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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have several meals that are dirt cheap but still nutritious that we can sprinkle through the month that really bring costs down. With only three people we can make them last for two nights:

Vegetarian baked ziti with spinach and olives. The ingredients usually come to about $15 (pasta, canned crushed tomatoes, one bag spinach, mozzarella and Parmesan, garlic). Might be a little more now with inflation. I split the recipe between two casserole dishes and freeze one, and one dish will last two nights, especially if combined with some fresh bread (homemade so just a couple dollars worth of flour and yeast).

That’s 12 dinners (3 people x 4 nights) for under $20. So less than $2 per meal per person.

We also do vegetarian rice bowls (mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, green onions with soy sauce, sesame sauce) for a similar amount (but can’t freeze so it’s just a two nigh meal) and red beans and rice (canned beans, peppers and onions, andouille sausage). If we do one meal like this every week (over two nights) it counterbalances nights with takeout or when we do more elaborate, expensive meals and really keeps costs down. Sometimes we’ll just eat like this all month in order to save money so that we can see splurge on an upcoming vacation or holiday without busting our budget. It’s not a hardship— these meals are delicious and easy to make.

We also make pizza at home (with homemade dough that we freeze ahead) instead of ordering pizza. It’s super easy (defrost dough, make simple sauce with crushed tomatoes and garlic, assemble with toppings) and is better than 90% of pizza we’d get delivered — there are some proper Neapolitan places that do it better but they also charge $25 a pie and we’d rather eat there in person. Our at home versions feed us for days and cost, at most, $6-7 a pie.[/quote].

Would you post your pizza recipe? :-)[/quote]

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