Your grocery bill keeps going up, so you may have to resort to what users on Reddit are referring to as “poverty meals”. Many said that they are in a better financial position, but that they still love these meals.
- Instant noodles . . . including Knorr pasta
- Maruchan Ramen
- Kraft boxed mac and cheese, don’t forget the sliced hot dogs mixed in
- Grilled cheese and tomato soup
- Lentil rice casserole, made with Dried lentils, rice, salt, water, and seasoning in a casserole dish, bake for 90 minutes or so. Costs pennies.”
- Egg drop soup. “A bouillon base, green onion, any veggie you have, and beaten eggs poured in.” (Sounds delicious, but eggs can be one of the pricier things to buy at the moment.)
- Pasta with white cottage cheese and caramelized onion, then topped with butter and salt.
- Condiment sandwiches: Mayo on toast, mustard on toast, or ketchup on white bread.
- Cereal or oatmeal
- Cheese quesadilla
- Hamburger Helper
- Totino’s Pizza Rolls
- Red beans and rice
- Lasagna
- “Glop” “Cream of mushroom soup, sliced green onion, cooked rice, and Lawry’s garlic salt. Sometimes shredded chicken added in.” They say their mom called it “Glop” because of how it plops onto the plate in a spoon-shaped lump. Others shared a similar mushroom soup dish, only with tuna.
