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Posted: May 4, 2011

I'm pretty sure most of us are in the same boat with making our money last longer. One thing I've found is replacing hamburger with lentils in certain recipes.

Hamburger Helper, for instance. I know, not the healthiest thing in the world, but if you can find them on sale for $1 it's a real deal. It works great with the Mexican type mixes. You can also take out a step by cooking the lentils along with the rice and sauce, since they don't need to be soaked. Just add the extra water that you'd use to cook the lentils separately. It's just like rice, 2:1.

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Here's a dish I make 2 times a week cos we love it - and it's a really cheap meal

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1 pkg ground turkey (here it cost about $1.50 - think it's 1 pound)
1 can white beans
2 can chopped tomatoes
Rice

Brown the ground turkey and season any way you like. I use taco seasoning and some garlic. If there is a lot of grease in the turkey drain (there is none in my turkey I buy). Add the beans and tomatoes (heat it more of course for the beans and tomotoes to get nice and hit. There are 2 of us. This makes enough for 2 nights. Rice the first night and burritos the second. I think the total cost for the meal is about $3 and last 2 meals. Can't beat that and its soooo good.

What amount of lentils? - wimt

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I've got a bunch of Hamburger Helper here that I recently got cheap using double coupons with the store sale. I love lentils so I want to try this. What amount of lentils would you put in? And do you just put it in with the sauce, water, and rice or pasta according to the instructions on the box? Thanks!

Lentil amount and directions - Shirl

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One cup of uncooked lentils is the equivalent of a pound of cooked hamburger, give or take.

Leave out the hamburger step. Dump all of the ingredients together, lentils included, and follow the rest of the steps on the box. The lentils and rice take the same amount of time to cook, so it works out perfectly. Don't forget to add the extra 2 cups of water for the lentils.

I've never tried it with pasta, just the rice dishes. You'd have to cook them separately from the pasta and then add them in when the pasta's done. Not sure how they would taste together, but I can definitely vouch for the Mexican varieties. My kids love it; they actually ask for it.

Thank Shirl! I've got the Double Cheesy Quesidilla - wi

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in my pantry right now I'm going to try that today for Cinco de Mayo!

I hope you like it. - Shirl

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I just made that last night for the first time.

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