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CHEAP AND EASY meal ideas for a family of 6, got any?

I have 4 boys and a man, please help me figure out how to cook some CHEAP, EASY, HEALTHY (as possible) meals to satisfy! Boys ages are 10, 8, 6, and 5. Most like meat, one likes pasta, none really like them mixed (there go casserole ideas - my favorite). I'm just sick of hamburgers, tacos, pasta, and chicken nuggets!

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1. i would be using plenty of wholemeal stuff in the dinners, brown rice, brown pasta. i try not to use anyhting with refined white flour etc. oh God got me to pray for Gordon Ramsey yesterday cause Gordon thinks people don't care about him.
2. Try some hearty turkey chili with beans. There are lots of recipes out there, but basically the ingredients will be ground turkey, whole tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, onions, chili powder, brown sugar, beans, salt, pepper. Lot of variations - some people put in green or red peppers, mix black and kideny beans, even a touch of chocolate! Try googling "turkey chili recipe" and see which one sounds good. It's easy because it's one pot cooking and very little prep. If you make a little white rice, it's good over that as well. Good luck!
3. Well theres this sauce that has meat in it and all you'd need is some pasta adn its really cheap.
4. How about meatballs and mashed potatoes, chicken Caesar salads, fish sticks with mac and cheese and mixed veggies. Or get more creative .... turkey and broccoli mixed with turkey gravy and sour cream over mashed potatoes. Buy a jar of turkey or beef gravy, some sliced bread, and turkey or beef lunch meat and make hot turkey or beef open faced sandwiches with french fries. Also, fried kielbasa and sauerkraut. Also... breakfast for dinner is great, too!
5. Cheap and easy....well, you take hamburger fry it in a pan loose, add some onion. Cook until onion is done. Add some flour on top and make basically a gravy with milk. Just like sausage gravy. I fry potatoes and then serve this over bread. It is pretty good and it is cheap. If you dont have potatoes, you can serve french fries, or broccoli...something everyone will like. We like it alot....
6. Fish Pie. Fried Rice.