Hello there! I was wondering if anyone has some low budget meal recipes that they want to share. I wanna save money but I also don’t want to get malnourished on my low budget!

  • Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Dry beans are a lot cheaper than canned (less waste also). If you get a big pressure cooker, you can just soak a bunch of dried beans overnight and it only takes ~30min to cook up a massive pot of beans. Add more water and some stuff like carrots, onions and you’ll have same tasty bean soup. Split peas are great for thickening soup and making it really hearty.

    Of course, it’s possible to cook beans/soup in a slow cooker or whatever but personally I love my pressure cooker and I’ve had less issues with burning stuff or uneven cooking as well. Great for steaming vegetables, potatoes (you can have mashed potatoes in ~15min). Can even use a pressure cooker to make rice and it’s very fast.

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      1 year ago

      This is very true, but has a bit of a learning curve compared to just heating up canned any old way.

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      1 year ago

      I cook dried beans a lot and have to say the canned beans are different. Dried beans often split during soaking and the shells are harder. I think for canning they cook the fresh beans directly. About the pressure cooker, I’ve done this too but found that at least for me the beans are more easily digestible when you cook them slowly and for a longer period of time.