What "poor man's" meal would you continue to make if you had a million$$$$?

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

For me it would be Pastina, Italian comfort food. It consists of Pastina which is very small pasta cooked in beef or chicken stock until all liquid is absorbed.You can add butter and grated cheese to it at the end. So simple, so good.

Ainhisg · ‎03-09-2010

Ham and Beans

judianne · ‎07-09-2014

Hamburger hot dish / goulash.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

Spam either with Mac and cheese or fried potatoes.

Hot dogs & hamburgers on the grill.

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amyb · ‎04-05-2010

@panda1234 wrote:
For me it would be Pastina, Italian comfort food. It consists of Pastina which is very small pasta cooked in beef or chicken stock until all liquid is absorbed.You can add butter and grated cheese to it at the end. So simple, so good.

Amen, girl. So simple. So good. Such comfort. Adding egg to it is great too, sometimes.

I'd continue to make, forever, my mom's Pasta Fajiole. It IS my #1 comfort food, for so many reasons. Others, sometimes, make theirs with sausage, pepperoni, some veggies...but mom's was simple and sooo good, with couple cloves of whole garlic, touch of oil to start the garlic in, tomato sauce, (add water to that too) pinch red pepper flakes, pinch Italian seasoning, cannallini beans and ditalini pasta. Put some grated cheese or even some shredded mozzerella on top. It's "home" & "mom" to me. 😋🍲

Side note...mom always told the story that when she was pregnant with me, she'd walk from work to her mom's every Friday night when her mom would have made her pasta fajiole for her. I swear it got in my blood from then. lol. Mom always said "mine is good but my mom's was even better." I don't recall my gram's as much, and of course, to me, my mom's was best.

Cheap, poor man's meal, for sure...probably how those thrifty, Great Depression Italians came up with it.

buckeyegirl1 · ‎07-01-2013

Bernie weenie

CalminHeart · ‎03-09-2010

I grew up in a very poor family. I still like cheap comfort food....

leftover mashed potatoes fried (I do it in a healthier way than the lard used as kids)
ham and bean soup
hamburger gravy on toast
hot dog gravy on toast
liver and onions - we were told it was steak, LOL. I never make it but Dad calls me when he does.

There are things I don't like very well but we all survived those days.