Category: Budget Friendly

Posted in - Red Meat, Budget Friendly

Money Saving Mondays: Pizza Burgers

Posted on by Northerly Nosh

Pizza Burgers

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Serves 6-8

2 lbs of lean hamburger – $7.75
2 small cans of Red Gold tomato paste – $1.10
2 T of Italian seasoning blend – $.20
1 tsp of granulated garlic – $.05
pinch of red pepper flakes
package of sliced mozzarella cheese – $1.88
package of whole wheat deli buns – $2.19
1/3 lb of thinly sliced Boars Head pepperoni – $2.13
1 green pepper,sliced – $.88
1 sweet onion, sliced – $.59
8 oz of sliced mushrooms – $1.00
salt and pepper to taste

Cost Per Serving: $2.20
Total Cost: $17.57

Prep Day: Brown meat, drain and add the tomato paste. Stir to blend and add the seasonings.
Allow to cook through, 5-7 minutes. Cool, package, label freeze.

Serve Day: Sauté the peppers, onions and mushrooms until soft yet still a bit of firmness to them. Reheat burger meat. Split open the buns and layer the ingredients as you see fit. Just like pizza on a bun!

Posted in - Meatless, Budget Friendly

Frugal Fridays: Pesto Rosso Grilled Cheese with Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup

Posted on by Northerly Nosh

Pesto Rosso Grilled Cheese with Tomato Soup

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Serves 6

12 slices good Italian bread – $3.19
6 tablespoons softened butter, divided – $.65
6 tablespoon prepared pesto rosso sauce – $1.02
6 slices provolone cheese – $1.79
6 slices American cheese – $2.45
Box of roasted red pepper tomato soup – $4.49

Total Cost – $13.59
Cost Per Serving – $2.27

Prep Day Directions: Spread one side of a slice of bread with butter Spread the top of the bread slice in the skillet with half the pesto sauce, and place a slice of provolone cheese and the slice of American cheese onto the pesto. Spread remaining pesto sauce on one side of the second slice of bread, and place the bread slice, pesto side down, onto the sandwich. Butter the top side of the sandwich. Place all sandwiches in large two gallon freezer bag and separate by using wax paper.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F Arrange sandwiches on baking sheet Bake in preheated oven on the bottom rack for 6 to 8 minutes. Flip the sandwiches and bake for another 6 minutes. They will brown on the bottom so you would have to keep an eye on them using this method. It’s a quick way to have them all cooked at once for you. You can also do whatever is most convenient for you, frying ect. Prepare soup based according to directions on box.

Posted in - Poultry, Budget Friendly

Frugal Fridays: Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas

Posted on by Northerly Nosh

Barbecue Chicken Quesadilla

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Serves 4

1 red onion, thinly sliced -$.99
2 tbsp butter -$.22
1 cup cooked chicken, chopped -$1.56
1 cup barbecue sauce -$1.16
2 cups monterey jack cheese -$2.39
8 flour tortillas -$3.39

Total Cost -$9.31
Cost Per Serving -$2.33

Prep Day: Melt butter over low-medium heat on stove.

Saute onions in butter about 5-7 minutes, until cooked.

Meanwhile, add chicken and barbecue sauce to pan on stovetop. Heat over low-medium heat until warmed through.

Cool chicken mix, package with tortillas for freezing. Freeze.

Serve Day: Thaw.

Fill tortilla with some of the barbecue chicken mixture, cheese, and onions.

Cover with additional tortilla.

Cook quesadilla for 2-3 minutes, until lightly browned and flip over.

Cook another 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.

Using pizza cutter, slice into quarters and enjoy!