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I live on less than $800 a month. Can anyone help me with some very cheap recipes?

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Farm Sale Sloppy Joes for 125

This is just a good, old recipe. It really does feed a ton of people!

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Porcupine Meatballs

In a bowl combine first six ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 - 1 1/2 inch balls. Place in casserole dish. Combine last four ingredients; pour over meatballs.

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Apple and Peanut Tatin

Apples and leftover peanut butter. It is easy. No measuring; no mess.

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English Beans on Toast

This recipe is a sort of quick rendition of a meal that my friend's wife said they ate all the time growing up in England.

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Spaghetti with Onions and Eggs - For A Dollar!

Last winter, when things were REALLY tough for my husband (he is a self employed craftsman). We were watching every penny, literally! This was a recipe I came up with one night when the cupboard was particularly bare. He loved it and so did I!

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Inexpensive Meal Ideas

Does anyone have any cheap meal ideas?

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Great Recession Cream Tuna on Toast

You can get all of the ingredients at the dollar store, it whips up fast, and it's a comfort food!

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1 Chicken: 16 Servings

I had a dilemma. I needed to make a single whole chicken feed my family of five for two days. We had been going through some thin times and I had been as creative as I could while trying to stretch every dollar to it's limit.

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Easy, Inexpensive and Quick Recipes

What is the cheapest meal you have and how is it prepared? I need the required ingredients and a description of the taste. I am a Nigerian in Michigan, U.S.A. I arrived 5 weeks ago. Thanks for your urgent response.

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Hash

This is a great recipe that I came up with one day because we didn't have a lot of money and Payday was 2 days away! My kids call it "Vomit" as a joke.

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Red Beans and Rice

It's quick, practically cooks itself on those nights when you just don't have the time or energy, and the whole family loves it!

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$10 Dinners: Bean With Bacon Soup

$10 Dinners: Bean With Bacon Soup<img src="/images/articles24/10-dinner90x90.jpg" alt="10-dinner.jpg" width="90" height="90" hspace="5" align="left">This recipe is a version of a childhood favorite of mine, Campbell's Bean with Bacon Soup.


$10 Dinners: Grandma Sue's Famous Sausage Stew

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$10 Dinners: Chicken And Rice Soup

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$10 Dinners - Basil Tomato Salad with Grilled Chicken

$10 Dinners - Basil Tomato Salad with Grilled Chicken<img src="/images/articles24/10-dinner90x90.jpg" alt="10-dinner.jpg" width="90" height="90" hspace="5" align="left">This $10 dinner was inspired and purchased at a local farmer's market. Seasonal vegetables tend to be much cheaper directly from the source. A total of about $5.00 was spent on the veggies for this salad.