Eating awesomely for less money

ITT we post the more "exotic" recipes for foods that require minimal amounts of money, a little prep/cook time, and are pretty awesome! I'm starting with one of my favorites, and I'll add a few more later...but feel free to add your own!

Green (or Red) Salsa
...you're probably thinking that there's little chance of you eating green salsa, but it's really good and REALLY cheap! If you don't want it green, you can have it red for a little more $$$.
*REQUIRES BLENDER :< *

Prep time- 45 minutes to 1 hour; lots of chopping.

-1 lb. (8-10 individual) Tomatillos (If you're absolutely set on Red Salsa, get 1 lb. of red tomatoes. One can of diced tomatoes would cut down on prep time by a lot as well.)
-2 small chiles (SPICE LEVELS-- Mild: One (usually large) Anaheim pepper; Medium: two or three red peppers; Hot: two serrano peppers; or **ONE** habanero if you're a rugged manly man)
-1/4 cup green onions (about three stalks), chopped
-1 cup fresh cilantro (ugh, I picked mine off a plant, it's much easier if you can find some pre-picked)
-1 clove garlic, chopped (good for taste but not required)
-1 teaspoon sugar
-variable amount of salt to taste

Remove the papery husks off of the tomatillos and wash. (I found it was easier to turn them upside-down and let warm water run under the husk; they're sticky under there! Wipe down with a paper towel as well.) Chop tomatillos, chile(s), onions, and garlic, add cilantro leaves. Put the mixture into a food processor/blender and puree for about 30 seconds to a minute. Add sugar and stir for consistancy, add salt to taste. Use as a subsitute to salsa in any recipe, good for tacos or as a dip by itself, and works well with fried chicken, pan fried potatoes, and pan fried pork chops.

I *just* made this, and personally, it could do with half the sugar and a little ground black pepper. I used one Anaheim pepper and one red pepper for taste and it gave it a mild flavor, probably because the Anaheim is about the equivalent of two red peppers in size. That said, my next batch will probably have three red peppers or one red, one serrano, since I like it hot. And as for cost, tomatillos are generally much cheaper than tomatoes. The most expensive part of this recipe is probably the chiles or the garlic, and even then the whole dish probably isn't more than $10!

Buy Ramen.  8 bags for $1!  Oh, you said eat awesomely.  Nevermind then.

>>2
Too much ramen turns you into a fat, stupid otaku. YOU FAIL.

>>3
that's just water weight.

>>4

Bladder for what now?

make your own pizza. recipe refers to jamie oliver.

two words: beans and rice.

And I don't mean canned beans. I mean dry beans that you have to soak and cook.

Go to olive garden and order the pizza for $10 and pick the soup that comes with it instead of the salad ( I recommend the zuppa toscana )

Eat 3 breadsticks and put the 4th one on your plate so the bread stick basket is empty, they'll refill it with 5 more. Eat one bowl of soup and they'll refill it afterwards, don't eat anymore breadsticks and don't eat the 2nd bowl.

Eat one or two pieces of pizza then ask for boxes/containers to take the rest home. If you're lucky, some olive garden resturants give you extra soup and extra breadsticks in addition to the 2nds you got earlier. And ask for extra mints.

If all you eat per meal for left overs is 1-2 pieces of pizza and 2 bread sticks per meal. It can last you 3-4 meals in addition to the initial meal. Don't let the food sit in your refrigerator for more then 3 days though, it might go bad.

That's 4-5 good meals for $10 if you like olive garden and the foods not greasy either.

>>8

Oh yeah, forgot.

Ask for water to drink (its free duh), no soda fattys.

>>8
>>9
but then you'd have to eat at the olive garden.

go to little caesars and get the pizza for $5 it feeds 2 people so that's 1 meal for $2.50

>>11
That $5 pizza made my 1st year of College cheap as fuck, haha.  After awhile I started hating the taste though.

JUST GO TO MCDONALDS. DUR!