12-17-2005, 11:36 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Lennonite Priest
Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA
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Low Budget recipes.......
'Tis that time of year when I actually cook and don't live on tv dinners, chips and soda. These dinners usually last me a week but can be gone in a day depending on my appetite.
First the five alarm chili..... take 2 lbs hamburger and brown it well adding 2 heaping tablespoons of chopped garlic and 2 equally sized tablespoons of chili powder as it browns and stir slowly. Add a 16 oz can on tomato PASTE and fill the can with water and dump in the water till the consistency is easy to stir but not soupy Add 1 16 oz can of Light red kidney beans and 1 16 oz can of Dark red kidney beans. (this is important the right mixture of the beans.) Add 3 oz of crushed red pepper, 1 heaping teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder and black pepper, and dice up 2 habeneros and 2 serrano peppers, add 1 tablespoon sugar and finally half an oz of Tabasco sauce. stir for 1 minute, cover and warm for at least an hour.... stir every 10-15 minutes for 30 seconds to a minute and taste..... The Light Red kidney beans and sugar add to the taste and take away some of the heat...... also you can add 1/2 cup of parmesan cheesein the chili if the heat is too much. The result will be some of the hottest yet best tasting chili you have ever eaten..... so hot that it burns coming out. But all the garlic and chili peppers will clean your arteries, sinuses and digestive system..... if you can handle the heat, this will definately help your health. The second recipe is a modification of my mother's concoction of rice and ketchup. Growing up my mother was not a cooking mother and would make my sister and I either rice and ketchup, mac and cheese or goobergrape sandwiches with lots of Parkay. Take equal amounts of chicken broth and rice and mircowave till done (this recipe does not work well with steamed rice but can be done).... Brown 1-2 pounds hamburger, or fry up beef slices and dices (the kind used for stir fry and beef stews) add some chili powder (maybe a teaspoon), 2 heaping tablespoons of Garlic (chopped or minced), cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper and hot sauce to your taste...... when beef and rice are done mix with ketchup and stir until you have even distribution of the ingredients..... add parmesan or chedder cheese to taste If you like you can put this or the chili mix into a burrito shell and the results are truly a delicious meal. Those are my 2 big Winter meals. Cheap and they last awhile..... try them and enjoy......
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12-18-2005, 08:45 AM | #2 (permalink) |
Observant Ruminant
Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town
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Low budget and good? Okay:
Lentils and Sausage. 1. Mince up four cloves of garlic. Throw them in a pot. 2. Add a one-pound pack of lentils. Cook them according to directions: Use the recommended amount of water, bring to a boil, and then simmer. If the lentils start to get too "solid" add a little water. 3. Slice up a pound of polish sausage and brown it in a frying pan. 4. After the lentils have cooked for about 30 minutes, add the polish sausage, a 28-ounce can of diced or chopped tomatoes with all the liquid, half a four-ounce can of chopped jalapenos peppers, and salt to taste. Bring the new mixture to a boil, then take it down to a simmer again. 5. Simmer for about an hour, maybe 90 minutes. You'll know when it's done, because at first the sausage will bring a sort of rank taste to the dish. But after a while, the lentils suddently taste _wonderful._ Again, add salt to taste as you go. This is a great dish; the sausage adds its flavor to the lentils wonderfully; tastes great even after people have eaten all the sausage slices. The jalapenos give the dish a nice, very soft burn that you'll feel across the back of your throat. Both people who do and don't like spicy food, like this dish. Serve over pasta or rice. I've even eaten it with eggs for breakfast. Lasts for days. |
12-18-2005, 12:26 PM | #3 (permalink) |
Kick Ass Kunoichi
Location: Oregon
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Eliminate meat from dishes and you end up with cheap alternatives:
Mexican Lasagna: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large sweet, white, or yellow onion, diced finely 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can refried beans 1 can black beans, drained 1 can diced tomatoes (recommended: Muir Glen Fire-Roasted Tomatoes), drained 1 can taco sauce (recommended: El Pato) salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and cumin to taste 8 tortillas 1-2 cups of cheese (cheddar, pepper jack, jack, colby-jack, whatever) green chiles for topping, optional Start by heating a large pan on medium-high. Coat the bottom with the vegetable oil. When the pan is hot, add the onions. Saute until soft. Add garlic to softened onions. Season with salt and pepper. Add can of refried beans; lower heat. Heat beans through before adding can of well-drained black beans. Mix and heat through again. Then add can of diced tomatoes and taco sauce; heat mixture thoroughly. Begin assembling lasagna by placing a bit of the hot mixture in the bottom of a square or rectangular baking dish (if you use a square baking dish, your lasagna will stack more vertically--it's really a matter of preference). Top with tortilla cut to fit (cut tortilla in half, and trim top and bottom to fit dish size) and a sprinkle of cheese. Put more filling on top of cheese, and repeat tortilla/cheese step. Repeat assembly until dish is full or mixture is gone. You can make the layers as thick or thin as you like (I like them thin) and use as much cheese as you like. Finish the top with another layer of tortilla, cheese, and then green chiles if you like a good kick. Serve with sour cream or guacamole if you prefer. I enjoy this recipe because you can adjust it to your budgetary needs. Vegetarian Chili: 1 sweet, yellow, or white onion, cut into large chunks 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can tomato paste 1 envelope chili seasoning 1 can kidney beans 1 can black beans 1 can corn Saute onion in large pot on medium-high heat. Cook until soft; add garlic; season with salt and pepper. Saute one minute more before adding well-drained diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and chili seasoning. Heat through before adding well-drained kidney beans, black beans, and corn. Stir the mixture together before lowering the heat. Allow mixture to cook on stovetop for fifteen minutes or so on low heat, letting the flavors combine. Serve with cornbread or Fritos. Chili can also be topped with cheese or additional onion.
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12-23-2005, 12:11 AM | #4 (permalink) | |
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Location: home
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I going to have to try this one
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12-23-2005, 09:51 AM | #5 (permalink) |
aka: freakylongname
Location: South of the Great While North
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I thought this web site was interesting... Grocery list and recipes to feed a family of four for $45 per week... I could do without the reconstituted milk though... The hillbilly house wife
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01-05-2006, 04:59 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Falling Angel
Location: L.A. L.A. land
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Polish Delight:
1 onion, diced 1/2 lb (or so, however much you like, it's a seasoning more than an ingredient): chopped bacon 3-4 lbs (or so) of coarsely chopped red potatoes, skins on Jar of sauerkraut (I think the stuff in the glass jars tastes better than canned), drained 1 package of kebalsa (sp?), chopped Fry up the onion and bacon together (no oil or butter is needed, the bacon provides the grease) until the bacon is well cooked and crunchy-ish. Add the potatoes, cook until soft. Add the sauerkraut and kebalsa, cook until throughly warmed. Mix and serve. All my bachelor friends go nuts over this! Cheap and easy, and reasonably fast. And not particularly healthy, LOL.
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