What is Your Favorite Cheap Meal

Hmmm my cheap meals are pasta dishes. There is so much you can do with pasta also I go to the local butcher to get better deals on the meat than the market because the butcher charges you a fraction of the price I have 10lb of ground burger for about $15 dollars. LOL!!! I get steaks Delmonicos at 2.99lb I get stew meat for 2.00lb. I really try and shop cheaply and in bulk it saves money but I make lots of stews and pasta and crock pot meals that I can freeze the left overs if there are any LOL!!! Most of the time there are not. I spend a lot of time cooking. I took 2 yrs of culinary arts and I love it and I look for the best deals on the best quality of meat, poultry, and fish. I find it and grab the stuff up. Sometimes buying in bulk is better. LOL!! take care.

For a cheap meal you can't beat beans and corn bread. Some time I make them with out any meat and add seasonings such as sage thyme and oregano and always garlic and onions. sometime I will add a smoked turkey wing or leg. I make the corn bread with self raising corn meal and add some cheddar cheese because that makes it a real hit. Chicken and dumplings is another one. I take some leg quarters and simmer with poultry seasoning and some garlic until the meat falls off the bone then I make the dumpling from a biscuit mix and serve over mashed potatoes and a side of green beans. I can get 6 leg quarters at Aldies for about $3.00 and can get 2 meals out of them 3 for the chicken and dumpling and 3 for chicken salad sandwiches. i cook them all at once starting with them frozen to get a lot of broth. This make 2 or more meals for 3 people

I like past, also home made burgers are great.