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I have $138.78 in SNAP to last me until Jan. 5th. It seems like plenty, but when you factor in how much the boys eat and it's going to be five of us for two weeks ... well. I don't know.

Does anyone have some bright solutions? Healthy-ish kid-friendly CHEAP recipes? Because all I can think of is hamburger helper and mac & cheese with hotdogs. That's fine some of the time, but not for a solid two weeks. I have a recipe book with cheap recipes in it, but most of the stuff isn't all that cheap nor is it kid-friendly food.

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This is one of my eternal recipes. You can change stuff out however you like.

1. Rice

2. Cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup

3. Canned tuna or canned chicken or canned anything meat. I've even made it with diced Spam. If none of those appeal, a can of corn, or a bag of frozen peas, or something. The only hard and fast rule is that there has to be a third ingredient.

You can either cook the rice then add the undiluted soup, which gives you a sloppier consistency, or mix the soup with the raw rice and shove it in the oven in a cassarole. Just be sure you add about as much water as the rice will need to bulk up.

When it's done, add your third ingredient. Depending on how much rice and soup you use, you can make pounds of this. The tuna or whatever is basically a garnish, but alternatively, you can add enough to make it a major source of protein.

Keeps in the fridge for 4-5 days. Bland and creamy, which should appeal.

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I make this all the time, actually! ♥ Thank you.