https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:40:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883234 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:56:05 +0000 Kimberlybee 1883234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have started to follow food bloggers on Instagram and I really like their visuals! This looks like an easy and healthy meal. </p> [attach=394/14/ncqi9h.337x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883125 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:30:06 +0000 cmomma17 1883125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I'm mostly obsessed with black beans, so that's what we eat most. Rice and bean bowls, burritos, or quesadillas. Trying to mix it up a little so DH doesn't go crazy. :silly:<br /> Canellini beans with pasta sounds yummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883120 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:27:28 +0000 looch 1883120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I don't know where I got that you don't like beans then. I love them.</p> <p>Another idea is canellini beans with pasta. Basically, you puree the beans after you season them to make it like a sauce. It's a different take and people seem to love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883089 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:56:42 +0000 cmomma17 1883089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: no, I love beans. We probably eat rice and beans 3 times a week! Baked rice is a new idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883066 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:44:44 +0000 looch 1883066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To use up rice, you can do rice balls, risotto (purists insist on arborio, but I have made a decent risotto using long grain), baked rice (like baked ziti), rice stuffed vegetables (like peppers, zucchini), etc. Rice and beans is classic, but I think you might not like beans, @cmomma17?</p> <p>I have never combined eggs and rice, that might be interesting, though, like fried rice? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1883059 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:41:04 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1883059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I hadn't seen this recipe, I'll have to give it a try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882439 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:44:44 +0000 My Only Sunshine 1882439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Speaking of Budget Bytes we had this stew this weekend and it's delicious: <a href="http://www.budgetbytes.com/2010/10/lentil-sausage-stew/" rel="nofollow">http://www.budgetbytes.com/2010/10/lentil-sausage-stew/</a></p> <p>We made it with Jiffy cornbread which is also super cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882311 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:48:20 +0000 Greentea 1882311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fried tofu/ stir fry<br /> Egg, rice, broccoli (stir fry)<br /> French toast<br /> Soup!!!! (Lentil, split pea, bean)<br /> Burritos!<br /> Super budget- rice and beans! (spices, veggies)</p> <p>Eta: quinoa, edamame, couscous... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882286 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:37:51 +0000 blackbird 1882286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a broccoli rice chicken casserole? Our cook in college used to make it. Just a bunch of rice, frozen chopped broccoli, velveeta, and chicken! made a HUGE pan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882276 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:34:12 +0000 Mae 1882276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This rice dish is awesome and makes so much: </p> <p>Ingredients:<br /> 1 tbspn EVOO<br /> 1 medium onion<br /> 4-5 cloves garlic (if you have it, not critical)<br /> 1 can chicken broth (low sodium) or you can use white wine<br /> 1 can diced tomatoes with green chillies<br /> 3/4 tspn cumin<br /> 3/4 tspn chili powder<br /> 4 shakes red pepper flakes<br /> 1 cup rice<br /> 1 can black beans<br /> 1.5 cups corn<br /> 1/3 c. cilantro diced (if you have it)<br /> 5-6 poblano peppers or regular peppers (or less if you’ll freeze left over filling)<br /> 2.5 cups monterey jack cheese.</p> <p>1. halve and clean peppers, place faced down on a sprayed cookie sheet and spray backs of peppers. set aside<br /> 2. preheat oven to 375<br /> 3. heat olive oil on medium high heat, add diced onion and garlic. saute until translucent<br /> 4. add chicken broth and bring to boil<br /> 5. add tomatoes, cumin, chili powder, and red pepper flakes, bring to boil<br /> 6. add rice and return to boil while stirring<br /> 7. cover, turn heat to LOW, set timer for 20 min, and walk away<br /> 8. pop the peppers in the oven<br /> 9. rinse black beans and add corn (and cilantro if you have it)<br /> 10. when rice is done, stir in black beans and corn<br /> 11. when peppers are done, flip over, fill with rice mix, and add 1/4c. cheese per pepper half.<br /> 12. return to oven for 15 minutes</p> <p>So that makes a LOT of stuffed peppers. What I usually do is just make 2 peppers and then I have lots of left over filling that I can either freeze and make another full meal later (just cook the peppers and add the filling and broil), or you can put the rice in tortillas (with or without some meat) to make burritos for a different meal, or you can put the leftover filling in some chicken broth with some spinach and you have soup! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882165 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:33:57 +0000 cmomma17 1882165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to come up with as many rice dinners as possible for October (being creative so we don't get bored) because we have a ginormous Costco bag of rice in the pantry :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1882148 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:57:51 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1882148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Budgetbytes.com has some good cost friendly recipes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881802 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:54:27 +0000 cmomma17 1881802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boheme: I think I'm going to do lentil sloppy joes this weekend! yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881800 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:52:57 +0000 autumnlove 1881800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costco rotisserie chicken for days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881743 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:20:14 +0000 Boheme 1881743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Me too! I have chicken and wild rice soup on the stove right now, and I made it out of Costco rotisserie chicken. </p> <p>I really like soups and stews to get a lot of bang for our buck. I know you are vegetarian, and I've made some really hearty vegetable soups with lentils, beans, and all kinds of other veggies. They work great in the crock pot too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881689 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:55:46 +0000 Raindrop 1881689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costco roastessire chicken!</p> <p>I break it down and make fried rice, chicken salad and enchiladas from it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881679 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:51:37 +0000 Pancakes 1881679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I second BudgetBytes. I've made several recipes from her site so far and they have all been good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881247 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:51 +0000 cmomma17 1881247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: yes! that is an awesome site! I have a bunch of recipes pinned from there, I need to pick one to try this week! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881155 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:44:18 +0000 avivoca 1881155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, lasagna. It's a bit of an upfront cost, but even if I half the recipe, there is SO MUCH FOOD. I don't even make it if my husband is traveling because I'm either eating it for lunch and dinner or I have it for dinner nine days in a row. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881147 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:41:08 +0000 mediagirl 1881147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fried rice. You can use any leftover meats and veggies or use canned or frozen veggies. You can also use canned meats in it. Also, casseroles. I find casseroles tend to create a lot of waste, though if we don't freeze half after cooking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881137 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:33:44 +0000 avivoca 1881137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chicken Stir Fry. I usually buy frozen chicken cutlets when they are on sale, I always have a bag of rice in the pantry, and then we buy frozen veggies on sale at Kroger. This week we will have corn, broccoli, and the pepper/onion blend. Without the chicken, that's about $6 for a dinner with leftovers for lunch or another dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881135 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:31:20 +0000 mamimami 1881135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone here turned me on to budgetbytes.com. Tons of cheap recipes there!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881126 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:25:59 +0000 cmomma17 1881126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to talk DH into breakfast for dinner! We have never done that! Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881122 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:24:21 +0000 MediaNaranja 1881122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite cheapo meal is a big pot of lentils, served over rice, with a fried egg on top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881116 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:20:15 +0000 mrsjyw 1881116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fried rice with any leftover protein/veggies<br /> Breakfast for dinner<br /> Soup/Chili </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881115 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:19:56 +0000 jhd 1881115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breakfast for dinner, soup &amp; grilled cheese, rice &amp; beans are our easy budget friendly faves! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881111 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:18:57 +0000 HLK208 1881111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tacos, grilled quesadillas, spaghetti (a box can usually make 4-5 dinners for us), chicken tenders and rice. We pair them with frozen veggies often or do stir fries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881110 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:18:41 +0000 edelweiss 1881110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love making pasta with crumbled sausage and kale (or spinach or peas or whatever). lots of parmesan cheese (the stuff in the can if i don't want to spring for the real stuff). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frugal-meals-1#post-1881096 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:11:37 +0000 cmomma17 1881096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are your go-to frugal meals when money is tight?</p> <p>I was able to get chili and cornbread ingredients for less than $15 and it will turn in to 3 full dinners (for DH, LO and I). </p>