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Quick Meals

Frugal quick meal recipes submitted by the ThriftyFun community.

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My nine year old son loves it!

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This is very easy and kid friendly. Also a very quick to fix meal.

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This is super easy, economical and great tasting!

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Super easy to make and very hearty!

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I'm looking for the breakfast burrito recipe for my Xpress Redi Set Go. I lost my recipe book. Thanks!

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Brown ground beef and onion; drain. Add dry spaghetti mix and tomato sauce. Simmer to flavor mixture. Spread meat mixture in greased 9x13 inch pan. Layer on cheese

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What is the cheapest meal you have and how is it prepared? I need the required ingredients and a description of the taste. I am a Nigerian in Michigan, U.S.A. I arrived 5 weeks ago.

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I am looking for the recipe from Campbell's Quick And Easy cookbook using Top Ramen and beef plus some other ingredients. Thanks!

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These are better than takeout - honest!

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Easy and quick! Mix pizza crust according to directions, roll out, and put spaghetti sauce, cheese, and toppings on top. Roll up the crust, pinch off ends to keep ingredie

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This is a very old recipe! Cook chicken with onion, parsley and salt until tender. Remove meat from bones. Return meat to broth; should be about 1 qt. broth, add water,

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I love three or four ingredient recipes or recipes that are easy to remember like the 1-2-3-4 biscuit recipe just published. Do you have any more like that?

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I am not looking for a specific recipe. I just really need some help in the cooking department. I am new to cooking and work full time so I need help finding quick,

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These ingredients are usually in my kitchen so it's a quick meal or snack to throw together when in a hurry or too tired to cook. :-)

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Mix ingredients together and enjoy!

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I work two full time jobs! I generally only have minutes per day to prepare and eat food. I'm getting really tired of eating quickly prepared ham sandwiches for every

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I need a few ideas for some quick tasty meals to serve while my fiance's mother visits for a few days from out of state. This is my first time meeting her.

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Here is a tip when you are in a hurry about what to do about dinner and have either chicken or pork chops out. Found a great recipe. All you do is take ranch dressing and

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I like simple, easy, and quick. I like Hamburger Helper, frozen dinners, those complete meals and the like. I'm over 4 months pregnant with a 16 month old and my husband

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Here is a good use for leftover chicken. Mine is for one person. Mix pancake mix (I use this instead of regular baking mix, just because I like it. You can use Jiffy

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In a pressure cooker, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender; remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Brown the chicken, a few pieces at a time, in the cooker. Return

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This is a way to use up leftover chicken. My mom started making this before cream of mushroom soup became a bit hit for fast meals. She uses left over chicken to make

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Just got home, tired, need a quick meal the whole family will enjoy. Try this:

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One of my kids' (now grown) favorite quickie meals was to open a can of chili, spread it on toast, put a slice of cheese on top...

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Combine refried beans and salsa; mix well. arrange tortilla chips in single layer on large microwave-safe platter. Spread 1/2 bean mixture on chips...

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To save on meals and meal planning there's a great collection of recipes with the title: A MAN, A CAN, A PLAN. It usually comes complete with a can opener as well.

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Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until browned. Add water, mushrooms and soup; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Stand 5 minutes. Fluff with fork. 

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Prepare mac and cheese as directed. Add bacon bits, tomatoes and cheese sauce. Mix well until all ingredients are blended.

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Roll between plastic wrap and cook on a dry griddle. It's so easy.

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Mix vegetables, chicken and soup into ungreased pan 9 x 1-1/4. Stir in remaining ingredients with fork until blended. Pour into pan.

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Recreate those expensive restaurant fried chicken salads at home, quickly and easily.

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Do you ever have difficulty deciding what to make for supper? And then having it all ready at the same time?

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I raised 4 children with this old standby recipe and I have never met anyone who didn't like it! First you make a basic white sauce. If you don't know how to do this

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This is a really quick and easy recipe. Cook turkey and boil rice, chop up tomato, and onions, add liquid butter, and cheese. put into oven on 350 for about 15 minutes.

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Have no fear, kid approved dinners are here!

While there is no guarantee that every 

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Did you know you can stir in a 10 oz. package of frozen creamed spinach into a box of hamburger helper, especially the cheese flavors and even the kids will eat it? I HATE spinach 

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Boil the elbow pasta as usual. In a separate pan make a "rue" by melting

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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cook chicken in nonstick skillet until done, stirring often. Add soup and water and heat through...

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