Economical meals for every day

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  snacks

• Cooking time:

  30 minutes

Ingredients

• bread
• eggs
• milk
• vegetable oil
• butter
• salt
• pepper

To save the family budget as much as possible will help cooking a variety of delicious economical meals for every day according to the best simple recipes with step-by-step photos.

Toasts in egg

Economy meals can be delicious and varied using simple recipes for every day.

Ingredients:

• loaf of bread - ¼ pcs.;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• milk - 2 tbsp. l;
• vegetable oil or butter - to taste;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

1. Such a delicious and simple dish fits well into a modest budget, and it is very easy to prepare it. Cut the not too fresh loaf into slices of medium thickness.
2. Stir the eggs in a prepared container (whipping is optional). Add milk, salt, pepper (optional) to the eggs, mix until smooth.
3. Having laid out the slices of bread in a container with an egg mixture, we give them the opportunity to thoroughly soak on both sides and put them in a hot frying pan with butter.
4. Fry croutons on both sides until golden brown, serve.

Whipped cabbage jellied pie

Very quickly, you can make a delicious economical cabbage dish for every day according to the recipe for jellied pie.

Ingredients:

• white cabbage - 500 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• flour - 180 g;
• sour cream - ½ tbsp.;
• mayonnaise - 1/3 tbsp.;
• salt to taste;
• baking powder - 1 tsp.

Preparation:

We chop the cabbage very thinly, add salt (pepper if desired) and knead it with our hands so that it softens slightly and settles. We spread the vegetable slices in a baking dish, level the surface

In a suitable container, mix the ingredients for the dough: flour, sour cream, mayonnaise, eggs, salt and baking powder. The consistency of the dough should be like a pancake

Pour the dough into a mold with cabbage, grease the surface with egg yolk on top, bake in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 45-50 minutes

We serve delicious budget and healthy pie both hot and cold

Pea soup without meat

A hearty, tasty, economical dish that can be prepared every day for a healthy, varied and budget-friendly pea soup recipe.

Ingredients:

• dry peas (healthier dried green) - 1, 5 tbsp.;
• potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• onions - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• spices and seasonings;
• salt, pepper to taste;
• Bay leaf;
• vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l;
• water - 3 l;
• greens for serving.

Preparation:

Fill the peas with water and leave overnight. By the time of cooking, we wash the peas, pour water again and put on fire

• After it boils, cook for a couple of hours until completely boiled.
• Season the soup with diced potatoes and let it boil again.

Fry onions and carrots, as usual, put in pea soup

• Cook the soup until the potatoes are soft, adding salt, spices and bay leaf.
• Let the soup brew, pour it into portioned plates, adding a tablespoon of unrefined sunflower oil and chopped greens to each.

Potato pancakes with cabbage

For everyday meals, you can prepare a popular delicious economical potato dish according to a simple recipe with step-by-step photos.

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 1 kg;
• onions - 2 pcs.;
• white cabbage - 500 g;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• egg;
• flour - 2 tbsp. l;
• vegetable oil to taste;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

We prepare all the vegetables, rinse and clean. Having made slicing of onions and carrots, as we are accustomed to for frying, we sauté vegetables in oil

Add cabbage slices to the vegetables to be fried, continue cooking over medium heat until golden brown. We remove the sample, adjust the taste and set it aside

Grate potatoes, add flour, egg, salt and spices, knead the dough for pancakes

Put a small amount of potato dough on a frying pan preheated with oil, add a teaspoon of cabbage filling on top, cover with another portion of the dough

• Fry the pancakes on both sides under the lid until tender.
• We serve an economical tasty dish hot with sour cream or other sauce.

Pizza on pita bread

An economical dish for every day of meals can be prepared according to the recipe for a simple pizza on pita bread.

Ingredients:

• pita bread by the size of the baking sheet - 2 pcs.;
• cheese - 150 g;
• mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. l;
• ketchup - 1 tbsp l;
• boiled sausage - 150 g;
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

1. We lay out one sheet of pita bread on a baking sheet with baking paper, put grated cheese, cover with a thin mayonnaise mesh.
2. Covering everything with the second pita bread, grease it with a pre-prepared mixture of mayonnaise and ketchup. We spread the sausage cuts (any other one can be desired).
3. With the final layer, lay out the circles of tomatoes and sprinkle everything with plenty of cheese. We bake the pizza in the oven until the cheese melts (5-7 minutes) at 180 ºС, serve.

Oat pie with cottage cheese

A very tasty oatmeal pie can be prepared according to a simple recipe with a photo as an economical meal for every day.

Ingredients:

• oatmeal - 300 g;
• flour - 100 g;
• baking powder - ½ tsp;
• sugar - 100 g;
• butter - 100 g;
• almond flakes.

For filling:

• cottage cheese 9% - 250 g;
• egg;
• sugar - 100 g;
• raisins - a handful;
• Apple.

Preparation:

To prepare the dough, mix the dry base in a suitable container, laying out the sifted flour, oatmeal, sugar and baking powder

Melt the butter, cool slightly and pour into the oatmeal dough, stir with your hands into a homogeneous crumb

We mix cottage cheese with sugar, egg and raisins, we get the filling

Put 2/3 of the dough crumbs in a greased form, without pressing or compacting. Distribute the apple grated on a coarse grater on top

Put the curd filling on the apple layer, cover with the remaining dough

Sprinkle the cake with almond flakes and bake at 180 ° C in the oven for 25-30 minutes

Red bean salad with crab sticks

Quite economical, but at the same time a very tasty and satisfying dish with healthy beans, you can cook for every day according to a simple recipe with step-by-step photos.

Ingredients:

• red beans - 1 can;
• sweet pepper - 1 pc.;
• parsley - a small bunch;
• crab sticks - 1 pack;
• vegetable oil to taste.

Preparation:

In a prepared container suitable for mixing the specified amount of products, collect all the ingredients of the salad as they are prepared

• Slowly thawed (so as not to be dry) crab sticks, peeled from the film, cut into small cubes.
• Likewise, or into strips, cut the sweet pepper previously freed from seeds and stalks.
• We drain the marinade from the jar of beans, add it to the already collected prepared salad ingredients.

Add chopped greens to the salad, season with oil (you can pepper) and mix everything thoroughly, serve to the table

Peruvian salad with beets

A very satisfying and healthy dish with beets can be prepared for every day according to a simple recipe with step by step photos.

Ingredients:

• beets - 1 pc.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• potatoes - 2 pcs.;
• canned corn - 1 can;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• olive oil (or any vegetable oil) - 3 tbsp. l;
• vinegar 9% - 1/3 tsp;
• parsley is a small bunch.

Preparation:

• We set the washed vegetables in a peel (you can in one container) in advance, so that by the time the salad is prepared they are cool.
• Peel the boiled vegetables, grate the beets and mix with oil, set aside (add to the salad before serving).

Cut the potatoes and carrots into small cubes, put them in a salad bowl, send the corn there, drain the marinade, finely chopped onions and herbs

We spread the beets, salt, pepper, add a "speck" with vinegar and, after mixing everything thoroughly, serve

Lean pancakes with baked

Pancakes have always been considered the most satisfying and economical dish for every day, especially if they are cooked with a bake, for example, mushroom according to a simple recipe with a photo.

Ingredients:

• cold water - 1 tbsp.;
• hot water - 1 tbsp.;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l;
• flour - 1, 5 tbsp.;
• salt to taste;
• soda - 1 tsp.

For soldering:

• champignons - 150 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• greens;
• garlic - a couple of cloves.

Preparation:

We prepare the filling so that by the time it is combined with the dough, it has time to cool down. Chop the champignons and onions finely, fry with a little oil until tender

Put crushed (or finely chopped) garlic and chopped greens into the finished filling, mix

• In a suitable container, knead the dough by mixing cold water with salt, quenched soda and flour.
• Add a little hot water to the dough, achieving the desired dough consistency.
• We spread the mushroom filling into the finished dough, add vegetable oil, mix.

We bake pancakes, as usual, put them on a plate and coat each with butter, serve

Flaxseed buns

Delicious, healthy and economical baked goods can be prepared as a dessert dish every day with one of the best simple desserts.

Ingredients:

• flaxseed flour "butter King" - how much the dough will take;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• sour cream - 115 g;
• honey or sugar (sweetener can be used) to taste;
• warm water - 1 tbsp. l;
• apple cider vinegar - 1 tbsp l;
• coconut oil - 1 tbsp l;
• sesame seeds for sprinkling.

Preparation:

Whisk the whites separated from the yolks into a fluffy foam, combine with the yolks, which need to be stirred with a fork into a homogeneous mass

Adding flour in portions, knead the dough, alternately laying out all the ingredients indicated in the recipe

Cover the dough and leave at room temperature for 15-20 minutes

Lay out for baking on a baking sheet with a Teflon mat or baking paper, using two teaspoons

Sprinkle the buns with sesame seeds, put them in the oven at 160 ºС for 10 minutes, then reduce the heating to 150 ºС and hold for another 5 minutes

We serve delicious, aromatic and healthy economical buns with tea or coffee

Buckwheat cutlets with mushrooms

A very economical and satisfying dish can be prepared from buckwheat and mushrooms for every day according to a simple recipe with step-by-step photos.

Ingredients:

• boiled buckwheat - 2 tbsp.;
• champignons - 100 g;
• onion - 1 pc.;
• egg;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• mayonnaise (or sour cream) - 1 tsp (1 tbsp. l);
• greens;
• vegetable oil;
• flour for breading (or bread crumbs).

Preparation:

1. Fry randomly chopped mushrooms and onions in a little oil until tender. Cool the frying slightly and grind using a blender or meat grinder.
2. Grind and add all the other ingredients, garlic, herbs, buckwheat one by one.
3. We spread the resulting minced meat for cutlets in a suitable container, add mayonnaise, egg and pepper, stir.
4. Form cutlets from the resulting homogeneous mass, roll in breadcrumbs and fry on both sides until an appetizing crust is obtained.

As you can see from the selection of recipes, economical meals can be very varied, delicious and healthy.