Chili and Cornbread

Ingredients:

2 small cans of tomato soup (1.20 w/ coupon)

1 15oz can of tomato sauce (.57)

1/2lb ground beef (.75)

1 pack of taco seasoning (.50)

1 can of sweet corn (.57)

2 can of kidney beans (.40)

1 pack of jiffy cornbread mix (.48 on sale)

1 egg (.10)

1/3 cup of milk (.35)

Directions:

1. Brown your beef and set aside.

2. In large saucepan combine tomato soup, tomato sauce, ground beef, and corn and taco seasoning and let it simmer for an hour on low. Add a cup of water about halfway through to help make it a little more soupy.

3. While chili is simmering, make cornbread according to box.

Serve hot on a chilly night, perfect!

Total cost of meal: $4.92

Cube Steak Parmesan

This meal was top notch! My husband immediately told me to put it on our normal rotation because he liked it so much. The best part? Cube steak is a really affordable meat!

Ingredients:

2 cube steaks: $2.10

1 can tomato sauce (15 oz): .57

1/2 cup bread crumbs: .05

1 egg whisked: .10

1 tbs of olive oil .05

1/2 cup of shredded parm. cheese: .55

1/2 cup of moz. cheese: .55

1 cup of frozen corn: .30

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

1. Take cube steaks, dip them in the egg and then dip in the bread crumbs and parm cheese.

2. Heat oil in skillet on medium heat and add the steaks. Brown them (takes about 5 mins per side)

3. Put steaks in a baking dish, sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs/parm cheese and then cover with tomato sauce and moz. cheese. Bake for 20 minutes until cheese is sizzling.

4. Heat frozen corn (or canned corn) to serve on the side.

Total cost of meal: $4.07

Chicken In Red Sauce

Didn't really have a clever name for this one. What you see is what you get, I guess.

Ingredients:

1 8oz can of diced tomatoes (.57)

1 4oz can of tomato sauce (.25)

1 tbs Italian seasoning (.10)

1 tbs of garlic salt (.05)

1 tbs of olive oil (.10)

4 chicken thighs (1.60)

1/2 package of angel hair pasta (.75)

2 ears of corn (1.00)

1/4 cup of cheese (.45)

**Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

**This recipe takes about an hr so this is not the meal to make when you're starving.

Step 1: Mix diced tomatoes, olive oil, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic salt together in a small mixing bowl. Place chicken in a baking dish and cover with sauce.

Step 2: Place in the oven and set your timer for 50 minutes. When it hits 50 minutes, pull chicken out, cover with cheese and put it back in the oven for 10 mins. While this is cooking, throw your corn into some boiling water for 30 minutes and cook your pasta according to box directions.

Step 3: Take it out and you're ready to serve!
Enjoy!
Total cost of meal: $4.77