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The economy is rough so instead of hitting up a place like McDonald’s and throwing away a Lincoln, try a homemade version.
Like the Ghetto McMuffins offered by a blog titled “Cheap Eats” (www.bloglander.com/cheapeats/).
Recipe ingredients cost less than $3.
Ghetto McMuffins
1 English muffin - 25 cents
1-2 eggs - 15 cents
1/2 - 1 hotdog - 12 cents
1 slice cheese, optional - 10 cents
pepper, optional
Total cost: 62 cents
Cut the English muffin in half and put it in the toaster set for extra crispy. Meanwhile, beat the egg(s) lightly in a small bowl. Throw in pepper if you like. Cut up the hotdog into chunks. Get a medium fire under a small (8-9 inch is fine) non-stick omelette pan going. At some point you might want to put a bit of oil in the pan, but I find I can avoid it for non-stick.
Cook the hot dogs until slightly browned. Distribute them across the bottom of the pan and pour in the egg(s). Lower the fire. Stir a bit with a spatula. Let it set up a bit, a few minutes. You can cover it to speed it along.
When the top is nearly cooked, get a rubber spatula and cut the scramble down the middle. Here, you can insert a slice of cheese or whatever you want on each semi-circle. Fold the egg semi-circle over so it’s a quarter-circle.
Put each quarter-circle on a toasted English muffin half. This makes 2 open face muffins, or close it up for a gigantic muffin.
-Compiled by Adam Shull