First I would like to tell you that you are all life savers. We have to feed a family of four on an $80.00 a week budget. These recipes will help tremendously. I have a couple of cheap and healthy meals that I have made over open fire when homeless. Of course these are all prepared to feed four.

Pan O' Chicken Noodle Soup

The reason it is called "Pan O'" is because it is a home made (bigger) version of Cup o' Soup. You will need a pack of Mexican noodles. You can purchase these very cheap in the Mexican aisle of your store.

Ingredients

• Mexican noodles
• 4 cups water
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes
• 2 chicken breasts, cubed very small
• 4 to 5 chicken bouillon cubes

Directions

Boil chicken breasts for 20 minutes or until done, in a pot with the 4 cups of water. Take chicken out and skim off fat from water. Add the cubes and bring back to a boil. Cube chicken. After broth is boiling again, add the noodles and chicken. Boil until noodles are just done. Now serve with crackers. This is a great recipe to prepare when someone in the family has a cold or the flu. Altogether, this meal costs about $3.00.

Tomato Mac With Beef

Ingredients

• 2 cans of store brand tomato soup
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 2 cans (the soup cans) of milk
• 4 prepared hamburger patties or 1 lb. ground beef
• 3 to 4 cups of macaroni noodles

Directions

Cook ground beef and drain. Cook macaroni noodles. Put soup into pot with milk and over medium heat and bring to simmer. Add noodles and beef, simmer for an additional 3 to 5 minutes and serve.

Tomato Ramen

Shoot, here is another one that popped in my head that my kids whipped up when we were short on food.

Ingredients

• 2 packs of ramen noodles, without the flavor packs
• 2 cans of tomato soup
• 2 cans of mixed vegetables

Directions

Cook the ramen soup in a medium pot. When done, add the soups and vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes on medium-high heat. Serve with crackers or buttered bread.

They love this.

By Mary from Ocala, FL

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