If my dad were eating a dish like this he would say to us, I wonder what the poor folk is eating tonight. My mother would light up smiling. Thank you Wolfe for bringing back a 50 year old memory.
@@PS2Damon here here, my son is wanting me to teach him how to cook, hes just about to turn 7 and is always interested in learning new recipes or trying new things
I made this with a can of cream of chicken and a can of cream of mushroom soup, in place of the speg sauce, and used milk in place of the water. I have made this both ways and the kids and me love it. Thank you for post these budget meals as I am on hard times at the moment.
oh, very nice idea, gonna make this in the week for my son and i, that size of dish will do us for 2-3 days, as i can just divvy it up by portion, bung it in tupperware and it will keep in the fridge til needed for a couple days, reheat in the microwave :)
Always try and shop around most the isles in the grocery store.Dried beans and pasta are almost always less expensive than fresh.If you buy meat shop on Tues-Thurs.The grocers over produce for the weekend.The markdowns are quit often in the middle of the week for perishables.Good luck.
"This isn't a fancy or Gourmet dish", I have never in my life had a Gourmet dish, and this, this... just looks absolutely amazing and tasty! I'm so happy to see this channel get 770,000 subs, you're doing a great work!
@@MisterMichaelVReyesNever had it or wanted it tbh, as from what i can tell, you go to those kind of places and eat that kind of food to be seen and show off that you do to have a fulfuilling meal lol (not that im saying thats what you were doing, thinking more of footballers or celebrities), give me hearty, tasty, and plenty of it any day of the year!
Larry I totally agree with you I'm a mummy of 5 single parent I work hard with very little left after bills .. I like these meals you make as I want my children eating good nutrition set them healthy adults Thankyou for this dish it was wonderful my family cleared the plates I'm in UK so cheese isn't the same I just used a cheddar cheese
Misty Summers I agree my aunt does the same thing and their my cousins ones 2 and the other is 3 and they waste like 20 worth of food in like 1 meal on fast food TBH THAT'S GOTTA STOP PEOPLE
The us government is quietly compliant in allowing trash food to infest our country. Especially poor areas. It is genocide. Why can you find a mctrash in the poorest areas and not find a place to but healthy foods?
I've made this dish many times and can't tell you how delicious it is!! I just Add onions and green pepper to it - which gives a little more flavor and crunch. It's our new favorite!!
This was really a winner! My husband bought some overcooked fried chicken that was not edible. I took off the fried skins and salvaged as much chicken as I could. In addition, we have a small garden so I improvised on this awesome dish and added some fresh basil and graded a squash and you didn't know it was in there. Great way to hide extra nutrition! I was going to add spinach as well but chose not to this round. Great job! Thanks for the idea.
I've just discovered you and you are wonderful! You're doing a real service for humanity, especially when people are stuck at home with very little money. You get Heaven's fastpass!
We have a freezer full of meats and my mom always wants me to cook for her. I’m gonna get a small head of fresh broccoli and substitute it for the pasta. It’s pretty cheap here. Keeping it low carb for overall health 🙏
I just made this a moment ago and it came out great! I did just a few things differently. I used chicken breast, added fresh parsley, 2 cloves of garlic and it all came out great.
This dish is amazing budget or not, it has such amazing flavor and fills you up with the added protein! I have made this several times and my whole family loves it
I just made this today and my very picky husband and daughter loves it. The only thing I did different was used bow tie pasta, added sauted in Olive oil onion and garlic. I used breast tenders instead of thighs,
This turned out totally delicious when I did your recipe. The only modification I made was to mix in a bit of chopped up green onion tops & oregano leaves from my garden before adding the cheese on top of the baking dish. Got compliments all night! Thank-you!!!
I made this tonight and it was AMAZING. had to improvise because I didn’t have moz cheese.. used parm and cheddar instead. as a single mom, I love affordable, easy meals. thank you!
Larry, I very much appreciate this series. Been a fan for a while but these videos are so valuable to families everywhere. Thank you, from US, THE PEOPLE!
I started watching your videos in college to learn how to cook on the cheap. Years later I still make some of these dishes but now im super passionate about cooking and I cook every day. Thanks for the inspiration. ✌
Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in acknowledging that with rising prices it is harder and harder to provide healthy, tasty home cooked meals. I love this series of yours. And, YUM!!.
Man I'm glad I found this channel. I'm by no means in a very comfortable place, but I'm doing better than I used to. These vids help keep me grounded and appreciative for what I do have. It may not seem like much to others, but Larry's truly doing great work my friends.
What is with food stamps im 16 me and my mom get 16 dollers a month shes on disability and gets 70 dollers a week for child support that dosnt alwayse come its not enough with how high prices on everything are
@@hopelessheathen8190 I am sorry to hear that. What I do is have two meals a day rather than three meals I have had all my life. So nutrition wise I have to make sure I am eating balanced meals, with only occasional meat. In my area, beef is more expensive than pork, which is more expensive than chicken. Wolfepit mentions the veggies that comes in the sauce, which is a great idea. I normally but a huge bag of frozen veggies to add as filler to meals a cup at a time. Casseroles, soups, tacos(picadillo filling). I hope you all get the stimulus and tax credits for children seventeen and younger. I am sorry we adults messed up in the safety net area. No one should go hungry. No one deserves that
@@garyleewebb thanks we got our stimulus checks and they raised the food stamps sense were in school less but my mom can't claim me even though I live with her full time because she can't claim taxes so my dad claimed me and isn't going to give us any of the money he got for me because he got me 2 pairs of glasses witch definitely is not as much as he got for me he says he needs it for court becuase he got a dui 🙄😐😑 parents are fun when they act like the children
Wow this was sooooo good! I put some frozen garlic bread in the oven with the pasta and took it all out at the same time. My picky eater son ate it up quickly! Thank you for the delicious recipe!!♥️👍
This turns out DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for posting the recipe. I added a little garlic and used a traditional flavored pasta sauce and it was lovely!!! When you see it, it looks and feels heavy but one bite and you notice it’s really not heavy at all and dare I say fluffy. Very nice and we will be making this for years to come. Thank you!!!
I totally agree. I've experienced exactly what you're talking about. Now I can afford to eat very well and I'm never hungry. After years of hard work and many pay raises, I could afford to eat steak and shrimp every night if I wanted to. But, years ago, I was homeless and couch crashing where I could thanks to some generous friends. There were days that I didn't get to eat anything but, most of the time, I could afford to buy some ramen to eat. I lived on ramen and once in a while I could add some things to it like green beans, or cream of mushroom soup. I can't count the number of days that I went without food. I appreciate that you are showing people some ways to eat fairly well and not go hungry. Think of all of the single women out there working and trying to feed their kids. That's why I donate often to the food bank in my area.
Kudos to you Larry for comparing those 'bargain' options that stores try to sell people with straight-up down home cooking options for people on a tight budget. I have seen few foodies do this and it truly does many a great service. Bravo my man!
Hi Larry. As soon as I saw ur video. I went to the store the purchase all the ingredient. Let me tell u. It is soooo good and my teenage son loves it. He keep saying yum yum the whole time when he was eating. Thanks for the great idea. Never thought of using shredded chicken in penne pasta. So delicious. Thanks again. Can’t wait to see ur next fantastic meal. 👍
Thank you for another great recipe! I will be trying this with chicken breast and garlic, onions and sweet peppers and mushrooms with fat free mozzarella to lower the calories. Love an easy dish to make when I'm tired of cooking!
thanks so much for this recipe! it came out amazing. I seasoned my chicken a little bit more though. the pasta boiling in the sauce is a great idea! so flavorful!
I want to seriously ty for the bottom of my heart and my families, me and my wife struggle to make meals that will last and I came across your budget meals and I got 14 meals, two weeks worth of meals. I am doing this recipe tonight, I have it in the oven right now for 12 mins, then I'll let it stand another 10 mins then dinner time! Doing a side salad with this also.... once again thank you so much for sharing these meals with us. :)
Pasta dishes are very easy and can be very good for you. You can also make a meaty spaghetti / pasta and ground beef tomato sauce really quickly that'll taste good. After throwing some (not a lot) of butter into a pan, brown the ground beef while breaking the ground beef up into chunks (make sure there is no pink showing, as browning means to sear the outside of the meat), and then take your Ragu jar or whatever brand of tomato sauce you got and add it to the ground beef. Mix the two together and then cover the ground beef-sauce mixture and cook on your lowest heat setting for 10-12 minutes. I don't recommend adding water, but you can if you like a runnier sauce-meat combo. While you are browning the beef, start boiling some water- add salt to taste (and I usually add a little butter). Add your pasta after boiling the water, and make sure to stir the pasta so it doesn't stick- that's also helped by the butter, while the butter also gives a bit of flavor. Cook a little longer than what the package says. Drain your pasta- some people say add cold water, but I actually don't, since I eat/serve it right away. You can either serve it right away or put it together (if you don't mind it being pre-mixed) or as I like, separated so people can add as much as they like. This is also a very budget friendly meal, I usually spend less than 10$ to make this for 3-4 people with 1 pound of ground beef. You can even buy a lil' bottle of either Italian seasoning or just basil and add that in as well. I'd recommend something else, but since it's frozen, I'll leave you with just the above. You can even mix it up using chicken, though I have yet to try that and don't know what to do exactly, or timers for it. Just make sure if you do chicken that the middle is white before you eat it!
lol yeah I was the opposite kind then you having always known that homemade tastes better and are cheaper but now I eat more premade meals, still I for the longest time I never understood why ppl bought ready meals when its so easy to make it from scratch.
I have made this recipe tons of times. Thank you Wolfe!!! It’s truly delicious and a big tip…make sure you have two pans because it will boil over easily and…it’s a real bonus to have an extra meal!!! I didn’t mess with the chicken and drained out 2 cans of chunked chicken breast. Turns out wonderful.
Well done again! I love this series. It's good for people to know they can eat decently for less. Biggest hint is to plan your meals around the sales & to write out a list and stick to it. Can't wait to see the next delicious recipe you come u with.
+snookie65 Yes, Dee you're right about planning....something I don't do well! It took me longer to shop and 'think' for this meal in the store than it does for normal shopping!! LOL Thank you for watching!
Love this dish , been doing it for years now , feeding a family of 5 calls for a lot of low cost meals nowadays . I also will use Italian Sausage in place of the chicken if its cheaper that week , the local store has a 5 for 19.99 deal in the meat department and their own fresh sausages are great for dishes like this .
Looks really good, recently picked up from Walmart (Great Value)a couple of jars of their spaghetti sauce comparable and probably made by Ragu $1.00 a bottle 24Oz/680G. I said to myself this must be a chemical soup, zero; here is the Italian chunky; Tomato puree, water tomato paste,diced tomatoes in puree ,onions, sugar, soybean oil, celery, green bell peppers, carrots, salt 450mg, garlic powder, onion powder, spices, parsley, natural flavor, citric acid.... Has 10 grams of "sugar" which to me is unnecessary. I was pleasantly surprised... You know you buy the larger bottles of sauce and it ends up going bad.I just don't have the time to make this stuff from scratch. Taste test showed it was excellent No chemicals and the expiration is two years out. Walmart is listening in the food category. Adding their Barilla veggie spaghetti (Tomato and carrot) some sausage cooked on the grill and some Mozzarell... Throw in toaster oven and wallah! I find the toaster oven to be quite efficient. Just some food for thought... Thanks for the great video!
I love the Great Value products Walmart puts out! I can only think of one time where I went back to buying the name brand. I always think it's worth trying!
Wolfie…you will NEVER EVER know how much I use this recipe!!!! It is the best FAST meal you could ever make that actually is so light and fluffy tasting my family goes for seconds every single time. I cheat…I use two cans of cooked chicken breast and it is just the most DELICIOUS meal you could ever make. We have this at least every three months and that because I stand my ground or they would be wanting this every night. Thank you so much for the recipe!!!!
Wolf Pit your chicken penne casserole looks delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Quick and easy meal. when you're in a hurry. To get supper on the table. Have a great evening.
Made this. Incredible. Awesome recipe! I made a couple changes.. .I included sauteed onions and green pepper with some crushed garlic for the "cook the chicken int he sauce" part. I always have those ingredients in my tomato sauce, so I figured I'd add it here, too. I couldn't find non-flour based pasta, so I went with a veggie spiral pasta - I don't think it makes any difference to the outcome. Came out amazing. Easy recipe with not too many ingredients.. and inexpensive.. .which I think someone can appreciate on any budget.
Now this is how to stretch a dollar from the 20's through the 80's living in the country and town with any sizes family 👍🙌👏, this is very helpful in this season of surviving.Thanks 👌👏🙌👏, And easy as well 😍🍞🍴🍶4-12-2020-9:23pm🌹🌴🌹🌴🌹🌴🙏
Larry, I was wondering why you added the water to the sauce, then you proceeded to cook the pasta in it! That was brilliant! Add shredded chicken and mozzarella and you have a casserole of the gods! I've never seen anything quite like this, yet the tastes are all familiar to us pasta cravers! Thanks for another ingenious, economical and satisfying recipe!
That looks really good actually especially home cooked. I work in a discount grocery store and I see meal ingredients all day and I'm always looking for that good budget meal. I also like your other cooking and Dollar Store items videos. I worked at one also.
Love these $10 meals!! Would you be able to do a video on how get the bones out? I normally cook w chicken breast but they can be expensive. I don't normally cook chicken thighs because I don't know how to properly take out the bones. Thanks so much!!!
Just wanted to give an update, I made this for my boyfriend last night and he said it was the best meal I've ever cooked for him. I guess I'll have to add this to my weekly rotation of dinners to make! Absolutely loved it and it was only $12 (including garlic bread I bought to have on the side). I love this channel I will have to make more of the dinners in your videos! :D
Hi Larry, I must say I love all your videos, and it touches me that you are not only cooking, but educating us how to live on a budget cook and eat healthy! Salud Amigo; )
I made this tonight and it was delicious!This will definitely be something I make two or three times a month! Thanks Wolfe pit for your easy and tasty recipe! Two thumbs up! Just subscribed, and looking forward to all your recipes!!! A friend from Canada👍👍!!!
Larry this meal is delicious! I find that the whole wheat pasta is more filling than the regular and it's better for you (win-win). I would much rather spend $10 making this than going thru a drive thru, tfs
I sort of do this, but instead of chicken I use hamburger or sausage, also a lot more cheese. Cook the pasta until almost done in water, cook the hamburger, then put in the pasta sauce(ragu super chunky mushroom). Stir in some cheese. Drain the pasta and mix into the sauce and meat mixture, then put into a pan. Top with a lot of cheese, put in the oven until the cheese is golden. Take it out, serve and eat with garlic/cheese toast.
I always add a little bit of water to a sauce jar and shake it up then pour that into the pan or pot where the sauce is. Gives you a little more sauce.
This channel is completely different from every other type of channel Im subscribed to, still one of my favourites. When I see a recomended or new video from TheWolfPit, 99% of the time I click on it. Great job, thanks (I know its an older video, but it still holds strong). Cheers
Yes, I've had a dish similar to this one. It's very good dish for those of us on a budget or it could be for lunch or a brunch - anytime really. Yes, 6 to 10 servings depending on who you are serving. Yummy ♡♡
I'm not in hard times, but this food looks beyond incredible enough to make for some gamer friends!! Seriously, this will be a dish I will try. And for the FYI: I watched this video eight times. I loved it that much!! Now for the ninth. :D
If my dad were eating a dish like this he would say to us, I wonder what the poor folk is eating tonight. My mother would light up smiling. Thank you Wolfe for bringing back a 50 year old memory.
Wow my grandpa would say that when we would get together as a family thanx for reminding me I miss him so much:)
What a guy. What a legend ❤️
Dang I wish my dad was like that he just shoves the food down his throat and licks the plate it's intristing in public 😂
@@hopelessheathen8190 thats gonna be how i would eat as a dad. we love food.
@@PS2Damon here here, my son is wanting me to teach him how to cook, hes just about to turn 7 and is always interested in learning new recipes or trying new things
I made this with a can of cream of chicken and a can of cream of mushroom soup, in place of the speg sauce, and used milk in place of the water. I have made this both ways and the kids and me love it. Thank you for post these budget meals as I am on hard times at the moment.
oh, very nice idea, gonna make this in the week for my son and i, that size of dish will do us for 2-3 days, as i can just divvy it up by portion, bung it in tupperware and it will keep in the fridge til needed for a couple days, reheat in the microwave :)
Keep making these dude I'm 23 and pretty damn broke unfortunately lol. You're an angel
Always try and shop around most the isles in the grocery store.Dried beans and pasta are almost always less expensive than fresh.If you buy meat shop on Tues-Thurs.The grocers over produce for the weekend.The markdowns are quit often in the middle of the week for perishables.Good luck.
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Stews, soups, casseroles and stir fry’s are your friend
Awe! Me too honey and Im 59!
Hope you doing well right now
Hell you dont even need to be on a budget, delicious meals that feed alot of people for cheap should appeal to everybody
Amen friend! Some people are just cheap and wanna save and some have no choice but if it's good then it doesn't matter. Can't beat good and cheap!
Absolutely. nothing wrong with saving money.
Exactly. Sometimes I’m doing better than I am other times but I always aim for cheap
$10 aint no budget lol
@@ripjune3886 Sounds like you’re one of those fortunate few that doesn’t know when their next meal will be. Quit being ignorant, you asshole.
Hi Larry....I added onion, mushroom and bell pepper and it turned out soooo delicious. Thanks Larry. Give me some more easy recipes please.
When do you add the bell pepper and onion when cooking chicken in a pan or when baking
I would add it when your cooking the chicken it will Caramelize with the chicken and add another layer of flavor. Hope that helps
"This isn't a fancy or Gourmet dish", I have never in my life had a Gourmet dish, and this, this... just looks absolutely amazing and tasty! I'm so happy to see this channel get 770,000 subs, you're doing a great work!
Eh, I've had gourmet food before. You leave more hungry than coming in.
@@MisterMichaelVReyes Well that's because you are supposed to eat it with your eyes xD
@@MisterMichaelVReyesNever had it or wanted it tbh, as from what i can tell, you go to those kind of places and eat that kind of food to be seen and show off that you do to have a fulfuilling meal lol (not that im saying thats what you were doing, thinking more of footballers or celebrities), give me hearty, tasty, and plenty of it any day of the year!
Larry I totally agree with you I'm a mummy of 5 single parent I work hard with very little left after bills .. I like these meals you make as I want my children eating good nutrition set them healthy adults Thankyou for this dish it was wonderful my family cleared the plates I'm in UK so cheese isn't the same I just used a cheddar cheese
Thank you very much Kelly! I'm glad you made it and your family enjoyed it!!!
only if you are going to use 2 packages of pasta as well. otherwise the sauce will be 2 watery/soupy.
Kelly Midmore
Misty Summers I agree my aunt does the same thing and their my cousins ones 2 and the other is 3 and they waste like 20 worth of food in like 1 meal on fast food TBH THAT'S GOTTA STOP PEOPLE
The us government is quietly compliant in allowing trash food to infest our country. Especially poor areas. It is genocide. Why can you find a mctrash in the poorest areas and not find a place to but healthy foods?
I've made this dish many times and can't tell you how delicious it is!! I just Add onions and green pepper to it - which gives a little more flavor and crunch. It's our new favorite!!
OMG I know you in real life , gimme my $3 bucks back 😡.
@@a7med228 did you get your three bucks back?
@@dallyh.2960 no 😣
Bitch you better give enigma he money or she'll fuck you up and I won't stop her
Thank you!!! Could you suggest a recipe, without Ragu sauce? Thank you!!!
This was really a winner! My husband bought some overcooked fried chicken that was not edible. I took off the fried skins and salvaged as much chicken as I could. In addition, we have a small garden so I improvised on this awesome dish and added some fresh basil and graded a squash and you didn't know it was in there. Great way to hide extra nutrition! I was going to add spinach as well but chose not to this round. Great job! Thanks for the idea.
thats epic, wish i could grow a little veg patch and herb garden, but i live in an upstairs apartment, the nearest ground is about 40 feet below us :(
@@Huter2142 If Your apartment gets the sun, you can grow herbs in pots on the windowsill.
My wife made this tonight- It was absolutely delicious (and I think she beat your $10.63 by a dollar) :-) thanks for sharing this with us!
Yeeeeaaah! Way to gooooooooo, whoooooooo!
I've just discovered you and you are wonderful! You're doing a real service for humanity, especially when people are stuck at home with very little money. You get Heaven's fastpass!
We have a freezer full of meats and my mom always wants me to cook for her. I’m gonna get a small head of fresh broccoli and substitute it for the pasta. It’s pretty cheap here. Keeping it low carb for overall health 🙏
Thanks for the substitute tip!
I just made this a moment ago and it came out great! I did just a few things differently. I used chicken breast, added fresh parsley, 2 cloves of garlic and it all came out great.
This dish is amazing budget or not, it has such amazing flavor and fills you up with the added protein! I have made this several times and my whole family loves it
Larry, I shop on a budget and I am always looking for bargains. Great dish. Yummy :)
+Tess Cooks 4u It's fun and challenging to make a good tasty meal on the cheap isn't it Tess!?! Thanks for watching!
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I just made this today and my very picky husband and daughter loves it.
The only thing I did different was used bow tie pasta, added sauted in Olive oil onion and garlic. I used breast tenders instead of thighs,
Enough to feed 6 friends or 8 acquaintances.
or 1 hungry jaws
Nude Jawn Or four childhood friends.
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Nude Jawn 😂😂
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This turned out totally delicious when I did your recipe. The only modification I made was to mix in a bit of chopped up green onion tops & oregano leaves from my garden before adding the cheese on top of the baking dish. Got compliments all night! Thank-you!!!
I made this tonight and it was AMAZING. had to improvise because I didn’t have moz cheese.. used parm and cheddar instead. as a single mom, I love affordable, easy meals. thank you!
God bless you and your family. You're helping us single dad's get inspired to provide healthier options tahn what you get in a drive thru.
I LOVE how I always have most of the ingredients for these meals on hand already!
Larry, I very much appreciate this series. Been a fan for a while but these videos are so valuable to families everywhere. Thank you, from US, THE PEOPLE!
I would add garlic!
@Merlene Taylor
What do you mean by Cut the Tomato by adding the sugar .thks
@@dperez188 It means he doesn't know how to cook.
Delaine Maiers 😂😂😂
@@dperez188 It balances the flavor, makes it less sour. Many people think it actually lowers the acidity of the tomato but that's not true.
@@dperez188 to cut the acid from the tomato sauce.
I started watching your videos in college to learn how to cook on the cheap. Years later I still make some of these dishes but now im super passionate about cooking and I cook every day. Thanks for the inspiration. ✌
This looks like something my mom would legit cook for me. I'm sharing this with her.
Oh my goodness, I have found another awesome dinner dish. What more could anyone want.
Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in acknowledging that with rising prices it is harder and harder to provide healthy, tasty home cooked meals. I love this series of yours. And, YUM!!.
Man I'm glad I found this channel. I'm by no means in a very comfortable place, but I'm doing better than I used to. These vids help keep me grounded and appreciative for what I do have. It may not seem like much to others, but Larry's truly doing great work my friends.
I want to take a second and say thank you I buy food using foodstamps it’s hard to make 84 dollars stretch a whole month when feeding two people
Aldi makes it easier
Hugs
What is with food stamps im 16 me and my mom get 16 dollers a month shes on disability and gets 70 dollers a week for child support that dosnt alwayse come its not enough with how high prices on everything are
@@hopelessheathen8190 I am sorry to hear that.
What I do is have two meals a day rather than three meals I have had all my life. So nutrition wise I have to make sure I am eating balanced meals, with only occasional meat. In my area, beef is more expensive than pork, which is more expensive than chicken.
Wolfepit mentions the veggies that comes in the sauce, which is a great idea.
I normally but a huge bag of frozen veggies to add as filler to meals a cup at a time. Casseroles, soups, tacos(picadillo filling).
I hope you all get the stimulus and tax credits for children seventeen and younger. I am sorry we adults messed up in the safety net area. No one should go hungry. No one deserves that
@@garyleewebb thanks we got our stimulus checks and they raised the food stamps sense were in school less but my mom can't claim me even though I live with her full time because she can't claim taxes so my dad claimed me and isn't going to give us any of the money he got for me because he got me 2 pairs of glasses witch definitely is not as much as he got for me he says he needs it for court becuase he got a dui 🙄😐😑 parents are fun when they act like the children
Wow this was sooooo good! I put some frozen garlic bread in the oven with the pasta and took it all out at the same time. My picky eater son ate it up quickly! Thank you for the delicious recipe!!♥️👍
I made this the other day. cost me 10.50. turned out great.
I LOVE hearing this, it makes this type of video worth it 1000%!! Thanks Mike!!!
Did you get anything on sale? Is their an Aldi near you. I think we could go lower than 10.50
I love budget meals. Makes you use your creative thinking and use spices that you already have on hand. Delish!
This turns out DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for posting the recipe. I added a little garlic and used a traditional flavored pasta sauce and it was lovely!!! When you see it, it looks and feels heavy but one bite and you notice it’s really not heavy at all and dare I say fluffy. Very nice and we will be making this for years to come. Thank you!!!
I totally agree. I've experienced exactly what you're talking about. Now I can afford to eat very well and I'm never hungry. After years of hard work and many pay raises, I could afford to eat steak and shrimp every night if I wanted to. But, years ago, I was homeless and couch crashing where I could thanks to some generous friends. There were days that I didn't get to eat anything but, most of the time, I could afford to buy some ramen to eat. I lived on ramen and once in a while I could add some things to it like green beans, or cream of mushroom soup. I can't count the number of days that I went without food. I appreciate that you are showing people some ways to eat fairly well and not go hungry. Think of all of the single women out there working and trying to feed their kids. That's why I donate often to the food bank in my area.
Kudos to you Larry for comparing those 'bargain' options that stores try to sell people with straight-up down home cooking options for people on a tight budget. I have seen few foodies do this and it truly does many a great service. Bravo my man!
+Bob Loblaw Thank you very much Bob I really appreciate it!!
I have done this multiple times. Due to cost of living being real bad this is an awesome meal to feed my family. Thank you!
Just recently retired, luv to cook and on a budget. So, I subscribed.
Hi Larry. As soon as I saw ur video. I went to the store the purchase all the ingredient. Let me tell u. It is soooo good and my teenage son loves it. He keep saying yum yum the whole time when he was eating. Thanks for the great idea. Never thought of using shredded chicken in penne pasta. So delicious. Thanks again. Can’t wait to see ur next fantastic meal. 👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WAS MY FIRST MEAL I MADE BY MYSELF EVER AND IN ONLY 11!!😄😄😂😃😀😊☺
Great job!!!
Dang now you’re 14 wassup my guy
Thank you for getting right to the recipe and sharing budget friendly recipes!!!!!
Dang, that looks killer Larry! I love dishes like this! Pasta and all that cheesy goodness bubbling away!
Thank you for another great recipe! I will be trying this with chicken breast and garlic, onions and sweet peppers and mushrooms with fat free mozzarella to lower the calories. Love an easy dish to make when I'm tired of cooking!
thanks so much for this recipe! it came out amazing. I seasoned my chicken a little bit more though. the pasta boiling in the sauce is a great idea! so flavorful!
Hey Wolf, I'm doing a lot of pandemic cooking. This recipe has it!.will try it this weekend. Thank you for posting.
Nice Larry, that's a great concept $10 meals! I'm looking forward to more.
+michael landry Thanks Mike!
Way overpaid for chicken
I want to seriously ty for the bottom of my heart and my families, me and my wife struggle to make meals that will last and I came across your budget meals and I got 14 meals, two weeks worth of meals. I am doing this recipe tonight, I have it in the oven right now for 12 mins, then I'll let it stand another 10 mins then dinner time! Doing a side salad with this also.... once again thank you so much for sharing these meals with us. :)
You have inspired me to start cooking vs pre made freezer meals thank you
Pasta dishes are very easy and can be very good for you. You can also make a meaty spaghetti / pasta and ground beef tomato sauce really quickly that'll taste good.
After throwing some (not a lot) of butter into a pan, brown the ground beef while breaking the ground beef up into chunks (make sure there is no pink showing, as browning means to sear the outside of the meat), and then take your Ragu jar or whatever brand of tomato sauce you got and add it to the ground beef. Mix the two together and then cover the ground beef-sauce mixture and cook on your lowest heat setting for 10-12 minutes. I don't recommend adding water, but you can if you like a runnier sauce-meat combo.
While you are browning the beef, start boiling some water- add salt to taste (and I usually add a little butter). Add your pasta after boiling the water, and make sure to stir the pasta so it doesn't stick- that's also helped by the butter, while the butter also gives a bit of flavor. Cook a little longer than what the package says.
Drain your pasta- some people say add cold water, but I actually don't, since I eat/serve it right away. You can either serve it right away or put it together (if you don't mind it being pre-mixed) or as I like, separated so people can add as much as they like.
This is also a very budget friendly meal, I usually spend less than 10$ to make this for 3-4 people with 1 pound of ground beef. You can even buy a lil' bottle of either Italian seasoning or just basil and add that in as well. I'd recommend something else, but since it's frozen, I'll leave you with just the above. You can even mix it up using chicken, though I have yet to try that and don't know what to do exactly, or timers for it. Just make sure if you do chicken that the middle is white before you eat it!
lol yeah I was the opposite kind then you having always known that homemade tastes better and are cheaper but now I eat more premade meals, still I for the longest time I never understood why ppl bought ready meals when its so easy to make it from scratch.
I have made this recipe tons of times. Thank you Wolfe!!! It’s truly delicious and a big tip…make sure you have two pans because it will boil over easily and…it’s a real bonus to have an extra meal!!! I didn’t mess with the chicken and drained out 2 cans of chunked chicken breast. Turns out wonderful.
Well done again! I love this series. It's good for people to know they can eat decently for less. Biggest hint is to plan your meals around the sales & to write out a list and stick to it. Can't wait to see the next delicious recipe you come u with.
+snookie65 Yes, Dee you're right about planning....something I don't do well! It took me longer to shop and 'think' for this meal in the store than it does for normal shopping!! LOL Thank you for watching!
I'm sure it takes a lot more time to stick within your $10 limit. You've done a hell of a job so far! We appreciate your effort, my friend.
I made this just a few weeks back and am making It again because the family loved it! The youngest even had thirds! Thanks so much!
That's awesome! Glad everyone enjoyed it!!! Thank you very much!!
Love this dish , been doing it for years now , feeding a family of 5 calls for a lot of low cost meals nowadays . I also will use Italian Sausage in place of the chicken if its cheaper that week , the local store has a 5 for 19.99 deal in the meat department and their own fresh sausages are great for dishes like this .
I usually make this with ground beef browned with onions and peppers. I like how you cooked the chicken in the sauce. I have to try this.
Kathy B.
Hi Larry. I was looking for some lunch ideas and this might hit the bill. Getting ready to go to the store to get all the stuff. Thanks.
Thank you Paivi! Please let me know how you like it!
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Looks yummy Larry and only $10.00. We could all use more budget meal ideas like this. Good Job!
Larry that looks good. This would be a great freezer meal also. I'm going to have to try this dish.
+bosslady1598 Great idea on the freezer meals Bosslady!!! Hope you enjoy! Thank you for watching!
Larry
I cooked this for my family for chrismas eve dinner and they loved it
Looks really good, recently picked up from Walmart (Great Value)a couple of jars of their spaghetti sauce comparable and probably made by Ragu $1.00 a bottle 24Oz/680G. I said to myself this must be a chemical soup, zero; here is the Italian chunky; Tomato puree, water tomato paste,diced tomatoes in puree ,onions, sugar, soybean oil, celery, green bell peppers, carrots, salt 450mg, garlic powder, onion powder, spices, parsley, natural flavor, citric acid.... Has 10 grams of "sugar" which to me is unnecessary. I was pleasantly surprised... You know you buy the larger bottles of sauce and it ends up going bad.I just don't have the time to make this stuff from scratch. Taste test showed it was excellent No chemicals and the expiration is two years out. Walmart is listening in the food category. Adding their Barilla veggie spaghetti (Tomato and carrot) some sausage cooked on the grill and some Mozzarell... Throw in toaster oven and wallah! I find the toaster oven to be quite efficient. Just some food for thought... Thanks for the great video!
I love the Great Value products Walmart puts out! I can only think of one time where I went back to buying the name brand. I always think it's worth trying!
+Curiosity My daughter loves the veggie spaghetti too!! Thanks for watching!
Curiosity I sure loved the veggie spaghetti noodles but we can't find them anymore that's when realized how old this video was!
Mmmm...this was a hit with my family! 😁
I love casserole dishes and you've got a winner here Larry. Hook a brother up!!!!
T-ROY COOKS hey man love your aged beef vids.
Wolfie…you will NEVER EVER know how much I use this recipe!!!! It is the best FAST meal you could ever make that actually is so light and fluffy tasting my family goes for seconds every single time. I cheat…I use two cans of cooked chicken breast and it is just the most DELICIOUS meal you could ever make. We have this at least every three months and that because I stand my ground or they would be wanting this every night. Thank you so much for the recipe!!!!
Even when you half the recipe, there is still alot to eat. I enjoy your channel. It gives me alot of options. Keep up the good work!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏
I made this recipe last night for dinner and replaced it with chicken breasts. They all loved it and ate every bit!
Made this several times over the past few years, always amazing!
I grew up a poor hill jack and to this day love poor people food. This guy has an amazing channel. I need to meet him & share a beer!!! 💪
LOVE this new budget meals series dude, people are really going to benefit from this!
I love stuff like this. Easy and quick (cheap too).
That looks so good Larry! I mean... yes, so good! Love that it is low budget!
+One Kitchen - A Thousand Ideas Thank you Julia!
I have made this twice but using chicken breast. This is a family favorite. Thank you!
Would love more budget recipes. That looks fantastic
Wolf Pit your chicken penne casserole looks delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Quick and easy meal. when you're in a hurry. To get supper on the table. Have a great evening.
You’re so good at this bargain stuff!! Awesome job!
Made this. Incredible. Awesome recipe!
I made a couple changes.. .I included sauteed onions and green pepper with some crushed garlic for the "cook the chicken int he sauce" part. I always have those ingredients in my tomato sauce, so I figured I'd add it here, too. I couldn't find non-flour based pasta, so I went with a veggie spiral pasta - I don't think it makes any difference to the outcome. Came out amazing.
Easy recipe with not too many ingredients.. and inexpensive.. .which I think someone can appreciate on any budget.
Now this is how to stretch a dollar from the 20's through the 80's living in the country and town with any sizes family 👍🙌👏, this is very helpful in this season of surviving.Thanks 👌👏🙌👏, And easy as well 😍🍞🍴🍶4-12-2020-9:23pm🌹🌴🌹🌴🌹🌴🙏
Thanks for the great recipe! It's my Grandma's birthday today so I'm making this for dinner. Its gonna be delicious
Larry, I was wondering why you added the water to the sauce, then you proceeded to cook the pasta in it! That was brilliant! Add shredded chicken and mozzarella and you have a casserole of the gods! I've never seen anything quite like this, yet the tastes are all familiar to us pasta cravers! Thanks for another ingenious, economical and satisfying recipe!
+Juanelo1946 Anything to save time and dishes to wash John!! LOL Thank you for watching!
Juanelo1946
That looks really good actually especially home cooked. I work in a discount grocery store and I see meal ingredients all day and I'm always looking for that good budget meal. I also like your other cooking and Dollar Store items videos. I worked at one also.
Thanks for watching Tim!
Oldie But Goodie 😍 Thanks Larry You Rock
Love these $10 meals!! Would you be able to do a video on how get the bones out? I normally cook w chicken breast but they can be expensive. I don't normally cook chicken thighs because I don't know how to properly take out the bones. Thanks so much!!!
You've made me hungry! Great recipe - thank you.
My wife hates this dish for some reason but i still make it because it tastes delicious and fills me up. Never lets me down and is quite comforting.
This recipe was delicious and fed me and my fiancé for a few days lol
Just wanted to give an update, I made this for my boyfriend last night and he said it was the best meal I've ever cooked for him. I guess I'll have to add this to my weekly rotation of dinners to make! Absolutely loved it and it was only $12 (including garlic bread I bought to have on the side). I love this channel I will have to make more of the dinners in your videos! :D
That's great to hear! Glad you guys enjoyed it!! Thanks!!
Larry, Just not cheap but easy and it looks great just like Heidi, a gal in Las Vegas ......... never mind....This is a keeper in the recipe book.
+Joe Bucci you know Heidi too?
Heidi.......the Swiss Miss :)
+Tony Harrell lol
+Joe Bucci Damn and I thought Heidi only loved ME??
Hi Larry, I must say I love all your videos, and it touches me that you are not only cooking, but educating us how to live on a budget cook and eat healthy! Salud Amigo; )
wow great series!! and looks sooo yummy!
I made this tonight and it was delicious!This will definitely be something I make two or three times a month! Thanks Wolfe pit for your easy and tasty recipe! Two thumbs up! Just subscribed, and looking forward to all your recipes!!! A friend from Canada👍👍!!!
The husband is going to love this!!!!
Larry this meal is delicious! I find that the whole wheat pasta is more filling than the regular and it's better for you (win-win). I would much rather spend $10 making this than going thru a drive thru, tfs
Good idea for a series :)
+unstablestool Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the series!
I sort of do this, but instead of chicken I use hamburger or sausage, also a lot more cheese.
Cook the pasta until almost done in water, cook the hamburger, then put in the pasta sauce(ragu super chunky mushroom). Stir in some cheese. Drain the pasta and mix into the sauce and meat mixture, then put into a pan. Top with a lot of cheese, put in the oven until the cheese is golden. Take it out, serve and eat with garlic/cheese toast.
you could add some ricotta to the mix before baking it. to ad richness
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In the sauce right?
I always add a little bit of water to a sauce jar and shake it up then pour that into the pan or pot where the sauce is. Gives you a little more sauce.
is skillet american for fry pan or something?
roflcopterkklol some people say skillet some people say pan some say frying pan. It depends on how they were brought up and how they learned to cook
SKillet is a cast iron frying pan.
I want to make this to bring to work for lunch. Looks like a great recipe!
I get it! Hopefully,….You can turn on a few lightbulbs and help some folks.
Wake up people!!!
This channel is completely different from every other type of channel Im subscribed to, still one of my favourites. When I see a recomended or new video from TheWolfPit, 99% of the time I click on it. Great job, thanks (I know its an older video, but it still holds strong). Cheers
This is good but zucchini is not expensive. You could have added zucchini to the dish or squash for added nutrients.
You're right it's not expensive but it would have broke my $10 budget (more than the $.63) which is what the video was about.
Yes, I've had a dish similar to this one. It's very good dish for those of us on a budget or it could be for lunch or a brunch - anytime really. Yes, 6 to 10 servings depending on who you are serving. Yummy ♡♡
Yummy and budget friendly
+missjhia Thank you Jhia!
I'm not in hard times, but this food looks beyond incredible enough to make for some gamer friends!!
Seriously, this will be a dish I will try. And for the FYI: I watched this video eight times. I loved it that much!!
Now for the ninth. :D