Family Cooking On A Budget - Try Crock Pot Cooking
 
Your family may love the weekly trip to a fast food restaurant or the daily run to the donut shop but with ever increasing food and fuel costs you are starting to feel the pinch in the wallet. Never fear! There are foods you can make at home that will blow the fast food and donuts out of the water without blowing your cash out of your wallet.
 
Crock Pot Cooking- Like Magic!
Crock Pot Cooking
Believe it or not, throwing together a super tasty meal is as easy as tossing a few yummy veggies and a family favorite meat into a crock pot and cooking it. Buy a beef roast. Season the roast to taste and add it and some water to the crock pot. Follow the instructions that come with the crock pot for proper temperature and cooking time. Once you have the meat and the water in the pot; chop up some carrots, potatoes, celery, peppers, and garlic. Add all these fresh vittles to the pot. Cover the crock pot and cook!
 
This is super easy and super delicious. Fresh vegetables are always cheap and potatoes come in 5-10lbs bags for less than $6 in most supermarkets. And the great thing is that there are literally thousands of http://www.a-crock-cook.com crock pot recipes available here right on the internet.
 
 
Totilla Chip & Chicken Soup Crock Pot Cooking Recipe
  • 4 chicken breasts cut up
  • 2 cans of chicken broth
  • 2 cans chopped tomatoes
  • 3 cups salsa (hot or mild)
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 2 tbsp margarine
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • tortilla chips
  • Your cheese preference.
  • Sour creme
  • Shred the grilled chicken breast
  • Grilled chicken breasts with a fork and knife. 

Combine all ingredients except cheese, sour cream, and chips.

With the pot covered, cook on low for about 8 hours.

Add chips, sour cream, and cheese to taste.

Your family will love these crock pot cooking recipes!
Homemade Pizza…It’s Amore!
Pizzeria pizza is always on the higher end of the food price scale. Sure, they offer you deals but you usually have to order more than your family will eat and that is just wasted money. Making your own homemade pizza is always a hit with kids and it won't hit you in the wallet. Making pizza dough takes: flour, water, and yeast. That is it. Look up a simple recipe online for further details.
 
A jar of pizza sauce will run you $2-$3 and shredded cheese in bulk will usually cost no more than $6-$7. Pepperoni can be purchased in bulk or in smaller sizes and will cost you no more than $7 in bulk prices, and $3 in small prices. Once the ingredients are compiled, throw the pizza in the oven and bake. Smell that?! That is the smell of delicious pizza that you didn’t have to pay $30 for- and its piping hot and ready to eat when you are!
 
Make Foods to Freeze
Most super busy families just don’t have the time to stand around in the kitchen making a meal. There is an easy solution that won't break your bank. Make a few meals in advance and freeze them. Some of the easiest meals to cook and freeze are casseroles. Do some searching online for casseroles that your family will adore; even consider some crock pot cooking stew recipes. Once you have all the ingredients together, spend one evening making them all and then just put them in the freezer with labels on them. Making and then freezing meals in advance make it easy on moms that have to work late.
 
Families don’t have to spend a lot of money to eat good food all the time. Just plan ahead and do some price comparison shopping. Dinner at home can be just as good!  Your family will love the recipes you are cooking in your crock pot.