Cooking frugal without beans and most veggies

I want to cook frugal (and if its healthy, even better!) Any ideas what to make? allergic to all beans. And allergic to some vegetables and strongly dislike others vegetables including zucchini, mushroom, tomato, parsnip, pepper, turnip, beets, banana

I tried doing a search but it seams most cheap dinners include beans/lentils and a salad

Anyone wanna take the challenge???

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 03 2007 Posts: 4448

Chicken is probably your best bet. With rice or potatoes, or pasta.

Gold Member Joined: Apr 16 2005 Posts: 1943

Maybe you could start by telling us what vegetables you do eat. If you want to eat a healthy diet, veggies are important. Once we know so things you like, it will be easier to think of suggestions.
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scrambled eggs and whole wheat toast

brown rice or quinoa with toasted almonds and whatever veggies you do like (I buy my nuts in bulk so cheaper)

whole wheat rolls with whatever soup you do eat

whole wheat spaghetti or quinoa with thai peanut sauce

Diamond Member Joined: Sep 02 2007 Posts: 2715

Can u give the recipe for the Thai peanut sauce?

thanks for the quick replies!

We dont like plain eggs. meaning no scrambled eggs or omelets. In recipes eggs are fine.

I am tired of eating chicken and potatoes almost every night. We have pasta once a week. Dh doesnt like any fish. I dont eat any nuts besides peanuts.

We like lettuce, regular potatoes, carrots and corn.

Last edited by ra_mom on Thu, May 03 2012, 9:16 pm; edited 1 time in total

estibesty's baked ziti is pretty fugal

mac n cheese

hot dogs in buns with corn salad

hot dog potato goulash

potato eggdrop soup

pizza

eggplant parm
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Are you in Brooklyn btw? You can buy ground meat for $4 per lb. And you can really strecht 1 lb. of ground meat.

We dont eat eggplant. DH doesn't eat hot dogs. I dont like most cheese. I dont like hot stringy cheese. for example: mac n cheese and pizza, but I make it for DH. I make baked ziti with cottage cheese.

whats potato eggdrop soup?

I told you its a real challenge to cook here!

When chopped meat is $4 in Mountain Fruit I make a trip there and stock up. What else can I make with it besides meatballs, meatloaf and hamburgers? I add a lot of matzah meal to the meat and a little bit is very filling

Can you eat lentils? Cheap and yummy. Make a lentil soup, or I make a shepherds pie with a layer of mashed potatos and lentils underneath.

chop meat - shepherds pie, or just cook with onions and some tomato sauce and serve with rice or pasta.

stir frys - using meat or chicken. Do you eat tofu or fake meat?

I thought beans and lentils where the same thing cuz cant eat either of them here.

Please post recipes for tacos, unstuffed cabbage, meatball soup and shepherds pie?

ramom, I know other stores sell meat for $4 but mt fruit is the only store where you dont need a minimum to purchase sale items. We only buy on sale, mostly shopping in large supermarkets like shoprite. In the Jewish stores I cant find anything to spent the required $7.50 or $10. So when Mt fruit has a sale on meat or chicken I stock up.

Anything from the produce or meat department, even sale items, can be bought without a minimum at Kollel and Moishe's. Other sale items cannot be bought without a minimum.

And the $3.99 price is usually not a sale price either. It's just their regular price (although sometimes they up it to $4.99.)

Why are you so picky? Maybe you should try expanding your repertoire. For a long time I did not like certain foods since I had negative experiences with them as a child, but I realized on tasting them as an adult that they are actually delicious.

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OP here
So I guess I am really as hopeless as I thought I was Crying or Very sad

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