Budget Meals 2 - Eating On A Very Low Budget

I like to try to post a meal plan that is as bare as possible.  This way, if you have extra cash, you can add in the items that you or your family like without blowing the budget. 


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Grocery List:

Potatoes

Carrots

Onion

Paprika if you can afford it or don’t have it already

Eggs

Bread

Oats

Apples

Bananas

1 whole chicken either cut up or not

Low sodium soy sauce

Rice

Frozen vegetables

Cabbage

Spaghetti

Spaghetti sauce

jam

Ingredients to make your favorite cole slaw dressing (for me that is miracle whip, sugar, apple cider vinegar) I use a simplified version of KFC (I don’t use the celery salt) https://www.centercutcook.com/kfc-coleslaw-copycat/

For the chick fil a one here:  http://kfor.com/2016/01/03/chick-fil-a-releases-their-cole-slaw-recipe-before-removing-it-from-the-menu/    ps:  I sub plain old mustard for “dry mustard”.  No one has ever noticed.    For this one you will need mustard, mayo and vinegar)

When you debone chicken thighs, you can never get all the meat off the bone, but I don’t try.  I fry them for a meal or snack just like you would chicken wings.  

Breakfasts:

Oatmeal with banana or apples

Breakfast hash – potatoes, onion and carrot with paprika

Eggs & Toast

Lunch-

Soups – use the bones from the chicken to make broth or use a boullion cube if you have them

Leftovers

Peanut butter sandwich

Homemade fries (we bake them)

Snacks:  jam and bread, fruit

Dinner:

Breakfast for dinner (we love this and do it weekly) pancakes, eggs, toast

Stirfry – use chicken thighs, frozen veg, soy sauce and rice

Potato hash.  Use your white meat chicken – cook it and shred it, then fry or bake cubed potatoes until golden brown.  Add onion and chicken and cook until onion softens.  

Falafel or chick pea burgers or black bean burgers, French fries, cole slaw

Spaghetti  (if you feel you need protein some smashed up cooked beans added to it works nicely)

Potato pancakes and any chicken you have left over cooked and shredded, cole slaw