Need 2 week cheap grocery list, 2 adults, using these kitchen tools..?

I cook for just two people every day on a budget of $200.00 a month and below are just some examples of the meals we eat that can be made using the equipment that you have available to you.

Get a big bottle of your favorite pasta sauce and several boxes of your favorite pasta and make several meals of just pasta and sauce. Cook just the amount of noodles that you will need for a single meal on the hot plate and heat the sauce in the microwave. Maybe get some ground beef that you can brown and keep in the freezer/fridge and add to your pasta.

Frozen burrittos - you can usually get these for 50 cents a piece or at the dollar store 4/$1.00. Heat them up in the microwave and top with a ltittle grated/shredded cheese if you want. We have these everyday for lunch but they make a great, and cheap, dinner.

You can make pancakes in a frying pan on your hot plate - serve with Heat and Eat sausages that you can warm up in the microwave. Buy a complete pancake mix like Krusteze.

Smoked sausage and red beans with rice. I buy the Zataran's Red Beans and Rice box mix, cut up some beef smoked sausage into it and cook according to the microwave directions. This will usually make a couple of meals for two people unless you are big eaters - if so, make two boxes of the rice mix. You can do the same thing using boxed potato mixes like Scalloped or Au Gratin potatoes.

Get a small ready cooked ham - they are found by the canned hams, do not have a bone in them and they weigh about 3 pounds. Heat it up in the microwave for one meal. For another meal, cube up some of the leftovers and mix in with some boxed Au Gratin or Scalloped potato mix and cook in the microwave. For a third meal, get some ready made salad, add some cucumbers, shredded carrots and any other fresh veggies that you like, toss in some cubed leftover ham and top with your favorite salad dressing.

Boxed Macaroni and cheese cooked in a pot on the hot plate and add some of your leftover ham, browned ground beef or sliced all beef hot dogs to it.

Taco salad - brown the ground beef using your hot plate or buy the ready made kind that you can heat up in the microwave, make some 'fresh' salsa using diced and seasoned canned tomatoes that you add some cilantro, lime/lemon juice, diced red onions and some inexpensive spices that you buy at the dollar store and open up a can of refried beans. Make a layer of refried beans on a plate - you do not need to heat them up, they taste fine right out of the can - top with salad fixings, taco meat, your salsa, sliced black olives and shredded/grated cheese. Eat with white corn tortilla chips/strips instead of taco shell bowls that are usually heated up in an oven.

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Top ramon can be so versitle. You can make almost anything with that and rice, you can cook the Ramon in the wave

soup, sandwich, cheese crisp, taco salad, hot dogs, waffles, tuna, and cereal.

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SJ-SC-CA Incredible Chicken Salad

3 cups chicken breast (cooked and cubed)

1 cup pineapple (diced)

1/2 cup celery (diced)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup walnuts

1/8 cup dried cranberries

2 Tablespoons sweet onion (minced)

2 Tablespoons apple juice

Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well combined and chill. Serve with a lettuce garnish.

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Ramen Noodle Veggie Skillet Dish

Cook the Ramen Noodles. Add in your chopped vegetables and combine with the noodles. Cook until done. Do NOT use the flavor packet but season with Greek seasoning. YUMMY!!!

Optional: You can add in chopped pieces of meat also.

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Venezuela Hot Dog

catsup (ketchup)

mustard

mayonnaise

crushed regular potato chips

shredded chopped raw green cabbage

chopped raw onions

boiled hot dog

steamed hot dog bun (split opened)

Start with opened steamed hot dog bun. Add boiled hot dog. Add chopped onions. Add shredded chopped green cabbage. Add crushed regular potato chips. Add mayonnaise. Add mustard. Add catsup (ketchup). Eat and enjoy.

*This is eaten in Venezuela, South America.*

1. Venezuela Dogs (Hot Dogs)

2. Venezuelan Dogs (Hot Dogs)

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I have Cherokee Indian and Choctaw Indian ancestry. One of my favorite cultural recipes of the Cherokees and Choctaws is Wild Onions and Eggs.

Wild Onions And Eggs

Wash and chop the wild onions and lightly cook the chopped onions in a greased skillet. Lightly beat the eggs and pour into the skillet with the onions. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally until done. Eat and enjoy

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American Indian Easy Fry Bread

Thaw out frozen bread dough and shape them in round circles and deep fry each side in hot oil until golden brown.

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Tuna Salad Sandwich

Combine tuna, chopped onion, chopped hard boiled egg, diced dill pickles, miracle whip, and some pickle juice together and put the tuna mixture on toasted bread. Eat and enjoy.

My parents use the same recipe and will add one slice of tomato, lettuce and sometimes one slice of onion on top of the tuna mixture.

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Blue Ribbon Potato Salad

5 cans of whole peeled potatoes, diced to desired size

1 quart jar of real mayonnaise

1/4 cup to 1/2 cup mustard, to taste

alot of celery seed, to taste

1 whole deli container of diced hardboiled eggs

1/4 cup sugar

Dice the potatoes to desired size. Mix in the mayonnaise, mustard and celery seed. Now add in the diced hardboiled eggs and mix well. Then add in the sugar to finish and mix again. Chill for at least 1/2 hour if possible. Serve.

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Fruit Cocktail Salad

1 can of fruit cocktail, drained (Use juice for something else)

1 envelope of Dream Whip

Whip the envelope of Dream Whip. Add in the drained fruit cocktail. Combine together until mixed. Eat and enjoy.

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Favorite E-Z recipes you might want to try.

Good Luck & enjoy.

COLA CHICKEN

(And more variations of recipe)

(My personal favorites….using this recipe

are the ‘wings & ribs….ummm good!)

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1 cup catsup

1 12oz. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc.)

Put chicken in a non-stick pan.

Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken.

Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes.

(turning chicken a few times, while cooking...to prevent from sticking to pan)

Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce

becomes thick and adheres to the chicken.

It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce. Yummmm!

You can double the recipe and use more pieces of

chicken....wings...would be ideal...add some hot sauce....presto "Hot Wings"!

I have used Ribs, just as good.

I tried this recipe with 'meatballs'....was equally

as good...served over rice.

I found another variation.....omit the catsup and add a small jar of Salsa (any variety).

I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup....not).

You'd think a recipe with only '3' ingredients couldn't be messed up....wouldn't you??

Well...while I was preparing to fix the 'Cola Chicken' recipe

using Salsa.....I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my

husband...(just proves...I can't do two things at once)....mixed Salsa & Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out the catsup) & Cola........still turned out really tasty (to me)...might be a little sweeter than some of you like.

I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)

but...I added the spices from a MILD (I don't care for "HOT") Buffalo Wings packet...(the kind you get to bake in the oven).....I thought it was really good.....(but you/I can't find a 'bad' way to fix chicken).

Finally....!! I fixed the 'SALSA' chicken......that's good , too.

Another (bright)idea.....I thought of trying......replace the

catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce...and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp.....!

Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce......eh...wasn't all that

great...was OK...probably won't be fixing it again.

Also tried beef stew cuts......that was pretty good.....I can see

myself making this again.

Served both over rice.....think the stew cuts would have been just as

good over noodles.

Gonna try some butterfly cut pork chopes…..or boneless chops…or pork steaks……should be good!

Try little cocktail wieners/sausages…for appetizers.

CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN

1 1/3 cups French’s Original French Fried Onions

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

1 egg, beaten

LIGHTLY CRUSH:

Onions in a plastic bag.

DIP:

Chicken in egg

COVER:

With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken.

BAKE:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan.

Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired.

Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center.

Mushroom Chicken

4 boneless/skinless chicken breast (or any pieces you like)

1 can cream of mushroom soup.

1 can water

Place chicken in crock pot (or sauce pan for stove top cooking)

mix soup & 1 can of water together

pour over chicken

cook on medium heat until boiling then reduce heat and cook until chicken is really tender & falling apart.

Serve over noodles or rice or dressing....or???

POT ROAST

Your choice of beef (to fit crock-pot)

1 pkg. dry Ranch dressing mix

1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix

1 pkg. dry Brown Gravy mix

1 cup water

Put beef in pot.

Mix together all the dry mixes….then add water …pour over meat and cover & cook on high 4-6 hours.

Until meat is tender.

The first time I mad it I didn’t have the Italian Dressing mix….so I added a pkg. of Onion Soup Mix….I have to say I liked that better.

If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix….to make a thicker sauce. Was gonna add

potatoes and carrots…but never got around to it.

OLD SETTLER’S BEANS

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lb. ground beef1/2 lb. bacon

1 chopped onion

Brown in skillet and drain excess grease.

ADD:

16 oz. can Red Kidney Beans (drained)

24 oz. can Pork & Beans (drained)

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

1/4 cup Catsup

2 TBLS. Molasses

1/2 tsp. dry mustard

Mix Thoroughly !

Cook in a crock pot until...hot...hot...hot!

Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie

1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix

1-(14 oz.)can sweetened condensed milk

1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed.

1-(9 inch) Graham Cracker Pie Crust (or Cookie crust)

Cool Whip for top (optional)

1. In a medium bowl mix Kool-Aid and condensed milk, thoroughly.

2. Fold in Cool Whip.

4. If desired, spread more Cool Whip on top.

5. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours.

I’ve used: Strawberry…Cherry…Lemon-lime (Key-Lime Pie)….Lemonade (Lemon Pie…might add some yellow food coloring for a more lemony look.)

E-Z Cake Recipes

NO EGGS, NO OIL, NO WATER .......JUST 1 12oz. SODA AND Cake MIX.

CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX.......CHERRY SODA (BLACK FOREST)

ORANGE CAKE MIX….ORANGE SODA

PINEAPPLE MIX….PINEAPPLE SODA

SPICE MIX…..ROOT BEER SODA ETC

POUR CAKE MIX IN BOWL

ADD SODA USE LOAF CAKE PAN

BAKE 350 DEGREES AS BOX SAYS.

(P.S.PREPARE PAN WITH SPRAY)

Your choice of frostings or use cool whip.

ROBERT REDFORD DESSERT

INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTTOM LAYER:

Melt 1 stick butter

Add 1/2 cup nuts and 1 cup flour.

Press into bottom of lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

MIDDLE LAYER:

Blend together 1 8oz. package cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in 1/2 small tub Cool Whip. Mix well.

TOP LAYER:

Mix together until mixture begins to thicken:

1 large package vanilla instant pudding & 1 large package instant chocolate pudding with 3 cups milk.

Spread on middle layer and chill to set. Spread remaining cool whip on top & garnish with nuts & grated chocolate if desired.

DIRT PUDDING

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound bag of Oreo’s

1 large box of instant vanilla pudding

1 small container of Cool Whip

1 Tablespoon powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.) Crush 3/4 bag of Oreo’s and spread in 9 x 13 baking dish.

2.) Make pudding as directed on package.

3.) Add Cool Whip & sugar, spread over crushed Oreo’s.

4.) Crush remaining Oreo’s and sprinkle on top of pudding mixture. Refrigerate.

Banana Pudding

I usually double the recipe....never any left-overs.

Ingredients:

Bananas

Use instant Banana pudding or vanilla pudding fix by directions on box.

Cool Whip...add to pudding mix thoroughly.

Vanilla wafers

Toasted coconut.

Line serving dish with a layer of vanilla wafers (a row up the sides of dish, also.)

Add a layer of sliced of bananas

Gently cover with a layer of 1/2 pudding mixture.

Make a second layer of wafers, bananas & pudding.

Top with some toasted coconut and/or crushed vanilla wafers.

Mock Ice Cream Sandwiches

2 whole graham crackers

Cool Whip

Spread a thin layer of Cool Whip on 1 whole cracker….top with remaining cracker….freeze.

Make several at a time.

Melt some chocolate and drizzle over top before freezing.

If you like these recipes……

Find more quick – simple – E-Z – few ingredient….recipes…at E-Z Cookin’ group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-zcookin/...

Lots of interesting ‘stuff’ in files & links…come join & check it out.

Pat in Indiana….

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