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Cheap can be Delicious

We are all short on time and our grocery budget doesn’t go as far as it used to. I used to avoid using that word “cheap,” but no longer does this word offend me.

I have looked back over the years to see where I made over 60 cheap meals and I hope this helps you continue to happily cook without breaking the bank. There are three main roundups of affordable meals. Be sure to check them out.

Cheap Dinners: Chicken Dishes Your Family Will Love

You will find the best way to roast a whole chicken in an hour, how to spatchcock a chicken and how to use the leftover. You will make chicken soup, chicken pie and chicken enchiladas, and so much more.

Ground Chicken – You can also use ground chicken to make ground chicken meatballs, something we don’t think about very often. I also like ground chicken lettuce wraps. White Bean Chicken Soup can be made with leftover chicken in mere minutes.

My Best 18 Cheap Chicken Dishes Here

Round up – Cheap Red Meat Recipes that Fight Inflation

Ground beef doesn’t have to be boring. Taco meat CAN be exciting, but why not make cuban picadillo. Mini meatloafs are easy to freeze for individual quick meals, and you will get my most popular simple ground beef and peas. Crack slaw makes ground beef exciting and ground beef stroganoff can be a real thing. Hamburger steak with onions almost seems gourmet.

My Best 25 Red Meat Cheap Recipes Here

Cheaper cuts of meat like teres major will satisfy steak lovers braciole, an Italian stuffed steak is good enough for company.

Beef cubes are often found on sale and when braised you can make stews, shredded beef ragu, soup and more.

My Best 25 Red Meat Cheap Recipes Here.

Cheap Hearty Soups that are Complete Meals

I’ve never met a person that doesn’t love soup. Serve it up with bread and it’s a whole meal. Vegetable soup can be just as good as vegetable beef soup. Kids love the Italian beef macaroni soup. Find out at this post the everyday staples you need to throw some easy soups together.

My Best Cheap Hearty Soup Recipes Here

My Best Cheap Hearty Soup Recipes Here

Make Your Own Bread

A good loaf of sourdough bread could be as high as $9 a loaf. Sourdough bread is just flour, water and salt and you could easily make a loaf of bread every other day. I have what I believe to be the easiest sourdough recipe (and starter).

• Sourdough Starter 101
• Easy Sourdough Bread

Pork Steaks – Cheaper Meals

Braised Pork Steak is very affordable. Made with green beans and tomato sauce, this is a worthy weeknight or weekend dinner.

Consider a Frittata for Dinner

Frittatas are the best idea to use up just a little bit of leftovers. Serve with bread or a side salad and you’re saving money, even if you buy pastured eggs. Use up that last little bit of meat, cheese or veggies and be surprised how delicious eggs can be.

Go to Frittata 101 for recipes.

Tips for Leftovers

Don’t be afraid of leftovers. I know some people don’t like to eat the same meal two days in a row, but there are ways to avoid wasting food and stretching the food budget.

Don’t be Afraid of Repurposing Leftovers

• Roast Beef Leftover ideas.
• Left over roast chicken can do same as above or be a chicken salad.
• Left over meat sauce or bolognese can be stuffed into pasta shells or used for a quick lasagna.
• Left over steak can turn into steak and biscuits. (See my 35 different biscuit recipes).

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Leave YOUR TIPS in the comments below. I would love to hear from you.

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This was the first time I have ever cooked with pork shoulder steaks. Standing at the butcher counter at Whole foods, I spotted the pork steaks and saw the dish in the my head. I purchased two for under $8. It’s not that you will get an extraordinary amount of meat, but you will get enough for this dish I had in mind.

There was enough bone and fat to render a lot of flavor, but the meat would have to be braised for a very long time. I envisioned, tomatoes and green beans very similar to a dish I made here. I added an array of colorful peppers, some onion and garlic, herbs and red wine.

What is Pork Shoulder Steak?

Also known as a pork blade steak, they are cut from the pork shoulder and contain the blade bone  and meat from several muscles. They are fatty and can be tough if not cooked properly. While some cooks will fry them, I prefer a slow, long braise.

What Tomatoes Make the Best Sauce to Braise the Pork Should Steak?

I am forever shouting out the Cento San Marzano Tomatoes. They have the least amount of pulp, and taste the sweetest to me. I added one can of water, 1/2 cup of red wine, knowing I would be cooking this in a slow cooker for about 8 hours.

The meat will flavor the sauce and the sauce will tenderize the meat.

Ingredients for Braised Pork Shoulder Steak Stew

In this recipe I used two cans per two steaks, 6 cups or so of fresh green beans and 3 colored bell peppers. You could add in potatoes to this recipe and it would be divine. You could add in some zucchini squash if it’s summer time.  I added the vegetables after the meat was braising for two hours.

How to Serve Braised Pork Shoulder Steak with Tomatoes

If you are eating grains, this would be delicious on polenta or grits the way I served this veal osso bucco. Or, you could serve it with these parmesan mashed potatoes, as I did with this Italian Roast Beef. Or you could just eat it like this for a grain free dinner. It’s even better the next day.

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Braised Pork Shoulder Steak

Braised with Tomatoes and Green Beans for a delicious Pork steak stew.

Course Entree

Cuisine Italian

Keyword braised pork steak, Green Beans, pork steak

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 2 pork shoulder steaks
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 3 bell peppers cored and sliced
• 2 pounds green beans trimmed
• 2 zucchini sliced
• 2 cans San Marzano Tomatoes

Instructions

• Season Pork steaks with salt and pepper.
• Heat pan to medium high. Add oil. Once oil is hot, add seasoned pork steaks.
• If using a dutch oven, set pork steaks aside to start sauce.
• Add onion and garlic to hot oil to soften. Make sure garlic only gets golden.
• Add peppers. Saute for a few minutes to soften. Add Zucchini. Cook for a few minutes.
• Chop up tomatoes from can or break up with hands, add in juice.
• If using dutch oven, add tomatoes to veggies. Add pork steak back in. Add in green beans. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for on low for 4 hours.
• You can transfer all of this to a crock pot, cook on low for six hours. Pork steak will be fork tender.

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