Frugal Fish Chowder
- 1 pound of lowest priced fish on sale
- 5 to 7 potatoes
- 1 large parsnip
- 1 large onion
- 1 smoked ham hock
- store brand half & half cream
Peel potatoes, pare and dice parsnip and onion, place all ingredients except cream in pot, simmer with barely 2 cups water until potato is tender, add half & half, approx. 2 cups. Heat until hot, but not boiling. Serve with homemade bread.
Fish Chowder
- 2 tablespoons margarine or oil
- 1 large onion, minced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cups tap water
- 5 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound frozen fish fillets
- 4 or 5 cups milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup flour
- a jar with a tight fitting lid
This soup is very good, and an excellent way to make a pound of fish go a long way. First get out a good sized soup pot. Melt the margarine in it and saute the onion and celery until they are tender. Add 2 cups of water and the potatoes. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. While the vegetables are simmering, cut the fish into chunks about an inch square. Add the fish to the potatoes. Cover and continue simmering for about 10 minutes. If the fish is room temperature, it will only take about 5 minutes. The fish will be opaque and flake easily when it is done. Next add the milk, salt and pepper. Heat gently while you do the next part.
In a pint sized jar, combine 1-cup cold tap water and 1/3-cup flour. Screw on the lid. Shake and shake the jar until the flour is dissolved in the water. Pour this mixture into the pot of hot soup. Stir it up and bring the whole thing to a slow boil. Boil and stir for a full minute, or until everything is nicely thickened. Serve hot with crackers and Waldorf Salad.
This is very similar to clam chowder, except it uses less expensive frozen fish fillets. If you liked, you could replace the fish with two 10 ounce cans of clams (undrained). This will cost about a dollar more, but it will be the best Clam Chowder you have ever had.
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Baked Tuna Supreme
- 1 can tuna in water (unsalted)
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon unsalted mayonnaise (optional)
- 1 cup GRAINFIELDS Wheat Flakes or cornflakes (crushed finely)
This recipe makes 2 servings.
In large bowl combine tuna, celery, onion, parsley, Grainfield’s Wheat Flakes and /or Corn Flakes (crushed), egg, and mayonnaise. Shape into loaf and bake 1/2 hour at 350.
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Veggie Mac & Chees with Tuna
Prepare a Mac & cheese as directed on box (I use store bought think & Creamy), add a cup of mixed veggies thawed or cooked with macaroni last minute. Add a handful of grated Cheddar cheese and drained tuna. Mix it all up and bake 20 min. Sprinkle another handful of cheese on top and cook 5-10 min. longer. Very cheesy and good. Can be doubled. If I forgot to thaw out some meat, I make this.
Mac. & Tuna
My Boys like this one….2 boxes of mac. and cheese, 2 cans of Tuna in water. And a little bit of Miracle whip ( I use generic tastes just as good)
Fix Mac & Cheese as it says on box. Drain tuna and flake , add too Mac and Cheese. I add a spoonful of miraclewhip. ( I add one then taste if I think it needs more than I add more)salt and pepper to taste.
Etouffe
Hi! I have a frugal & super easy recipe to share. I live in Louisiana, so I like a little kick in my food. However, this recipe is easily varied to make less spicy. 
Also, seafood is very plentiful and affordable here, but not everywhere else. If you don’t have access to crawfish, make sure to wait till the shrimp is on sale. Finally, I have six kids, so I cook for an army. Most families are guaranteed left-overs from this recipe….which is good since it tastes even better the next day!
Etouffe (pronounced ay-too-fay)
1 stick butter
1 lb. crawfish, cooked & peeled (can substitute shrimp)
1 reg. can Golden Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 sm. can tomato paste
3 reg. cans tomato sauce
1 tomato, diced
1 med. onion, diced
2 bell pepper (any color) diced
3 stalks celery, diced
2 t. Tony Cachere’s (can substitute any Cajun seasoning…but Tony’s is the best)
1 tiny little dash of cayenne
Dash of salt
Drop stick of butter in frying pan and melt. Add onion, bell pepper & celery. Saute until onions are transparent. Pour all that into a pot with tomato sauce, tomato paste, Golden Cream of Mushroom soup, tomato & seasoning. Bring to a slight boil then redcue heat & cook for about 30 minutes then add crawfish. Cook for another 15 minutues until crawfish is heated through. Serve over cooked rice.
If it’s too tangy, add a bit of sugar.
Hope y’all like it!
MMM salmon bites
These are so good, frugal and easy and taste fancy enough for company…..and an easy way to get children to eat fish!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2 7.5 oz. cans salmon, do not drain!
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. mayo
1 tbsp mustard
1 c. grated cheese (what have you…cheddar or swiss)
1/4 c. finely chopped walnuts
3/4 c. fine dry breadcrumbs
crushed cracker crumbs ( I save the broken/smashed crackers in the bottom of bags for this purpose).
Mash salmon including juices, in a large bowl. Stir in egg,mayo, mustard, cheese, nuts and blend well. Add just enough breadcrumbs to form a mixture you can shape into 3/4 in balls.
Roll each ball in cracker crumbs.
Bake on lightly grease baking sheet for 10 min.
Serve hot.
Makes about 5 dozen.
tuna helper jazzed up
1 box of tuna helper (1.00 at sav-a-lot,or dollar general) 1 can of salmon (2.00 at sav-a-lot) can of mushrooms (.60 at sav-a-lot) Grated cheese(2.00 at sav-a-lot) I make the tuna helper and add mushrooms,and salmon (I use salmon because it taste better and goes farther)then when it is ready to serve I add some grated cheese. yummy and all for under $6.00 .