Saw this on Pinterest a while back and had to try it. It starts with meatloaf, most people use ground beef for their meatloaf but I don’t buy ground beef anymore. I use ground turkey in everything that you would normally use ground beef in. I know everyone has their preference, side by side ground …
Turkey Meatloaf Mashed Potato Muffins, Green Bean Casserole for $5.30 Read More »
Chicken thighs are a great inexpensive meal that you can make for $5 or less. There are so many things that you can do with them, bake, simmer in sauce, chicken, and dumplings. I only buy them when they are on sale, most of the time it’s $.99 per pound, I’ve even seen them as …
Teriyaki Chicken Thighs, Rice & Corn less than $5.00 Read More »
My goal is to make a meal for my family of 3 around $5. This Pork Enchilada Meal for $6.49 ended up going a little over my $5 goal. We usually end up with half of the pan left so I count it as 2 meals. You can see the breakdown below where I show …
We’ve added a new feature on our blog because of the popularity of our $5.00 Meal posts so you can see them all in one place, we just show you how we are able to make healthy $5.00 dinners for each of our families. Check it out here: $5 Meal Ideas for your Family This was my …
$5.00 Meal Homemade turkey meatballs with Penne & jar sauce Read More »
Here’s another one to add to our list of $5 Meal Ideas, we love this one. Red Beans and Rice. This is one of our meatless meals that are inexpensive and makes a lot of food. Leftovers are important if they become lunch for the next day. I like to think that eating the leftovers …
So the dreaded question every night “what’s for dinner” I’m usually somewhat prepared, I’ve taken something out of the freezer or I have something in mind but tonight I was not, so I looked in my pantry and fridge and here’s what I came up with. Orzo with chicken and vegetable salad 12.5oz Can of …
Check out Part 1- Cutting up a whole chicken and Part 2 – Making chicken stock with your leftover chicken scraps So now that you have your chicken cut up and you’ve started your chicken stock it’s time to make your meal(s). I enjoy boneless skinless chicken breasts naked, as I like to call them, …
Part 2 – Making homemade chicken stock with the bones from your chicken Check out Part 1 – Cutting up a whole chicken to see how I got to this point. I really wanted to make my own chicken stock. Michelle has done it several times but I never have so this was a great …
Part 1 – Cutting up a whole chicken You may have noticed by our posts that Michelle is a much more experienced cook than I. My family has some weird food “issues” and working full time doesn’t leave me much time to experiment with new recipes. Last weekend I made it my mission to do …
Who says eating healthy is too expensive? Sometimes it can be time-consuming to make healthy meals from scratch but you can cheat sometimes and use your crockpot. You can do all your food prep the night before, cutting up vegetables and meat, keep it in the refrigerator overnight. When you wake up in the morning …
