#Budget-friendly recipes

[saltandlavenderblog]

Sautéed cabbage and sausage recipe

[marisashorror]

Making my own coffee at home again so that the chain stores no longer own my soul 🔥 Anyone know any good recipes/ratios for french presses? I'm open to all different kinds of coffee: mocha, super sugary, black cold brew whatevah ya got.

[myfandomrealitea]

If there's any advice I could give people on a smaller food budget, its where possible, invest in sauces and seasonings or make your own.

(There are tons of low-cost, high-output recipes for making your own sauces, dried powders, growing your own herbs in small pots indoors, ect.)

I've been in situations before where I've been eating cheap packets of instant ramen for dinner five days out of seven, and it was so, so much more tolerable when I was able to change the flavor instead of eating the same basic, pretty bland chicken one over and over.

I could made herby, garlicky ramen one night, sweet chili another, ect.

I'm pretty lucky in that where I live things like jars of sauces and pots of seasonings are very cheap, and I know its not like that for everyone, but if you are in a situation where you can spare a little for some pots or jars, it really can make a difference to being able to tolerate food repetition.

[indischwindisch]

Chicken Noodle Soup (with Chili-Garlic Oil)

A delicious broth based soup, served with chili oil. A budget friendly meal, perfect for weeknight dinner.

This bowl of noodle soup screams warmth and flavor, all while keeping it budget friendly. Eating Healthy On a Budget My current series “Eating Healthy On a Budget” is about sharing meals that you can make with ingredients costing under 2€. This series is especially designed for students and busy people who do not want to spend too much money or time to make meals, but still want to eat healthy.…

[the-soup-slut]

🥬 Celery Soup

Ingredients:

🫒 Olive Oil

🧄 As many Garlic Cloves as you want.

🥬 1 Bundle/Bunch of Celery, Chopped.

🥔 2-3 Large Potatoes, Diced.

🍲 5 cups/ 1 liter of Veggie Broth

🥛¼ cup/ 60 ml of milk

Equipment:

🍲 Large Pot

🔪 Knife and cutting board

🌪️ Hand Blender/ blender

Heat Olive Oil in a large pot. Add in the whole Garlic Cloves until golden brown.

Add chopped Celery and diced potatoes, adding in a bit of water to the bottom of the bot to avoid burning. Cover with a lid, stir occasionally, and add water as needed for 15 minutes or until ingredients are softened.

Add veggie broth to the pot, bring it up to a boil, and let simmer for a good 15-20 minutes to let the flavors get to know each other. This is the best time to add whatever seasonings you want.

Carefully use your hand blender and puree the soup. If using a regular blender, carefully pour contents of the pot into the blender and puree. Add milk or milk substitute* to the puree and blend again.

Serve hot with your choice of toasted Bread. (I tend to make Focaccia Rosemary bread to go with it.)

Notes and Substitute recommendations:

🥛: Milk is used to help thicken this soup. For a milk substitute, I'd recommend either coconut milk, a cornstarch/water mix or just simply adding another potato to either help thicken the soup, make it vegan, or to avoid allergies/intolerances.

🍲 This is one of those soups you can easily just eyeball the amounts rather than measuring, and you can easily make a lot of it. It stores pretty well too. Easily one of my favorite comfort foods.

[wisterianwoman]

Mediterranean Chicken Wraps

These Mediterranean Chicken Wraps are a flavor-packed delight, perfect for a quick and healthy meal any time of day. Tender shredded chicken, fresh vegetables, creamy avocado, and nutty quinoa are wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla.

These Mediterranean Chicken Wraps are a flavor-packed delight, perfect for a quick and healthy meal any time of day. Tender shredded chicken, fresh vegetables, creamy avocado, and nutty quinoa are wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla spread with garlic hummus. Drizzled with homemade tzatziki sauce, these wraps burst with Mediterranean flavors. Versatile and customizable, they’re great for lunch on…

[theeveganwitch]

Have you ever had those times when you just didn't know what to eat or cook, like you're drawing a mad blank on what you have a taste for, and then all of a sudden...you see something and it clicks! With my creative 🧠, I made smothered sweet potatoes, and the end results were perfection; it was so good, my picky eater 5 year old, helped me eat it.

Ingredients;

1 Lg Sweet potato, cleaned.

2 Tbs Minced garlic

1/2 purple onion, sliced.

Portobello mushrooms, sliced.

3 Kale leaves, roughly chopped.

Salt

Pepper

Chili powder

Onion powder

Garlic powder

3 Tbs Coconut aminosKale.

Vegan butter

1/3c Full fat, coconut milk

Vegan parmesan

Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Start by heating your cast iron skillet, then lower the heat to medium-low, and add a couple tablespoons of EVOO to your skillet. Now, clean, dry, and slice your sweet potato, long ways, down the middle; add your sliced sweet potato to the hot skillet, orange side down and cover for 55 minutes.

In a separate heated skillet on medium heat, add a few tablespoons of EVOO, and add your sliced onions. Cook onions until translucent, then add your garlic, sliced mushrooms, and chopped kale. Add 2 tableapoon of vegan butter. Slightly toss around, cover, turn heat to medium-low, and leave alone for 10-15 minutes.

Now, uncover your sweet potato, and flip it halfway through your time. Now, cook it skin side down the rest of the way. Add a pinch of pink salt to the potato and cover again. With your veggies, uncover,l and add your coconut aminos and seasonings, then stir them around until the aminos and seasonings are incorporated. Now, add your coconut milk and gently stir in.

Uncover your potatoes and double-check for tenderness. You can use your knife or toothpick; if it goes in easy and comes out clean, then they're tender and done. Plate your potatoes and add your creamy veggie sauce on top and sprinkle the vegan parm on top to your desire.

Grab you a plate, dig in, and enjoy!

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[mycolancer]

Budget-Friendly Mushroom Risotto Recipe:

Ingredients:

- 1 cup Arborio rice

- 8 oz (about 225g) mushrooms, thinly sliced (use affordable mushroom varieties like button mushrooms)

- 1 small onion, finely chopped

- 2 cloves garlic, minced

- 4 cups vegetable broth (you can use bouillon cubes to save money)

- 1/2 cup white wine (optional, you can omit or use a non-alcoholic substitute)

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine for a more budget-friendly option)

- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or a cheaper alternative like Pecorino Romano)

- Salt and pepper to taste

- Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Mushroom Broth:

- In a saucepan, bring the vegetable broth to a simmer and keep it warm on low heat.

2. Sauté the Mushrooms:

- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

- Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until they release their moisture and start to brown, about 5-7 minutes. Remove some for garnish, if desired.

- Set aside the cooked mushrooms.

3. Sauté the Onions and Garlic:

- In the same skillet, add the chopped onion and minced garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until the onions become translucent.

4. Toast the Arborio Rice:

- Add the Arborio rice to the skillet with the onions and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the rice becomes translucent at the edges.

5. Deglaze with Wine (optional):

- If using wine, pour it into the skillet and stir until most of it is absorbed by the rice.

6. Begin Adding Broth:

- Add a ladle of warm vegetable broth to the rice and stir. Allow the liquid to be mostly absorbed before adding more.

7. Continue Cooking:

- Keep adding broth, one ladle at a time, and stirring frequently. Allow each addition of broth to be absorbed before adding more. This will take about 18-20 minutes.

8. Add Mushrooms:

- When the rice is almost cooked (after about 15 minutes), add the sautéed mushrooms back into the skillet and stir.

9. Finish the Risotto:

- Stir in the butter (or margarine) and grated cheese, and season with salt and pepper to taste. The risotto should be creamy and the rice should be al dente.

10. Serve:

- Garnish the risotto with reserved sautéed mushrooms and chopped fresh parsley (if desired).

- Serve hot and enjoy your budget-friendly mushroom risotto!

This recipe serves 4 and can be adjusted according to your budget and preference.

[bryonyashaw]

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𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗹𝗲

A trifle consists of both soft and crunchy layers put on top of each other in a glass or ceramic cup for serving. For this recipe you can switch things up for dietry requirements/preferences. The traditional English food trifle is a layered which contains custard, sponge fingers, sherry soaked cake, fruit, jam and whipped cream.

𝙄𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨

• 50g (2 oz) chocolate flavour Angel Delight

• 300ml (1/2 pt) semi-skimmed milk

• 200g (7 oz) brownies (you can make the brownies yourself or shop buy)

• 400g (2/3 pt) double cream

• 100g (4 oz) chocolate

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1) In a bowl, prepare the Angel Delight pudding according to package instructions using the milk.

2) Whip the cream in another bowl until soft peaks form.

3) Crush the chocolate into small pieces and place in another bowl. 

4) Crumble the brownies into a large bowl.

5) You are now ready to assemble the trifle. Ideally, you should use portion sized jars or containers. 

6) Start layering the pudding by placing the brownies in the base, followed by a layer of chocolate pudding, and cream. 

7) Repeat the process by adding as many layers as you can and top with chocolate when the container is full.

Just to note - Angel Delight is a well known brand for chocolate pudding but shops stock their own no name brand as well!

If you don’t have time to prepare your own brownies, you can also consider using cookies, sponge fingers, waffles, wafers etc. Whether it be chocolate or golden vanilla cookies, they’ll both taste great!

𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩:

• Mascarpone – this would almost make your dish tiramisu-like. Just need a bit of coffee

• Cream Cheese – your dish would be like a cheesecake in a cup. Simply delicious!

• Crème Fraiche – with acidity, it will cut through the richness of the chocolate. Great with fruit

•Vanilla, caramel or chocolate pudding – just reuse the pudding if you are fan of the Angel Delight

• Fruit coulis – can use these to make your dish lighter, less intense on the calorie count.

• Caramel – rich, intense flavour that will add an extra something

[skittles-the-whumpee]

Made a shopping list on the blue and yellow grocery store app for making human kibble on a budget...now all I'm getting ads for is for my food and now I'm hungry from seeing them so much. 😅

[gameofspice]

Freezer meals | How to make a week ahead meal prep

Frozen food is bad for you! What? Yes, I am telling the truth. Fat, taste enhancers and preservative-loaded frozen food are bad for you. Not the home-cooked frozen meals, though. This blog contains some of my frozen food/freezer recipes and meal prep ideas to ease your daily routine if you like to buy groceries and stock up for your week. Meals that freeze well are handy time savers for the busy…

[psychedelic-charm]

Reblogging this for all the current and future college students on Tumblr who are having (or might have) money problems and need to satisfy their hunger, or who want to get creative with meal making with few resources.

As a college student, currently really hungry with nothing to eat, I understand how hard it can be to get food. Sometimes you really just don’t have the money to eat and when you do, you waste it all on fast food instead of stocking up on cheap things because you’re so tired of Ramen Noodes and canned food you could barf. So, I’ve composed a list of recipes and resources that will fit a college kid’s budget and appetite. Don’t go hungry! <3

Ramen Noodle Recipes:

Ramen Noodle Stir Fry

Sirloin-Snap Pea Stir Fry

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chili Cheese Ramen

Egg Drop Ramen

Spinach and Ramen

Ramen Spaghetti

Ramen Alfredo

Cheesy Ramen Noodles

Mug Meals:

Cheesy Eggs Mug

Cheese and Broccoli Mug

Mac and Cheese in a Mug

Meatloaf in a Mug

Nutella Mug Cake

Cheesecake Mug

Coffee Cup Quiche

Coffee Cup Chilaquiles

Mug Egg Scramble

Microwave Recipes:

Potato Chips

Corn on the cob

Scalloped Potatoes

White Rice

Fried Rice

Baked Potato

Chicken Casserole 

Garlic Chicken

Chicken Soup Casserole

Caramelized Onion Baked Potato

Soft Chicken Tacos

Pancakes

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[justsaying4041]

An Affordable Holiday Menu that wont Break The Bank

The holidays are a time for celebration, but they can also come with hefty food costs. However, creating an affordable holiday menu is possible without compromising on flavor or festive spirit. Here’s a guide to help you design a delicious holiday spread that won’t break the bank, while still impressing your guests. 1. Plan Your Menu Around Inexpensive Staples Start by selecting ingredients…

[athomewithmrse]

Family-Friendly and Budget-Friendly Summer Recipes Using Seasonal Produce

Summer is the perfect time to embrace fresh, seasonal ingredients that are easy on the wallet and a hit with the whole family. With an abundance of fruits and vegetables in December, you can create delicious meals that are nutritious, budget-conscious, and kid-approved. Here are some ideas to inspire your summer kitchen. 1. Zucchini and Corn Fritters Why It’s Great: Affordable and quick to…