Any low budget recipes out there?

I need some low cost food recipes that are healthy and can be afforded everyday with a college student budget.Any low budget recipes out there?
If you like tuna: 1 can tuna, 1 stick margarine, 1/3 cup flour, salt and pepper, milk, canned or frozen peas, bread for toasting.


Melt margerine, mix in flour until thick, add milk until you get a soupy mixture. Add drained tuna and drained peas-heat until warm, season to taste, serve over toast-this might be nice over rice or noodles, too. Vary the flavor by using canned chicken or ham.


Make your own creamy tomato soup: use 1 15 oz. can of tomatoes, a pinch of sugar, salt, and baking soda, water and dried powdered milk or canned evaporated milk. Mash the tomatoes, add spices, cook until boiling. Mix the water and milk until you have about a cup of thick liquid. Add, stirring, to the tomato mix. Carefully stir (milk will burn quick) until creamy.


A good snack that's healthy, peanut butter on wheat crackers, with skim milk. This is a good study time or bedtime snack, protein for your body, and the milk is relaxing.


Eggs are good and inexpensive. Add veggies and cheese and you've got an omelet, with toast it's a complete meal.


Fresh fruit that is in bags. Look for the best bag, buying individual fruit is usually more expensive than bagged fruit.


Check for specials on beef cuts that are about to expire. Beef is a good buy, use the amount you need, make up portions to freeze for later meals.


Buy whole potatoes instead of instant. They're much, much cheaper, and it's hard to bake instant mashed potatoes! It's just not the same. A good meal could be made of a baked potato, a margarine substitue like smart balance, lo-fat sour cream, bacon bits, dried onion flakes, salt and pepper, chedder cheese shreds.


Clip coupons for any convenience items. And, if you have a roommate, consider sharing meals to lessen your costs. Buy fresh when you can, but only as much as you need at the time, or freeze the extra.


Hope these tips help, I fed myself on $20.00 a week while in college, using fresh foods mostly and cooking meals from scratch. You could probably do that on $40.00 to $50.00 a week, if you shop wisely, at today's prices.Any low budget recipes out there?
oh my heck I love questions like this! They're right down (up?) my alley -- I have seven children, and I have used low-cost recipes for YEARRRRRRRRRS -- *lol*





I would refer you to allrecipes.com -- they have a ton of great recipes, you can search any category~
RED BEANS AND RICE





INGREDIENTS:


1 lb. red beans


1/2 lb. sausage, or more to your taste


1 onion (chopped)


2 sections garlic (finely chopped)


2 tablespoons celery


1 tablespoon parsley


1 lg. bay leaf


salt to taste


pepper to taste


2 teaspoons crushed red pepper , or to taste


2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, or to taste


2 teaspoons cumin





PREPARATION:


Put beans in pot of water and rinse. Remove bad beans that float to top. Drain water off and put beans in deep pot with 8-9 cups water. Bring to boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let set for 2 hours.





Put back on heat at moderate to slow boil.





Meanwhile, saute in extra-light virgin olive oil, onion, garlic, parsley, and celery. Add sausage to saute. Then add entire sauteed mixture to beans. Add bay leaf and spices to entire mixture. Boil gently (simmer), stirring occasionally, for 2-3 hours, until tender and squishy. If mixture becomes too thick, add microwave-hot water to thin.





Cook white rice according to directions on box.





Serve hot bean mixture over rice. (I like it all mixed together, but try it both ways).
I'm trying tonight:





Hamburger %26amp; Corn Bread





Brown Ground hamburger w/ onions %26amp; green bell pepper until *just* done, add a can of tomato sauce


Top with Jiffy corn bread mix (prepared)


Bake for the 18 min or whatever it says on the box





Sounded good, I don't know. I'll let you know when I try it out. (sounds like it will taste like sloppy joes w/ cornbread!)
there are so many ways to answer this! basically, use fresh ingredients. you can more easily control cost, quality %26amp; quantity. I shop the perimeter of my local grocer, to avoid processed foods, the exception would be oils, vinegars, flour, etc. besides, you can make a lasgna , portion it for reheating, and freeze it, rather than buying one from the frozzen food section. as for recipes per se? I'd be more price consious when shopping for the ingredients..
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i have a copy of this. they are all really easy and cheap too.


also see if you can pick up a copy of the Campbell's soup recipe book. they have tons of recipes and they give variations of every one.





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you can try this one. they get in to alot more recipes. but you can find good salads. bbq. and dessert recipes... for when you get a date to stop by- :)
make an omlet, the good thing about the ingridents listed is that you get more than one use out of them.





buy a carton of eggs


some milk


a block of cheese ( you can shred it yourself its cheaper)


any kind of veggies you like such as onions and peppers


you could put ham or turkey pieces in it or bacon even just whatever you like





heres a webpage that can show you step by step how to make them its not hard and its pretty healthy. hope this helps!





http://www.pineapple-girl.com/omelet.htm