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Cooking meals with LITTLE TO NO MEAT for a family, need your ideas!
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[quote:drinking buddy:MV80NTU1NTQ2XzgzMDE3MzY2XzFFQzNDQkYw] we use lentils in chili/tacos/curries, chickpeas in chana masala, my kids love rice cooked with those tomatoes/green chilies or salsa and then at the end I dump in a can of drained black beans or kidney or pinto beans and frozen sweet corn if we have it. Fried rice with eggs, and all the veggie odds and ends in the 'rotter' (our name for the veggie drawer in the fridge), mince an onion, finely chop cabbage and saute low and slow with a little bacon or sausage for a filling dish. Potatoes roasted, with cheese, mashed or baked with toppings (in college I went most of a semester with a baked potato topped with cottage cheese, minced onion, and bbq for a cheap healthy dinner - veg on the side) There are lots of food pantries now too...don't discount them. Many give out fresh meat or fish if you are willing to eat it. As we head into hunting season, many states have programs that allow hunters to donate extra venison to pantries. Our community also has local cupboards that they have put out in rural neighborhoods and the locals keep stocked (through a county 'mutual aid' society). breakfast for dinner is another good way to be creative - french toast, biscuits and gravy, eggs scrambled with whatever, pancakes or waffles and fruit..lots of choices. Some farms will also trade for work, check out localharvest.org and see what's near you. Some CSA's even have share the wealth programs that allow subscribers to purchase an extra share to donate to another family. [/quote]
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Ok so our grocery budget has been cut in half, and prices keep going up.
I need ideas and recipes for making meat stretch for a family.
We already do soups, stews and chili. Great budget meals!
I've recently added fried rice to the meal rotation, fantastic way to make a lot of food with very little. Plus my kids love it.
You can also stretch a 1lb package of Italian sausage into several meals: take half and mix into pasta sauce for spaghetti, freeze the other half to use for homemade pizza.
Any other ideas from you good folks would be sincerely appreciated!
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