Budget Cube Steak

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    • #348582
      Frugal Mom

      Budget Cube Steak

      4 cube steaks (1 lb.)
      10 3/4 ounces cream of mushroom soup, condensed
      Salt and pepper, to taste

      Brown cube steaks in a nonstick skillet.

      Spoon soup evenly over cube steaks.

      Add about 3/4 can of water or enough water to braise (not stew) steaks.

      Season steaks with salt and pepper. A light sprinkle of both is all you need.

      Cook until steaks are tender about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

      Serves 4.

      Price break down:

      $4.99 a pound for cube steak: 1 pound = $4.99
      $1.00 for can of soup 1 can = 1.00
      Salt, pepper, water FREE

      Total cost: $5.99 or approximately $1.50 per serving

      Note: Cube steak used to be $3.99 a pound in California but now ranges between $4.99 to $5.49 a pound. You could make this with thin round steaks but you’ll have to tenderize the steaks before browning them. You could serve this with mashed potatoes or rice, if you like.

    • #459380
      Frugal Mom

      I fixed these for dinner last night in the pressure cooker. The steaks were done in about 20 minutes. I cooked the steaks for about 10 minutes and then allowed the pressure to slowly drop.

      Total cook time was about 20 to 25 minutes. I didn’t time the pressure drop. Served the steaks with instant mashed potatoes and a salad.

      Yummy comfort food.

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