How to cook some really cheap meals. I gave up my business to try to be in my kids life now but I'm broke.

First off I'm in no way saying I'm a great cook or anything, I'm just trying to make some super cheap meals since I'm on a tight budget now. I never even wanted to learn to cook, I had a good business that was making enough to pay for my needs without ever having to worry about money. I didn't have a partner, family or friends though. My parents were abusive, my dad used to say he was "beating the stupid out of me". My mom made me work 12 hour days when I was a kid because she needed the labor. My boy was born and I realized I was going to be just as bad of a parent as mine were. I couldn't afford to quit my business so I went and got some professional help in terms of parenting. I learned that I can be a good parent and I didn't have to repeat my parents mistakes. I closed my business and I'm in a really tight spot financially. The upside is I get to see my boy growing up and I finally have the chance at becoming the parent I should be. Not to sound like a commercial for family counseling but my son is thriving and so am I. I'm getting better at cooking too :) Here are some of my favorite super cheap meals. 1. Peanut butter noodles 2. Bean burritos 3. Baked potatoes 4. Oatmeal 5. Fried rice 6. Ramen 7. Ground beef and macaroni 8. Sweet potato fried rice I'm gonna go through each recipe and give you the total cost for it and how you can make it. Normally each of these meals, when you go out for them, will run $8 to $15+ dollars. **Peanut butter noodles** Cost is: 1 pound noodles (1.25) + half jar of peanut butter (2.50) + jar of noodles sauce (2) = 5.75 This will make about 8 servings of noodles so 5.75 / 8 servings = .72 per serving. Instructions: * Boil the noodles and set aside * Mix the noodles sauce and the half jar of peanut butter in a bowl. Stir until the peanut butter is dissolved in the sauce. * Add the peanut butter sauce to the noodles and serve. **Bean burritos** Cost is: 5 pounds of dried beans (6.50) + package of tortillas (10 for 3 dollars) This will make about 20 bean burritos so 9.50 / 20 burritos = .48 cents per burrito. Instructions: * Soak the dried beans in water overnight and then boil them down * Drain the water out of the beans * Put the beans into the empty tortillas and serve. **Baked potatoes** Cost is: 5 pound bag of potatoes (3) + tub of sour cream (2) + cheddar cheese (a bag of shredded cheese is 2.50) This will make about 15 potatoes so 7.5 / 15 = .50 per potato. Instructions: * Wash the potatoes and poke some holes in them with a fork * Rub the potatoes down in olive oil * Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. * Serve with sour cream and cheddar cheese. **Oatmeal** Cost is: 48 pounds of oatmeal (40) This will make about 80 bowls of oatmeal. 40 / 80 = .50 per bowl of oatmeal. Instructions: * Measure 1/2 cup of oatmeal into a bowl. * Add 1 cup of water to the bowl with the oatmeal. * Microwave for 1 min 30 sec. Serve. **Fried rice** Cost is: 30 pounds bag of rice (30) + dozen eggs (1.50) This will make about 80 servings of fried rice. 31.50 / 80 = .39 cents per serving. Instructions: * Cook the rice according to the instructions on the bag. * Scramble the eggs and mix into the cooked rice. Serve. **Ramen** Cost is: case of Ramen noodles (8.50) This will make about 30 servings of Ramen. 8.50 / 30 = .28 cents per serving. Instructions: * Boil some water * Add the Ramen powder to the water * Add the Ramen noodles to the water and serve. **Ground beef and macaroni** Cost is: 5 pounds of ground beef (8) + 2 pounds of dried noodles (2). This will make about 20 meals. 10 / 20 = .50 cents per meal. Instructions: * Boil the water and cook the noodles * Brown the ground beef in a pan and serve it with the noodles. **Sweet potato fried rice** Cost is: 10 pounds of sweet potatoes (5) + 5 pounds bag of rice (3.50) + dozen eggs (1.50) This will make about 20 servings of sweet potato fried rice. 10 / 20 = .50 cents per serving. Instructions: * Boil the sweet potatoes. Drain and then mash. * Cook the rice according to the instructions on the bag. * Scramble the eggs and mix the rice and mashed sweet potatoes into the eggs. Serve.

How to cook some really cheap meals. I gave up my business to try to be in my kids life now but I'm broke.

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