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post #51 of 109
4/15/09 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by jessieloo View Post

Me too!

Beans and Rice Recipe is Here
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post #52 of 109
4/21/09 at 11:23am
One of the best we made yesterday. I package dried beans (I like the mixture of different beans), one onion, and the leftover ham hock from Easter dinner. YUM! Cook all day in the crock pot with 2 bay leaves. Easy! delicious! Serve with semi-homemade corn muffins (I like the cheapo Jiffy mix).
It's one of my DH's family home favorites!
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post #53 of 109
5/2/09 at 5:45am
Re: beans and rice
The diner that I work at has a soup version of this - the customers love it. They do a chicken broth/tomato stock, add cooked sausage (hot or mild) and carrots/celery/onion all chopped up in big pieces with the beans. Cook this and then add the rice to the bowl, top with the broth/meat/bean mixture. Yummo!
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post #54 of 109
5/2/09 at 1:14pm
My grandma used to make this when lots of people were coming for dinner, or for pot lucks, because it's cheap, very tasty, and oh, SO easy!

Pork Sausage Casserole

1 lb. pork sausage (bulk in roll) (spicy makes it too spicy for me)
1 can vegetable soup
1 soup can of water
1 cup instant rice

Brown and drain the pork sausage. In casserole dish, mix rice, browned pork sausage, soup, and water. Mix. Bake on 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

*This recipe can be doubled easily to make for a large family. When I double it, I use one and a half rolls of pork sausage to cut down on meat. I have one and a halved the recipe while still using one roll of pork sausage, and it's still yummy! Just use the other half a can of soup for lunch.

*This is yummy with muffins, fruit, or salad. It's really wonderful!

Tracy Q.
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post #55 of 109
5/2/09 at 1:26pm
Beans and rice

Greens and cornbread

Cornbread crumbled into a bowl with milk poured over it and eaten like cereal

Scrambled eggs and toast or biscuits

Tuna casserole
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post #56 of 109
5/4/09 at 12:27pm
Ramen noodles, $0.14 per package. More commonly, but also more costly, we eat buttered noodles sprinkled with parmesan cheese, served with homemade garlic bread used out of old hamburger/hot dog buns I freeze just for the occasion.
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post #57 of 109
5/5/09 at 2:53pm
We love this soup- it's meaty yet fresh and satisfying (and I usually pick up all of the ingredients at Trader Joe's which makes it extra frugal):

One bag of frozen potstickers (about 21 in a bag at TJ's and they are usually lower sodium than other brands on the market)

32oz chicken broth

One 10oz bag (give or take) of mixed frozen vegetables

One 10oz pouch (give or take) of TJ's frozen, pre-cooked brown rice (or leftover rice...or no rice at all....)

To prepare, just warm up the rice in the microwave (adding it frozen into the broth works well too, just takes about 2 minutes longer), heat up the broth, dump in the frozen potstickers, veggies and rice...cook about 5 minutes. Done! This feeds 4 (2 adults, 2 kids)- sometimes with a little left over for lunch the next day- yum!
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post #58 of 109
5/5/09 at 2:58pm
I think it's got to be my rice and beans dish, or my millet and split pea dish with carrots..
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post #59 of 109
5/9/09 at 6:35pm
Chip Beef on Toast, Baked potatoes with the works!

CHIP BEEF ON TOAST

3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. onion, sauteed (optional)
1/4 lb. chip beef
3 tbsp. flour (to thicken)
2 c. hot milk
(I add a can of peas!)
Melt butter, add flour, blend. Add milk until almost thick. Add chip beef. Serve on toast. Scrambled egg goes nicely with this dish
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post #60 of 109
6/24/09 at 6:51pm
A few of my favorites:
Pierogies & salad
Pancakes and fruit
Dried Beef Gravy on Toast
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