Recipe 101 – See How 1 Recipe Can Create So Many Variations!

There is a great new food blog worth checking out! It’s called Cooking Recipe Guide – the purpose of the site is to show people how to use 1 simple recipe and create so many different variations with it.

I think this is such an important task to learn when you are trying to create cheap meals to feed the family, stay within a food budget and most important get back in the groove with basic cooking.

One great thing about living in Utah is the things I have learned about cooking through my exposure to the Mormon church.

I am not LDS but most of my family is and the one thing I can give credit to these women within the church is that they know how to cook. Now I’m talking the basic pull from the garden recipes and recipes that are made from scratch.

I know that having the basic ingredients such as flour, sugar, baking powder and salt always stocked in my pantry will allow me to create cheap meals for my family with ease.

I am no stranger to hard times and tight money and I will tell you I have used the basic baking Recipe shown on the Cooking Recipe site more than once. Honestly I prefer to cook that way. My kids eat healthier and I save money.

So check the blog Cooking Recipe Guide out and get back to the basics in cooking!!

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April 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Cooking Tricks & Tips, Healthy Meals, quick dinner recipes | Leave a comment

Quick Meal Recipe For Beef Stroganoff

Quick dinner recipes are all I seem to look for these days.

I want something simple, quick and cheap.

This recipe for beef stroganoff has all three.

It’s a simple recipe as it only requires 4 main ingredients.

It’s one of those quick dinner recipes in less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

And it is cheap, so of course it belongs to my $5 dinner ideas collection.

This cheap meal only costs $4.38 to prepare, now that’s a cheap family meal!

Quick Dinner Recipes – Beef Stroganoff

Quick Dinner Recipes

Quick Dinner Recipes

Personal Cookbook
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Serves: 4- 6

Cheap Cooking Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 pkg. (16 oz.) egg noodles
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 small onion chopped (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. oil

Easy Dinner Directions:

  1. Cook noodles according to package directions.
  2. While noodles are cooking, brown hamburger, chopped onion(optional), garlic salt, pepper, salt in oil over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain if there is excess fat.
  3. Add cream of mushroom soup and simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Add sour cream just before serving over drained noodles.

For a quick healthy meal add some steamed broccoli and a whole grain roll. If you want a healthy meal you can substitute the egg noddles for white or brown rice.

Here’s another quick dinner recipe using ground beef? Check it out: East Meatloaf Recipe

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February 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, easy ground beef meals | 3 comments

Easy Meatloaf Recipe

I have found an easy meatloaf recipe that you are going to love and if you looking for a cheap meal idea then this is it.

I try to make meatloaf often for the fact that ground beef is inexpensive and filling.

The only downfall to a great meatloaf is the bake time.

I’m in a hurry these days and most nights I want quick dinner ideas prepared and on the table fast or we would be eating at 8:00pm, which in my house is bedtime for the kids (YEAH!!)

So how do you make an easy meatloaf recipe? Simple, mini meatloaves baked in a muffin pan.

I know, I asked myself the same thing, why didn’t I think of that one!

The bake time is cut in half.

And of course the possibilities of what you add to the recipe are endless.

A shout out to Kraft Kitchens for coming up with some of the best food recipes.

And at less than $5 to prepare this is a cheap family meal for dinner!

Marvelous Mini Meatloaves

Easy Meatloaf Recipe

Easy Meatloaf Recipe

Credit: Kraft Kitchens
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings – 2 mini meatloaves each

Cheap Cooking Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 pkg. stove top stuffing
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning ( I use dry spaghetti packet)
  • 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese (any variety of cheese will work)

Easy Dinners Directions:

  1. Mix meat, stuffing mix, water and seasoning until well blended.
  2. Press evenly into 12 muffin cups sprayed with cooking spray.
  3. Make an indentation in the center of each meat loaf using a spoon then fill with spaghetti sauce.
  4. Bake 30 minutes or until cooked through, top with cheese and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
  5. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

There you have it, a simple ground beef meal that was less than $5 to prepare. Add in a side salad and some french bread for a complete healthy meal idea.

Looking for something different? Okay here is another great $5 quick meal idea: Easy 3 Can Soup

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February 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, easy ground beef meals | 5 comments
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