Pasta is one of those pantry staples that can turn almost anything into supper. A little chicken, some ground beef, a jar of sauce, frozen vegetables, tuna, cheese, or butter can become a filling family meal when you add noodles. Our family tries to eat gluten-free and whole-foods based most of the time, so we usually stick with brown rice pasta. We like options like Jovial or Kroger Simple Truth brown rice pasta because they fit our family ... Read the Post...
Cheap Family Dinners with Potatoes: 25 Easy Budget Meals
Potatoes are one of those humble ingredients that can save supper in a hurry. They are cheap, filling, easy to cook, and they go with just about everything. If you have potatoes, a little meat, some cheese, eggs, vegetables, or even just a few pantry staples, you can usually pull together a real family dinner without making an extra trip to the store. Around here, potatoes have always been a favorite. When my daughter was two, she ... Read the Post...
Cheap Family Dinners with Rice: 25 Easy Budget Meals
Rice is one of my favorite pantry staples for stretching a grocery budget. It is cheap, filling, easy to store, and it can turn a little bit of meat, a few frozen vegetables, or a can of beans into a real family dinner. One of my favorite grocery habits is buying the 25-pound bag of jasmine rice at Sam’s Club. It sounds like a lot of rice, and I guess it is, but for our family it usually keeps us stocked for about six months. I love knowing it ... Read the Post...
Cheap Family Dinners with Ground Beef: 25 Easy Budget Meals
Ground beef is one of those ingredients that can save supper in a hurry. It cooks fast, stretches well, and works with just about anything you already have in the pantry. If you have a pound of ground beef, a bag of rice, a box of pasta, a few potatoes, or some tortillas, you are already halfway to dinner. That is why I like to keep ground beef in the freezer when I can. When it goes on sale, I try to grab a few packs and freeze them in ... Read the Post...