Cheap recipes for a budget?

I don't have much food in my house, but I need to make dinner. Anyone have some good ideas of creative yet cheap meals that I can make for dinner? Thanks!Cheap recipes for a budget?
This is great if you like tuna.


What you'll need:


Bread


Butter(optional)


Tuna (1-2 cans)


Red onion (optional)


Mayo


Shredded cheese of your choice





Mix tuna, mayo, onion together in bowl


Toast bread and add butter


Put bread on cookie sheet, add tuna mix, then add cheese.


Cook at 325 for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.Cheap recipes for a budget?
quesedillas. they are really versatile and cheap too. Try ground beef, rice and cheese (one of my recipes), just cheese, chicken, even veggie quesedillas depending what you have in your house.
cook ramen noodles, add seasoning packet, chopped broccoli, and chopped spam. All in one meal.


Pinto beans and white rice. Delicious, healthy, and incredibly cheap. You can add tortillas/salsa/cheese/avocado... as your taste and budget allow.





Also, pasta is super cheap and there are endless variations. Boil whatever noodle you like, and add cheese, meat, veggies, and/or sauce. Even just a little butter and parmessan cheese over spaghetti noodles is fabulous. I also like to saute sweet peppers, onions, and garlic in olive oil and then serve over penne








Black Beans


1 lb dried black beans


1 onion, diced


3 cloves garlic, chopped


Oregano


1 packet sazon goya


2 tb. olive oil


Vinegar and sugar (to taste)


s+p, to taste





Soak beans in water overnight.


Boil them 3-4 hours, until soft.





Sautee onions and garlic in olive oil. Add oregano and sazon.


Add onion mix to beans. Add bay leaf, and more water in necessary. Cook 2-3 hours, put in a tb. or two of vinegar, and a dash or two of sugar, and serve over rice!








Picadillo





1lb. ground beef


1/2 onion, diced


3 cloves garlic, finely chopped


8 oz. can tomato sauce


1 bay leaf


1 packet sazon


red wine (to taste)


1 potato, skin on, cut into small cubes


Green olives (optional)





Cook meat. Drain of fat.


Sautee onion, garlic, and sazon goya in olive oil. Add cooked meat. Add tomato sauce, and a bit of red wine. Cook on low at least 2 hours (the longer, the better). 15 minutes before serving, fry the potato cubes. When you are ready to eat, add the potatoes and green olives (if using. I don't) Serve over rice.
watch 30 minute meals on the food network to get some ideas. Rachael Ray is awesomee! ;) If you have some sort of pasta at your house, boil it and make a salad with your favorite veggies and maybe some cheese. good luck!
Pasta, hamburgers , rice dishes, one of my favorites is hamburger gravy over rice with peas.
well it depends what you have in your house. meat ? veggies? milk butter???
pasta with butter and parmesan cheese(you can get small containers at safeway or something for cheap), mac and cheese with hot dogs in it, hamburger helper, one of my favorites is sauteing fresh veggies with olive oil and whatever spices you have on hand that you like, it's really yummy just like that or you can put it in tortillas.