43 frugal Recipes

chopped left over meat (steak, pork chops, chicken, turkey, etc), cubed potatoes, onion, chopped, vegetable oil or 2 tbsp olive oil, frozen english peas, water, salt and pepper

stewed tomatoes, drained, jalapenos, sliced, jalapeno juice

peach, banana, apple, strawberries, strawberry cream cheese, honey-wheat bagel

tepid water (90 degrees ), fast rising yeast, sugar, olive oil, vegetable oil, wheat flour, salt, olive oil , appx, garlic , to taste, rosemary , to taste, kosher salt , to taste

yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, scallions, chopped, olive oil, chicken breasts, flour, salt and pepper, butter, dry sherry, lemon juice, capers, chopped, chicken stock (optional)

potatoes, peeled and diced, onion, chopped, margarine, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), milk, grated cheddar cheese, pillsbury hot roll mix, vegetable oil, coarse salt

water (from mushrooms), dried herbs, tomato puree, vegetable stock cube, water, oxtail soup, water (rinse out soup), pepper, pearl barley

margarine, onions (roughly chopped ), carrots (roughly chopped ), celery (roughly chopped ), garlic cloves, bay leaf, thyme, flour, bacon , scraps (rind is ok), tomato concentrate, stock, pepper, salt

head shredded cabbage, frozen spinach, carrots, head of garlic smashed, tomatoes, water, cracked black pepper

creamy peanut butter, rolled oats, dark brown sugar, egg, salt, mashed ripened bananas, vanilla extract, margarine or 3/4 cup butter

frozen cheese tortellini, zucchini, sliced thickly & then cut in half, olive oil, chopped tomato, chopped onion, parmesan cheese, for topping

semisweet baking chocolate, sugar, butter, salt, boiling water, vanilla

cream cheese, at room temp, mayonnaise, sour cream or 1/4 cup yogurt, tabasco sauce, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, oregano, basil, whole thyme, fresh-grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese, salt and pepper

breakfast sausage (1 roll of the hot variety), eggs, onion (chopped small), green onion top (chopped ), fresh cilantro (chopped fine ), margarine, cumin, black pepper, milk, flour tortillas (the small taco ones), cheddar cheese (shredded )

cranberry beans, water, dry white wine, beef stock, chicken stock, garlic cloves (crushed ), tomato paste, parsley (chopped ), tubetti pasta (not cooked !), parmesan cheese (grated ), parsley (chopped ), extra virgin olive oil, parmesan cheese (grated )

bacon, good stewing beef, olive oil (optional) or peanut oil (optional), burgundy wine, beef stock, tomato paste, garlic cloves, crushed, thyme, bay leaf, salt , not too much, mushroom , browned in butter, yellow onion, peeled, chopped , and browned in butter, flour, butter (roux)

baby corn, drained, artichoke hearts, drained and quartered, asparagus, blanched or 1 (10 oz) package frozen asparagus, uncooked, salt and pepper, fennel , dressing (see link), head lettuce (green leaf or red leaf )