what is your favorite cheap food?

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drawn_inward

drawn_inward

-Spaghetti and red sauce
-Turkey Chili
-Lentils and rice
-Beans and cornbread
-Red beans and rice

I can live off ~$40 a week, and still eat pretty good, but I have a stocked spice shelf and plenty of sugar, flour, etc. I could cut that back a bit more if times get a bit tougher.
 
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meyoumeyou

I spend most of my time working out of town, and living out of hotel rooms, so needless to say I've long ago tired of most of my old favorites.

I still do enjoy certain brands of ramen, moreso the kind that comes ready in a microwaveable bowl, not as cheap but necessary usually.

Cereal, minimal sandwich ingredients (bread/meat/mayo), there are other things but I'd have to be hungry now to really have it come to mind.
 
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makare

all i have is a microwave because i live in a dorm.

I actually do not like baked potatoes at all but at least it is food.
 
Cajungal

Cajungal

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Ooh, sardines! 1$ per can, and it's packed with protein and deliciousness. :D Keeps me full forever.

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You can buy a whole raw chicken for about $5, and it's so easy to prepare.

All you have to do is season and oil it and throw it in the oven for a while. You can eat roast chicken every week and have different seasonings every time. All hail chicken.

Plus, then I boil the carcass and make a delicious soup.
 
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Biardo

rice with eggs is something I make often
with a pepper it's one of my favorite cheap/quick foods to make
 
drifter

drifter

Here's a quick, healthy, relatively cheap meal I like to make. First, caramelize some onions. Toss in some canned tuna (I like to cook just long enough to get a nice little sear on the bottom). Microwave some frozen broccoli (or some other veggies), toss it all together with some salt and pepper, and serve on a bed of rice.

Also, something even easier: rice (or pasta) with butter and soy sauce. It sounds gross, but I find it pretty tasty. Although, it's best to use good soy sauce. I tried a generic store brand once, I couldn't believe how horrible it was.
 
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kaykordeath

Slice of New York City pizza. For 2-3 bucks a filling meal with some good fresh meaty toppings and greasy drippy yummy cheese and a sweet tangy sauce.
 
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Koko

Fried chicken at my local grocery store (vons) is $0.20 an ounce.
Coupled with a $0.69 36 oz Gatorade and celebration is sweet.
 
Frank

Frank

Here's my favorite, utterly disgusting, poverty food; you take a can of cream of mushroom soup and about 1-2 cups of cooked minute rice and mix em together. My old roomie when I was gigapoor nicknamed it poor man's risotto. It's heavy and keeps you full for a good amount of time. Only problem is it always gave me heartburn.
 
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Gill Kaiser

Last year when I was a student cooking for myself, if I ran out of money I would buy a pack of basmati rice, some onions, some pasta and sauce, and some eggs. That could last me a hell of a long time. If I had any money left I'd add a few other vegetables and some cheap meat to the rice and onions, and make a stir-fry.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Canned tuna. Little salt n' lemon juice, excellent snack.

For something more hearty but still cheap, canned beans. Definitely eating a bowl right now. Aw, yeah.
 
North_Ranger

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Canned tuna... Ugh, too many memories from the army. It was one of the few things that came in small enough tins that we could take with us on bivouac. God, fifty guys in tents for a week, eating tuna and farting into the night...
 
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Wasabi Poptart

Frankie said:
Here's my favorite, utterly disgusting, poverty food; you take a can of cream of mushroom soup and about 1-2 cups of cooked minute rice and mix em together. My old roomie when I was gigapoor nicknamed it poor man's risotto. It's heavy and keeps you full for a good amount of time. Only problem is it always gave me heartburn.
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My mom makes a casserole like this, but it also has chicken in it. Though I have to agree with CG about cream of mushroom soup being gross.
 
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