re: What is/was your favorite “struggle” meal?

Whatever was growing in the garden sautéed in a skillet with a little oil and a few seasonings

Oriental Beef and Ramen Toss

Cheap, fast and good!

1 lb ground beef
2 pkgs oriental flavor ramen noodles
2 cups water
2 cups frozen oriental vegetable mixture
1/8 tsp ground ginger
2 Tbs thinly sliced green onions

Brown beef and drain. Season with one of the seasoning packs. Set aside.

Put other ingredients, except green onions, into the skillet. Cook until vegetables are done.

Return beef to skillet, add green onion and serve.

Source: Stadium Rat

Soupy style crushed instant ramen with an egg and chopped scallions
Tuna and Kraft Mac n cheese
Totinos pizza cooked well done

A box of mac and cheese was less than a dollar and very filling.

And Totinos $1 pizzas were pretty much everyone's "struggle" meals.

Ramen with veggies and cheap shrimp or fish

One of the only benefits of working a full time job and putting myself through college. I was a man amongst boys when it came to food since I actually had money

My girlfriend at the time, now wife, had it made too. I'd go into town and we would go to lunch somewhere and then I'd take her to Walmart to stock up for the week. We were eating steak while her roommates were eating easy mac. (Yes, I occasionally cooked for everyone as well)

Ghetto Mart on Acadian.
Loaf of Great Value white bread. $0.79
Package of no-name bologna. $1
Squeeze mayo. $0.50

Could eat for a week.

College days…

Totinos, canned ham spread, cheap spaghetti sauce.

Value menus were actually a dollar or less so you could get a full meal for $4 or $5. Not the healthiest options to be sure.

smoked deer sausage in the oven at 400 for 10 min on a slice of bread

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Bean burritos

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From Pedro’s.