What are some easy & cheap dinners I can make?

Question

I'm still new to being a stay at home mother. But, I want to show more appreciation to my boyfriend for letting me stay home. What are some easy recipes I can make that taste like they took all day?

Answer 1

4 chicken b*****s

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 can of milk

mix the soup and milk together then add the chicken.  Cover, then place in the oven on 350 for 45 minutes.  

You can serve with mashed potatoes or rice.  

Also, if I throw in some French's Fried Onions with the chicken it adds a nice flavor and is yummy on the potatoes or rice.

Answer 2

bake a ham and make home made mac and cheese, rolls, and grilled squash and onion.  to bake the ham just put it in the oven in a pan with some water and cover with foil.  for the mac and cheese do it in the crock pot while your ham is baking. Put in elbow macaroni noodles, a can of cheddar cheese soup, and can of milk, a small thing of sour cream, salt, pepper, and a bag of shredded cheese.  Just let it sit in the crock pot for about 4-6 hours. the rolls just buy some you can pop in the oven for a few minutes, and for the squash and onions about 45 minutes before the ham is done wrap some sliced up squash and onions and put alot of butter pats all over it in alumiminum foil and let it cook.  

Answer 3

I've got several easy, quick (& cheap) meal ideas and recipes on my blog: http://christiscollections.blogspot.com/...

Answer 4

Add a can of tuna and some sauted onions and peppers to a box of macaroni and cheese, after you have prepared it. Completely changes the flavor of the mac & cheese.

Answer 5

chicken is cheap and there are so many different ways to prepare it. you probably have many of the other ingredients in the recipes in your kitchen

Super Simple Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

4 bone-in chicken breast

halves, with skin

4 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon dried basil

1 teaspoon garlic salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place chicken b*****s in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish or roasting pan. Dot each breast with 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine, then season each breast with dried basil and garlic salt to taste.

3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Simply Parmesan Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup dried bread crumbs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

cheese

2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 egg, beaten

5 skinless, boneless chicken

b*****s

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. In a medium bowl mix together the bread crumbs, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese. Dip chicken b*****s in egg, then in bread crumb mixture to coat. Place coated chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until juices run clear, turning over chicken 5 minutes before removing from oven.

Delicious Baked Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

4 bone-in chicken breast

halves, with skin

1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pinch garlic powder

salt and pepper to taste

3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Rub each chicken breast with olive oil, then place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Pour Worcestershire sauce over each breast. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Check chicken and remove cover if desired. Bake for another 15 minutes.

Baked Honey Mustard Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

6 skinless, boneless chicken

breast halves

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup prepared mustard

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Sprinkle chicken b*****s with salt and pepper to taste, and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the honey, mustard, basil, paprika, and parsley. Mix well. Pour 1/2 of this mixture over the chicken, and brush to cover.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn chicken pieces over and brush with the remaining 1/2 of the honey mustard mixture. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

Easy Garlic and Rosemary Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

2 skinless, boneless chicken

b*****s

2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons dried rosemary

1 tablespoon lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Cover the chicken b*****s with garlic, then sprinkle with rosemary, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until done and juices run clear (baking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken b*****s).

Easy Grilled Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

4 skinless, boneless chicken

breast halves

1 cup fat free Italian-style

dressing 1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 zucchini

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place washed chicken b*****s in large sealable bag. Add 1 cup fat-free Italian dressing and close. Let marinate for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Cut up peppers into big chunks, and zucchini into big slices. Put into another sealable bag. Coat with leftover dressing.

3. Grill chicken and veggies over medium heat.

Ginger-Glazed Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup barbecue sauce

1/4 cup frozen orange juice

concentrate

2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer

chicken, cut up

1/3 cup butter or margarine,

melted

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine first four ingredients; set aside. Grill chicken, covered, over medium-low coals, turning and brushing with butter several times, for 30 minutes. Then grill, uncovered, turning and brushing with orange juice mixture several times, for 20-30 minutes or until juices run clear.

Easy Grilled Chicken Teriyaki

INGREDIENTS:

4 skinless, boneless chicken

breast halves

1 cup teriyaki sauce

1/4 cup lemon juice 2 teaspoons minced fresh

garlic

2 teaspoons sesame oil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place chicken, teriyaki sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and sesame oil in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag, and shake to coat. Place in refrigerator for 24 hours, turning every so often.

2. Preheat grill for high heat.

3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Remove chicken from bag, discarding any remaining marinade. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes each side, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.

Answer 6

Just check www.internationalcookingportal.com.

This web have FREE recipes easy to follow instructions and a different cookbooks. Maybe you'll be able to find something usefull for yourself.

Answer 7

WOW HAMBONE!!!  I was going to say exactly the same thing...but another thing you can add is Louisiana hot sauce.  Its not real hot, just a lot of good flavor.

I'm the mother of 4, 2 grown and 2 teenagers, and I make that dish for the football pasta dinners...its gone in no time!

Good luck!

Answer 8

This site has easy and inexpensive recipes:

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/recipe...

Answer 9

pasta,  cheap=all you need is pasta, pasta sauce, onions, tamatoes.

Fast, = only takes around 20 mins incuding preporation.

Spaggeti, cheap= all you need is dolminos bolognies sauce, spagetti.

Fast= only takes around 15 minutes.

They do look like you spent time, if he's hungry he will really love it and it will fill him up! :0)