Creative and Cheap dinners to make at home

[jbkane26]

SO... I finally got my own apartment at college, and going to Walmart of course, for my food, but I know I'm gonna get bored buying the same food all the time...any nifty dinner creations you guys know of that are easy to make?

Thanks!

 

[Anubis]

what do you like?

also

what do you allready make?

 

[isekii]

Couple of Ribeyes, Couple glasses of wine, grilled asparagus and a nice dinner date.

 

[jbkane26]

I'll eat almost anything lol... well my mom gave me a foreman grill, so i grilled some chicken on there, i made lasagna, sandwiches, mac and cheese, all the basics lol

 

[jbkane26]

Originally posted by: isekii
Couple of Ribeyes, Couple glasses of wine, grilled asparagus and a nice dinner date.

i got my beautiful girlfriend to be my dinner date LOL so i got that covered

 

[Anubis]

Pasta is easy as crap to make, you can add meat, chicken, veggies... anything to it and it tastes good and is cheap

Pasta + Chicken + zuccinni/squash + some dill and feta cheese = excellent

 

[jbkane26]

Originally posted by: Anubis
Pasta is easy as crap to make, you can add meat, chicken, veggies... anything to it and it tastes good and is cheap

Pasta + Chicken + zuccinni/squash + some dill and feta cheese = excellent

that sounds pretty good actually, thanks!

 

[clamum]

A 40oz and a Jack's frozen pizza. Mmmmm.

 

[Lamont Burns]

10/$1 anything and everything. Spend the rest of the coinage on bulk beer.

 

[zinfamous]

start with pasta, go from there.

watch your gut, though.

 

[Crono]

Cornish game hen with rice. Tons of recipes online; try one that appeals to you.

 

[imported_Imp]

Macaroni and cheese.

Pasta mixed with meat with cheese topping. Some kind of half-assed ravioli or lasagna. I tried this a bit back; if I didn't make the meat so bland, it would have been great.

 

[waggy]

mac and cheese with hamburger in it
rice +leftover chicken breas, steak and veggies
sandwiches
broiler chicken

 

[Vehemence]

Creative and cheap?

Pasta noodles, any kind.
Wet cat food.
Sour cream.

Not too expensive and pretty creative.

Not very tasty though.

 

[Brainonska511]

Pork, chicken, ground beef, etc. Throw some spices on them and cook them in some way. Toss in a few vegetables and you got yourself a cheap meal that isn't crap.

 

[KB]

Pizza bagels or Pizza English Muffins.

Take bagel, put on sauce and cheese, then cook in oven. hmmmm

 

[Wheezer]

Ground Turkey with some Blue Cheese crumbles and garlic mixed in with a touch of Worcestershire sauce.

Mix well and toss on your grill.

I usually get 4 burgers out out of a pound of ground turkey.


Find some recipes for Panini sandwiches.


Pita Pizzas are easy to make...just some whole pita flat bread, sauce, cheese and what other toppings you want. Toss in the oven for a few.....cheap easy and a perfect serving size for one person.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: KB
Pizza bagels or Pizza English Muffins.

Take bagel, put on sauce and cheese, then cook in oven. hmmmm

You can use the cans of biscuits for this too .... usually they are cheaper than bagels and english muffins

I recommend Zatarans Gumbo mix and Jambalaya Mix .... Easy to follow... just add meat and water ... tasty ... (I usually add some garlic, onions, peppers, and okra when I make it, as well as at a minimum chicken and sausage, and usually shrimp too ...) much cheaper than going out and food is quite tasty ....

 

[ViviTheMage]

asparagus, spaghetti, etc....

 

[Turin39789]

3 cans chili beans, 3 cans other beans(black, pinto, kidney), ~1lb ground beef, diced onion, fresh tomato or can of diced tomatoes, jalapenos, poblanos, any other good pepers, some garlic, lots of cumin, cayenne/red pepper, a little celery salt, some bay leaves. and cook.

 

[uberman]

Gin and Tonic, Capt Morgan's Rum and Coke, Cheap Vodka and Rose's Lime juice = Vodka Gimlet. Blender dinners, Frozen lemonade mix, Vodka or Rum, strawberries, powdered sugar, and ice in a blender; 1/3 Orange Juice, 1/3 Half and Half, 1/3 Gin, powdered sugar, and ice in a blender = Ramos Fizz.

For breakfast or lunch any of the above. Ramos Fizzes, Bloody Marys and champagne are very good for breakfast.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn

Originally posted by: KB
Pizza bagels or Pizza English Muffins.

Take bagel, put on sauce and cheese, then cook in oven. hmmmm

You can use the cans of biscuits for this too .... usually they are cheaper than bagels and english muffins

I recommend Zatarans Gumbo mix and Jambalaya Mix .... Easy to follow... just add meat and water ... tasty ... (I usually add some garlic, onions, peppers, and okra when I make it, as well as at a minimum chicken and sausage, and usually shrimp too ...) much cheaper than going out and food is quite tasty ....

ohh i love Zatarans Jambalaya mix. get some extra hot sausage and cut it uup and throw in. plenty for one person to have 2-3 meals.

 

[jbkane26]

Next step: send me money so i can make all of this food!

 

[mooncancook]

There are some japanese dishes like beef don and beef sukiyaki there are very easy to make, but I don't think you can find the ingredients in walmart though.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
start with pasta, go from there.

watch your gut, though.

Pasta is definitely a good place to start. It's very inexpensive and filling and you can make a ton of different tasty sauces cheaply and easily. You make the sauces different enough and you can eat it several times a week without getting bored because it always tastes like something new.