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This collection of budget friendly Cheap Dinner Ideas will give you plenty of thrifty meal options. In a hurry? Try this chicken ramen stir fry:

The 35 BEST Ways to Cook Cheap Dinner

chicken breast

ramen noodles (minus flavoring packets)

onion

red bell pepper

green bell pepper

6-7 mushrooms

baby carrots

scallions

garlic

Tbsp chopped ginger

Tbsp cooking oil

soy sauce

Tbsp Hoisin sauce

Tbsp oyster sauce

Tbsp sweet chili sauce

water

First get everything prepped. Finely chop ginger and...

First get everything prepped. Finely chop ginger and garlic, slice mushrooms onions and peppers, matchstick carrots. Cut scallions into one inch slices and keep green and white portions separate. Also, mix all of your sauce ingredients, soy, Hoising, oyster and sweet chili together in a bowl. First butterfly chicken breast, then cut into thin strips.

Get wok or large skillet hot over high...

Get wok or large skillet hot over high heat. Once it is sizzling hot, add oil, chopped onions and white portions of scallions. Sauté one minute, then add chicken. Stirring frequently, cook until pink color has left chicken, 3-4 minutes.

Add ginger and garlic, toss together about one...

Add ginger and garlic, toss together about one minute. Then add carrot, peppers and mushrooms. Stir fry 3-4 minutes. Add sauces, mix well.

Make well by moving stir fry ingredients to...

Make well by moving stir fry ingredients to the perimeter of the wok. Add water to well. Let heat about a minute, it should start simmering.

Add ramen to well, cook one minute. Flip...

Add ramen to well, cook one minute. Flip and cook an additional minute.

Separate the noodles and mix well with other...

Separate the noodles and mix well with other ingredients.

Serve hot and garnish with remaining part of...

Serve hot and garnish with remaining part of scallions.

Sweet and slightly tart and full of fresh pineapple, small-batch pineapple jam needs no special canning equipment or even pectin to yield a delicious fresh jam. No pressure canning or special equipment required.

Small Batch Fresh Pineapple Jam

sugar

lemon juice ([See Note 1])

pineapple

Peel and cut the pineapple into 1-inch chunks; discard the fibrous core and outer peel.

Add all ingredients into a medium-sized pot and bring to a boil. Do not cover.

Reduce heat simmer  over LOW  heat.  Simmer for about 30 minutes or until the pineapple is tender and most of the liquid has evaporated; Stirring occasionally. Do not Cover.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

With an immersion blender or potato masher, crush the fruit to small bite-sized (or smaller) pieces.

The natural sugars in the fruit will thicken the jam.

Store in an airtight container like a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Alternatively, freeze in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Storage:

Great simple recipe. Just added a sprinkle of cinnamon powder and an additional 1/4 cup of brown sugar! Yummy!

Fabulous. Loved how easy this was to make!!

So simple and delish! This make about 4 cups for me.

Thank you for this! I made my first pineapple jam yesterday and it is good!

Very delicious! I will be making this again.

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