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Mar. 31, 2008~ Tightwad Tuesday~ Meatless meals ~
Meatless Meals
One way that I am trying to lessen my food bill is to have 2 meatless meals each week. But you have to be careful that the meatless meal isn't just as or more expensive than one with meat. One recipe I have used for years and my family and I LOVE. Even if you have said that you hate lentils give this one a try. It is tasty !!!
Lentil-Rice Casserole
3 cups chicken broth, or use water and 1 tablespoon vegetable seasoning.
3/4 cup lentils, uncooked
1/2 cup of brown rice, uncooked
3/4 chopped fresh onion
1/2 teaspoon sweet basil
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Blend it all together in a casserole dish. Bake, covered for 1 1/2 hours at 300*F
optional:
the last 20 minutes. Top with 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese, if desired.
My family of 6 tends to double this recipe. Actually I tend to triple this and reheat this for lunch the next day. When I make it that big of a batch I put it in a roaster.
Sounds like a great recipe! I like to implement a breakfast night occasionally. However, with the rising cost of groceries, it's not as economical as it used to be.
Going meatless can be a savings. I think the biggest single cost to me at the grocery store is buying non food items. When I do that, my bill goes way up. It's the going to another store that makes it more of a challenge, but it is worth the effort. (Or trying to go without). Have a wonderful day my friend. It's really windy here today and very dark.
(((Hugs)))
Jenn
Mary, I am going to try this recipe. We had Corn Chowder for dinner last night so meatless meals aren't unusual here.
I like them even when I just got a lot of cheap meat. My SIL has a breeding herd of Herefords. She had two cows born with physical defects (one didn't have eyes and the other had one leg not fully formed)... anyway she can't sell those so she fed them off, we helped her with the processing fees and our freezer is full!
But, how creative can you be with so much beef? I like a little variety.
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I will definitely give it a try. I'm definitely getting inspired by all these tips. Maybe I will have one of my own before too long.
Meatless is particularly frugal in the summer when all that yummy garden produce is coming in. My family was vegetarian for several years and we usually saved money, but not always. The meat substitutes can be very pricy. My favorite vegetarian cookbooks are by Jeanne Lemlin and Linda McCartney.
I have thought about having a "meatless month" but am afraid we would be eating spaghetti 5 nights a week. Thanks for the recipe.
Toni
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I'll have to try this one! Thanks for sharing it - that's a great idea - meatless meals to save money. I'd love to hear of more recipes that are good and meatless at the same time.
Antoinette
I may try this -- we fall into that category of not caring for lentils much! But we do like brown rice. Thanks, Mary. I posted my new ground beef savings idea. (It's probably only new to me, lol!)
Sally
I try to make meatless meals once and a while too. I use to always make pizza or mac & cheese, but with us cutting down on dairy, I'm not sure of a good alternative. I'm not sure we like lentils but this does sound good. :)
JoAnn
Meatless meals, eh? We are a bean family and hardly ever have meat. A splurge was to buy a 99 cent/lb ham a couple weeks ago. One ham meal...then all of it goes in the freezer to "flavor' split pea soup and the bone makes ham and beans--heavy on the beans, light on the ham. That lasted 4 days (yep, we had one night of ham and 3 nights of cornbread and beans). Gee, tomorrow I have to cook. Sigh. And I have to make bread, too. So much to do...so little time to....blog!
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First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 9, and 7. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
