
1/8 tsp. ground coriander (.05 cents)
1/8 tsp. ground cumin (.05 cents)
1 tsp salt (.001.cents)
1/4 tsp. black pepper (.005 cents)
1 to 2 tbsp. white sugar, to taste (.05 to .10 cents)
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (.25 cents)
Place all ingredients except for green onions and
reserved
liquid in the bowl of a food processor or in a large bowl, if
you
have a hand blender, pulse till you have the desired chunkiness you
want. Pulse only 2 to 3 times for food processor, and then stir in
green onions. Refrigerate, and serve any way you want. Makes about 8
servings (party size) at a cost of about $2.54 total, depending on
what's on sale.
Vicky
Sorry, folks, I forgot to tell you what the reserved liquid was for. I put it in a freezer bag and pop the liquid in my next pot of soup, so nothing is wasted
- Cheers
Sorry, folks, I forgot to tell you what the reserved liquid was for. I put it in a freezer bag and pop the liquid in my next pot of soup, so nothing is wasted
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