I too will follow ThatFanficGuys format. Generally recipes for 4.

Cheap:

Linguini alla Vongole

Ingredients: • 3 tablespoons kosher or coarse sea salt • 1 pound linguine • 12 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced • 1 pound littleneck clams • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes • 1 cup dry white wine • 1 (14-ounce) can whole San Marzano tomatoes in juice • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped Preparation:

In large pot over high-medium heat, boil 8 quarts of water and salt. Add linguine and cook to 1 minute short of al dente. In large sauté pan on high-medium heat, heat 6 tablespoons extra- olive oil until hot. Add garlic and sauté until just golden, about 30 seconds. Add clams and 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes and sauté 1 minute. Add wine, tomatoes and juice, and 1/2 cup parsley and simmer, uncovered, just until clams open, 7 to 8 minutes.

But there is a way to do this on the cheap and easy as well. You can substitute out the fresh clams with 2 cans of clams and the rest out with prepared 2 cans of "tomato with garlic and olive flavor". That is how to make this recipe really cheap and healthy and tasty. Pour it all in. And boil some pasta. That should cost about $8 for 4 and take 12 minutes. You can buy a $2 baguette and throw some butter and garlic on it and throw it under the broiler and make it in the same time frame which brings the cost up to less than $3 a person. Add some cheap wine and....

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SALAD WITH CHICKEN

1. Marinate 4 Chicken Breasts with 2 packs of Baja Citrus Knor. 2. BBQ Chicken, chop and let cool.. 3. Lay on bed of Mesclun. 4. Add crumbled Goat Cheese, capers, sesame seeds. 5. Sprinkle with Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, salt and pepper.

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Steak Oscar

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bearnaise sauce (or two envelope whatever) • Whole milk • 1 stick of butter • 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed • 1/2 pound crabmeat • 1/2 teaspoon minced • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 4 beef tenderloin steaks

Directions:

Prepare bearnaise sauce. Saute crab and garlic in butter for 3-4 minutes or until heated through. Stir in lemon juice. And set aside. Grill steak in oil and butter. Steam asparagus. Plate steak, cover with asparagus and crab sauce and top with béarnaise sause.