12 on a budget Recipes

beef rice-a-roni, ground beef, egg, beaten, boiling water, cornstarch in 3 tbsp cold water

unsweetened chocolate, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, chopped pecans or 2/3 cup walnuts, salt

uncooked jasmine rice, water, sesame oil, cubes chicken bouillon, olive oil, green onion, chopped, garlic , smashed, fresh ginger root, crushed, chicken thigh with skin

brown lentils, vegetable broth, diced onion, chopped red bell peppers (optional) or 1 cup green bell pepper (optional), shredded monterey jack cheese, red pepper flakes, salt

shredded carrots, chopped celery, diced chicken , turkey or tuna, minced onion, salad dressing, season to your liking, lettuce leafs, shoestring potatoes in can

hot dogs , whichever are on sale at the time, blackberry jelly , or any other dark colored jelly you have in the fridge, strawberry jam, mustard, barbecue sauce , honey bbq

avocados, halved, lemon juice, tuna in water, drained and flaked, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce (optional and to taste), spring onions, finely sliced, shrimp (to garnish ) (optional)

ham (half butt, on sale), honey dijon mustard, brown sugar, cola (the real thing), dried navy beans, onion, diced, mayonnaise, pickle relish, onions, minced, worcestershire sauce

brown rice, rinsed and drained, birds eye steam fresh frozen southwest corn, stewed tomatoes, chicken broth, pinto beans or 1 (12 oz) can any canned beans, stalks celery, sliced thinly, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, sweet paprika, salt, pepper

white rice (not instant ), vermicelli (pasta, broken into 3/4 - 1 inch pieces approximately), dried onion flakes, dried parsley, butter, broth (your choice of flavors. homemade preferred for salt content and best flavor), water, salt and pepper (to taste)