174 cheap handy Recipes

refrigerated biscuits (not cresent rolls), pepperoni, shredded cheese, ragu pizza sauce or 0.5 (16 oz) can pizza sauce, cooked ground beef or 1 cup bacon bits, red pepper, diced, green pepper, diced

butter, spaghetti or to taste desired pasta, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, nutmeg, mustard, lemon juice

flour, salt, baking powder, cream of tartar (really important, helps the biscuits rise and stay tender), shortening (or 1/4 cup. butter & 1/4 cup. , just don tsp use all butter as they ll go flat and crumbley), milk, egg

food cake mix (cheap brand), melted and cooled margarine, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, semisweet chips, chopped walnuts (optional)

cream cheese, cream of shrimp soup (i use campbell s), louisiana hot sauce (i use franks ), chopped celery, chopped onion (or to taste)

angel hair pasta , cooked according to package (start first, so will be finished before chicken), butter, olive oil, green bell pepper, thinly sliced, red onion, thinly sliced, boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced, garlic, minced or 2 tbsp garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, cream of chicken soup, water, lemon juice, roma tomato, quartered , seeds removed then diced small

dry pasta, of your choice (i like fettuccine ), eggs, beaten, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, salt and pepper

ground beef (your choice ) or 2 lbs ground turkey (your choice), onion, chopped or diced, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, soup can milk, sliced mushrooms (optional), uncooked pasta , we use shell pasta, but any kind should do or 3 -4 cups elbow macaroni or 3 -4 cups egg noodles, but any kind should do

ground chuck, onion, chopped, fresh garlic, tomato sauce, enchilada sauce, velveeta cheese, cubed, corn tortillas , torn into pieces, refrigerated biscuit (cheap), hot oil or 4 cups crisco

lamb chops , forequarter (or other cheap cut), plain flour, salt & pepper, for seasoning, olive oil, onions, roughly chopped, bacon , cut into pieces, garlic cloves, sliced, celery, sliced (optional), mushrooms, cut in chunks, green beans, roughly chopped, chopped root vegetables (carrot, pumpkin, parsnip, turnip, sweet potato etc), butter, chicken stock, worcestershire sauce, french onion soup mix

sized chopped and peeled tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, salt, sugar, mustard seeds, ground cinnamon, vinegar

lime , rind of, lemon , rind of, ginger, grated, champagne (cheap), caster sugar, lime , juice of, lemon , juice of, egg whites

steak, cut into 3/4 inch cubes, onion, diced, carrots, diced, celery ribs, diced, potatoes, diced, bouillon cubes, dried herbs (rosemary, thyme, savory, parsley, oregano whichever you have in the cupboard), onion powder, garlic powder, cooking oil or butter, beef stock (or any combination) or 6 cups chicken stock (or any combination) or 6 cups water (or any combination), salt and pepper, all-purpose flour

braunschweiger sausage (i use oscar mayer in the tube), cream cheese, garlic cloves (chopped ), diced onions, fresh parsley, fresh chives, worcestershire sauce

yellow onions, beef stock (or 1 qt water and 4 boullion cubes), cheap white bread (1/2 lb), monterey jack cheese

hamburger buns , the cheap, small, plain ones, sausage patties (the flat ones , hamburger bun size), eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon

chicken thighs (cheap and perfect for stock), carrots, cut into thirds, stalks celery, cut into thirds, yellow sweet onion, peeled and cut in half, head garlic, cut in half, water, black pepper , to taste, cinnamon stick, butter, chicken tenders or 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes, carrots, cut into 1/4 inch rounds, stalks celery, cut into 1/4 inch rounds, onion, chopped, salt, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, butter, milk

apple cinnamon muffin mix, water, oil (you probably won tsp need that much), egg, cinnamon, brown sugar