Archive for the ‘$10 Saving Dishes’ Category

Glenda’s Pancit Noodle Dish (Philippine Noodle Dish)

Submitted by: Glenda Carter (Wiley College)

Cost: About $8

Ingredients:

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 1  clove of garlic
  • 1  medium onion
  • 4  carrots
  • 1 large bell pepper
  • 1/3 head of cabbage
  • 1 medium package of pasta (spaghetti)
  • salt & pepper
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • soy sauce to taste

Instructions:

  1. Sauté chicken thighs in vegetable oil; remove skin when chicken is done.. Chop the chicken into small cubes and set aside.
  2. Chop clove of garlic and onions and set aside.
  3. Slice carrots, bell pepper and cabbage and mix together.
  4. Heat oil over medium heat and then add the garlic, onions, carrots and cabbage. Sauté until crisp but not soggy.
  5. Add chicken with the rest of the ingredients and continue to cook over low heat for about a minute.
  6. Boil spaghetti pasta until firm but not overly cooked while you sauté the other ingredients. Drain pasta.
  7. Add freshly cooked pasta to the rest of the ingredients in the skillet and mix well. You may want to add a little olive oil to make sure that the pasta doesn’t stick together or become dry.
  8. Season with salt and soy sauce to taste.  Mix well.

Welcome to the Philippines.

Make a cool drink made of apple cider and sugar and enjoy!

Suzanne’s Saving Famous Baked Chicken

Submitted by: Suzanne Mayo

Cost: About $6

Ingredients:

  • a large bag of chicken parts  ($4)
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (.69)
  • 1 small bag of rice (.49)
  • 1 can of string beans or green peas (.50)
  • 1 pack of kool-aid  (.30 cents)

Instructions:

  1. Wash the chicken well and season it well.
  2. Place the chicken in a flat pan and bake on 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
  3. During the last 20 minutes, open the can of mushroom soup and mix with 1/4 cup of water in a bowl.
  4. Pour the soup over the chicken and let the chicken bake until it is done.
  5. Cook your rice in another pan until done and cover with margarine or your special gravy.
  6. Open up the can of string beans or green peas and season them to your taste.

Make your pitcher of kool-aid and sit down to eat.

Pray for your wonderful $6 dollar meal and enjoy great family time!

NOTE:  Next week you can substitute the creme of mushroom soup for BBQ sauce. IT IS DELICIOUS!

Black America Saves Announces Recipes for Saving

In tough times it’s even more important to have recipes that can take $10 and stretch it to feed a family of four. In the upcoming weeks, we’re happy to share with you a collection of recipes guaranteed to please the palette for $10 or under!

If you have a saving’s recipe you’d like to have featured, please send it to recipes@mynettemanagement.com.