Try experimenting with quasadias, they're a very versatile base that you can add alot of different thaings to.

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One of my favorites is Beef Stroganoff. Stroganoff 1 lb beef (ground or thin sliced steak) 4 large mushrooms sliced (optional) 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup 8 oz. sour cream 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Brown beef with mushrooms. Add soup, sour cream, and Worcestershire sauce and heat thoroughly. Serve over pasta or rice. Makes 3 servings. To make it healthier, I prefer to use the 98% fat free soup and the fat free sour cream. It tastes just as good, but obviously has much less fat. Then there is my Dad's recipe for burritos: MAX'S BURRITOS 1 Dozen large flour tortillas 1 30 oz. can of refried beans Ketchup 6 oz. sharp cheddar cheese grated 6 oz. Monterey Jack cheese grated 1 large onion chopped fairly fine 1 large bell pepper chopped Place 1 heaping tblsp. of refried beans down the center of each tortilla. Place some of each of the following on top of the beans, chopped onion, bell pepper and each of the cheeses. Put some ketchup on top. Roll the tortillas up and tuck the ends under. Place on a buttered cookie sheet. Rub a little butter on the top of the tortillas. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve with taco sauce, salsa, guacamole, or sour cream. The extra burritos freeze well or reheat well a few days later. Enjoy! (I prefer to simplify the recipe by substituting the pre-grated Mexican Blend of cheeses that I can buy in the store for the grated cheddar and Monterey Jack. I also skip the ketchup and butter, just make two burritos at a time, and cook them for a few minutes in the microwave. This recipe can feed me for most of a week.) The beauty of both of these recipes is that they only take about half an hour of initial preparation. Then you have multiple servings that you can reheat later in the week. In the case of the burritos most of the prep time is in chopping up the onion and bell pepper. Then it is just a matte of putting the two burritos together and the putting the excess ingredients into appropriate refrigerator containers and into the fridge for the next night.

What about pasta. Learn to make different variety of sauces. (I am surviving on that)

I got very into one-pot meals when I was a student (less washing up): So I did a lot of stews and soups. Soups are a great place to start, the theory is pretty much the same with all of them, you fry up your ingredients, add stock, boil and simmer then either serve as is, or use a hand held blender to purify if you like a smooth soup: This is one of my favorites: Peel and thinly slice two large potatoes, two cloves of garlic and two to three large leeks. Now put one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of oil into a large pan and heat until it starts to sizzle. Now gradually add the chopped vegetables. Stir fry until the garlic begins to brown slightly. Now add two handfuls of brown lentils and stir into the mixture, coating them in the oil. Take off the heat. Carefully add a pint and a half of hot stock (I use vegetable stock, but chicken stock would work equally well) Return to heat and bring to boil. Boil vigourously for approx two minutes then leave to simmer on a low heat with a lid on and go do something else for half an hour. When you return, take off the heat and stir in half a pint of milk and grate some chees over the top. Its now ready to serve. If you seperate some batches of before adding the milk, you can freeze them to eat another day (and add the milk when you reheat, or just eat it without) And my studenty spicy sauce recipe (to be served with pasta or used as pizza topping- keeps well in a jar in the fridge): Put some sunflower oil in a pan and heat until sizzling. Now add approx five dried chillis and approx seven halved cloves of garlic with a generous grinding of black pepper. Fry until the garlic is brown and the chillis are almost black. Try not to trigger your smoke detector in the process. Remove from heat. Now carefully remove the garlic and chillis and set aside, leaving the oil in the pan. Return oil to low heat and gently fry a selection of finely chopped vegetables of your choice (courgettes work very well) before adding a tin of chopped tomatoes (or some chopped fresh tomatoes if you prefer) a generous handful of dried mixed herbs and returning the chillis and garlic to the mix. In all it should take you about five minutes and depending on what veg you use, cost you less than 50p a portion.

Noodles. Add hot water, wait two minutes and done! My favourite snack...

Chicken pot pie, is very easy, 1 bowl to wash, and cheap! You could make a weeks worth for $20. Also, it freezes well, so you could make a lot, then freeze individual servings to nuke later! Chicken pot pie 1 whole roast chicken from grocery deli 2 cans veg-all, drained well 1 can cream of potato soup 1/2 cup milk 4 9 inch deep dish pie crusts, thawed 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme Remove skin and bones from chicken (freeze and use later for broth for your ramen!;)) Chop up meat into small bite-size pieces. Put in bowl and mix in milk, soup, veggies, salt, pepper, and thyme. Pour into 2 of the pie crusts. Place the last 2 pie crusts on top of the 2 filled pies and seal. Cut small vents into top crusts. Bake at 350 deg. for 30 minutes, or until crusts are golden brown. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Makes 12 servings

Very simple, very cheap and goes far.... Mac N Cheese, Ham & Peas Simply make mac n'cheese from the box, add cubed ham and a can of peas. Warm through. My kids favorite!

Sorry to skimp out on writing a full on recipe... but I have one solution to help mix up what you are eating. It's called "easymac" :)

Rice and bullion soup was a life saver for me. Get some cheap tomato soup and ramen, makes it a whole new meal. If really desperate, kechup packets and water, cheap tomato soup. Tuna is good. Rice and soy sauce are always a filling mixture, for abit. chesse sandwiches, although chesse isn't cheap anymore.

buy a box of buisquick recipies on the back and on the net they are all easy and cheap to buy the stuff that goes with them also realy good tasting

I love going to bettycrocker.com or campbells.com to get easy recipes. And they usually don't require a lot of crazy ingredients.

2 bonelsss chicken breasts 2 teaspoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves thin sliced 1 cup of orange juice 1 teaspoon thyme Heat olive ouil in a 10 inch nonstick pn over mediunm heat. Add the garlic and cook until the garlic begins to turn golden (watch out when you put the garlic in the oil will splater) Do not let the garlic get black/burned by keeping it moving around the pan with a spatula. Place the chicken on top of the garlic and cook until the chicken is white/gold on that side. Turn chicken over and add the orange juice and thyme. Cook until the chicken is white all the way through and remove chicken from pan. This will leave a orange juice garlic and thyme concoction in the pan reduce this down(cook it over med-low heat till it becomes thick and syrupy. slice chicken into thin strips. Pour sauce over chicken. This recipe is great because it has little fat, calories, no carbs, and lota protein. Chicken Brests are cheep when on sale in bulk (i live alone and just thaw chicken a little and divvy it up into little freezer bags) you probably already have orange juice for breackfast or drinks. A little stash of spices can last forever and garlic is great for warding of the vamps.

Inexpensive, fast, and filling. Different varieties of hot chunky soup over noodles, rice, baked potatoes, cornbread, chicken nuggets, sliced ham, or roast beef. Or just the soup with a salad and your favorite bread. ENJOY!

Get some canned vegetables (cut corn, green beans, garbanzo/black/pinto/etc. beans, whatever you prefer - frozen is better if you have a 'fridge). Add to ramen. Add Huy Fong sriracha (large bottle, small price, very flavorful). Enjoy new dish. You can also stock up on rice and canned beans. A box of bullion cubes is optional (along with your favorite spices or pre-mixed seasoning). A metal electric kettle (with enclosed element) should be sufficient to cook rice without a kitchen. Beans and rice will keep you alive for a long time (complementary foods). Boil your water, add beans, rice (.5 Cup - 1 Cup depending on the size of your vessel) and spices (to taste). Cover and let simmer 20 minutes. Experiment with different beans. I like garbonzos. I used to eat alot of salads too (lettuce is a little more expensive, but it is worth it to get the extra vitamins and fiber). You can also look at the local co-op/health food store for bulgur wheat in bulk or cous-cous in bulk (don't buy the boxed mixes - waste of money in this case). Again, keep some of your favorite spices on hand to flavor it and maybe some small cans of diced tomatoes (fresh are better, but work with what you've got). This is another place that those canned/frozen vegetables will be handy. Add the tomatoes and whatever else you like to a volume of water roughly equal to the volume of cous-cous that you are going to make. Pour over cous-cous, stir well and cover with plate for 10-15 min. If making bulgur, use (bulgurvolume*1.5)cups of water, let sit for 20-30 min. If you are just using spices that don't require cooking, you don't even have to boil the water for bulgur (or tabbouleh as this salad is called). A little olive oil is nice to go with this (you can use just plain cooking oil with the cous-cous if it is too dry), but not entirely necessary. If you ask for a 3 liter bottle of inexpensive olive oil from the local warehouse store for your birthday you will be set for a long while -I would only use a teaspoon or two per half-cup (just store it tightly closed and out of the sunlight). Once the soak is over, fluff with a fork and dig in. PS: Don't forget the garlic! (or garlic powder/salt if you don't like raw garlic)

I am a divorced guy who also can't seem to get the knack of cooking something that is in the least bit appetizing. Just keep some peanut butter & bread around; Peanut butter sandwiches on toast have really saved me. However, I am trying to learn the culinary arts.

My husband came up with a few recipes during hard times: Fried burger with packet gravy (just add water), served over rice. Still a favorite: "Poor Man's Steak Sandwich" Fried burger with onions stuffed in an italian roll. (on good weeks, buy green pepper and mushrooms) Canned chicken, again with packet gravy, served over rice or toast. Eat well!!!

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If you like tuna, mix it with any type of pasta and sauce. Pretty cheap, and no worse than ramen ;)

Assuming you have access to a stove top, I would say that you can make a can of campbells soup ( cream of chicken or cream of broccoli work especially well) and toss it over some cooked pasta, as if it were a sauce. You can stretch out the amount FOREVER and it fills you up and is pretty cheap, plus it actually tastes really good and you can throw in like mozarella cheese to change it up.

Spaghetti is easy. You can make your own sauce - but you can just as easily look for pre-made sauces on sale - pick one that sounds good, and buy some pasta. Boil the pasta, heat the sauce, and mix them together - done! I also like to make salads sometimes - just buy some lettuce (buying a head of lettuce is cheaper than the bagged pre-cut stuff), a tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, carrots, celery, whatever you like on your salad, and some dressing. Then just wash it all and chop it up and add dressing. If you need some protein you can hard boil an egg, or shred some cooked meat on it, or add some cheese. Nuts are good on salads too - walnuts, pecans, and pine nuts are my favorites - sunflower seeds are good too. I like sandwiches too - I use most of the same toppings I use on salads, but put them on bread with a little meat and/or avocado and some mustard. Quick and easy. (an easy to transport!)

Minute rice

Stir fry is the healthyest and easiest form of cooking, if you screw this up, there's no hope for you, here's a quick and easy recipe that takes nominal prep time and cooks in twenty to thirty minutes. The best quick fix I have come to enjoy is my generic Jo's pork fried rice, it's cheap to make and serves a lot. Buy some boneless other white meat (aka pork) or you can use chicken or beef, ive experimented with both and they come out fine. You want enough to cube up about a pound or so. Dust them in cornstarch and put the meat in a hot skillet or wok with oil. While this is cooking, in a large pot boil up to cups of rice. When the meat starts to brown or gets to the point it is three quarters cooked, add in some onion, bell peppers, a can of drained whole kernel corn, broccoli or what ever veggie you like really and cover the mixture stirring occasionally just to where the color comes out bright in the veggies and they start to soften. Then add a jar of sweetnsour sauce, you only need one, as that stuff is really sweet, I usually use one jar, then fill the jar halfway with water and add it to the mix. Lower the heat and let it simmer. Check your rice, it should be done by now, if you prepared it right you shouldn't have to drain it. Spread the rice around in a large casserol dish to let it cool a bit. Be sure you have enough room on top for the mix. Next, crack open a can of pineapple, and add it to the mix, after about five minutes it should be done and you can spread the mix over the rice. It's a quick fix oriental style casserol but it's real good and goes a long way. Try to use brown rice if you can, though you may want to cook it first as brown rice takes longer to soften. If your smart you should only have to spend about 10 to 15 bucks on the ingrediants. Hope this helps.

Basic chili is really easy, only one pot. Place 1lb of ground beef in a pot on medium heat. Break up the meat with a spoon or spatula as it browns. Add 2 medium to large cans of kidney beans Add 1 20 to 24oz can of crushed tomatoes Add 2Tbs chili powder, 1Tbs dried onion flakes Stir, and simmer for 30 min. If desired add hot sauce to taste, serve with grated cheddar cheese on top and crackers

So learn how to cook. This depends on what kind of inexpensive products you can buy. In many places, going to an open market is MUCH cheaper than going to a supermarket for the same things. For instance here, when they're in peak season, you can get 4 large cauliflowers for €1. You could eat cauliflower raw of course, but that gets boring - you could cook cauliflower gratin and stuff. Here's a similar question I asked, check the answers http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1667687