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Cheap and Easy

Cheap and Easy

$1 bag of yellow squash and zucchini, half of a bag of green onions (which are nutrient dense) for 69 cents, and some pre-cooked grilled chicken breast strips (the whole bag was less than $8 so this portion was probably $3 worth) a little olive oil and hella seasonings. If ya aint sneezin, ya aint seasonin! Took me only 15 minutes to throw together and the flavor came out sooooo good!

u/dontwantuser_name — 3 days ago
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Food bank day!

Got a whole chicken! Usually I donate the dry beans to the library food pantry but ima try again to cook them. They always turn out hard.

u/purplepickletoes — 5 days ago

Food bank chili! with chicken and ground beef

Dry pinto beans, which actually cooked up well this time and weren’t all hard!, canned corn, diced onions, shredded chicken thighs and ground beef all from food bank. Add in $0.94 chili seasoning and blam!

u/purplepickletoes — 4 days ago

Funeral Spaghetti with Venison Sausage

Ingredients:

  • funeral leftovers: venison sausage with smoked peppers, onions, & tomato sauce (free)
  • ketchup (~$1)
  • salt (~$1)
  • garlic powder (~$1)
  • dry spaghetti (food pantry)

Instructions: My family celebrates every passing with a big party & lots of food. We believe in honoring the life foremost. I saved some of these smoked peppers, onions, & venison sausage, something the deceased used to make from his hunts. For my dinner tonight, I just had to boil some wheat pasta with salt & garlic powder. When it was done, I cut up the sausage, heated it up, & combined it with all the smoky sauce & vegetables. It wasn’t enough sauce, so I added a little ketchup, but not enough to make it sweet. It felt like having dinner with family.

u/The_Bunny_Brat — 5 days ago

Food bank rice and chicken chili

Beans, canned corn, chicken thighs, onion, mushrooms, and rice from food bank. $0.94 chili seasoning. Yum! This is 1/6 of the chili so like $0.16.

u/purplepickletoes — 6 days ago

Minute rice, canned green beans, and Sam’s club rotisserie chicken

Added some butter and salt to the rice; seasoned salt, garlic powder, and a little bit of butter to the green beans.

u/watts12346 — 11 days ago