#cheap recipes

[sirpleasedonotfuckthepastasalad]

Reblog for visibility!!!

[saltandlavenderblog]

Sautéed cabbage and sausage recipe

[indnwitch]

Cajun pasta;

Spice mix; 1 teaspoon each of the following.

Smoked paprika

Onion powder

Garlic powder

White pepper

Black pepper

Sea salt

Oregano

This will be used to season any chicken, sausage, shrimp or tofu You’re adding to the dish as well as the sauce.

In a large skillet cook and season your choice of protein, cook fully and set aside. While your choice of pasta boils, finely dice a shallot.

Roughly Chop and de-seed whole yellow or red bell pepper along with a fresh tomato, I remove the core, seeds and skin from my tomato before chopping.

Drain your pasta and set aside to cool. In a LARGE heated skillet melt some butter about tea-tablespoons worth along with a teaspoon or a squeeze worth of tomato paste and the diced shallot. Let it cook down for five to ten minutes depends on how hot your pan is.

Add in a cup and a half of heavy cream, your protein, and your vegetables. Let the heavy cream come to a steady bubble stirring occasionally before adding 2/3 cup of Parmesan cheese and the rest of your spice mixture. Mix and let it come to a bubble again before adding in your pasta and mixing it very well together.

Boom baby it’s literally that easy! Pro tip I used pre cooked grilled chicken from the grocery store and just seasoned it up in a pan at home.

[mermazeablaze]

If you have leftover cranberry sauce whether homemade or canned, whole berry or jellied - do yourself a favor & make a parfait out of it. My mom used to make my brother & I cranberry sauce parfaits around the holidays.

She would coat the bottom of a plastic cup with whipped cream, then add cranberry sauce, top with canned (pitted) dark cherries/pie filling, generous layer of dark cherry/mixed berry/vanilla Greek yogurt, another layer of cranberry sauce & cherries/pie filling & then top with more whipped cream.

It's fucking delicious.

[bookshopwitch]

mug cake for when you're actually broke and need to eat (4 ingredients, no sugar, no eggs)

disclaimer: this recipe obviously assumes you have access to the ingredients needed. sometimes you won't. this is for people who do. it's all non-perishable staples, and things you could get in a food bank.

you will need (measurements are not precice, i do this by eye):

2 tbsp of plain or self raising flour 2 tbsp of hot chocolate powder or cocoa powder (or melted real chocolate if you happen to have it) 5(ish, until cake batter consistency) tbsp of cold water or milk (if you have it) 2 tbsp of any fat (i usually use vegetable oil)

method:

put it all in a mug (go for a bigger mug or a bowl if using self raising as it will rise when cooked) mix mix mix until no lumps microwave in 10-20 second bursts until a fork or knife comes away a little crumby but otherwise clean let sit for a minute so you don't burn your mouth eat <3

[egglygreg]

This is a recipe for Nangari Burgers, a tasty cheap way of feeding a bunch of people. My grandmother used to make them for bbqs and events at my old primary school (you can see the bulk version of the recipe on the bottom half of the paper)

Nangari Burgers

400 grams of mince

1/2 cup of water

1/2 cup of milk

1 cup of flour

1 carrot

1 onion

1 packet of powder chicken noodle soup

2 eggs

Basically, you just chop up the onion and carrot fairly fine, then add in everything and mix together in a big bowl. It makes a kind of batter (a bit like pancake mix). Then, you treat it like pancake mix and just ladle it onto a hot BBQ or pan and cook until cooked through. Makes about 15 burgers.

Whack one between some white bread with tomato sauce, and there you go!

[spoonierecipes]

Chicken and Potatoes

The icon recipe. 1/5 price, 1.5/5 energy, optional items make 2/5.

Ingredients

Chicken breast, preferably defrosted

Baby red potatoes

Pearl/boiler onions (optional)

Bell peppers (optional)

Butter/margarine

Olive oil

Worcester

Rosemary

Pepper

Cinnamon

Preferred chicken seasonings

Oven (350°f)

2 Aluminum pans

Skillet/pan

Cutting board

Object to stir

Steps

Grab a skillet, board, and the aluminum pan, preheat the oven to the set degree.

Get your poatoes and wash them, then set on the cutting board. Only cut them in half, put them into an aluminum pan. Coat in oil, rosemary, cinnamon, pepper, Worcester, and probably more if you want it. Set aside.

Get your chicken into a pan. It's okay if it's frozen, just run it under warm water to remove any frost or ice. If it's thawed, stab it with something. Fork or knife preferably. Use enough Worcester to make it soak in and for it to coat the bottom, or however much you have left. Whichever comes first. Then coat in seasonings to your own desire.

If you have bell peppers and onions, now is when you cut them. Peppers into strips, and onions only need the roots cut off, maybe the top if you need that gone. Make sure to check the onions to make sure they're still good, and to remove the little papery layer.

Your oven should be preheated by now, so put the chicken and the poatoes in. If you don't have the extra ingredients, just wait until the chicken and potatoes are cooked through. The chicken will take longer if it's frozen, but that's okay.

If you have peppers and onions, now you get the skillet. Turn on the stove, throw some butter in the skillet. Once it's melted and the pan is coated (just move it around a little), toss in the peppers and the onions. Cook until soft and warm, or longer if you want, just rememberto stir so nothing burns. The onions layers may start separating-- that happens, it's okay.

Once those are cooked, set aside. Either in a bowl or just cover the pan, whichever you can manage. Once everything is done, throw it together on a plate, and then you're done.

This is what it should look like. Mine is plated nicely, but you don't have to make it pretty. Just make it work for you.

[slowlycooking]

[razzdrgn]

ok it's time for razz recipes get ready for some cooking momence

i have an eviction trial in 2 weeks so im gonna teach you how to make extremely cheap recipes with as few ingredients as possible because i have no money to spend and enough mental disorders to make me love cooking but hate the amount of work that goes into it

todays recipe is: flatbread, probably of the mediterranean variety but i dont know actual recipes i legit just made this shit up after watching the bdg zelda recipes video

all you need is:

flour

water

a pan

and thats it. Its that easy

theres more you can use to make it better tho and ill bring those up as they come up but ill do the whole cooking instructions thing under this readmore

okay so. flatbread

i think its also called like. unleavened? but i dont really know what that means and im still confused after looking it up so im just callin it flatbread because it is bread that is flat

step one is to pour some flour in a bowl. i recommend about 1 cup, but i never really measure and do it by eye/feel so you can add more or less if you want.

first optional thing to talk about briefly before the recipe really starts is salt. i highly highly highly recommend adding salt to this, because it allows the bread to actually have. yknow. flavor. and not suck. but ive made this without salt and its also good so like, do whatever u want

you can also add other spices if you want flavoring like that. ive had success with garlic powder and red pepper flakes, but honestly cookijg is most tun when ur just wingin it so throw whatever spices you like in and see how it turns out

so once all ur dry stuff is in the bowl, you should gently mix/whisk it together. i usually use a fork or knife for this since flour sticks to shit a lot and the smaller surface it has the less its gonna stick. plus with a fork it helps get things in evenly really quickly.

once everythings in and mixed is when you add your water. id say like, roughly 1/3 to 3/8ths of a cup is fine, or adjusted for how much flour you have, you really do not need much, just enough that everything comes together. if you add enough that its a bit of a shaggy but congealed mass, you can turn it out onto a work surface and knead it/fold it a little to make it thicker. i didnt like it when i did this because of texture things so i like to add just enough extra for it to be a bit of a goop.

once you got your "dough" make sure your pan is on the stove heated to uh. 3? or 4? i hate that stoves dont have proper temp markings but thats about as hot as i make mine on whatever arbitrary scale it uses.

at this point you can add in the next optional thing, which is some sort of fat. this can be an oil of your preferred variety (i am canola gang because i like to fry things while also being allergy friendly), or you can just melt some butter which is what i usually do. hell you could use like, lard or crisco if you've watched too many b dylan hollis videos. a fat is a fat. its gonna help cook the bread more evenly, will make its "crust" crispier, and make it taste better.

all you gotta do now us dump your dough onto the pan and let it cook. roughly five minutes per side but you can flip it a few times if you need, just keep an eye on it. you wanna check the edges to make sure the insides are getting properly cooked all the way through, and make sure to press down on it to make sure its making full contact with the heated surface when possible as especially thinner breads can tend to curl up a bit

while its cooking in the pan you can optionally add some shredded cheese onto the bread. i recommend doing this right before adding your dough, and right after, to make sure the cheese gets properly incorporated into each side, but you totally can also just drizzle it on at any stage and let it melt by flipping the bread onto the cheesed side. i use an italian 4 cheese mixture from my cheap local supermarket chain and thats good for the kinda savory flavor i like, but experiment! use one cheese you like, or maybe a different blend (i also really like mexican cheese blends that u use for tacos or burritos).

once the stuffs nicely cooked and browned, its good to eat. i mean its technically been ok to eat this whole time none of the ingredients are necessarily bad to eat raw but obviously you dont wanna shove fistfuls of flour into your maw.

i recommend pairing this with an iced tea of your favorite flavor persuasion as tea is a nice smooth drink you can also make super easily, some refried black beans which you can get in a can super cheap and turn into a nice dip, and some yellow mustard, which honestly goes with this way more than i thought it would by adding a bit of a sour kick which i like. obviously try pairing it with whatever you have in your kitchen, i dont know what you have. maybe you got some eggs that are about to expire and want to make some kinda breakfast bread. maybe you wanna feel that kinda childlike wonder by combining foods so you mix it with some box mac and cheese and ketchup. maybe you splatter some tomato sauce and add some kind of cheese product to make it into a shitty pizza. i have done all of these things and they are certainly all things you can do if you also want to do them

thank you for reading my extremely long recipe post join me next time where i do uhhh. something else maybe. maybe ill do that iced tea method i talked about i feel like for some folks hot tea can be a bit unapproachable and ice tea can feel like its impossible to make but i promise you its way easier than you think

ok bye!! love you

[lover-of-cartonz]

if ur ever looking for an easier, cheaper and more balanced meal ive got the "recepie" for you

it's just instant noodles with eggs and veggies but it fills me up, and while it is high in sodium, is helpful if cooking is a bit of a challenge for you/you'd eat something worse for you otherwise

basically all of this can be changed to taste/appetite, but i have a big stomach, so I'll be making a larger bowl. recepie can easily be cut in half.

ingredients:

- 2 eggs

i love eggs and they're good for you duh. i eat lots of eggs because they help meet daily nutritional needs and if you buy an 18 pack, they can be kinda cheap; as well as the fact they can be easily used up if they're about to go bad

- seasoning salt (optional)

can be found at dollar store, can be replaced with reg salt and spice of choice

- frozen variety vegetables

i buy frozen because they're already chopped, alot cheaper, won't go bad (unless you thaw and refreeze them), and obviously vegetables are good for you. pick any veggie you want, i usually go with carrots, broccoli, or parisian mix.

- 2 packs of mr.noodle

base of the meal, cheap as hell. especially if you buy a full palette of them.

- butter/oil/lard

to fry the eggs

- spices & herbs of choice

spices really make this bad boy. i usually use garlic, paprika, pepper, oregano and ginger but honestly, throw pretty much a little of anything in here. as i type this, im using a bit of curry powder and sage in addition to the other ones.

steps:

- begin with a frying pan or pot. ive even used a steel mixing bowl, get crazy with it. set the stovetop to low-medium heat, on my stove i use 3.5/9. add butter and once it's melted and spread out easily, wait a minute for it to heat up more.

-crack the eggs in, there should be a nice sizzle. i like my yolks runny, and it mixes better with the "broth" later, so take a fork and carefully try to grab the clear membrane around the egg yolk. attempt to pull it off slowly, but if it doesnt come off fully, no biggie. this is just so the egg cooks more evenly while leaving the yolk soft. i use the seasoning salt to sprinkle onto the eggs, the broth does not need it.

-continue to cook until the white is solid. the yolk should still be almost all soft by now, but even if it isn't, itll still go well with the rest of it.

-put them into a bowl from the pan. if there are egg bits stuck on the pan after, they'll come off.

-put water, ¼-½ the bag of frozen vegetables, spices, and flavour packets into the pan. crank that baby to max heat. once it's boiling, put the noodles in. could probably turn the heat down a bit now. cook until the veggies are soft enough to be poked by fork without much effort. if there's not enough water, just add a bit more.

we're done! put the noodles into the egg bowl, or if you're crazy like me, put the eggs into the pan of noodles.

now, this makes alot of noodles, so for some it should probably be halved, but it works for me, and it works if you haven't eaten all day and are ravenous.

enjoy! (i hope)

[sirpleasedonotfuckthepastasalad]

Quick Low-Cal Custard Oats

Hey everyone!

Looking for a breakfast that’s delicious, diet-friendly, and won’t break the bank? My Quick Low-Cal Custard Oats are here to save the day! This creamy, custardy delight satisfies your sweet tooth without derailing your weight loss goals. Plus, it's easy on the wallet—just a few simple ingredients, and you're good to go!

Let’s get started!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup plain stovetop oatmeal (unsweetened)

1 cup water

Salt to taste

2 tbsp instant pudding mix (adjust to taste)

Directions:

Boil the water: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil over high heat.

Mix in pudding: Add 2 tbsp of pudding mix and a pinch of salt. Whisk until smooth to avoid clumps. Adjust the amount of pudding mix to your sweetness preference—I like mine pretty sweet, but you can start with 1 tbsp or even half if you prefer a milder flavor.

Cook the oats: Stir in 1/2 cup of plain oats and cook to your desired tenderness. I like mine a bit firmer.

That’s it! Quick, easy, and budget-friendly. You can use any flavor of pudding mix you like. Chocolate, butterscotch, and vanilla are popular choices, but feel free to experiment!

Nutrition Facts (approximate per serving):

With Sugar-Free Pudding Mix:

Calories: 150

Carbs: 28g

Protein: 4g

Fat: 2g

Fiber: 4g

Sugar: 1g

With Regular Pudding Mix:

Calories: 180

Carbs: 36g

Protein: 4g

Fat: 2g

Fiber: 4g

Sugar: 9g

Why You'll Love It:

Quick and Easy: Ready in just a few minutes, perfect for busy mornings.

Budget-Friendly: Uses simple, inexpensive ingredients.

Diet-Friendly: At around 150-180 calories per serving, these custard oats are a low-calorie breakfast option that keeps you full and satisfied.

Customizable Sweetness: Adjust the amount of pudding mix to suit your taste preferences—sweet tooth or more subdued, it’s up to you!

And I know what you're thinking—' This doesn't sound like breakfast, this sounds like dessert!' Well, if chocolate chip pancakes, cinnamon toast waffles, or donuts can be breakfast, why not custard oats? At least the oats have fiber!

Tip: Add a sprinkle of cinnamon or a handful of fresh berries on top for an extra special touch. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, try a dollop of peanut butter!

Enjoy your breakfast and stay on track with your goals

[saltandlavenderblog]

Easy chicken and cabbage stir fry recipe

[indnwitch]

Pumpkin recipes day two: Pumpkin milkshake

I got more savory pumpkin recipes coming this one just came to mind last night and well I don’t feel like typing that much right now

Vanilla ice cream

Milk

Splash of vanilla extract

Half a cup of pumpkin purée

Optional dash of maple syrup and pumpkin spice/cinnamon

Everything in the blender blend until you’re happy with the consistency and it’s that easy 😌

[hippieghost]

It always amazes me when people don't know about the cheap biscuit donuts so I'm posting the recipe here

Here's what you need

Oil for frying the donuts

A pan deep enough to fry them in

Cinnamon

Sugar

Biscuit tubes

Now listen. Look at me. Look at me. Do not go for the nice flaky biscuits or the grands or whatever. Look to the little tubes. The cheap off-brand tubes that look like little hockey pucks.

You want these guys

Every tube has 10 biscuits

Cut every biscuit into quarters so they look like this

This is your prima materia of donut, your essence of the witchcraft we're about to do.

Next, heat up some oil in a large skillet or pan. You want enough that the oil can completely cover the donut.

Once it gets hot, put the biscuit pieces in and fry them until golden brown

Then drain them on some paper towels or bags. Let them cool but only enough that you can handle them.

Step 2, the good stuff

Your gonna pour some sugar and cinnamon in a little paper bag. You can also do this with powdered sugar by itself. I like to set up a bag of each. Once it's in the bag, shake it up a bit, then add some of the donuts and shake it up again to get a good coating

Depending on where you live each roll of biscuits is usually around a dollar, give or take like fifty cents

Every tube makes 40 donuts

You're welcome.

[wariomolly]

Milkidiki recipe

1 box (16 oz) thick spaghetti

(could be any pasta type but this one is my fave for this dish)

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter

two cans (~ 20 oz) condensed tomato soup

cheese on top as desired (i use parmesan)

cook up the pasta. drain and return to pot. add butter and cans of tomato soup straight from the can (dont mix with water). combine together on low heat so the sauce warms up. ta daaa milkidiki ✨✨✨

this is a wonderul low income meal that my mom got from her childhood friend’s family. the butter and condensed tomato soup blends together to make such a wonderful sauce. it doesnt even need cheese but im a parm fiend. i want to submit this recipe to every website so it can live on forever. No, nobody knows why it is called that. Actually im not even sure how to spell it because its a made up word that to my knowledge my mother never wrote down. please give it a try and let me know how you like it!!!!

[noitanorjassa]

17.12.2022

Ok so. The cheap recipes i have survived with (on student exchange on norway). Also general info for max cheapskateyness, like where to find sales etc.

1. Fried noodles with salted peanuts

Noodles 5 pack 1.7e (the cheapest ones)

Peanuts 200g 2.3e

Any spices you find! Most preferably: paprika, curry, chili, ginger (ground), garlic 2 -4 cloves or 1 teaspoon of ground garlic + soy sauce (forget kikkoman it's hella expensive? Go to an "ethnic" store to find a bigger bottle of soy sauce, i used "healthy boy brand" thin soy sauce, the 1l bottle will last all eternity)

Boil the noodles or let them sit in a cup with boiling water until soft (for the love of god and all holies do not touch the cheap noodles' own spice packet)

Pour out excessive water

Take a small pan and pour the noodles in (if u use fresh garlic crush them or cut em up and fry them a lil bit while the noodles "boil"

Add all the spices, a bit of any oil (or butter) and 1-4 teaspoon/s of soy sauce

Stir fry until the noodles look sticky and fried

Add salted/chili peanuts on top

2. 4 ingredient pasta

Tips! Cheapest pasta is usually spaghetti that you can buy in bulk, like in spar norway 1kg of cheapest spaghetti is 18 kr (1.7e). Use ripoff brands that the shops have, lile "x-tra" "first price" or "eldoraro" in here. Cheapest crushed tomatoes pack is 70 kr (0.65e) for 250g.

Start boiling the pasta of your choice and simultaneously start cutting the garlics. You can also use garlic crusher, it's faster. Add a little bit of salt to the pasta water.

Fry your garlics. Add in drained chickpeas (any beans work) 9 kr/0.9e per pack. Add in the crushed tomatoes.

Add in any spices you can find, preferably: onion, rosemary, herb mix, chili, pepper

Drain the pasta and add in approx ¼ or ⅓ of the sauce

Leftover sauce goes to a box and to the fridge. I do not recommend storing pasta for further eating, it can go bad too fast

3. Seljanka soup

You will need:

Cheap crushed tomatoes, potatoes, (canned) mushrooms, cabbage, bay leaf, russian pickles (or fermented pickles w garlic and dill, do not add in those with sugar!) Or just 1 table spoon of cooking vinegar, cheap frozen vegetable mix (with carrots and celery etc), salt, pepper, clove spice, herb mix w rosemary, any beans, onion, garlic

Start with peeling and dicing the potatoes, cut onions and garlics. Start boiling them with ¼ of full kettle volume of water + add the bay leaves (2 will do for 3l of soup)

Add in cut cabbage, vinegar, pickles (cut) and the spices. Add the crushed tomatoes and water if it's too stewy.

Let boil for 10 min

Add in the canned mushrooms (rinsed) and the frozen veggies and beans

Let boil for 10-20 min or until the potatoes are soft

You can either freeze or store the leftovers in a fridge

Price info: 1kg cabbage 5-20kr /0.4-2e, 2kg of potatoes 20-40kr/2-4e, jar of russian pickles 20-30kr, spices all mentioned probs like 10e (only gotta buy these once!), 2/3 big onions 20-25 kr, 2 garlics 23kr

4. Marinated beans + mashed potatoes

Take a container or a bowl. Add in 1 packet of rinsed chickpeas. Add in 2-4 tablespoons of soy sauce.

Add a bit of oil so the beans wont dry when storaged in the fridge

Add spices, preferably garlic, herbs, ginger, chili, pepper (no salt needed since the soy sauce is very salty)

Let sit for 1-2h in the fridge

Boil peeled potatoes. Pour out water. Mash them with a masher or a fork with a bit of added water/milk/melted butter if u can afford it. Add salt.

Other valuable info!

Cheapest stores (in norway) for vegetables/canned things: kiwi, extra, obs

Cheapest store for sales: obs, eurospar

Best "kuppdisk" (-50% shelf for soon to expire products) Any big markets such as eurospar and obs. Here u can find cheap meat/dairy/veggies. They have kuppdisk for veggie section, dry section and meat/dairy/frozen goods section

Download the app "e tilbundsavis" to get info what is on sale where. It's in norwegian but very easy to understand (use google translator to search items in the app, like "coffee" or "chips")

Cheapest instant coffee is friele but it tastes like crap. Nescafe brasileiro is tiny bit more expensive but so much better.

Learn to make your own popcorn in a kettle, there's youtube tutorials for that. So much cheaper than micro popcorn.

For alcohol you are damned. I would suggest buying the cheapest big (0.75 litre for 30kr) vodka bottle and mixing it with different sodas/juices. Note! Only Vinmonopolet store sells other than beer like normal stores. Check opening times, they are strict. U gotta be over 20 to buy vodka in norway, wine u can get at 18. Or ask someone u know to buy vodka for u. Or when traveling to norway get your vodka as a "gift" from the airport in your home country. It's still cheaper.

There's snack sales from time to time like 5 bars of 200 choco for 100kr. It seems like much but normally one 200g bar is 44kr. Also chips can get -50% sales, check the "tilbundsavis" app every other day so u wont miss them.

Do NOT shop in Joker mini stores or gas stations. Hella expensive. Uh oh. And for the love of All do not doordash, u will bancrupt yourself (unless u are rich but then u don't need these tips anyways).

Make as much from scratch as u can. There's plenty of "cheap/simple cooking for idiots" type vids on youtube.

For snus/tobacco i don't know the prices bc i don't use them. Probably quite expensive. Check how much u can take with u from home without taxes if u use them.

People with ovaries! Period products are expensive too. Cheap brands work just as fine. Or take a couple extra packs with u.

The winter is long and it's recommended to take vitamin supplements (especially vitamin D). There's sales for those too, team up with people u know for things like "3 for 2" in vitamins. Usually the sales start when it begins to get darker, in september.

If you have an injury/need the hospital, u can use your insurance or european health insurance card (for eu citizens it costs like 10e but then u can use the eu/schengen area hospitals with the same pricing as locals). There's student health services for free but those are for not for "major injuries", more like for check ups and teeth care.