Hack a healthy, yet not expensive, meal.
yummyfajitas: Saute mushrooms, with rosemary, garlic, onion, red pepper, salt and black pepper (to taste). Serve over couscous with yogurt (I recommend full fat stonyfield farms yogurt).Variations: add sundried tomato to mushrooms.Pasta with red sauce. Red sauce: saute garlic and a small onion. Add tomato puree (2 big cans), fresh basil (1 plant, break leaves off, wash, chop), garlic (saute first, then add tomato), oregano, parsley, salt and pepper (to taste).Variations: add some cream and vodka to red sauce, gets you pink sauce.Another good pasta sauce: saute garlic and onion in butter, then add heavy cream. When that heats up, add grated cheese (parmesan or swiss), salt and pepper (to taste), and possibly 1-2 tablespoons of flour (to thicken). You can also add sun dried tomato (saute it with the garlic), or cherry tomato (add it at the very end).This video changed my life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU_B3QNu_KsIn fact, just youtube Gordon Ramsey, Alton Brown, Jamie Oliver, etc, for good ideas.