*Cost per serving: $0.92375
Approx calories per serving: 327.625
Approx. fat per serving: 4.65 grams
Approx carbs per serving: 52.2

1 lb. ground beef ($1.59)

1 lb. noodles ($0.75)

2-8 oz. cans of tomato sauce ($0.40)

2 eggs ($0.32)

1 onion, minced ($0.30)

2 garlic cloves, minced ($0.15)

4 tsp. chili powder ($0.32)

1 can cream of mushroom soup ($0.50)

1 cup milk ($0.32)

2 slices of bread ($0.10)

Sauté onions and garlic until soft. Let cool. Bake bread until crisp and then mince in the food processor or blender. Mix eggs, ground beef, spices, bread crumbs onion and garlic, forming into small meatballs. Simmer in pot with a dash of oil and cream of mushroom soup for 30 – 35 minutes or until Cook noodles as directed by package. Put all ingredients into a baking pan with the majority of the sauce on the top and place in 400°F oven for an additional 10 minutes.

To freeze, do not mix the sauces and meatballs with the noodles. Cool all ingredients and put into freezing container based on serving size desired. Put the noodles in separate containers from the meat and sauce.

Put the date either on masking tape or if using a resalable freezer bag, onto the freezer bag and store in freezer. Remove as you desire to eat, thaw, and reheat. To reheat the noodles and keep them plump, put them into boiling water with a dash of oil until warmed. Don’t re-cook them, only to reheat. Combine the ingredients.

*Based on prices in California December, 2008

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