Extremely cheap recipes ?

[Heartstorm]

I love the whats for dinner thread and go through it to get dinner ideas :aha But I started thinking about the cost of food , and here shortly I think we will be needing each others recipes and ideas for really thrifty dinners. I know there are Ladies here that have this thrifty gene and can whip out dinner on a dime ...... Ladies it is time to teach the rest of us !!! Please ???

[Cd4u_2]

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/MiscPubs/FoodPlansRecipeBook.pdf

and old time favorite : hillbillyhousewife.com

[icebear]

great stuff!

also, i stumbled across this page the other day looking for a ramen casserole recipe :)

http://www.geocities.com/joydoctor2001/Ramen.html

[lisaann]

great stuff!

also, i stumbled across this page the other day looking for a ramen casserole recipe :)

http://www.geocities.com/joydoctor2001/Ramen.html

:thumb Thanks! :hat

[Goth4God]

since living in nashville until i was 18, i picked up a few pointers on cooking. i absolutely love southern-style cooking. it's easy, it's cheap, and if you make enough it can last for days. this past sunday, i cooked stuffed cabbage rolls, corn on the cob, collard greens, and fried italian green beans. we ate it for 2.5 days, and it cost around $15. tonight, i made boiled buttered cabbage and a pot of white beans. yum yum!

btw, the slow cooker can be your best friend. i know it's mine!

[tygerkittn]

I had some left over taco meat, I usually make nachos with it, but I took a big can of chili beans, (it'd be even cheaper with dried red or pinto beans) added the leftover meat, and added half a jar of that con queso dip (the cheese dip on the tortilla aisle.) It was a pretty cheap meal, and everybody went nuts over it. The most expensive component was the cheese dip, and it's optional, although it sure made it better.
Something different to do with leftover taco meat, anyway. We were having a light meal that night because DH was playing golf. With six kids, I've never before made anything they ALL liked. Before the chili, the best I ever did was three out of six. (Every night we hear "Ew. Can I have cereal instead?" multiple times.)

[Kliska]

Here are some older RR threads for you to glance over as well:

http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=14410
http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=35165

[lisaann]

since living in nashville until i was 18, i picked up a few pointers on cooking. i absolutely love southern-style cooking. it's easy, it's cheap, and if you make enough it can last for days. this past sunday, i cooked stuffed cabbage rolls, corn on the cob, collard greens, and fried italian green beans. we ate it for 2.5 days, and it cost around $15. tonight, i made boiled buttered cabbage and a pot of white beans. yum yum!

btw, the slow cooker can be your best friend. i know it's mine!

What are fried italian green beans? Sounds interesting. :nod

[lyngraphics]

What are fried italian green beans? Sounds interesting. :nod

Yes, I love Italian green beans! How do you fry them up? yummy!

[Goth4God]

it's really easy. take about two tablespoons of bacon grease (drippings) and about one tablespoon of butter and melt it over medium high heat in a large frying pan. drain 3/4 of the water from a large can of italian green beans and put in the pan. fry for about 20 to 30 minutes to get the green beans a dark green color. about halfway through, add a 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic and a few dashes of oregano.

very, very good. this recipe puts a nice southern twist on green beans.