With the economy slow right now and the price of things going up, finding inexpensive and quick recipes is a must. Some of us have to work two jobs, while others have home businesses that are done at night and on weekends to make ends meet. This could be another reason why cheap and fast recipes are needed.
This article will give you some ideas to help you have meals that are good for you while saving money at the same time.
Here are some inexpensive meals you can make if you have a family or if you’re on your own.
1. Eggs, ham and toast
2. Burgers and fries
3. Frozen meals
4. Macaroni and cheese and hot dogs
5. Spaghetti with garlic toast
6. Tacos with Spanish rice
Quick recipes can take a few minutes to prepare or you can make them ahead of time and use a crock pot to cook them. Either way works for the busy family. These meals can also generate leftovers, which saves money in the long run.
Here are some pretty cheap and quick recipes you can make with the crock pot.
Crock Pot Meatloaf
2 pounds ground beef
½ cup chopped green bell peppers
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon onion powder
1 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
1 egg
7/8 oz packet brown sauce mix
1 cup of milk
10 small red potatoes, cut
1. Combine all ingredients except potatoes in a large bowl. Mix with your hands and then shape into a loaf. Place in a clay pot.
2. Place the potatoes next to the meatloaf.
3. Cover. Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours.
Crock Pot Stroganoff
4 cups roast, cubed
10 ¾ oz can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
seasoned salt
Pepper
Noodles
1. Place cubed roast in a crock pot and add seasonings. Cover with mushroom soup.
2. Cover. Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours.
3. Cook the noodles.
4. Before serving, add sour cream.
Crock Pot Roast
roast
potatoes
baby carrots
Garlic powder
Pepper
Place the roast in the crock pot and season with garlic powder and pepper. Cut the potatoes into wedges and add them around the roast. Next, add the baby carrots on top of the potatoes.
Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours. This meal is best if you can cook it for 10 hours on low.
You can serve a vegetable and a salad with the first two meals or a salad last to complete it.
Cheap and quick recipes are easy to find online. Do a Goggle search for recipe sites and then look around to see what you can find. Whether times are tough financially or you have a lot of mouths to feed, cheap and quick recipes can really help you save time and money!
