Awhile back I made a soup pouch thing and on the back it had an added recipe adding rice and baking it but for the life of me I can't find it again it was so good please helppppp

Hey y'all! I developed this recipe a few months ago because I don't live by a Pizza Hut anymore, and I was feeling nostalgic. Turns out you don't need a large quantity of toppings, it's very flexible, and the ingredients are quite inexpensive all told. I finally wrote everything down correctly for my own little notebook, so I thought I'd share here. You can use premade pizza sauce, but I'll link a good recipe at the end too. Enjoy!

Easy Homemade Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

• 1 t instant yeast
• 1 T sugar
• 1.5 c warm water
• 3 c AP flour
• 1.5 t salt
• 2 T Olive oil plus a small amount for oiling your hands whenever you need to handle the pizza dough, and to grease the pan
• Semolina or corn meal for pan

In a large mixing bowl, mix yeast and sugar into warm water till dissolved. Add flour and salt and mix with your hands until a shaggy dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to develop at room temp or a cold oven with the light on.

After an hour, with oiled hands, stretch and fold the dough until smooth.

Rest 30 minutes, covered, then stretch and fold again. Repeat 30 minutes rests/stretch and folds until the dough has been folded four times.

Allow dough to rest for five more minutes after the final fold. Oil your deep dish or cast iron skillet; sprinkle Semolina into pan. Preheat the oven to 425°.

Carefully stretch the dough, forming a circle, then place in the pan. Using the same method as for focaccia, use your fingertips to dimple the dough, forming it into all edges of the pan as evenly as possible.

Layer on: Pizza sauce (go heavier than for a hand tossed) Sliced muenster Pepperoni slices Shredded pizza cheese blend Flattened seasoned balls of raw ground beef (or pork sausage) 5-6 pepperoncini sliced (optional) Sliced mushrooms, green peppers, olives, and or onions, or any veggies you like (optional) 6 slices provolone Oregano to top

Bake at 425 for around 20 minutes - cheese should be browned and crust should be golden. Allow to set for five minutes after baking, then slice and serve with an iced Pepsi Cola, preferably in a translucent red textured plastic cup.

Pizza sauce: https://joyfoodsunshine.com/easy-homemade-pizza-sauce-recipe/

I've struggled regulating my diet for most of my life. As a child, not enough fiber. as a teen and through my 20s, too much fiber. As of writing this, I depend on oats for a large bulk of my diet. peanut butter oats, oats yogurt, Oreo oatmeal, apple butter oats, the list goes on. I'll have as many as 2-4 bowls of oatmeal in a day with various toppings and flavorings. That, in addition to my daily beans and coffee, has caused me much digestion distress. Recently I started subbing out 1/3rd of my oat meal servings with masa harina, as well as subbing one of my daily oat bowls with a bowl of grits. My gut has thanked me and my bowls of oatmeal are largely unchanged. If anyone else out there is struggling with too much fiber in there diet, just try subbing in another grain along with your porridge, like farina, cream of wheat, wheat flour, or masa harina in my case, whatever you have on hand.

My favourite cookbook of all time is Economy Gastronomy. I recommend it to anyone who asks what cookbook to get, and bought it a second time when I was forced to leave my cookbook collection behind.

I mention this because a core tenet of that book is the idea of 'tumbledown' meals. That is, making a large batch of something that acts as an ingredient in subsequent meals. It can help to think of it as upcycling leftovers, so that rather than eating the same thing over and over, you have a similar thing with minor alterations that makes less work overall.

The example I'll use begins with this recipe:

Vegetarian Braised Mince

300 g finely diced mushrooms

3 Tbsp oil

3 C frozen diced onions (about 3 diced onions)

6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (about 3 Tbsp)

200 g raw brown lentils, rinsed and drained

2 C TVP mixed with 2 C water

400 g chopped tomatoes (about 1/2 a can)

1 Tbsp soy sauce

3 beef stock cubes + 1L boiling water

In a large, deep-sided skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until most of the water is cooked out. Add onion and garlic, and saute until onions are transluscent. Stir in remaining ingredients and let simmer uncovered for about 1 hour.

Cool and divide into 3. Use as an add-in for tomato sauce.

I make a batch of this mince every few months. One third of a batch can mix into some tomato sauce and be used as part of a lasagna, so I can make three homemade lasagnas over that period of months with far less effort than such a task would typically demand.

I also recently took a dose of this recipe and made it into a 'meatball' mix using this recipe:

Beef Meatballs

For mix:

500g ground beef

1 large egg

1/4 C breadcrumbs

1 tsp salt

3/4 C veggie add ins (1/2 C frozen chopped kale, 1/4 C diced onion)

1 Tbsp seasonings (1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp curry, 1/4 tsp cumin & nutmeg)

For cooking:

1/4 C BBQ sauce + up to 1/4 C water

Mix ingredients together well & form into meatballs of about 25g each. Place in an oven-safe dish and coat with thinned BBQ sauce. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes at 350F.

Meatloaf sandwich alteration: Spread mixture in a 1/2" layer on a greased or lined baking sheet. Coat with straight BBQ sauce, and bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Cut into squares to fit your preferred bread.

Using the meatloaf alteration, and replacing the meat with 1/3 batch of vegetarian braised mince, we had hot meatloaf sandwiches the night I made it, using toasted brown bread and topping with some cheese.

A couple of days pass, and now I want to use up the remaining 'meatloaf'. There are four slices. We could have sandwiches again, but we eat plenty of sandwiches. I have no potatoes or vegetables to make a 'meat and potatoes' plate. So I do my usual fallback: pizza.

I make my own crust, but this could just as easily be done with a premade crust or dough from the store. Then I topped it with some sauce (plain canned), the 'meatloaf' that I'd cut into smaller pieces, and some shredded mozzarella. Baked it at 425F for 15 minutes, then served it up.

This is all a very long way of saying that this kind of exercise can be carried out with any number of foods. It's less of a method than a way of looking at food, and making the most of what you've got.

Thanks for reading my gigantic post. I hope you found it helpful.

Hey I am transitioning from living in dorms to living alone. Previously I had a meal plan and now that I am living alone the whole aspect of making a grocery list and planning out what I am going to be eating on a daily basis is stressing me out. Being an international student, my budget for food is also very tight, especially in the current economy. So I would really appreciate any advice or pointers that you can give me.

I realized in my last post, my recipe called for a decent bit of spices, something that when I stepped back and looked at myself I had taken for granted the collection that I've accumulated over this last decade.

I know I started my collection with some bottom shelf "Italian Seasoning" blend, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, table salt and black pepper. Then, once per grocery trip, I would buy one of the ingredients in the Italian Seasoning: oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary. It started to make more sense why and how these spices worked together. Now I think I have over 30 different spices of all kinds.
My rambling aside, what are your guys' tips and tricks for

• accumulating spices
• learning and making different spice blends
• using spices in new recipes

I'm a staunch advocate for "just because we're poor doesn't mean it shouldn't be delicious", so I'm excited to hear everyone's ideas.

##Meatballs and Sauce

• 12oz. Frozen meatballs (apx. $4.50*)
• 24oz. Tomato sauce (apx. $1.99*)

Open sauce, add:
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp rosemary pulverized in mortar&pestle if available (if not, crush leaves between your fingers as you add them)
1 tsp thyme (can be pulverized with the rosemary; a classic combination, but not necessary)
0.5 tsp oregano
0.5 tsp basil
0.25 tsp paprika
Substitution: 1 Tbsp any Italian Seasoning blend will do
Put lid securely back on. Shake

Put meatballs in medium saucepan and pour sauce over
Cover. Heat on higher heat until sauce boils
Reduce heat to simmer. Stir
Keep covered. Cook for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally

##Garlic Toast

• 8 pack garlic toast (apx. $2.99*)
• jar of minced garlic in olive oil (apx. $2.99*)

Preheat oven to 375°F
Place garlic toast on parchment lined baking sheet (aluminum foil is perfectly fine)
According to package instructions, bake, flipping halfway
After flipping, spoon apx. 0.25 tsp minced garlic over each piece. Spread
Finish baking

Serve meatballs and sauce over garlic toast. Enjoy.

Serves 2 adults (maybe 3)
Meal is about $13 not including the spices (apx. $15 if using substitute spice blend)
(* Prices based on my CNY Wegmans grocery)

I just purchased heavily discounted 10.5 ounces of plain goat cheese in a tube shape. It's a new food for me. How do I wrap most of it to freeze? Does the texture and taste change? If frozen goat cheese is different from fresh, what can I use it for? Thank you for your help.

I don’t know if this is the right sub for this, so please redirect me if it isn’t.

The title essentially explains everything. Regrettably I never learned to cook, but now that I’m in boarding, I’d like to try learning.

Could someone kindly explain what the best appliances are (gas powered appliances aren’t allowed in the dorms), and the best ingredients that can be used for multiple dishes, ideally cheaply? Recipes are also appreciated.

If it helps, I am in Malaysia. And the dorm has a small fridge with a freezer. I know I should include a budget, but I really don’t know what an appropriate amount would be. I’m absolutely clueless on this matter.

It always surprises me when people post recipes or ideas here and talk about price, like " a week of sandwiches works out to 75 cents a day!" or "just buy a 10lb bag of rice for $3!".

Not only do we all use different currencies but we all live in different economies. So I thought I'd share a small haul of basic groceries I picked up yesterday and give people a chance to guess what this cost me, to give an idea of how the price of food varies from place to place. Receipt in the comments.

Please remove if this isn't allowed-

We've been shopping on a budget for the last 6 months so for breakfast it's usually food prepped egg & sausage wraps or smoothies. Well, I have a massive container of quaker oats and my BF loves oatmeal (probably why I bought it originally, I'm sure). I've never loved oatmeal because my mom always just made it plain. Nothing added lol.

What are your favorite oatmeal recipies/add ins? I'm used to seeing fruit toppings but I feel like the oatmeal is still so bland without the added sweetness of sugar but i'm trying to keep it on the healthier side. For reference, my fruits are all frozen that I'd thaw to put on oatmeal.

Any help is welcome!

I really enjoy putting together cheap and delicious meal plans, and got inspired to make another one today.

If anyone is interested in me doing a full breakdown of how to portion out the ingredients and what the recipes are, let me know!

Edit for formatting

Sunday

Pancakes

Ramen Noodles

Chilli

Monday

PB & Banana Toast

Leftover Chilli

Roast Pork Loin with Potatoes & Carrots

Tuesday

Apple Muffins & Apple Slices

Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Chilli Dogs/Chilli Mac & Cheesey Broccoli

Wednesday

Pancakes

Ramen Noodles

Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Maple Roasted Carrots

Thursday

PB & Banana Toast

Hot Dogs & Apples or Carrots

Nachos

Friday

Pancakes

Mac & Cheese & Apples or Carrots

BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Potato Wedges, Broccoli

Saturday

Apple Muffins & Apple Slices

Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Lazy Lasagna & Garlic Bread

Shopping List

Sandwich Bread $1.42

Hamburger Buns $1.46

Hotdog Buns $1.46

Syrup $2.36

Pancake Mix $1.98

Half Gallon Milk $1.52

Margerine Sticks $1.28

American Cheese $2.48

8 oz Cheddar $2.24

Bannana x4 $1.04

5lb Potatoes $3.27

2lb Apples $3.37

1lb Carrots $1.08

3lb Onions $3.14

Peanuts $2.48

Peanut Butter $1.94

32 oz Frozen Broccoli $2.28

Family Size Cheese Ravioli $6.77

8 pack hot dogs $1.18

Pork Loin Filet $4.98

2 lbs Ground Beef $8.48

Can Mixed Chilli Beans $.86

2x Can Tomato Soup $1.36

4x Ramen Noodles $1.20

Mild Salsa $1.92

BBQ Sauce $1.72

2X Mac & Cheese

1lb Dry Black Beans

2x 15 oz can tomato sauce $1.92

Tortilla Chips $1.98

So I’m not trying to get into my situation because I don’t need a pity party. But I’m wondering if anybody has some advice on the best cheap foods to eat while still having atleast a sliver of nutrition in it. I don’t care if it’s rice and beans. I’m hoping I can feed myself for $2 a day atleast for a couple months along with a multivitamin to have a somewhat complete diet. Any input is appreciated, and just fyi I don’t care how bland or boring it is I simply cannot afford seasonings, sauces, extras, etc.

I asked about meal prep ideas on here awhile back and ziti and Shepards pie came my go to. Due to freezer making the potatoes not really good, I just went to ziti

My question is, I use quite a lot of cheese to get calories, I do omad. Is there anything else I could use?

Here's my ziti

3lb ground sausage turkey

1lb cheese of various flavors

1 tub of ricotta cheese

8oz Parmesan cheese for top

1lb noodles

2 jars of sauce, Alfredo or marinara

1lb of peas

1lb of corn

So cheese was my go to for calories but I know it's not the best to eat in large quantities, so I'm trying to replace the calories. I know with current food prices, budget is becoming a loose term, but anybody got any suggestions?

Edit: this recipe lasts me 6 days

I love cooking but buying meat just when you need it is difficult in my situation and all the stuff that makes the base of meals is perishable. What kind of canned foods or meats are good and can be used in a variety of recipes?

Has anyone adopted bacalao who was not brought up with it? Is it a worthwhile budget food?

Apologies if I upset anyone or caused some controversy with my post yesterday. I think a lot of people were confused by my haul post and assumed my purchases were intended to be used as planned meals for the upcoming week. I tried to make it clear in my OP that it was not a full meal plan haul but I wasn’t clear enough with that info. It was a fun thread to interact with and digest some of the comments and suggestions!

It’s become more clear to me that our sub is pretty diverse, and while our overall goal is to improve our food expenditures we also approach things differently as individuals. Some of us have to live within a weekly budget or risk late or skipped payments on other bills. Some of us have better finances but limited storage space to plan beyond a week or even might have to buy food daily if in the city and using public transportation. There are also the rest of us who are richer or poorer with more storage options for weeks or months of food storage.

Anyways I think it’s cool to see the different suggestions and advice that comes from the different backgrounds here. LOL, to those who may think I’m a knuckle dragging caveman obsessed with eating meat - don’t worry we buy plenty of fruits, vegetables and dried beans. A few pieces of the Wright Brothers bacon will be diced up to use as a substitute for pancetta in a killer minestrone soup I’m planning to make tomorrow! I’m trying some small red beans as part of my ingredients.

I wrote and tried this recipe based on this post. My spouse quite likes frozen burritos, but his preferred brand has been discontinued. There is a replacement that is $2 per burrito, and are - according to him - on the small side.

By my calculations, based on local prices, this recipe makes a batch of 10 for about $0.80 apiece. It's tough to be super accurate, since seasonings are hard to calculate. Also this first batch was made with the broth from a small pork roast that I made into some pulled pork.

Bean and Cheese Burritos

450g pinto beans, soaked several hours in hot water with 1 Tbsp baking soda

water or stock to cover (about 6 cups)

1/2 C frozen diced onions

1 sachet low-sodium beef bouillion

1 tsp each salt, garlic powder

1 bay leaf

1/2 tsp cumin

1 tsp soy sauce

1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

3 Tbsp sambal olek

90g shredded cheese

10 whole wheat tortillas

Cook the pinto beans in water seasoned with onion, salt, garlic powder and bay leaf on high pressure for 50 minutes. Allow to release naturally. Drain and reserve liquid for another application. Mash beans with cumin, soy sauce, vinegar and sambal. Stir through shredded cheese. Divide into 10 portions (about 123g each), and roll each portion in a tortilla. Lay out on a tray to freeze, then transfer to a bag or container once frozen.

A meat market popped up on my FB feed that's about a half hour away (Benson NC) so I checked them out. I got

40 lb. case fresh boneless skinless chicken $65

10 pound chub of 80/10 ground beef $25

2 8-ish pound frozen turkey breast $17

3 pounds bacon $7.50

So 70 pounds of meat for $116 after tax.

I work in a commercial kitchen and it appears to be the stuff like we get, their supplier looks to be US Foods. Chicken was very fresh.

Today I trimmed up the chicken and broke down the beef and we vacuum sealed it along with 6 pounds of pork loin chops from BJ's club ($1.99 lb.)

Single egg omlette with sharp cheddar, spinach and red onion. So good! My previous attempt came out as a blob so I'm very proud lol.

Could have done it cheaper and probably healthier by making my own meatballs and salad. Next time, I’d add proper onion rings instead of crisps.

Lidl
Smoked cheddar Cheese Slices £1.55
Onion Rings crisps £0.99
Sweet &Crunchy Salad £1.39
Smooth Tomato cooking Sauce £0.69
Crispy Onion bits £1.89
Beef Meatballs £4.19
Mozzarella Slices £2.19

Tesco
Cheese & Herb Sub Rolls 4 Pack £1.50

Total £13.79

Had 6 meatballs leftover which I can plop on top of spaghetti with steamed carrots tomorrow for the kids for an extra cost of around £1

I fried the meatballs in oil on the hob until golden brown then let them simmer in the tomato sauce for about 40 mins. Once the bread rolls are butterflied on the oven tray, spread a little of the sauce on both sides before placing the cooked meatballs on one side. Place cheese slices on top to taste. Cook under grill until the cheese melts - roughly 8-10 minutes. Plate up with onion rings and salad and offer a sprinkle of onion bites.