#RedditBudgetfood

​ I'm gonna be honest, I'm not sure how to run the numbers on this but I'm curious if anyone has. Here's my thought process: It is probably cheaper to get a big bag of potatoes and make it from scratch, especially if you use up any leftover potatoes for…

I was given ten pounds of potatoes, three pounds of onions, and a pack of high fiber tortillas from a food pantry. I saw bacon on sale for $3.99, so I got three packs.…

Not the most visually appealing meal - colors are more muted than I expected but tasted great. Recipe below. Ingredients * 1 lb of pork thinly sliced * 1/2 red and 1/2 orange bell pepper - julienned then cut into thirds * 1/2 a large sweet onion, roughly…

This was from just over a month ago, that I purchased, portioned and froze it. Just getting chance now to post. When I went shopping I noticed they had these 2 pack roasts on sale, so I picked this up for just over $25 CND.…

College student with closest store that is Trader Joe’s. What favs do you have? submitted by /u/neonshine89 [link] [comments]

If you ever have a bunch of potato peels here’s what you can do with them. And boom. You have made another meal. And of course, you can add whatever you want on top.…

Hope it’s the right flair as I am more discussing what I’m trying more than it’s a meal. But I will include the process on how to cook the dried chickpeas and beans in the instant pot, for those who may be interested in it.…

Just got my weekly Big Y market flyer via email, up here in New England. They have whole chickens at 99¢/lb. I am going to get 2 or 3 of those, 1 for making soup, 1 to roast & 1 for the freezer. Through the 28th. House brand birds w/member card.…

Eggplant Ground Pork Stir Fry (detailed recipe in the comment) Ingredients: 3 eggplants 200 g ground pork 2 pcs salted fish 2 pcs shitake mushrooms 5 red chilis 3 garlic 2-3 scallions Sauce: 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp mushroom powder…

Apparently I am a glutton for punishment and am considering breaking my food budget down by category. Instead of just having my "food" budget and having everything we eat or drink come from it, I'm going to trial breaking my food spending down into…

2 baby plum tomatoes 3 mango fingers 2 green grapes 3 blueberries 2 cucumbers 2 sweet peppers x3 2 brown onions x3 2 red onions x3 2 strawberries 16 pink lady apples

Not super impressive but it’s mostly from mine and my parents garden. Roasted pumpkin in air fryer. Sautéed onion, garlic, and brussel sprout greens, tossed in cut up cut up tomatoes near the end. They tossed it all together with salt and pepper.…

So I noticed that the local supermarket had chicken drumsticks or jumbo thighs or leg quarters for 99 cents a pound. I picked up four of these family size packs which are about 5 and 1/2 lb each.…

We are self employed & money is beyond tight atm:) I grew up in a family infamous for our terrible cooking & really have known i surely could do better :) So, I decided I had to learn to cook, PROPERLY I also cannot urge enough the value of growing some…

Hi guys. M25 here. Single and working full time. I’m located in a relatively affordable area (for food). An unexpected expense came up and I had to burn money in the 4 figures on it. It’s November 1st and I’m on a tight budget.…

One recommendation I see a lot is to add bouillon cubes to make a dish taste better so I'm here to ask the how, what, when, and why? lol How do you incorporate it into a dish? What kind of dishes? When in the recipe do you add it?…

Hi everyone, I wanted to share this budget holiday meal kit I put together using Walmart products and prices. Despite being on a fixed very limited budget myself I wanted to contribute a Thanksgiving meal for 2 to a local blessing box.…

Looking for some frozen burger patties and trying to find a good balance between budget friendly and taste. While I can make my own, I really need something that I can cook on a griddle or grill and not deal with the prep I normally do when I make my own.…

Most regional chains offer a 10 percent student discount on Tuesdays, but the fine print excludes store-brand staples. You're forced to buy brand-name items where the markup's already 30 percent higher.…