As the month is nearing its end i would like to give the readers the last frugal recipe of october. I thought i might as well make it a cheesy yummy one.

So here is how you prepare a Cheesy Pasta Pie.

Combine 3 cups of prepared pasta, 2 teaspoon butter and quarter cup Parmesan cheese. Spread in a glass pie dish and pour spaghetti sauce on the mixture. Now sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and oregano. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Your yummy pie is ready to eat!!!

While thinking about the second frugal recipe to post for this week, i came across this one on a blog. It claims to cost only $6 and even lesser if any of the ingredients are bought on discount/sale. So lets see how to make this tasty yet cost efficiet country Pie.

To make country pie you need 1lb ground beef, 14oz of spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese and 3-4 cups of uncooked white minute rice. As a first step, brown and then drain the ground beef, add half cup of sauce to the meat. Spread this evenly into a 13×9 dish. Add the remaining sauce to the rice. Spread the rice on the meat. Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes at 350. Now remove the foil and bake it uncovered for 15 minutes. Let it stand for 10 minutes. Now your pie is ready to serve with garlic bread or just bread& butter.It can also be served with some veggies or a salad.

The blog states that it serves a family of 3 for two nights (dinner).

I have seen many people confusing frugality with being cheap or stingy. For all such people i define frugality as an efficient way to save your hard earned money and save as much as possible.Frugality is also buying value for hard earned money.

Frugality is not just cutting the cost wherever possible. Sometimes it is also about paying more. Confused? Let me explain. All of us are familiar with the popularity that the bargain outlets are gaining. But how many of us can honestly say that these products are of premium quality?

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