$3 recipes for a family? What are they eating?????

[MarqueseGilmore]

I've actually made a spaghetti and Salad dinner for less than three dollars.
Save-a-Lot Spaghetti noodles-59 cents
Save-a-lot Spaghetti Sauce-$1.29

Sometimes I got Garlic bread and Salad thats an extra 3 bucks and it feeds atleast 4-6.

[JennySquirrel]

Beef stew:
1/2 pkg stew meat .75
4 potatoes .50
1/4 pkg baby carrots .25
1 bullion cube .05
1/3 c flour .02
2T oil .02
spices .01

Bread (this makes 2 loaves so cost for meal would be half):
Sourdough starter .07
4 c flour .25 (1.00/5lb bag)
water
1/2 T salt .01

spinach salad (1/3 bag) .50
Salad dressing .25

This looks like it is under $3

[cynwldkat]

Originally Posted by JennySquirrel

Beef stew:
1/2 pkg stew meat .75
4 potatoes .50
1/4 pkg baby carrots .25
1 bullion cube .05
1/3 c flour .02
2T oil .02
spices .01

Bread (this makes 2 loaves so cost for meal would be half):
Sourdough starter .07
4 c flour .25 (1.00/5lb bag)
water
1/2 T salt .01

spinach salad (1/3 bag) .50
Salad dressing .25

This looks like it is under $3

That's amazing! How much stew would this make?? You have out done yourself here--good job!!

[JennySquirrel]

It makes about 1/2 of a dutch oven sized pan. It would be 4 huge bowls of stew.

[Katsmeeyow]

Wow! Great post Jenny! All I could think of was dried beans with a little added smoked ham hock, and some fried cornbread (cornmeal, water, diced onion) fried on top of the stove in little grease. And actually, my husband would rather have this most of the time, LOL - just add a few collards and he would be in heaven - I think this would be under 3.00?

Also, rice! Rice and cheese; Rice and black or red beans with a little salsa thrown on top;

Boiled macaroni noodles with some shredded cheese and a can of chicken or tuna and a small can of cream of something soup. Eaten alone or with a little lettuce leaves.

[Marlin331]

I have two contributions that will be around $3.00 to make, but yield more like 2-3 servings. I suppose you could get 4 small servings out of these recipes if you only needed a light meal.

1) Drizzle a pan with olive oil and heat it to medium. Mince some garlic and place it in the hot oil to fry for about a minute or two. Add a small tin of anchovies and stir them until they "melt." Finally, add a pinch or two of hot red pepper flakes. Boil some pasta and top the pasta with this sauce.

2) Caramelize onions in a large pan with cinammon, paprika, and a little bit of either olive oil or butter. Next, add some small pieces of potato. Cover this with chicken stock and add salt and pepper. Let sit for about 20 minutes before adding some rice. Simmer on low-medium heat until the rice is fully cooked and the vegetables and rice have absorbed all of the chicken stock.