What's your favorite super-simple, super-cheap, super-good food item to make yourself?

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41. This doesn't sound simple but it is...

Because it all ends up in a bowl.

Spinach Stroganoff. I invented it when I had a spinach patch that wouldn't quit.

For one. Takes about 20 min.

1/4 med. onion sliced for saute
5-7 med. mushrooms (I like crimini)
5-7 green cocktail olives.
a fist-full of fresh spinach
2 Tbs olive oil (I like 1/2 butter 1/2 oil)
1/4-1/2 Cup sour cream or plain yogurt
A good pinch of basil, tarragon or thyme and a whole bunch of cracked pepper, 1-2 cloves of garlic cut into large chunks you can stab with a fork, half a glass of wine. A few shakes of ground coriander. When wine is reduced, remove from heat and add garlic

one serving pasta

Melt the butter oil in a saute pan, add spices, saute onions, mush & olives, If you want meat add that and when cooked or browned if already cooked, onions should be browning... add spinach, when wilted add wine and coriander, reduce heat and simmer a moment. By now the pasta should be done, after draining that, back at the skillet, remove from heat and stir in sour cream, put over pasta in a bowl, top with parm. I like to mix all the saucey stuff until it coats all the pasta.

Lived on that for years. Varieties are plentiful and interesting. I'll have this any time I can't think of anything else to make for dinner.