Cheap and impressive cooking

FleetingWish · 2013-09-30T15:45:01+00:00

First of all, everyone should keep a good variety of spices in their spice rack. They can turn any boring meal into something new and different.

One thing that is fairly simple to make is stir fry. Chicken, frozen vegetables, soy sauce, and whatever spices you feel like adding in. Then serve it over pasta or rice, and you have yourself a good meal.

sugarcrush · 2013-09-30T01:22:25+00:00

I'm all about protein, so here's some meat suggestions:

Get a crock pot and buy cheap cuts of meat (chuck roast, etc.). With some basic seasonings, you can have a very tasty and easy meal. Just put it in in the morning and come home to dinner.

Learn how to make a whole chicken. It sounds complicated at first but it's really easy, and I get two dinners out of one chicken for super cheap. For example I roast it one night and we will eat the dark meat, save the breasts and use that for a different dinner like fajitas the next night.

Frozen vegetables are super cheap and you can do many things like steam, or thaw them out and then roast or sauté them.

If you aren't using it yet, get a Pinterest account and browse the food section. It's a lot of unhealthy stuff but if you search through there's some really good recipes.

umbilicaljane · 2013-10-06T17:42:48+00:00

This one is super easy.

Chicken breast (5)
Tin of pineapple chunks
Dijon mustard
Honey
Garlic
Carton of unsweetened pineapple juice

Render pineapple juice until it's starting to thicken. Add pressed garlic (I usually add 2 cloves), a squeeze of mustard and honey to taste. Maybe add some flour to thicken it more but not too much. Add pineapple chunks to finished sauce.

Cut chicken into thin strips (think fajita thick) and sautee in olive oil (heat oil first with a few cloves of garlic either finely chopped or pressed). Once chicken is cooked, not too dry, pour pineapple sauce over chicken.

Serve over steamed veggies.

oct0173specon · 2013-10-06T18:47:46+00:00

Asian food. Produce, rice, garlic and black bean sauce. Pork, chicken, beef, tofu -- whatever is on manager's special ;)

m0llywobbles · 2013-10-11T04:44:56+00:00

Breakfast for dinner can be really cheap and impressive. I love making omelettes--eggs, shredded cheese, some salt and pepper, frozen peppers and onions, and maybe some hot sauce to top it, if that's your thing. It takes some practice to make it look pretty, but it's a great base thing to know how to make. Some alternative topping/filling ideas: spinach, mushrooms, and feta; salsa, taco cheese, and avocado; ham and swiss. The possibilities are pretty endless, and if you do have the extra cash, some bacon or breakfast sausage on the side is fabulous.

Homemade soup can be a little bit of an up-front investment, but it's super easy and can be frozen in ziploc bags for easy re-heat.

Never underestimate the abilities of a good sandwich.

umbilicaljane · 2013-09-29T23:25:46+00:00

If you can steam chicken thighs, you can make soup, pasta sauce, and chicken salad - all from one package of meat. You'll need a jar of sauce, mayo, celery, and various types of noodles.

Being an old school Southerner, I love me some butter beans. For that, you need large dried lima beans, bacon, and celery. Slice the bacon into small pieces, chop the celery, throw in some black pepper, and follow the instructions on the bean package. Wait till about 15 minutes before the beans are done to add salt, else the beans will get tough. In general, you should add salt to everything last. You'll get the salty flavor without overdosing on sodium.

umbilicaljane · 2013-09-30T03:03:36+00:00

Easy easy recipe if you just want to throw something together.

I am vegetarian, btw.

~~~Recipe One: Main Dish ~~~

Pasta Red Sauce mix ins: morning star fake meat, salt and pepper, green giant spinach topping: Parmesan cheese

~~~ Recipe 2: Salad for the side or you can maike this a main dish ~~~

Chickpeas, drained Corn, drained cucumber, chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, finely chopped (optional) salt and pepper lemon juice OPTION: YOU CAN MAKE THIS A MAIN DISH BY ADDING HOT RICE AND SOY SAUCE AND GETTING RID OF THE LEMON JUICE AND PEPPER/SALT

Title	Cheap and impressive cooking
Author	umbilicaljane
Upvotes	13
Comments	28
Date	September 29, 2013 10:11 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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