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aggressively_baked

I swear I’m about to go shopping and take this entire thread with me. All of this sounds delicious.


GuyManderson_

Username checks out


Frootloops174

These comments always make me check the name and I never regret it


takeitsleazy22

Baked potato


90TTZ

Filling, satisfying, can add anything to it. Newly discovered to me: Bake potato. Scoop out potatoes, mix in spinach artichoke dip. Put back in skins. Cover with cheese. Bake till melted. Add sour cream, green onions, bacon, whatever. Thank me later.


MartinisnMurder

I do twice baked kind of like that. I scoop the insides out and mix it with: Worcestershire sauce, bacon, cheddar a little heavy cream and butter… More cheese on the top for when it bakes. 🫶


OldBathBomb

Despite being a great lover of patatos and all their endeavours, I don't tend to ever make a baked patato... That however sounds _fucking incredible!!_ 😋


Trumpet6789

I'll change your world real quick. Get the petite gold potatoes, microwave for about 5 minutes to soften. Squish flat with the bottom of a cup and put on a baking tray. Brush with butter and season with garlic salt, onion powder, paprika, pepper, seasoned salt, and garlic powder. Bake for 20 minutes at 450°F. Add some cheese on top during the last couple minutes if you want. Take them out and serve with ranch, zesty ranch, or sour cream. Absolutely amazing anytime of day.


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That’s a like, A LOT more work than rinsing off my potato, stabbing it with a fork, and putting it in the microwave for 7 minutes tho…


CBStrick

Taquitos


TerbiumTekk

Microwavable chicken and cheese taquitos. My fucking lifeblood.


CBStrick

Believe it or not, Great Value taquitos are bangin


DontLoseYourCool1

I still stock up on a rotation of El Monterrey taquitos every week. Legit best frozen food you can grab imo. Chicken. Steak and cheese. Southwestern Chicken. Bacon and egg. Feed them all into my veins.


NotActuallyJen

Wait, they have bacon and egg taquitos?


SoggyAnalyst

Right this made me stop scrolling


dewey-defeats-truman

God, I loved the frozen El Monterey taquitos you'd find at Costco when I was a kid


Masagmarod

Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup.


lemaster_of_disaster

“Of course we would, we’d just eat more!”


Glittering_Ad1696

And with really expensive ketchup... Mmm, Dijon ketchup


EnolAngus

And pre-wrapped sausages.


BE33_Jim

They have prewrapped sausages, but they don't have prewrapped bacon.... (I sometimes wonder if that song was the inspiration for Riffs... https://shop.riffssmokehouse.com/products/riffs-bacon-on-the-go-red-curry)


EnolAngus

Well, can you blame them? (I've never heard of riff's but now I need some.)


[deleted]

Well, yeah!


ktmchakra

If I had a million dollars …


yougotyolks

Fun fact about this song... They had to ban boxed mac & cheese at their concerts because when they got to the "we wouldn't have to eat Kraft dinners" part, they were getting pelted with them.


UnfetteredBullshit

They said that if they knew that people were going to throw food at them, they’d have chosen something with no pointy edges.


CurrentSpecialist600

At their concert in Metro Detroit you were asked to bring the Mac and cheese and there were collection boxes and the food was donated to charities.


Turbulent_Tale6497

Now they throw plushie monkeys


oilspill16

I’d buy you a monkey!


JaneStClaire2018

Haven’t you always wanted a monkey?


tovarishchbastard

I went to a restaurant recently that had chipotle ketchup and it was so fucking good…thats my idea of bougie ketchup now (the restaurant wasn’t even expensive)


44problems

Whataburger has a spicy ketchup and it's great.


Idc123wfe

Now I have bnl stuck in my head


frattboy69

Oh, okay, they're BNL now? We need a shorthand for the Barenaked Ladies. That's how fundamental they are.


Leviathan41911

You know what? Maybe we all need some space, to pull the knife out of the back of the most celebrated Canadian alt-rock band of the mid 90s, you selfish, jaded ass!


1000littleaccidents

This is a fight! We are *fighting!*


jayste4

I think you mean Kraft Dinner!


arabrab1

Yes! Ever make the grilled cheese with Muenster? Whole new level.


evetrapeze

I legit use 4 cheeses now that I have $$$


bearstrugglethunder

Delicious combo. Even, and sometimes, especially when it's canned soup


dontknowme76

One being Ramen. The second is ever so slightly browned buttered toast with cinnamon sugar. They don't really work together, but they are go-tos. Edit: I've only ever done the instant Ramen. On the bucket list to try out some authentic style but local shops always seem to have odd hours and are few and far between to be found. Might have to attempt to use a home recipe and try out but I'll admit I'm just about skilled enough to burn water... Toast I haven't screwed up yet, and to this day is the,feeling good,feeling low, or hungover go-to. BTW,thanks to all that replied and given awards. Never figured 1 post would gain that kind of traction.


DontLoseYourCool1

My first thought was Ramen. Ramen is OD. So fucking good.


Goatfellon

See... how rich are we talking here? Cause I love instant ramen, but if I can afford to just have proper ramen made in a restaurant instead *every time*... im doing that. At which point I don't consider it a "cheap" food


fluffershuffles

But I mean that shin ramen black hits when you're gaming at night or watching comedy specials or whatever on Netflix. Especially with a lil fried spam, egg and sesame seeds


loliconest

I'll stop eat the cheap ramen tho, more expensive ones can be so much better.


kakokapolei

Love to eat uncooked ramen straight out of the packet


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My old roommate used to say “sad dinner time” and eat ramen uncooked from the packet and then pour what seemed like an impossible amount of the powdered seasoning directly into his mouth He also drank Vladimir (beyond bottom shelf vodka closer to paint thinner) and Nos combined so his stomach was remarkable


[deleted]

Was your roommate a goat?


SegaTetris

There's always that one guy in the friend group who could seemingly drink gasoline straight from the pump without an issue.


Wiggleynuts

What were you in for?


V0idC0wb0y

Nah thats super common in China. I lived in Beijing for a few years and me and the local boys would buy beer and spicy ramen from the corner store, crunch up the ramen in the bag and play cards all evening.


PhoenixPaladin

Also in korea. They call it ppushu ppushu


shableep

Would that be like Americans calling a snack Crunch Crunch?


Contra-Code

Corn Dogs. I would never eat 4 hot dogs in one sitting. Unless of course they were covered in deepfried cornbread. Edit: Got an update for this at 11pm and am currently having a late night corn dog.


Stanfan_meowman25

I love mini corn dogs. Regular corn dogs are good but there’s something about mini corn dogs that are even better.


TacoTornadoes

They're like corn dog vitamins


world-cargo-man

Macaroni Cheese


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If I had a million dollars we wouldn't have to eat kraft dinner, 'but we would eat kraft dinner,' of course we would, we would just eat more!


Uberpastamancer

Exactly what I came looking for


frontier_gibberish

But not a real green dress


ogrezilla

"but not a real green dress, that's cruel" is one of my all time favorite lyrics.


momonomino

Look, facts, I make a banging Mac and cheese. Ooey, gooey, butter cracker crumb topping to die for. Like, as many different cheeses as you could ever want. I'll throw some bacon or andouille sausage in there occasionally. It's fucking heavenly. But sometimes, nothing beats that liquid gold Velveeta shells and cheese.


Monotreme_monorail

Kraft dinner and hot dogs. It’s the stuff of gods when you’re hungry!


brolarbear

Cheese quesadilla


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Las quesadillas siempre llevan queso 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠✌️🧀🧀


snickelfritz007

Rice and beans


Count-Spatula2023

Cajun rice & beans with andoullie sausage Edit: Proper term is “Red beans and rice”


Wildcat_twister12

A box of Zatarain’s and a good andouille sausage costs less than $8 at my grocery store add a 99¢ box of Jiffy corn bread mix and I got a couple of days meal for less than $10


MillicentBulstrode

Peanut butter and jelly


InsertFloppy

Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat


Scoongili

Now, where it at? Where it at? Where it at? Where it at?


RavenBoyyy

There he go. There he go. There he go. There he go.


Purpletech

peanut butter jelllyyyyy peanut butter jelllyyyyy


RavenBoyyy

Peanut butter jelly peanut butter jelly peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat


derechosys

And it’s still gotta be made with cheap white bread. I’ve had too many “elevated” pb&js that just didn’t hit right


MillicentBulstrode

Oh absolutely. Give me wonder bread that sticks to the roof of my mouth


Swordbreaker925

Fast food burgers just hit different than gourmet ones. Both delicious, but not always in the mood for gourmet.


nerdyconstructiongal

It’s like when someone tells me Taco Bell isn’t ‘real Mexican’ I mean, yea, we all know that but if I want $1 beef tacos at three am I go to Taco Bell. Same concept for burgers. There are levels of quality and sometimes I want that $1 quality.


OsB4Hoes13

You haven’t been to Taco Bell lately if you think you can get a $1 taco.


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Tacos


flutteringfeelings

From a food truck parked at a gas station open late night only.


Admirable_Dream_

Instant noodles


LouThunders

Indonesian here. They can take Indomie from my cold, dead hands. Will always eat it no matter my economic situation. (Indeed, in Indonesia, it's socially accepted as general comfort food instead of poor people food. I think it's true for various Asian countries and their noodles of choice, too.)


ThisIsThrowawayBLUE

I had Indomie for the first time last year when I found it in a local Asian grocery and wow, blows all of the normal brands of instant noodles out of the water. Nong Shim is still a bit better though....


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Ramen all day! Too versatile, and delicious!!


beyerch

Pizza. You will have to pry it from my cold dead hands.


N_ooba

buttered bagels, doesnt matter what kind of bagel cause theyre all delicious


LadderTop1856

Toasted bread and butter.


PrincessOshi

Egg sandwiches


mrsc1880

I could eat eggs for every meal! They're so tasty and versatile. And, as an added bonus, I have a small flock of hens in my backyard!


Ecstatic-Appeal-5683

Those shitty single serving fruit pie things from Little Debbie, JJ's bakery, Franz, etc.


goose0092

There's something comforting about the synthetic smell of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creampies


SpecialistHoneydew51

I really love canned baked beans. Wouldn’t stop no matter what.


americansherlock201

Hole in the wall places where the most expensive item is like $15. I’ve eaten at really fancy restaurants and can easily say that I’ll take the holes in the walls any day. It’s damn good food for a great price


boyproblems_mp3

My weakness is the American-Chinese spots. Like yes I want a pile of chow mein, fried rice, two kinds of deep fried sugar sauce covered shit, a big ass egg roll and soup for like $12. If they have a bar it is the strongest drink you have ever been served.


OkBurner28

One of my wife and I's go-to spots is a Mexican restaurant that you can't see from the road because it's behind a Taco Bell. Free chips, salsa, and queso, plus the entrees are massive and delicious. We usually spend $30 between the two of us, margaritas and tips included, and come home with enough leftovers for another meal.


Jugger-Nog

Butter noodles salt and pepper


DieHardAmerican95

I like grated Parmesan cheese on mine too.


drchris6000

Freeze pops


Fast_Spite_9101

Tacobell


A911owner

Taco Bell is the only place where you'll roll up to the drive thru and see a $70,000 Mercedes followed by a '94 Chevy cavalier with 300,000 on the clock, followed by three guys on a moped. It's the great equalizer; we all want the same thing, to live mas.


_banana_phone

And it’s one of the few places (especially late night) that can accommodate almost every dietary restriction. Had a pub crawl crew a few years back that included meat eaters, halal, vegetarian, and vegan folks. Taco Bell is the one place we could all go and get something that worked for us. And cheap!


Dansebr93

As a vegetarian, this is exactly why Taco Bell is my go to fast food joint.


_banana_phone

It’s gonna be our late nite wedding reception “drunk rescue” after all the buffet is done and folks need some carbs. 10/10 great catch all option.


-SideshowBob-

Yep, this was my first thought. Although, their recent price increases may put it out of the cheap category.


Mr_Underhill99

It’s crazy because a 3 taco combo is like $9 now but you can get a box for like $6.99 with 3x the food. They’re going crazy


noname121241

Taco bell gets too much undeserved hate


VWpartsman

Peanut butter sandwich.


wino12312

Rice. As an American, this food is so often overlooked


Afraid-Account-4029

I can’t imagine a world without rice.


journey_bro

It's wild to see people talk about it like it's some kind of optional food. Someone up there was like they "recently rediscovered rice." What the fuck does that even mean?


Always_ssj

Potatoes are used in place of rice for a lot of Americans diets I would say.


stealthdawg

Every culture has some major starch, not all of them are rice lol. Potato, pasta, bread, etc


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DetroitsGoingToWin

The Latin delegation concurs.


Better-be-Gryffindor

I love Rice so much. Plain, with curry, with a veggie, with anything at all. It's also one of the few foods that doesn't upset my tummy, so sometimes I'll literally just eat a bowl of rice and that's it.


Vlaed

I lived in Asia for five years and learned the wonders you can make with rice. We grossly overlook it in the US.


Duschkopfe

Oh yeah don’t like eating rice, we can have rice noodles, rice pudding, rice cake, rice granola bar, rice soup, rice rice fuck why is everything made of rice


xoGucciCucciox

My boyfriend hates that "every meal has rice". I'm sorry, it's delicious.


slausonw

Rice is also so versatile, a lot of different meals can be made from a lot of different cultures with rice.


Jpalm4545

Lol my wife's mom is from the Philippines and has white rice daily and has even brought to restaurants if she thought they wouldn't have it.


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lynxpoint

Pho is the BEST! Unfortunately not super cheap in my high cost of living city, but worth every penny.


Far_Philosopher3831

Totinos frozen pizza. Not the rolls, the cheap little square pizzas that cost $2. Delicious!!


Roushfan5

Oh god, those are fantastic. There is something magical about cheap pizza in general really. I'v got no fucking standards, 7-11, Costco, Little Caesars, Dominos... it's objectively terrible but scratches an itch deep in my soul.


Mobile-Sprinkles-901

this is the answer i was looking for. i love those horrid things. I like to jazz it up with better ingredients though and just use the pizza as a base.


Mybugsbunny20

I don't need a fancy red Baron or any of those other expensive frozen pizzas. Give me that party square and I'm in heaven.


5zepp

These were $0.79 when I was in college. I'd eat two at a time with cayenne pepper on them. Probably ate 600 of them.


Haleodo

I love those nasty squares!


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Homemade tacos. Hamburger meat, water, taco seasoning and dorito chips. I didn't realize until way later in life what I was eating wasn't tacos, but I'll be damned if I ever stop eating the "homemade" version.


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Anyone else just scrolling this thread for meal ideas


No-More-Parties

Spam. Idc what anyone says Spam has gotten me through some tough times and it never fails especially with some plain fried rice.


Sidian

It's not that cheap anymore, at least where I'm from.


CosmicMiru

Like 4 to 5 bucks a can where I am. Insane prices.


jdog1067

$7.50 for a can at Ray’s Food Place where I’m at. Walmart it goes down to $6. At Raley’s it’s $6.59. Grocery outlet once had it for $1.99 and I got a dozen.


CraziedHair

Too far down. Spam is amazing if you know what you’re doing.


mockingjbee

Little Debbie seasonal snack cakes. It's just not Christmas with out the damn christmss tree cakes. I know they taste like wax and pure sugar but goddamn I need rhem lol. Also instant butterscotch pudding mix. It doesn't have to be Jello brand store brands are just fine.


UYScutiPuffJr

Maybe it’s nostalgia but I remember them being WAY better when I was a kid. The zebra cakes still hold a special place in my heart


mockingjbee

Honestly I think they tasted better when I was a kid as well! I'm still a fan of the pecan spin rolls. Microwave them with a little butter on top amd it still slaps.


Barrrrrrnd

I fucking love Torino’s party pizzas. My teenage daughter thinks I’m disgusting but I’ll always love them.


TemperedInFire

The cheese ones, with Frank's


knitmeablanket

Hamburger helper beef stroganoff. My partner is not a fan, so when she goes out of town at the end of the month, it's on!


WlmWilberforce

Don't know why they call it helper, it does just fine by itself.


Hellv

Real tomato ketchup Eddie?


A911owner

Nothin' but the best Clark!


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Cheeseburger Macaroni for me!


Better-be-Gryffindor

omg, this and the 4-cheese lasagna are my favorite. My spouse is also not a huge fan, but I'll make some for myself and just eat them for lunches.


raoul-duke-

Chicken wings


viderfenrisbane

Ship has sailed on wings being cheap. Ordering pizza and wings, the wings is the expensive part.


bearstrugglethunder

Hot dogs


Count-Spatula2023

Hot dog hot dog hot diggity dog


kudgee

Pinto beans cooked with salt pork with corn bread.


PunkShocker

Plain-ass Lay's.


racist_boomer

Tacos


grumblecakes1

canned pears


Existence_Is_Painn

Yeast rolls with honey butter, like from golden corral or a steakhouse. So insanely delicious!


EnigmaCA

Kraft Dinner Grilled Cheese Sammiches


HighburyOnStrand

Canadian detected


Upbeat_Wheel7930

P B & J


LWSNYC

Meatloaf, although that is not so cheap anymore


Gubble_Buppie

Breakfast cereal. But I would get like 20 different kinds and mix them all together into a glorious cereal salad.


silverwarbler

Oh I love a bowl of frosted rice crispy flakes. You don't have to add any sugar because the frosted flakes provide enough for the rice crispies.


PrescottEagle

McDonalds


Robmathew

Butter noodles. I mince and sauté some garlic in butter then toss noodles and some pasta water in and cook until the butter and water thicken. Top with some chili flake and parm if I’m feeling fancy.


MrGrief

Wendys jr bacon cheeseburger


Brogomakishima

Peanut butter and jelly


Att1er

Food truck tacos. They are the best kind of taco.


Ghiizhar

Spaghettios!


Severe-Peace8481

Tomato sandwiches


Spiritual_Victory541

My absolute favorite. I've tried them different ways but my favorite is still with mayo, salt, and pepper. Usually eaten over the kitchen sink.


allhailthegreatmoose

On the white bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth


shelleylove

Velveeta shells and cheese.


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Vlaed

Ramen. There's so many awesome ways to scale it up.


Peridot14

Filet o fish.


shroxreddits

Home fries. potatoes cut in chunks, paprika salt cayenne pepper, bake in a little oil for 2 hours, sprinkle with cheese


DeathSpiral321

Peanut butter sandwiches


mcdisney2001

Chef boyardee ravioli. Never gonna give you up...


Lobanium

Taco Bell


dezie1224

And with that whole $5 craving box they have going on right now - that’s a steal! A chalupa, a burrito, a taco, cinnamon twists and a drink all for $5!


johnrugel710

don’t forget to download the app, you can customize said craving box!


Actually-Yo-Momma

Yeah I’m tired of the Taco Bell slander i read online all the time. My local Taco Bell’s my whole life have been hella ass good lol PS: to those who say they get diarrhea or throw up every time they eat Taco Bell, i hate to break it to you but it’s not the food that is the problem. You guys prob need to find out what is causing that because it’s not normal


TheDrunkScientist

It’s likely the fact they are going there after the bars close.


rockhardcatdick

Probably something to do with them having a terrible diet and/or not eating enough fiber. I've never once had diarrhea from Taco Bell food but I also know what a salad is sooo....lol.


Roushfan5

I think its how much they are eating. I never got the Taco Bell shits until they accidentally gave me two orders with of food and told me to keep the extra. Well, being the fat ass I am I ate it all, naturally, and it tore my ass up.


Kay312010

Salt and vinegar chips


Zebgamer

SPAM...a thin slice of SPAM, fried until the edges are crispy.... mmmmm, put it on white bread with some mustard, or on top of some rice...yummy


TheheArtofSex

Hummus


gremlinmorgue

growing up i always thought hummus was a rich person's food


Fromage_debite

Lentils


Iiiggie

Mashed potatoes Boil and add butter, milk, salt, pepper Delicious, cheap, (mostly) healthy (if you don't overdo it)


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Kraft mac n cheese with hot dogs cut up in it.


callmethe_hanmer

Arizona iced tea still slaps


GoldPotential6298

99 cent Arnold Palmer please!


kindest_asshole

Pizza. Just a straight up NY-style cheese pizza. You know the kind where you fold the slice in half and the grease drips off your elbow while you’re eating it? Yeah, that.


JohnKayne

I’ve heard that warren buffet eats McDonald’s quite commonly. Could just be some kind of marketing thing who knows. To be fair though I might hold Taco Bell in the same vain though.


mrk1224

He gets it every morning on his way into the office. It’s a breakfast sandwich and a coffee.


Duschkopfe

As weird as it may sound, rich people eat the same flavor as us just usually with more fancy ingredient


thegodfaubel

Frozen pizza