Breakfast for dinner!

This vegetarian chili is awesome. Even meat lovers love it.

Best if made the day before.

Ingredients:
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 onion (I use a sweet white onion)
15 ounce can of red kidney beans
15 ounce can of chick peas
15 ounce can of black beans
10-15 ounce can of corn kernels (not in syrup)
28 ounce can of tomatoes (I use chunked tomatoes, I think)
1 - 1 ½ cups vegetable broth (I used 1 container of the prepackaged Pacific brand in the 4-pack)
¼ cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon basil
1 tablespoon chili powder
salt & pepper

Directions:
drain all beans and corn in a colander
saute peppers and onion in olive oil for 10-15 minutes on low
add everything else and cook on low for several hours
let cool, refrigerate overnight, and serve the next day

Anonymous wrote:Check out budget bytes website. I've used many of her recipes, and making her red beans and rice for tonight. Also daal with rice is another pretty cheap one, just not spicy for the kids.

+1 - Love this website! It's a lot of great, simple recipes that are fairly easy. They don't call for random/expensive ingredients.

Buy fresh pizza dough at the grocery - $1.50 or less (you can also make it from scratch but I think it's a pain). Add pepperoni and shredded mozz or bbq sauce, chicken & cheddar.

Tuna pasta salad (tuna, pasta, frozen mixed veg, salad dressing)

Cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes and smoked sausage steamed together with a little water,

Lentils prepared like taco meat (or 50/50 with meat) over baked potatoes

Fried rice with eggs and mixed veggies

Breakfast for dinner (French toast or pancakes with eggs)

Anonymous wrote:The biggest savings you can realize is to stoop wasting things. Plan for, save, and use leftovers. If you have enough only fir 1 person, then one person eats that while others eat a sandwich or something. Or learn to repurpose. Leftover rice goes on to be fried rice. Or goes into soup. Etc.

Roast a chicken? One meal of roast chicken. Sandwiches or porous with leftover meat. Carcass gets tossed in the soup pot.

I agree with this. Our grocery budget for 4 is astronomical ($1500-$1700) a month and I realize it is bc leftovers are rarely being used. So for example, I will buy expensive fish on Monday and the next day there will be one filet left and it will end up being wasted bc I cook something else the following day. I'm trying to do a better job with meal planning to avoid this.

I would check out an Indian cookbook from the library and become familiar with an Indian grocer close to you. You can get all the spices you need to cook Indian dishes for less than 10 bucks and they will last you for months. Here are some dishes that are very budget friendly:

Dal (lentil spiced soup)
Ground Keema or turkey (spiced ground turkey or beef)
Cauliflower curry
Chicken pulao

Jack Munroe on the Guardian website--she is a regular food writer and all her recipes are cost-conscious.

I'm doing this one right now - 20 Meals from Costco for $150 – Recipes & Printable Shopping Lists

Read more: http://www.5dollardinners.com/20-meals-from-costco-for-150-recipes-printable-shopping-lists/#ixzz2v2m87dbB

The biggest savings you can realize is to stoop wasting things. Plan for, save, and use leftovers. If you have enough only fir 1 person, then one person eats that while others eat a sandwich or something. Or learn to repurpose. Leftover rice goes on to be fried rice. Or goes into soup. Etc.

Roast a chicken? One meal of roast chicken. Sandwiches or porous with leftover meat. Carcass gets tossed in the soup pot.

I add frozen peas, bacon, olive oil, lemon and pepper to pasta of any kind. Very easy and it keeps for a few days in the fridge.

Scrambled egg whites on a small wrap with sliced avocado on the side.

You can make little pizzas on Naan bread and just pop them in the oven.

quiche or Spanish tortilla (eggs, potato, onions) with side salad.

Chili of all kinds--white chicken (us thighs or ground turkey), red, etc.

Here's a link to a Rachael Ray budget dinner feature:

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-search/budget-recipes/budget-friendly-recipes/?sssdmh=dm17.725589&esrc=nwrrm030114