Campbell’s Tuna Noodle Casserole

A Tuna Casserole Recipe is easy and inexpensive to prepare.

An added bonus is less mess, as most casseroles recipes are prepared in one dish.

Try this one dish meal  tonight, your family will love it! Oh ya, its a cheap meal you wallet will love as well!!

Tuna Casserole Recipe

From: Campbell’s Kitchen
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes

Meal Preparation Ingredients:

1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. chopped pimentos (optional)
1 cup frozen peas
2 cans (about 6 oz. each) tuna, drained and flaked
2 cups hot cooked medium egg noodles
2 tbsp. dry bread crumbs
1 tbsp. butter or margarine

Tuna Casserole Recipe

Meal Preparation Directions:

Mix soup, milk, pimiento, peas, tuna and noodles in 1 1/2-qt. casserole dish. Bake at 400°F. for 20 min. or until hot. Stir.

Mix bread crumbs with butter and sprinkle on top. Bake 5 min.

Meal Assembly:

Serves 4 – include 1/2 cup applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon and 1 slice of hot, buttered french bread per plate for a quick and easy family meal.

  • Tip: This recipe is also great using Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Celery or 98% Fat Free Cream of Celery Soup.
  • Tip: Double the ingredients for a make ahead freezer meal!
November 17th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Casserole Cooking | 2 comments

Chicken and Rice Bake


Having cheap meal ideas/recipes in mind when it’s been one of those crazy days is a necessity in my house. I love a simple one dish bake. It’s quick to prepare, easy to bake and the best part – little clean up! now that’s what I’m talking about.

Chicken and Rice bake.

1 lb of chicken (any type just stay around $3.00 per pkg.)
3/4 cup of uncooked white rice, not instant rice ($0.99 per box)
1 can cream of mushroom soup ($0.50 at wal-mart)
1/4 tsp paprika (or just use your favorite all season spice)
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/3 cup of water
1 can green beans ($0.50 at wal-mart)

Stir water, rice, soup and seasoning in shallow baking dish then add chicken. Sprinkle chicken with additional seasoning. Bake at 375 for 45 min to 1 hour or until rice and chicken are done. As the picture shows you can top the chicken with cheese and toss back in the oven for about 5 minutes to melt. Serve with green beans. Feeds 4-5 people.

October 11th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Casserole Cooking | 4 comments

Creating “Big Family” Meals On A Budget

Dinner time is the menu I focus on most. I have to think cheap meals for a big family. My budget allows for me to spend about $5 per meal.

Ya, not a lot for my big family but with time and effort I have been able to create basic healthy meals that my kids will actually eat.  Most of the menu’s under the $5 family meals tab will feed a family of 4 people.

I have found simple ways to add more ingredients to make sure there is enough to feed everyone and make ahead freezer meals.

 

How To Make That Recipe Feed A “BIG FAMILY”

  • Spaghetti – I add an 1/2 extra package of noodle, 1 can tomato sauce and extra seasonings.
  • Pasta with white sauce – 1 add 1/2 extra package of noodles, 1 cup sour cream and extra seasoning.
  • Casseroles – again I add extra noodles or rice, double the can ingredients and extra seasoning.

I buy canned fruits and vegetable the case each month. The main reason being they are great fillers, the kids can have 2nd’s or even 3rd’s (yes I’m dreaming I know that such a request would never be made in my house). I only buy fresh fruits and vegetable that are in season and on sale otherwise I could not afford them.

Whenever possible I always make extra. This serves 2 purposes. First you never know who is going to stop by for a visit so there is always enough for an extra plate or two and second (a term that makes my kids cringe) LEFTOVER’S! I make ahead freezer meals for the rest of the week. I package left overs in those Ziploc plastic containers and my husband will take them for lunch the next day or I freeze them then the kids and I will eat leftovers throughout the week for breakfast or lunch depending on what the left over is.

With these suggestions dinner doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. It just takes a little planning and some effort and you will have simple cheap recipes for big families and a little extra money in your wallet.

If you have any cheap and easy dinner ideas I would love to hear from you. Leave me a comment or shoot me an e-mail.

Take a look at this article for more Family Meal Tips and Tricks : Kitchen Tips and Recipe Rescues

September 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Dinner Recipes, Best Crockpot Recipes, Casserole Cooking, Cooking Tricks & Tips, Dream Dinners Made Cheap, freezer meals recipes, Kids Recipes Made easy, Simply Delicious Desserts | 23 comments
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