Economy Cooking from your pantry

[Wifezilla]

Breakfast today was ground beef, spices, some butter and sliced cabbage all stir fried together (brown meat first). Hubby and I ate for 75¢ each. Though simple, it is delicious.

 

[Parson's Wife]

EXCITING NEWS!!

I am having a coupon class at our church next month. Coupons make the world a better place...more afforadable...

So many little tips that are helpful to other folks who are struggling and trying to make ends meet.

Why did I mention this? Go join a coupon class today in your area!! GO! Do this!

 

[Wifezilla]

99% of what I buy doesn't have coupons. If you are buying whole foods like real dairy, fresh vegetables, unprocessed fruit and meat...the odds of getting a coupon are slim to none.

Now for paper products and such..yeah...coupons can come in handy.

 

[peeplessinNC]

Last week I fixed a good, filling, inexpensive dinner for myself:

- cook some finely chopped onion in a little oil or butter in a largish saucepan

- add in some fresh green beans or you can use frozen, home canned, or store bought canned

- add in some water or chicken broth to cook or heat the beans until they are completely cooked or heated
(you can add some chopped country ham, leftover ham, ham bone, or chopped deli ham)

- add in some quartered new potatoes or chunks of larger potatoes and cook until fork tender and then season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve the green beans, potatoes, ham and broth in large bowls. Some home made cornbread hot from the oven would go well with this easy, economical and tasty dinner.

 

[peeplessinNC]

Here is a good soup for hard economical times:

Hodgepodge Soup in the Crock Pot

pork leftovers, chopped (ham bone, ham, salami, bologna, hot dogs, sausage, pork chops/roast, barbecued pork)
2 carrots, grated
2 medium potatoes, grated
1 large onion, chopped
4-8 outer cabbage leaves, shredded
1/2 cup white wine or beer (or apple juice or white grape juice)
2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
2 t. dried parsley or 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
pinch of thyme
4 cups water or ham bone broth or chicken broth

Layer meats and vegetables in the crock pot in the order listed. Add rest of ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

To serve: place one or two slices of French bread in a large soup bowl; sprinkle on 1 TB grated Swiss or Parmesan cheese, then ladle the soup over. Serves 8-10.

 

[Czech's_chicks]

I used to make (and need to again) Tuna Ring. With bisquick, I'd make the biscuits but roll it out. in the center of that I would put 2-3 cans of drained tuna with cream of mushroom or cream of celery or potato and roll the dough up around it an bake it.

Back in the day, Campbel's used to make an awesome cheese soup. We wouldn't dilute it, but pour it over the tuna ring and that was dinner. Now-a-days, I would use thinned velveta.


The 99cent store had 3 plantains for a dollar so I sliced 1 thin and browned itin butter then sprinkled sugar and cinnamon on them until it caramelized - that was desert.

 

[Parson's Wife]

Great recipes! Thanks BYC'ers!

 

[darkmatter]

Economy Cooking from your pantry.

How about my Garden, I just made last week what I've been calling "Garden Gumbo"

Puree a couple quarts worth of Tomatoes from the garden and put in Crock Pot.
Add chopped up Okra
Add chunks of Squash
Add Onions
Simmer for at least 3 hours then brown some meat (I used venison from the freezer that I ground up and spiced) to add.
Season to taste----enjoy.
Some I ate like stew, some I served over rice, some leftovers ended up in a burrito.

The ingredients vary according to what you have available from your garden, the base stock is tomatoes and okra.

 

[Parson's Wife]

Oh yes!! What's better than fresh from the garden?! Yummy!

 

[Czech's_chicks]

I picked 5 peppers this weekend and will use a hillbilly wife of quinoa stuffed peppers! I always have quinoa on hand because it is fast and nutritious!