in search of "cheap eats'

[Ellyane]

what are your super cheap meals? You know, when you have to cut your food budget to nearly nothing, but are still trying to get a 'balanced' meal?

Mine is SMURD. (Sarah and Matt's Utilitarian Rice Dish) It is basically 1 cup rice per person, served with 1 egg and any veggies on hand (usually carrots/broccoli) seasoned w/ soy sauce. We developed SMURD when we were teaching ESL in Japan. We'd just arrived and had to wait 6 weeks before our first paycheck, with only a few hundred dollars to our names. It didn't originally have eggs, but after eating it for 3-4 dys we started CRAVING protein!

What have you got?

[Mother of Sons]

Chicken with pasta is ours. 1 diced chicken breast with a whole pot of pasta.

chicken fried rice is pretty cheap too.

[Mama Calidad]

Our cheap dish is pasta with tomato sauce. One package of pasta, cooked and topped with one can of tomato sauce, some Italian seasoning, and parmesean cheese. Less than a dollar to feed the family. :tu