What’s your favorite “broke” meal?

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When you’re short on money, what’s your favorite inexpensive meal? Mine is Mac and cheese. 😊

indissoluble · Accepted Answer

I'd just eat whatever fruit is in season that's growing on my trees or go dig some cassava out of my yard and boil it up if I need a lot of calories or make a salad or stir fry from assorted perennial greens and fresh veggies from the yard or go fish on the seawall, pier, a bridge, or on the beach for some fish. If I had to eat food from the store, I'd just wait a week or two and my neighbor that volunteers would show up with boxes of free food that she always gets for volunteering and dumps on her neighbors because there is always way too much extra stuff that needs to be gotten rid of. If that wasn't working, then I'd go buy a 50 LB bag of bread flour for like $20 and make fresh Italian bread for like $0.50 a loaf which is enough calories for an entire day and then drink water. If that was too expensive, I walk out into the wilderness and chop down Sabal palms with a chain saw and make swamp cabbage. If there were no trees in the forest, then I'd go to a charity pantry on my own and pick up some free food, but never ever would I eat instant mac and cheese to save a buck.

Lliam · Accepted Answer

Spaghetti with clam sauce. Spaghetti noodles, a can of minced clams with the juice, some chopped garlic, butter and a bit of cream or milk, and some salt and pepper. You can add a bit of Italian seasoning.

Simslover92 · Accepted Answer

It used to be ramen before I went vegan although I'm not really vegan anymore, I don't think I would go back to that. Too much sodium.

queenofcardio · Accepted Answer

I'll do a simple chickpeas curry and toast. Very filling and it's just under $5.

loveslongnails · Answer

Mac and Cheese from a box may be cheap, but I'd personally never eat that stuff again now that I know what's in it. Real M&C is more expensive, so that's out. Instead, I get some rotini ($1.50 a box) and go to the deli counter at the market and ask what cheese they have in the "ends bin" for $1.99 a lb. I get a hard cheese if available. I get some frozen peas ($1.29 a bag). Melt some butter, cook the peas in it, add the cooked rotini and toss with the grated cheese. It works out to less than $1 plus the energy to cook it. Can't get much cheaper than that for a hot meal.

NathanDavis · Answer

whether broke or not... taco stands are always relatively, cheap and affordable... and also GREAT, lol

MaddieXH · Answer

At uni I loved: Cheesy sweetcorn  Spaghetti hoops on toast Spicy cheesy noodles with garlic toast Boiled eggs and gochujang  Fried egg, rice and sauces  For desert: Cream cheese, sugar, lemon mixture

Account · Answer

Spaghetti with mayo or spaghetti with ketchup is pretty good. I like eating that without being broke

emeraldsaphire · Answer

Mac and cheese is up their for sure! Also Ramon Noodles. Mixing cheep canned good with rice or pasta 😂 Some of that was super good. others not so much

Beckybooboo · Answer

Scrambled eggs and toast. During my college years, if I had an extra dollar, I'd fry a sliced potato with the eggs. I still make fried eggs and potatoes for breakfast or for dinner on occasion.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

4 or 5 boiled potatoes (0.3€) 2 eggs code 1 (0.5€) Total = 0.8€  I didn't count power, the knob of butter, nor salt or pepper.

4ngelic · Answer

smoked trout plain baguette sandwich cereal for lunch/dinner  single ingredient omelette with black pepper

Twodogs0525 · Answer

Pork and beans wrapped in bread. I'll still eat a can of pork and beans right out of the cupboard!

CherryLove007 · Answer

I already eat it every day... CHERRY smoothies

Spencer10 · Answer

I stick with the classics... for me it would be KD.

Agape93 · Answer

Bread and gravy  Beans and rice  Shit on a shingle

Massageman · Answer

Yup - Mac and cheese.  Or just shove some leftover "meat" (cold cuts, hot dog, whatever) in roll and eat that.

Iron_Man · Answer

Have you ever heard of macaroni and cheese Not Mac

KralArthur · Answer

Noodle lol. Its pretty cheap in here and so easy to make

Amy10223 · Answer

Tuna fish with mayo on grain bread.

Babyseal23 · Answer

Jacket potoe with beans and cheese

Shiprex · Answer

Mine is toast with baked beans

dudeinohio · Answer

Ramen

Alex-Snow · Answer

P B & J

najekim · Answer

Grilled cheese and fries.

Anonymous · Answer

How broke we talking here?

Tomislav7 · Answer

Butter toast

Marissa4 · Answer

Grilled Cheese.

rapfan107 · Answer

Soup of noodles

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