please sir, I want some more?!.....what is your go to meal(s) when you need to save money.....

[NewtonMP2100]

....you know to save some bucks.....

peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat
mac & cheese (doctored up with other stuff)
ramen noodles
pasta & canned condensed cream of soups with chicken or tuna or beef
spam & rice
eggs (every which way but loose)
grilled cheese

[Markintosh]

Cheese quesadilla
Bean Burritos
Homemade potato soup (various add ins)

[Don C]

In a real pinch, a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and a touch of Indiana maple syrup.

[Buck]

Stir fry!
Onions from the garden
Green beans from the garden
Kale from the garden
Cilantro from the garden
Cabbage from the garden
Snap peas from the garden
Dill from the garden
Tomatoes from the garden
Beef from the neighbor's "garden"

Dessert:
Peaches, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pears, apples
Yes, you guessed it: from the garden

[Lux Interior]

If things get tight, I will forgo the Beluga and choke down Sterlet.

I just make sure the butler draws the blinds, lest the neighbors see me slummin' it.

[Carm]

Don’t eat out of the residence. For me fast food averages $10 per person. While eating at a restaurant goes $30 -$60 a person including tip.

Inexpensive at home meals : quesadillas, burritos, eggs, sandwiches.

[3d]

Spam is not cheap.
Check out the dollar store freezer section.

[NewtonMP2100]

....generic spam.......like the Walmart version....

[Mr Downtown]

prepared one-meal-at-a-time:

• mac'n'cheese with tuna and lemon pepper
  
• mac'n'cheese with half a can of smoked ham bits
  
• Indo-Mie brand ramen
  
• canned chili with saltine crackers
  
• creamed tuna on toast
  
• canned chicken, with hoisin or similar sauce, on rice
  

prepared in big batch to be multiple meals:

• slumgullion
  
• quiche with sausage or ham bits
  
• Japanese curry made with cheap porkchops, over rice or ramen
  
• boneless chicken legs slow cooked with Indian simmer sauce, over rice
  
• chicken pie (chicken/peas/carrots in white sauce, topped with biscuits or toast strips)
  

[Ombligo]

Rice and beans
Spaghetti
Over easy eggs on rice (much better than it sounds)
fresh soup (an onion, carrot, potato, etc with a chicken leg)

Cheap food does not have to be poor food.