Number 1 Rule: Don't go to the grocery store hungry.
That's when you tend to spend more and buy things you really don't need and can't afford.
TUNA CASSEROLE
1 box macaroni and cheese (Made according to package directions)
2 Cans of your favorite tuna, drained
2 cans cream of muchroom soup
1 soup can milk
Desired amount of potato chips, crushed (any kind or flavor). About half a larg bag
Mix well all ingredients and put in casserole dish and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, uncovered.
MEAT LOAF
1-pound hamburger meat
1/2-pound ground pork
2 eggs
1/2 cup ketchup
1 onion, diced
1 pkg. dried onion soup mix
1 single pkg. saltine crackers
1 cup oats, dry
Salt and Pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients and put in baking dish. Cook in 350 degree oven 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
This is a stew that I came up with for supper last night and it was really good.
Whatever you wan't to call it stew
2-pounds ground beef fried with diced onion. Add 1 pkg. frozen mixed vegetables, 1/2 box of leftover macaroni and cheese from the day before, 1 can tomato sauce, 1 jar spaghetti sauce, 1 can of bean sptouts, 1 (8-oz) glass of water and salt and pepper to taste. Cook all ingredients in pot until frozen vegetables are tender and food is hot to the liking.
CHICKEN AND RICE
4 to 6 chicken pieces (legs, wings or thighs)
1 cup white rice
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 soup can water
Desited amount lemon herb seasoning
Mix rice, cream of chicken soup, and water and place in baking dish. Arrange chicken pieces on top of rice and sprinkle with lemon herb seasoning. Bake in 350 degree oven 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
You can also make the dish above using egg noodles instead of rice and it turns out just as good.
TUNA SALAD SANDWICHES
2 cans tuna, mixed with the desired amount of the following ingredients. Mayonnaise, onion (finely diced), celery (thinly sliced), and 2 boiled eggs (shelled and diced). Pud desired amount of salad on bread or roll up in a large leaf of lettuce and enjoy.