Super cheap meal ideas?

Our grocery budget is super short this week.

Rice or beans, steamed veggies frozen or fresh, any meat baked or waited in a pan, hamburger helper, pasta and alfredo or tomato sauce,

What kind of foods do you eat?

<blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" Rice or beans, steamed veggies frozen or fresh, any meat baked or waited in a pan, hamburger helper, pasta and alfredo or tomato sauce, What kind of foods do you eat?"</blockquote>



No red meat or pork. I plan.on making vegetarian chili, mostaccioli and alfredo.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" Rice or beans, steamed veggies frozen ... [snip!] ... of foods do you eat?"</blockquote> No red meat or pork. I plan.on making vegetarian chili, mostaccioli and alfredo."</blockquote>




I usually make baked chicken or fish with steamed veggies then use the bones to make a bone broth then make soup from it. It makes about 6 servings or more each. I freeze and eat during the week. R snacks I do nuts, seeds and fruit or raw veggies.


Those foods sound yummy  

<blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... more each. I freeze and eat during the week. R snacks I do nuts, seeds and fruit or raw veggies. Those foods sound yummy  "</blockquote>




I also plan to make chicken tacos and chicken pot pie. It, just sucks because this week DH is home too. :/ He'll probably complain about being hungry a lot but.he will have to deal since it's his daily we're short

We make tacos when we need to make a cheap meal stretch.

Beans, instant rice, taco seasoning, and water simmered until the rice is done cooking. Not terribly healthy, but it's like $12 for everything needed and you get like 20 burritos/tacos out of it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:</b>" We make tacos when we need to make a cheap meal stretch. Beans, instant rice, taco seasoning, and water ... [snip!] ... is done cooking. Not terribly healthy, but it's like $12 for everything needed and you get like 20 burritos/tacos out of it."</blockquote>




I'm not concerned about healthy as long as it's cheap and filling

soups with lentils.
vegetable curry with rice.
stir fry vegetables.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jude ... [snip!] ... DH is home too. :/ He'll probably complain about being hungry a lot but.he will have to deal since it's his daily we're short"</blockquote>



Yea that sucks   try a food bank or church if you're up to it

<blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... to deal since it's his daily we're short"</blockquote> Yea that sucks   try a food bank or church if you're up to it"</blockquote>



Meant to say his fault* for drinking away our grocery money. I might ask his mom if I can raid her pantry

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jude ... [snip!] ... Meant to say his fault* for drinking away our grocery money. I might ask his mom if I can raid her pantry"</blockquote>




Yea might be a good idea. Aw what a douche bag!

<blockquote><b>Quoting momma melissa85:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... money. I might ask his mom if I can raid her pantry"</blockquote> Yea might be a good idea. Aw what a douche bag!"</blockquote>




Eh maybe a few days of being hungry will teach him that he can't spend $60/week on booze

Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:</b>" We make tacos when we need to ... [snip!] ... get like 20 burritos/tacos out of it."</blockquote> I'm not concerned about healthy as long as it's cheap and filling"

Rice is super good for that! We get a huge 5lb bag for $4 and just make it paired with chicken and a veggie a lot. Either with a little butter and salt, or with whatever soup/spices I used for the meat.

I also made this soup, potatoes are filling and cheap!
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mashed-potato-soup-10000002010111/

and I haven't tried this one yet but it looks yummy
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/creamy-chicken-broccoli-curry-10000001875307/

A lot of times I'll just put a little butter on some chicken and sprinkle whatever seasonings I have on them and bake them, or cover them in a can of cheap cream of whatever soup.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:</b>" Rice is super good for that! We get a huge 5lb bag for $4 and just make it paired with chicken and a ... [snip!] ... chicken and sprinkle whatever seasonings I have on them and bake them, or cover them in a can of cheap cream of whatever soup."</blockquote>




We have plenty of rice and pasta thankfully. I also got this emergency "rice casserole" stuff from the food pantry I could make but the aodium is so high that i'm scared to eat it

Quoting Jude the Super Kinkster:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:</b>" Rice is super good for that! We ... [snip!] ... got this emergency "rice casserole" stuff from the food pantry I could make but the aodium is so high that i'm scared to eat it"

I thiiiink I have some low-sodium recipe in a folder somewhere. One of my clients had a restricted diet and I found some stuff to make her. I'll try and dig them up, hold on.