POOR MAN'S MEAL FOR $1.00

[@gaylahuerta2443]

Forget the critics. They are compulsive that way sometimes. You are exactly right!

[@junojussayin5621]

You continue to be one of my top motivations. You are the true definition of pick up your bootstraps and get creative. Thank you for everything that you do.

[@staciesager3776]

Totally agree.

[@Storiesofalifetime.]

Agreed!!!

[@countrygal3688]

Frugal Jo, of the UK, had a video on a day or so ago, on how to make sausage from oats, with 2 ounces of bacon. It was in an old cookbook, I think from the depression era, or WW2 era. She also has lots of useful frugal ideas. Her family is saving all of the extra money to buy a home.

[@theclumsyprepper]

The book was from WW2.

[@countrygal3688]

@@theclumsyprepper Thank you. I couldn't remember exactly which recipe book she used.

[@alanschaller5869]

I think they call it Irish or British sausage when they use Oatmeal...

[@socorro6476]

Cook your bacon 🥓 first, remove bacon from pan - then add your vegetables, than when vegetables 🥦 are halfway cooked, add your cooked bacon- then season., and enjoy.

[@leedanielson7452]

Yes!👍

[@Zeppelin2]

Socorro, you from New Mexico? Great little town in NM named Socorro.

[@MBMCincy63]

Both are good methods of use for bacon. I would have left the pepper at the store 😂. I would have added grape tomatoes though ☺️.

[@phobedavis7014]

I agree. Cook the bacon first, then take it out the pan and sautee the vegetables in some of the bacon grease.

[@melanierose3909]

This!!

[@vivianblossom2536]

Looks so darn good! Our daughter took us out for dinner yesterday. My main dish was $42!!! This did not include salad or dessert. We split a $10 salad and my dessert was $9, glass of wine was $9. WHAT?? Who does this? We rarely go out. This is total craziness!! Back to my own hamburger stroganoff over zucchini tonight, lasting 2 nights for 2 people, and I will also pick up something off the floor too, PP!

[@cheryloconnor8628]

I love watching these. I feel a little more normal. I start out the week with a main meal and everyday use the leftovers with the addition of a new ingredient and it usually ends up a soup that lasts a week. Friends and family laugh at me all the time. I laugh at me too and don’t care!

[@Storiesofalifetime.]

😁🙏🌹

[@tinascrazyworld6698]

Love the one meal a day... I do eat 2 now because I quit smoking and it just happened, I quit one year ago. One meal a day you won't have all the health issues. WE WERE NOT MEANT TO EAT ALL DAY. Hunters and gatherers were not eating 3 meals a day and walked every place. This is whey we have so much illness , well that and processed foods. Thanks Girl Great advice

[@rhondalyn100]

One meal day is the way to go! I'm losing weight with intermittent fasting and I love the way I feel!

[@Cookingforacrowd]

The older we get the less calories we need. I started eating later in the day- first meal at 2pm. Just something light. Then small dinner at 6. I drink plain herbal teas at night. I feel so much better! Your meal looks so good! Yea!

[@jenniferharris7633]

Don't worry about the critics. You do you. YOU are why we watch.

[@Summer77700]

I'm a new sub, and I'm trying to catch up on your videos when I have a little time. I just want to say you've helped me so much. Your channel is exactly what I needed, and was looking for. I can't thank you enough! God Bless!

[@cherylhuger8447]

Great video. I peel my broccoli stalks and slice them, I actually like them better than the florets. Sometimes it increases the broccoli yield by 50%. Do what you can with what you got. Love you.

[@nancyquarella6709]

Do this with cauliflower, too. And cauliflower leaves are really tasty. Chop, steam lightly and serve with a little butter.

[@pirateslife4me]

Every time you do anything there's critics. Keep being you! 🙏🏼

[@zorkwork3841]

Another inexpensive meal is pasta with spinach,and dark kidney beans Add some crushed tomato and parmesan cheese.Yummy!!! Good for you and not very expensive at all!

[@denisep.98]

I really enjoy these "Cooking with Prepper Princess" videos! ❤️ They are nice inspiration for affordable meal ideas, and some of your recipes have been absolutely delicious! During these inflationary times especially, I really appreciate these cooking videos, and often save and rewatch them. 🤔 Maybe you need to do a "Cooking on Almost Nothing" recipe book! I'd add it to the "Almost Nothing" collection! 🙂

[@gonefishing3644]

Those meals look good. If you cook the diced bacon first, you can then use the free drippings for frying those potatoes also. That will save you the cost of using vegetable oil. And will also give smoky flavor to the potatoes. I too use the broccoli stalk -- I peel it, then slice and cook it. Also use the little leaves on a head of broccoli.

[@bpscast]

In Germany: Bacon 2.99 Euro Vegetables: 4.99 Euro Mushrooms: 1.99 Euro Makes 10 Euro. A third is 3.30 Euro or 3.60 Usd. Plus some oil and the gas/electricity, 4 Usd

[@annw5663]

This is the same dish I make minus the bacon. I just add a clove of garlic and a tablespoon of soy sauce. It’s so delicious.

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

Putting a lid on the pot will save about 17 per cent of the energy used to cook.

[@Serjo777]

Stuff will also cook faster.

[@michaelcohen9363]

but it wont reduce the water content, so things get more soggy

[@Serjo777]

@@michaelcohen9363 It's called steaming.

[@marissamills]

Same with me and my husband. We’ve been cooking at home for a while now and EVERY SINGLE TIME we eat out now occasionally both of us feel sick/ are sick for the rest of the day. No matter how nice of a restaurant not just fast food.

[@jeanwegner5684]

I work in a supermarket. We do our markdowns between 9-10am daily. I find so many great discounts

[@rickwalker5203]

I freeze bread odds and ends, when I have enough, I make bread pudding. PS I bake my own bread as well. One loaf lasts for a week, there are two of us. Just my way to stretching the food budget.

[@catslove3884]

Yes, save them and you have bread for chunks and crumbs.

[@ontoitaussie7390]

Exactly PP never waste anything. Good onya for showing people how to save money and eat well in such hard times. This is even cheaper for me because i grow all those vegetables. Yes it costs to water and im not allowed to keep a tank but i catch as much rain as i can and i save all the water that comes through the tap while waiting on hot water. i keep 2 chickens for eggs and they get all the plants once i harvest and they give me fertilizer in return. This all works for me and every dollar i dont spend is a dollar saved to buy us a home. Much love from 🇦🇺

[@trishalou592]

Now that I am living alone, I make stir fry alot. Fast and economical and tasty. I use up whatever veggies I have on hand. No 2 stir fries are the same. I generally use some kind of meat. Small piece of chicken or steak. I am not a big meat eater also. I will have to try with the bacon. I rarely go out to eat anymore because I also don't feel that great after eating. Good video.

[@yoligooding]

Prepper 👸 I made this last night and I also dropped vegetable on the floor and guess what I put it back in the pan it is very delicious. Did it just like you did it. Thank you, God bless and love to all.

[@gabriellat5927]

I absolutely love You!!! Xoxoxoxox from Kentucky Chicklet! I am in the process of Tighten up my Budget Bigtime at 65yrs! You absolutely ROCK!!!

[@1984watchr]

You just inspired me to make a loaded baked potato. It was delicious and cheap, not to mention filling. Got a giant bag of potatoes on sale for 1.99, added to the potato, a slab of butter, small scoop of shredded cheese, a bit of A-1 steak sauce, a dash of green tobasco sauce, a couple of grinds of salt and pepper, a dollop of sour cream, and one piece of bacon . It seems like a lot of ingredients, but with using a small amount of all of these, it's extremely cheap, and it can be used so many times! Eat the whole potato including the skin for added nutrients. Boom! Cheap, delicious meal

[@smirking8457]

One meal I've been having a lot recently is just rice, black beans (with onion and garlic). and 2-3 eggs over easy on top with some hot sauce. It's a bit lacking in fruit-veg nutrients - but it's got basically everything else you need for around $1 per serving. Another great thing about this is the rice and the beans both keep well in the fridge - so whenever you need a meal you can just reheat those in the microwave and just cook up a few eggs.

[@Butterfieldowl]

You should try spicy hummus with it :)

[@estherchandy6292]

Ooo yes I love it. Try black rice with white navy beans... Very interesting. Flavored only with garlic and thyme. Salt. Sprinkle chopped spring onions as a garnish.

[@Droppedonmyhead1]

That actually sounds very good. And sounds like something I would like to make. Of course I’ve always heard that beans and rice together make a complete protein so you’re good in that area. You could always have veggies on the side.

[@russellboyd-jb8jv]

i am 72 and have been eating one meal per day for many years, its called an omad diet, one meal a day...

[@kelsie_adams]

The veggie scraps - carrot tops, celery leaves, etc, I save in a freezer bag in my freezer. Leftover bits of tomato, asparagus ends.... Whenever the Ziplock is full I use it to make veggie broth. I always have some in the fridge and extra gets canned (pressure canned) for future use.

[@brianhudson7822]

Nice recipe. I remember my grandmother made her meatballs with only one third of the beef most people normally use. She added finely diced mushrooms/bread crumbs/beef, one third each. They were the best. Thanks for a great video. Be blessed.

[@strawberrygirl8572]

That's such a good thing to do. I've often added shredded cabbage to my meatloaf or meatballs and nobody even knows.

[@lovelife7343]

I was given 3 cauliflower heads and 15 bell peppers today . I never turn down free. So now I need to cook it all and freeze it. I'm amazed at how much food people toss.

[@karenallen919]

I don't turn down free either. I was given 50 lbs of oatmeal just before Christmas. I have been eating overnight oats and looking for recipes using oats as a main ingredient since. 😅🤣😂😋😋😋

[@rld1278]

You can freeze the peppers whole, then use later to make stuffed green peppers or pepper soup. My mom used to do this all the time.

[@mariagar5758]

You can always use your leftovers to make an omelette and add a little cheese to make it a little different

[@WealthyTiffany]

Thanks Prepper Princess!! Love that you don’t waste any food!

[@Frugalmumdownunder]

Looks delish! Being plant based I'd use beans instead of Bacon but yum yum! We eat for less than $30 per person per week in Australia, people always saying it can't be done but it's totally doable.

[@Laura-je2uw]

Yes, plant based is the way to go! Cheaper and much healthier. Just had a delicious lentil-veggie stew for dinner yesterday - cheaper than 1 euro per serving- even with bread on the side.

[@dixiebell3585]

Wow groceries must be high down under

[@Frugalmumdownunder]

@@dixiebell3585 yes they are incredibly expensive compared to the US

[@sllygred]

I have totally adopted your line - "do what you can, with what you have."

[@lisalear3986]

Composting on a small scale. Get a 5 gal bucket. Cut off bottom. Drill a ton of holes in the side. Push bucket down like 1/3 in ground in garden and start putting in coffee, scraps etc... Toss in a shovel of dirt and let it go... After a few months you pick up bucket and move to new spot... If the composted material isn't quite ready smash it down with shovel and cover with dirt... Works for me 😊

[@alanschaller5869]

Buy bacon bits and ends for flavoring... always 50% to 60% less expensive than bacon.

[@robyndowning2990]

I love this meal suggestion! I have totally done that and eaten for 3-4 meals. I just watched a very interesting old (1930's) meal on Mary's Nest, from about 9 days ago, that is called tuna pie with cottage cheese biscuits. She didn't change anything from the old recipe, except to add dried parsley to the biscuit mixture, and made it with what they would have had back then. She said it was tasty and creamy but the tuna taste was subdued. Anyway, thought I would share it with you and the subscribers because it is economical and filled a 9x13 pan.

[@1drummer111]

Rather than peeling the carrot you should just scrub it with a green scrubbie. A lot of vitamins are in the layer you peel off.

[@dianascobee1718]

Love it. I love your videos I wish they would teach kids in school how finances can hurt you or help you. At 57 you have given me a new outlook on how to improve my financial state and live within my means. Keep doin what your doin with what you got and God bless you.

[@ROXCANADA2023]

I love when you do these meal prep. That's exactly what I will do when I get retired

[@jeffreyskinner7167]

I am saving a small fortune following your meal suggestions . Thanks prepped princess $$$

[@krismontgomery5423]

I think your philosophy is fantastic! More people should use what they have and quit all the waste. People are so spoiled these days.

[@suzydupriest2325]

I agree

[@nancycarney]

We do not have waste. I scrub my carrots and potatoes. I never peal them. I like the flavor. Our leftovers are used for 2-3 days. Just recreated into something else. Meats make a great quesadilla. I only buy manager special meats and a huge coupon user. We had a crockpot meal that was only $3.80. Lasted 2 days for 3 people. Makes me super happy. We rarely eat out. I meal out cost a weeks grocery budget. My husband carries his lunch to work. I eat 2 small meals a day. My dad and husband eat 3 meals a day.

[@sdraper2011]

That looks as nice as anything you'd get in a restaurant! We also like half and half in coffee, it's a small indulgence I'm hard-pressed to give up (but would if I absolutely had to).

[@dixiebell3585]

Evaporated milk is a reasonable substitute when available and easier to stockpile. I think for awhile mom's were buying it up for baby formula supply problems

[@sdraper2011]

@@dixiebell3585 We also keep it as a back up!

[@ninnymcphee8382]

Good grief girl, put that stuff on a sheet pan and drizzle some olive oil and put it the oven on 350 degrees! LOL! It was making me nuts those veggies kept flopping over the side. Great video, as usual 😄😄❤❤

[@helenfields2318]

I agree to not waste food is a BIG saving. I appreciate your meal prep videos...I'd accept a meal invite if I didn't live so far away! 😀

[@beckyblevins9095]

I found 6 packages of bacon for $2.49 a lbs and I found other meats marks down. I only buy meats when it mark down

[@theclumsyprepper]

Same. I don't eat meat myself but others in my household do so I'm always on a lookout for bargains.

[@youknowyoulikeit1000]

You are right not eating meat everyday save soooo much money. Lately I’ve been eating veggies and brown rice and I feel so much better. That fast food was making me sick.

[@MeowsTheTime]

Getting fast food doesn't even sound appetizing to me anymore...

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

I think i have re-watch this video 1000 times already . Whenever i have nothing interesting to see in KZbin i see your food videos. They always make me happy.

[@karolynforeman7529]

Hi from Melbourne Australia..did you know..you should never put potatoes or tomatoes or onions in the fridge?!..potatoes should be stored in a dry dark place..tomatoes our on the bench (or as you say, the counter!) Onions should be kept not touching in a dry place..

[@RippSnortin]

Put a lid on that pot and the steam will make it cook faster, and use less gas.

[@cityhunterluv9830]

First off I have to tell you how much I appreciate your channel, it’s informative and I just really enjoy it! Thanks for all you do.

[@weilam03]

ive been doing a lot with chuck roasts recently. not exactly 1$ a day but not much more than 2-3$ a meal. been eating a lot of carrots and potatoes 😂 you should probably cook the bacon before the veggies

[@Butterfieldowl]

Depending where you live, there's a king oyster mushroom that can be Cheap, again depending where you live. Shreds up with a fork raw, saute then and add bbq, tastes like pulled pork.

[@keeperofthehomestead9193]

Thnx!!! Been missing your cooking videos. I save all my veggie scraps for canning broth. I like the bacon for added flavor on the veggies!

[@grrlmom]

I have a very old ice cream bucket with a lid. Any little dab of vegetables left from a meal goes in the bucket that’s kept in the freezer. Once the bucket is full it’s time to make vegetable soup in the crockpot with some tomato juice and seasoning. It’s never the same and the kids love it with a grilled cheese sandwich

[@annsilliman6184]

Most people dont realize the nutrients in the broccoli are found in the stalks, not the florets.

[@jerrychetty2524]

And you can eat broccoli raw it's good

[@juttadestiny6810]

Broccoli stems full of flavour!! Slice thin add to stir frys soups etc 😸🇦🇺

[@onmyway7363]

Save a piece of that bacon for broccoli 🥦 cheese 🧀 soup? Fall is coming. Oh. I'm not criticizing. Just sharing my meals from my kitchen 😋. Thank you for your penny pinching videos. This world NEEDS them 🐞

[@ChristeneDelacruz2014]

I'm a Filipino and I eat rice with every meal. One serving of that dish can feed two people if you eat it with cooked rice.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

If ur 5’ tall max, maybe And it’s her only meal a day

[@ChristeneDelacruz2014]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah I'm above 5 ft tall.

[@reneenolan8163]

Broccoli is $10 here in australia at the moment. Crazy prices

[@jmt2192]

She’s also avoiding hydrogenated oils this way! Restaurants and fast food places almost always use seed oils to cook.

[@kmkackle9524]

Hello from New Jersey purchase your book EXCELLENT read gave me ideas too! Thank you! This video gave me to add bacon to my vegetables. Did not know that until now.

[@strawberrygirl8572]

I love it. Please do more meal ideas. Thank you so much. This looked so good I could almost smell it cooking.

[@laurenkristina84]

Can you do a cooking video using what you've gathered foraging and fishing?! I would love to see your ideas and meals you can cook now with all resources available.

[@westiebrigade]

Finally a food video! I LOVE your food videos! That’s why I subscribed many years ago when you did the video on taking a salad to work :). Please keep them coming! FYI = Seems like you get more people watching your cooking videos so why not do more?? Thank you! Going to the grocery store to make this!

[@marlenedurbala6238]

Don't peel your carrots. The most nutrients are in the peel

[@tombob671]

Beans, beans, the musical fruit The more you eat, the more you toot The more you toot, the better you feel. So let's have beans with every meal.

[@denisebiendarra5996]

My husband learned that as a kid and then taught me. 😂

[@susandermond9254]

Cook beans with asafoetida like they do in India. No toots

[@RoyalMasterpiece]

I would love if you write a cookbook called Poor Man’s Cookbook. I would buy it.

[@janetsmiley6778]

Try Becky Walker over at the Hillbilly Kitchen channel. she has a great channel and cookbook.

[@theresapierce5531]

Actually red bells are green bells.The green are picked early.If you leave bells on the plant until mature they turn red.

[@angeladenton8765]

That’s about $30 worth of ingredients here in New Zealand. A dollar meal here would be a packet of ramen. With an egg, maybe.

[@rogerpaddock6785]

Sorry to hear. Thought we had it bad. Ugh

[@melstephens4466]

This Aussie was thinking the same thing.

[@Amy-fu1tp]

We appreciate your foodie ideas PP. have a great day 😃

[@crawleyboys3]

Sheet pan cooking in the oven is a great idea when pots are to small.

[@janicekazun7525]

I never learned to "cook for one". I do the same, make for a family and then eat the same dinner meal every day for 3/4days.

[@denisebolin-clark8826]

I've learned to pare down my servings to four. I will eat two and freeze two. After awhile, I have a nice freezer stash for days I don't want to cook.

[@MadAudi]

I love your simple clean eating approach. Nothing wrong with one meal a day!

[@ellenjolenewilkins6511]

Love how you explain how and what you do with food for budget. Thank you!

[@jimdrummer816]

Great video! We eat one meal a day, too and don't eat out. We cut our bacon into quarters and use that for fat in the pan when we make skillet dinners. It's especially good with skillet potatoes. We made soup today and used our freezer scraps. Thanks for helping people to stretch their dollars.

[@angelmarie-linechislett3209]

I'm so happy that I came across your channel. I love the whole idea of saving and living a simple life. Everything in this world we now live in is so commercialized and materialistic. Your outlook has definitely made me re-think life in general 👍🌟

[@sherrydaniels5060]

great video love this meal. who cares about critics? you do you. i make meals like this and love them. take care friend

[@Lana-ro6cb]

You can also use leftover coffee ground as scrub exfoliant when bathing. It makes skin glow, offers tightening properties, reduce inflammation, improves blood circulations, and reduces cellulite.

[@nellisart462]

I also use coffegrounds mixed with 1 spoon olive oil or coconutoil to scrub. Its cheap and has the same effect as pricy scrub.

[@mariadavis2685]

I love your cooking video s😺 who cares what the haters say! Have a fabulous week 🐕 Rocky is such a cutie 🐕

[@darksunshine5002]

I do the same, every few days I look through the fridge and see what needs to be used or a leftover that may be in there. Then I make up a new dinner with it. Works out great and we have no waste. I also save all my scraps too and make a huge pot of broth and then can it. That looks really good, I have always used rice never thought of doing potatoes. Definitely gonna try it.

[@KACn5582]

What happens in the kitchen stays in the kitchen!! 🙂

[@mjmk8928]

you have the exact same stove i do,i bought mine in 2000 on sale for only $250!still works cooks great& oven works great too!!!!!what a deal

[@PrepperPrincess]

Mine came with the house.

[@barbnauman705]

PP, thanks for your calm, and always reasonable, approach to frugality and simple living. You live a very rich and healthy life, and you’re a beautiful example to others. Sending you hugs and love- and, of course, to Rocky Boy!❤️❤️

[@angelarodriguez4116]

I wonder if they’ll have to keep reducing meat by the end of the freshness date because no one is buying as much… it’ll end up thrown out if the prices don’t come down!

[@meganwright2541]

Thank you :) your videos really help me take care of my family! Reading your book for the second time now, I really get a lot of value out of it

[@mccombskennels]

If it was just me I could pull it off but I have a 16 year old son. He eats in one day what would last me a week.

[@GrannyLinn]

🤣🤣 I had 3 at the same time.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I have 5 teens here They would eat that serving n not even notice that were or had eaten

[@Bruno-Bittar]

I also think one meal a day is enough and helps save a lot of money that ends down the pipes anyway

[@gabrielakarl3859]

I love your ways! I put atofd back in the pot too 😂i got 5 kids, grew up in communist romania. My mom used to make cabbage soup and we’d eat that for 4-5 days in a row. You know what? I was much healthier then than overeating here all the junk.

[@kerrynwright]

It sounds like we eat similar meals! I plan our meals so that we have meat only on alternate days & the other days are lentils, beans or other non-meat protein meals. Rice is our friend to keep our meal prices down, especially as we're a family of me + my hubby & 2 adult sons & our other son eats with us a couple of nights per week too. Tonight was a veggie & bean soup with chickpea flour pancakes... delicious! Capsicums (bell peppers) are really expensive here, so we grow our own & only eat them when they're ripe. I'm thankful for our veggie garden to supplement our food.🥰 Blessings from South Australia💕🐨

[@negrammy3743]

This looks like what my mom often made when I was growing up. With 6 kids we grew a garden and had chickens for eggs. Mom often used meat for flavoring and whatever veggies we had for supper. We sometimes had meatless tacos. Mom just seasoned rice then added cheese, salsa and lettuce. We all grew up healthy and happy. I enjoy watching your videos. They remind me of some of the thrifty lessons I learned growing up. Thanks!

[@susanrobinson408]

I love it when you do these types of videos! Love your couch! Is that a slip cover? If so, where did it come from. I would love to cover my old, second hand couch!

[@loriella6250]

You can also grate or shred the broccoli stalk for slaw.

[@scratcherscratcher11]

Me too! Love drinking coffee with cream and eating one meal a day!

[@jmknudsen5357]

Looks good. I would add an onion, but then i like onion in everything.

[@emilywilson7308]

Looks good! I made a stir fry with cabbage and all the veg on hand and mixed it with noodles. Yummm!

[@AmandasBudgets]

I have a channel where I budget weekly and cadge stuff envelopes I am very low income and paying down debts (slow but sure). Your channel has helped me a ton! Great idea for bacon! I also buy reduced meat!

[@bellaTaylor4946]

Great video ❤ Pls make more like this one! You are such a blessing ❤ Beautiful lady with a beautiful heart ❤ Much love from Ontario Canada