What's your favorite poverty meal that you still eat regardless of where you are financially?

[TylerW]

I still see them for ~50 cents per lb for 10 lb bags in my area, bone in. leg quarters

Yeah if you can commit to the family packs they're still cheap. Since its just me & my partner I generally go for the 4-6 thigh packs since that's more manageable for dinner + 1-2 lunch leftovers.

 

[KooLaid]

Yeah if you can commit to the family packs they're still cheap. Since its just me & my partner I generally go for the 4-6 thigh packs since that's more manageable for dinner + 1-2 lunch leftovers.

I break the pack up into multiple bags of 2 leg quarters and they're good for several months frozen. I bought like 2 10lb bags of leg quarters and I didn't have to buy dark meat chicken for well over 6 months.

 

[tuxumino]

Baked beans with polish sausage, cut the sausage into thin slices and fry them in a pan and add them to the baked beans. serve in a bowl with some sharp cheddar cheese on top and a piece of bread to mop up the bowl. A 16 ounce can of B&M and about a third of a Hillshire farms polish sausage could fill up 2 people easy.

can't find B&M baked beans around here anymore .

 

[Abacinator]

Boot leather and nail clippings

 

[dravnx]

Boot leather and nail clippings

Don't forget the toe cheese for a zesty finish.

 

[aminalmutha]

I prefer cigarette butts and coffee grinds.

 

[mrmarklin]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

 

[Mike95060]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

This post is 100% on brand.

 

[Eldritch]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

It isn't a contest to have with shithole countries, it is true.

In this country, protein is some of the cheapest food you can get and a lot of homeless live off it.

 

[bikeama]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

Yep, I was poor when young. No one has listed "milk toast" or "bread and gravy" no meat in the gravy. But I am well aware many others would have thought I had it good.

 

[TylerW]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

Beans are a good source of protein. So are bugs.

 

[900ss]

Beans are a good source of protein. So are bugs.

and grubs....

 

[Lucky Jones]

Chicken top ramen with grilled SPAM strips and fried egg on top.

Get a load of Rockefeller over here!


My dad would make something we called "egg mess."

A couple tortillas, an egg, and a little bit of butter.

Get your skillet warmed up, melt the butter.

Tear up the tortillas into almost chip sized bits.

Add the tortillas to the melted butter and stir until they get toasty.

Crack and scramble the egg into the tortillas.

Enjoy.


I have expanded on his recipe, adding extras like linguica, "potatoes O'Brien" and cheese, but the original still holds high esteem.

 

[NorCalBusa]

Costco Polish Sausage. Biggest blunder ever was ditching them, the hot dogs suck ass comparatively.

 

[900ss]

Costco Polish Sausage. Biggest blunder ever was ditching them, the hot dogs suck ass comparatively.

I wish I knew how many years it's been since I had a Costco hot dog (or any hot dog for that matter). I told my wife a few weeks back I may break down and scarf one at Costco soon.

 

[brichter]

"queso dip"

literally just a can of beanless chili and a block of cream cheese mixed together.

Yup.

 

[brichter]

heat up a flour tortilla with some butter spread on it.

roll and eat.

Jeez, are you my long lost brother from another mother? Slap the tortilla on the burner of the stove, no pan needed.

 

[Robert R1]

Eating out - even fast food like McDonald’s - was a treat once in a rare while.

Same. It was the weekly treat interchanged with Round Table depending on coupons.

 

[mean dad]

Lots of protein in these meals.

None of you know real poverty. First World poverty.

Please, everyone, allow the gatekeeper to decide all matters.
He alone knows the true meaning of poverty.

Let him show you that leftover grease on stale bread is full of protein and frankly is one of the most nutritious meals available for children.

He is the one.

 

[bikewanker]

Chicken pot pie over noodles.

Stroganoff-Smith style, ground beef, dried onion, salt & pepper, Campbell's mushroom soup, sour cream, Kitchen Bouquet (for color), Parmesan cheese, extra wide egg noodles..

Between the GI Bill and part time at $2 an hour I was styling and used sliced round steak in my Stroganoff. Didn’t need no color and I hadn’t yet caught on to the Pizza Hut provided Parmesan cheese. Is it true you can actually buy Parmesan cheese?