What’s your favorite quick and cheap supper

[wagyu52]

Hamburgers and home frozen corn.



Do you add the milk to the soup as if you were just making soup?

Just dump 4 cans in no water or milk

 

[Hoosierdood]

But I do find that $5 in Tbell, about 20 minutes before hitting the grocery store, is a helluva good way to avoid stupid food buying!

Why? Because you already got your stupid food buying out of the way?

 

[Ingomike]

A box of anything Zatarans, a pound of andouille sausage, large onion. Mmm, tasty. No hot sauce needed…

I also vary with sausage, hot sausage, hamburger, smoked sausage…

 

[Chewie]

Taco Bell=toxic smell

Nothing better than stealth bombing a kroger when it's crowded! The aftermath is phenomenal.

 

[BR8818]

Ground beef, taco seasoning, red kidney beans, and western dressing. Brown the gb w/ seasoning add the beans and dressing cook another 5 min or so. Put it in a hard taco shell add shredded cheddar or crunch up the shell in bowl add lettuce and eat it like a salad.

 

[jason867]

I'm not a huge fan, but my wife and her mother will make a box of mac & cheese, after boiling and draining the macaroni, they will add the cheese powder, a can of cream of mushroom, a can or two of drained peas, and a can or two of drained tuna. No milk or butter like the box calls for.

It's kinda like a Tuna Helper, but different.

Me personally, a grape jelly sandwich (no PB) with a slice of cheese added to it is excellent.

And for the record, I love Taco Bell, but I hate how they get rid of certain menu items after you're hooked (like their bacon cheeseburger burrito from the 90s!). And I rarely, if ever, get bowel trouble from their food.

 

[1gunaholic]

My bride makes an awesome mac and cheese with cheddar, parm, and American cheeses. Mixes it all up in a bowl then spreads it out on a metal cookie sheet and tosses it in the oven with a healthy (?) dose of parm on top until it gets a nice and brown crust on top. OMG!

 

[91FXRS]

In my family we called it seashells and grilled cheese. I believe they are sold as medium shells and then you add a can or two of cheap tomato sauce with grilled cheese on the side. To this day it is still a crazy cheap warm meal that I always enjoy.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Frozen Shepard pie from Aldi. Its actually very good. Meat potatoes and vegetables all on one dish. 50 minutes at 400 and done. Feeds 3 people for 6 bucks

 

[Hawkeye7br]

Venison smoked summer sausage with cheese & jalapeno. About 3 slices of it on some gourmet crackers and add swiss cheese. Cold beer optional.

 

[target64]

When I was solo it was a box of Kraft Mac n cheese and a pound of hamburger. That would cover me for a couple of meals.

 

[wcd]

Chicken and Dumplings around here.

 

[littletommy]

This stuff is really good, just tried it a few months ago and now it’s in our regular quick meal rotation.

 

[KARP]

Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup.

 

[natdscott]

Why? Because you already got your stupid food buying out of the way?

Yes, sir. You nailed it!

 

[bwframe]

Fried eggs and bologna with a drop or two of hot sauce and jellied toast

I cut a package of hot dogs down to bite sized. Brown them, then bring the eggs and cheese. Lotta variations from there, depending on mood.

No bread or jelly for me, so more room for the main dish.

 

[Snapdragon]

Making a batch of what we call goulash, though I would share. This has been a staple in our family for years, it’s what dad makes, gets even better the next day, I like mine with some Tabasco.
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We do this but with canned tomatoes or tomato juice. Just finished up a batch tonight. Ours usually has diced onions also.

 

[Snapdragon]

We sometimes do weenies and beans. Sliced up hot dogs or brats in a can of Bush's baked beans.

Birdseye makes something called Viola! in the frozen section. It has meat, veg, pasta, and sauce (for example chicken alfredo with vegetables, but there are others) and all you do is dump it in a pan and heat it up. It's really good. I keep several in the freezer.

I also keep frozen fish and shrimp on hand. I haven't been able to find it at Aldi lately, but I get the bags of breaded or battered filets of cod. They take about 20 min in the toaster oven. For sides, frozen vegetables and sometimes rice. Gordon's has some bags of seasoned rice mixes in the frozen section near the vegetables. Several different varieties but they are all good. I just toss some frozen mixed vegetables in with the rice mix when I cook it.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Cheap and quick? **** on a shingle, aka chipped beef gravy on toast. Or eggs, sausage, and toast/pancakes. Would be bacon but cheap. My wife makes lasagna soup, chicken broth, ground Italian sausage, onions, and seasonings. Cook the sausage, drain the grease if needed, saute the onions and mix in the broth and seasonings, bring to a simmer. Serve it with a scoop of cottage or ricotta cheese some mozz, parm and croutons.

Cheap but not as quick, most things involving boneless skinless chicken breasts. I buy bone in on sale, bone them out myself, package them individually in cheap sandwich bags and a ziplock storage bag. Use the bones and skin to make stock. Ham and noodle casserole, left over diced ham, cooked egg noddles, onion, green pepper, and some tomato juice. Mix together and bake. Or ham and au gratin potatoes, diced leftover ham and as many boxes of au gratin potatoes as needed to feed everyone. Smoked sausage with onions and green peppers served with mashed potatoes.

And chicken and noodles, you can feed a bunch for little. But it ain't quick by any means when you make the noodles and broth from scratch.

We do this but with canned tomatoes or tomato juice. Just finished up a batch tonight. Ours usually has diced onions also.

Sounds about how my mom used to make it. Hers sometimes included green pepper and topped with some sour cream.

 

[mark40sw]

Can of Progresso and a spoon. Heated in a bowl if I am being formal.