Inexpensive Recipes

"This is really a great recipe! It is fast, simple and you usually have the ingredients on hand. I never use a mix! I got this from my sister years ago, and I have shared it many times."

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Ingredients: eggs, margarine, milk...

"These are chewy, fudgy, SUPER EASY cookies that you can probably make right now! I have watched these disappear time and again and everyone is always asking for the recipe. It is almost embarrassing to give it out, it is that easy :) Enjoy! (12/14/06: I wanted to add that Betty Crocker has updated this recipe by adding 1 tsp. vanilla extract, but I..."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, devil's food cake mix...

"When I was a child, my family used to eat this at least once a week due to the fact that it is inexpensive and a little goes a long way. We also added fresh herbs or sometimes whole kernel corn. Its even better the next day and it freezes well."

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Ingredients: pepper, elbow macaroni...

"This Chinese fried rice has the flavor those other recipes are missing. Tastes like takeout. I want to dedicate this dish to Bergy, whose recipe "AM & B's Indonesian Mehoon" has inspired this dish. Make sure you season your rice with salt before it cooks. Add some butter to the cooking water, as well. Other seasonings should be added..."

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Ingredients: lean boneless pork, eggs...

"Raise the lowly cabbage to something extraordinary! This technique of sautéing brings out a wonderful sweetness you never knew existed in cabbage. You can add different spices to this recipe: curry, caraway seeds, or hot pepper sauce are just suggestions. But try it plain first! Adapted from The Low-Carb Cookbook by Fran McCullough"

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Ingredients: salt and pepper, green cabbage...

"This is a delicious, super quick side or main dish. I got it from the back of a pasta box and it is yummy!"

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Ingredients: margarine, milk...

"The mayonnaise in place of the butter makes the bread toast evenly and gives a similar yet different crispiness. This is how they made it on the grill at a diner I used to frequent, the kind where the grill is behind the counter and you can watch. CAUTION: using low fat or no fat mayo or even miracle whip will change the outcome of the final product,..."

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Ingredients: mayonnaise, American cheese...

"These bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers are UNBELIEVABLY good! You'll love them!"

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Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh jalapeno peppers...

"I've chosen to submit this recipe because the recipes found on this website for loosemeats, and on other websites, are not the original recipe. The loosemeat was created in 1924 at Ye Old Tavern-now Gus' Family Restaurant on 14th and Jackson St. in Sioux City, Iowa. Nowadays you will find the original sandwich served at Bob's Drive Inn on Hwy 75, LeMars,..."

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Ingredients: ground sirloin, lard, onions...

"Really healthy soup, good to use when there's no time to spend in the kitchen!"

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Ingredients: cracked black pepper, fresh spinach...

"You can do SO much with a crepe. Make many different desserts."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...