Six Super Meals for Under $60! - Continued

A box of macaroni (which is about a dollar) a jar of sauce (less than a dollar and a half) a pound of hamburger (about three dollars) and a loaf of bread (a dollar or two).  Add some butter or garlic to your bread, and a few drinks for meal and you are still going to be under budget. Cooking your hamburger and macaroni and then mixing the two together with sauce makes a great main dish. You can have plain bread, butter bread, or butter and garlic warmed in the oven as a side with your macaroni and sauce mixture.

Two boxes of macaroni and cheese (under three dollars) with a package of pork chops (about five dollars) and a box of shake and bake or breadcrumbs and you have a great meal for under ten dollars. If you are buying generic brand of macaroni and cheese - you can find even cheaper prices, maybe two for a dollar, and then you can spend more on your chops, or you can opt for a jar of barbeque sauce, about a dollar and a half instead of the bread crumbs or shake and bake for a spicy meal that will please your entire family!

Cooking on a budget is just a matter of making a list, sticking to it when you go shopping. When you are on a budget, feeding many people, you don’t always have to buy the most expensive brands. Most often, you will find that the generic, store brand, or the off brand is going to taste similar if not the same for the same price!

Happy Cooking.