@redpillschool very interesting. So I was right when I decided that these people are secretly fucking retarded.
@redpillschool very interesting. So I was right when I decided that these people are secretly fucking retarded.
@CainPrice this is great, thank you. Tilapia is trash. I splurge for rainbow trout or salmon once in a while.
@J4 parm can be pricey. I'm a cheddar guy. And yes, block is always cheaper than shredded. Bonus- if you're into mozzarella, unshredded is sometimes the only way to get full fat instead of part skim.
I've mentioned using canned ingredients so far but if it's in your budget, buy fresh and cook it yourself. Protip: a bag of dried beans costs less than a can of beans and it will last you several meals. Not to mention they won't spoil if kept dry. All you gotta do is boil them.
Simple Bean Medley
I still make this recipe all the time. The oil-vinegar dressing is extremely simple and can go on any salad. Watch how much salt you add, because it can ruin the salad.
Bean-Corn Salad
I made this last fall a lot because of the fiber in the beans. Turtle beans are bland on their own, but the sweetness of the corn (as well as the contrast in textures between both ingredients) made for a simple, delicious side dish.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I made this a few years ago and got three meals out of it. Let me know if the recipe seems off, it was a long time ago and I was baked when I cooked it. Happy cooking, brothers.
@redpillschool right on. I killed my slowcooker, going to replace it soon. Thanks for the tips. I had a potato-onion-pork soup last weekend, real end-of-month stuff haha. Do you think buying parmesan by the block is cost effective? The entry fee is high but you could make it last.
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@J4 Those gigantic bags of brown rice are cheap. If you eat beans, big bags of dry beans are cheap, too, and beans and rice is an easy crock pot meal while you're at work.
Bone-in chicken leg quarters get you the most chicken meat per dollar. They're about 89 cents a pound where I am. A whole chicken isn't that far behind (about 99 cents a pound), and you can save the chicken bones/carcass, toss it in your crock pot with enough water to cover it for a day, and make your own chicken stock (plus those last bits of carcass meat fall off in the pot and you can scavenge them while you strain). Not that a grocery store can of chicken broth is that huge of an expense. But anyway, chicken stock makes tastier rice than water. When you're sick of chicken and want to splurge, ground beef should be about 3 bucks a pound. Seafood is healthy and all that, but it averages 7 bucks a pound for shitty tilapia farm-raised in an Indonesian sewer pipe. If you can get a chuck roast on sale for under 3 a pound, buy it and make a pot roast with your crock pot.
Produce is where you're going to go broke. Fresh vegetables are pricey. Those, you have to hunt around and find on sale and in season. Most grocery stores have a store brand of frozen veggies in the freezer section that average about a dollar a bag for the little 16-ounce ones. You can usually get a giant bag of frozen green beans or broccoli for a little less per ounce.
Keep salt, pepper, olive oil, eggs, and maybe a bag of shredded cheese on hand. Garlic and onions, too, if you do a lot of cooking. Or just a big shaker of garlic powder if you don't. Depending on what flavors you like to cook with, a bottle of lemon juice or soy sauce can stay good in the fridge for awhile, or maybe balsamic vinegar. Jars of store-brand pasta sauce are usually pretty cheap, too.
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