I am reposting this in honor of the Frugal Food Series Part 4: Ground Meat. Photo from Hawaii on Flickr Wanna-be Wendy’s Chili 2 lbs ground beef1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (29 ounce) can kidney beans (with liquid) 1 (29 ounce) can pinto beans (with liquid) 1 cup diced onions (approx 1 medium… Keep Reading
Best Of-Ground Beef Batch Cooking
This post was originally “aired” in my second month of blogging. Since this weeks topic for the Frugal Food Series is Ground Beef, I thought it was time to revisit! Batch Cooking is a wonderful way to take advantage of sale prices on meat (frequently one of the most expensive ingredients in a meal). Also… Keep Reading
Reuben Meatloaf Recipe
Growing up we almost never ate meatloaf. I’m not really sure why-I guess that neither of my folks particularly liked it. So I have no fond memories of eating mom’s meatloaf, topped with ketchup, on a regular basis. However when I was in Jr. High my mom found a recipe for Reuben Meatloaf. This became… Keep Reading
Frugal Food-Part Four: Ground Meat
Wow, here we are in week 4 of the Frugal Food Series–the series that helps you stretch your food dollar in this time of rising costs! We are doing this by providing you with family tested and approved recipes from folks around the web–all utilizing inexpensive ingredients. So far we’ve covered Eggs, Tuna and Beans…. Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Many Bean Salad
Mac left this recipe in the comments section of the Frugal Food Series: Beans. ***************** This is a recipe for “Many Beans Salad” that I asked my sister-in-law for after it was a hit at a 4th of July picnic. The amounts for the veggies are adjustable to according to your preference and what is… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Falafel
Rachel left this recipe in the comments of the Frugal Food Series: Beans. **************** If you have a food processor,you can make great falafel without actually cooking the chickpeas- all you have to do is soak them. You get to use ultra cheap dried beans and save the energy used in boiling them; how frugal… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Etruscan Peasant Soup
My sister sent me this recipe to include in the Frugal Food Series: Beans. ******************* We tried this last weekend, it was good! I used a block of frozen spinach, because I had it on hand. Next time I’ll crumble the sausage so the kids won’t pick it out! It made so much for us… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Pasta AlaPomodoro
An anonomous reader left this recipe in the comments of “More Bean Recipes Please”. I’m posting it so I can link it to the “Frugal Food Series: Beans”. *********************** We love this R. Ray Recipe for Papa al pomodoro- from the foodnetwork website. We have a big pot of this at least 2x per month-… Keep Reading
Readers Recipes: Chickpea Spread
This recipe was emailed in to me by my friend Victoria to be included in the Frugal Food Series Part Three: Beans. ******************************** Here’s my favorite easy bean recipe, everyone loves it. Chickpea Spread 1 15oz can Chickpeas, rinsed well3-4 Tbs Vegenaise (vegan mayo) or regular mayo2 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice1 Tbs prepared mustard (regular… Keep Reading
Recipe: Crockpot Chicken Chili Blanco
Some people call this type of chili “White Chili”. I’m tossing this recipe into the arena for the Frugal Food Series-Beans. Obviously since the name is “Chicken Chili” there is chicken in it-but only 6oz of chicken as compared to almost 16 oz of beans-so I consider the chicken to be more of a flavoring… Keep Reading
