I have tried Lidl and Aldi and have spent far more at these places and come home with far less food.
can anyone give me any recipes for cheap,easy nutritious meals or even a shopping list!
I need to feed one hungry husband and four children.
My shopping bill is normally 拢140 per week(no alcohol,tobacco)I want recipes for cheap healthy meals!?
Enchilada casserole
Warm corn shells in a little oil. Mix 1 1/2 pound of cooked hamburger with a can of enchilada sauce and a can of re-fried beans. Put a layer of shells, a layer of the meat mixture, then a layer of shredded cheese. You should get 3 to 4 layers. Bake at 350 covered for around 30 minutes.I want recipes for cheap healthy meals!?
MILDRED'S EASY CHEAP CASSEROLE
1 (8 oz.) cheese whiz
1/2 c. milk
7 oz. spaghetti, break in thirds cook and drain
2 tbsp.butter
10 oz. cooked broccoli
1 c. chopped chicken or turkey
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained
2 tbsp. chopped pimento
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sage
Combine cheese and milk mix. Toss spaghetti with butter. Combine all ingredients Mix well. Spoon into 2 quart casserole. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Stir well before serving. This is easy cheap and good
tuna salad pasta
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cucumber
lettuce
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Do you have a local market? I find shopping at markets much, much cheaper than in the supermarkets. You may need to contact your council to find out which one has the most vegetables / meat stalls. I worked out one week that what I bought from the market by way of fruit and veg would have cost me 4 times as much in the supermarket, and the quality was much better.
Pastas can be quite inexpensive, especially if you buy the larger packs. some supermarkets sell them in 3kg bags. Also, have a look in your local pound shop. In my area, we have a really good pound shop that's practically like a modern supermarket. They sell pasta from Italy at about 50pence per kg and it tastes really good.
For some pasta sauce recipes, have a look at http://www.tried-and-tested-recipes.com/鈥?/a>
I'm sure you're doing this already, but cooking from scratch really is much cheaper than buying ready made food.
With non-cream based pasta sauces, you can always make a big batch and freeze them. You could do this when you've bought a lots of vegetables from the market and need to use them, for instance. The arrabiata sauce on this website is good for getting vegetables into your family. A lot of people don't like celery, but it is good for you and is in a lot of things without people realising e.g. ketchup. The small amount of celery in the arrabiata sauce lifts the taste and is not noticeable otherwise.
Meat is usually quite a lot cheaper in the butchers shops, or in some ethnic shops where they have a butcher counter at the back.
It may take a bit getting used to going to two places to shop every week (butchers and market), but all it takes is a bit of organisation. Afterall, the meat can also be bought in a batch and frozen, so you may not need to go every week.
Hope this helps and I am sure you are doing a great job feeding your family already.
Here are a few things that are relatively cheap!
Salsa chicken
boneless skinless thighs or breasts baked (or make in crockpot on low for 2 hours) with 1 jar of salsa. I serve with warm flour tortillas as the meat is best when shredded and served like tacos. Add a green salad.
Breakfast for Dinner
Pancakes are cheap and you can serve with scrabbled eggs (also cheap) and a bit of sausage/bacon. Dress them up by making your own fruit compote (pint of blueberries, 1 c water and sugar to taste- boil until thicken. Also a great way to use up fruit that is getting too ripe).
Mexican chicken and rice
For your family, I would think that two boxes of spanish rice and 6 chicken legs (or any leftover chicken you have) would work. Bake chicken with salt/pepper and remove meat from the bone. Saute 1 diced onion and 1 diced green pepper, add two boxes of spanish rice and prepare as directed. My husband loves this with salsa and sour cream. HINT - check out the ethinic markets as the prices are usually better.
Homemade quiche
make your own crust or go ';crustless'; if you can't find them premade on sale. I use 6 eggs per quiche, 1/2 milk, 1/2 c frozen spinach, garlic powder and 2 cups (we love cheese) of a mixure of parm and swiss. Bake until set. Add fresh bread and a green salad
Pasta is always cheap. Try using different shapes and experimenting with meat-less sauces. Homemade alfredo sauce with broccoli served over penne is wonderful with crusty bread!
Depending on your budget and location, you could try growing your own lettuce. We eat so much, atleast 4x per week. I plant seeds in a shallow pot (14 inches across and about 4 inches deep). 3 packets of seed at about $1.19 per package yeilds enough salad for the entire summer for my husband and I!
Not sure where you are but you might also check out Angel Food Ministries. They offer a week's worth of food (for a family of 4) for approximately $30 and you can purchase as many as you want. They do this by purchasing from resturant suppliers in bulk and churches distribute the items (earning about $1 per case). www.angelfoodministries.com.
Good luck - hope your family enjoys these!
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