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post #101 of 284
1/13/09 at 5:43pm
A Great Meal To Make : Anytime You Have Vegetables And Have A Little Bit Left Over Do Not Throw Them Out, Put Them In A Plastic Gallon Ziploc Bag And Freeze, Then Add To It Every Time You Have Leftover Veggies, When You Have Gathered Quite A Few Make Soup Just Brown A Pound Of Ground Beef, Add A Can Of Tomatoes, And The Veggies Wonderful, I Also Season Mine With A Little Worchestershire Sauce And Add Some Ketchup And Water And Heat And Eat!!!
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post #102 of 284
1/19/09 at 4:35pm
This is yummy and easy! A can of black beans 1 pkg of yellow rice and chicken thighs or legs cut up into pieces! cook chicken separate and add to rice while its cooking! put black beans on top! fast easy! and can be a one dish meal!
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post #103 of 284
1/19/09 at 7:38pm
This recipe is for Tuna Salad that my mom used to make and now, I do. My children love it. Chop 1 small onion, a few dill pickles (from a huge jar from Costco), 3 stalks of celery. Transfer into a large bowl then, add 1 lb. of cooked elbow macaroni, 2 cans of tuna, 3/4-1 cup of Miracle Whip(or store-brand salad dressing), 1/2 bag frozen peas-thawed, salt and pepper. Mix together and refrigerate for a few hours. You may need to add a little more Miracle Whip, depending on your preference. I usually serve this with pita bread on the side, of course bought from the bread outlet. If I get everything on sale, the cost is under $5.
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post #104 of 284
1/19/09 at 7:52pm
2 chicken breast Boiled (save the broth)
4 or 5 TBS margarine
2 cans (app. 15 or 16 oz.) of mixed vegtables
1 can of cream celery or chicken or potatoe soup
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup milk or buttermilk (or 1/2 cup of each)
1/2 tsp sugar

Preheat open to 375 degree

Melt margarine in baking dish (small app. 8 X 8). Cube up chicken breast and spread in baking dish. Pour mixed vegtables (do not drain) and cream of whatever soup you choose in dish. Use some of the broth (almost a can full) to rinse inside the soup can and pour this over soup and vegtables.
In a separate bowl mix flour and sugar. Blend in milk. When well mixed, pour over vegtables. This mixture will be thin so don't worry. You will be surprized how this cooks up and how GOOD it is. Cook app. 35 - 45 minutes. 4 servings.
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post #105 of 284
1/20/09 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by GABEnAVAsMommy View Post

One of our favorite things is to top baked potatoes with shredded bbq beef or chicken. The kind they sell in the plastic container, LLoyds i believe. they also offer coupons for this brand all the time.

To make it less than $5, I'd use half the bbq one night, on top of the potatoes with a little sprinkle of cheese, and the other half the next night for sandwiches and fries or chips.

2 meals in a row for $5.

The BBQ chicken is also good to make bbq chicken pizza with
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post #106 of 284
1/20/09 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by delicateflowerknot98 View Post

Enchirritos:
10 count package of El Monteray Burritoes ($2.50 on sale)
1 can enchillada sauce ($1.00)
1/2 block cheddar shredded ($1.00)
Bake in covered 9x13 pan for time directed on burrito package.

That sounds kind of yummy!!
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post #107 of 284
1/21/09 at 7:02pm

I love this thread. We are starting a new food budget and this has helped me so much!!!
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post #108 of 284
1/22/09 at 10:13am
ok i just made this one last night!
1lb ground beef
diced onion
1 can cream mush soup
full or half of can of beef broth(depends of if you want it dry or alittle soupy) ... or you can use about 3/4 cup milk..
diced up carrots or any veggie you have on hand...
and about 6 potatoes or so sliced thin..
and any type of cheese you have on hand.. i used cheddar or american

brown beef and onion together you can add garlic if you like and use some pepper.
mix soups together
then layer potato and veggies, meat, then soups and top with cheese..
bake on 350 for about 45 min
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post #109 of 284
1/27/09 at 12:26pm
Not sure if this is cheating or not... We live in an area with a lot of Amish scratch and dent grocery stores. I found a 5lb bag of frozen veggie soup mix for 1.99. I added 2lbs of our own ground beef and 1 quart of home-canned venison meat. We had it for dinner one night, hubby took it for lunch the next day, and I canned 7 pints of the leftovers.

It made about 10 servings, it comes out to about .40 a serving...
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post #110 of 284
1/27/09 at 12:34pm
And another one...

Homemade Egg Noodles (flour, eggs, salt) (approx. .50 - we have our own eggs)
discount fryer chicken brined at home for better flavor (3.40)
home-preserved veggies (approx .50 a bag)

Cook chicken in water in the over for a couple of hours. When done, cook the noodles in the broth. Serve with veggies.

Makes about 8 servings.
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