I can't cook, and now I can't afford to eat out...what is a girl to do?! Thanks to the pf blogging community I am going to venture into the wonderful world of cooking!
Meg from The World of Wealth provided this recipe for Stir fry (looks like there will be enough left overs for lunch)
Buy whatever veggies, meat, and/or meat substitutes you like (or are on sale). I usually get bell peppers, an onion, and some chicken or tofu strips. Put olive oil (or Pam) on frying pan, insert veggies/meat, and cook on medium/high or a few minutes or until done. Serve on top of brown rice (one bag is like $1 and has over 12 servings!).
Paid Twice offered this quick recipe
1/2 lb of meat
one package of rice a roni or pasta roni
one can veggies or 1/2 lb frozen veggies
Cook the meat (brown ground beef or turkey or cook chicken breast in oven). Then, make whatever-a-roni according to package directions, but add the meat and veggie to it when you add the water. Some of them, you can top with shredded cheese after cooking. Makes a simple casserole with leftovers, kind of the same principle as *helper.
Melissa from Common Cents really came through! Thanks for all of the great recipes!
Goulash
Cook whatever pasta you have (I prefer a variety in it although it doesn't matter what you use)Throw in cooked ground beef, a can of stewed tomatoes, a can of tomato sauce (mixed with some water to thin it), and sugar to taste to sweeten it.
Egg in the hole
Cut a hole in a piece of bread with a glass, butter both sides of the bread and crack an egg in the center. Fry and pepper it to taste.
Tater Tot Pie
1 lb. ground chuck
1 med. onion, chopped fine
1 lg. pkg. tater tots, partially thawed
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 c. milk
Add chopped onions to ground chuck and saute until red is gone. Do not overcook. Line bottom of 8 x 8 inch pan with meat mixture, salt and pepper to taste. Do not pack the meat mixture. Cover meat mixture with broken tater tots. Mix soup with 1/2 cup milk and pour over tater tots. Bake in 400 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes. If you like cheese, add 1 cup grated cheese the last 5 minutes of baking.
SF Money Musings had quite a few quick (and easy) ideas.
breakfast burritos--make scrambled eggs, add some salsa, and some diced bell peppers and that's it. instead of eggs, you could do a sausage breakfast burrito if you have that. I'd suggest turkey sausage ... much leaner.
fried rice with Hillshire farms link sausages or smoked sausages. Once you cut the sausage into little pieces, fry them and season with frozen veggies and make a bit pot of rice and that's it.
walnut/raspberry salads with olive oil. You can add some garbanzo beans, turkey bacon or chicken breast for a delicious salad
tuna salad sandwiches or without the bread. Open a can of tuna, season with mayo/Dijon mustard, salt/pepper and some lemon juice, mix and you have a very filling dinner.
NtBeachnc has a few great recipes on her page!
by MP 
