My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week, so each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving us lots of time!
Pasta with italian sausage, green beans, cheesy garlic toast
1/2 box pasta @ .37
1/2 lb sausage @ 1.49
1/2 jar spaghetti sauce @ .57
1 can green beans @ .54
2 slices of toast @ .12
2 slices of mozzarella cheese @ .25
garlic
Total Cost: $3.34
Breakfast for Dinner
5 scrambled eggs @ .42
shredded cheese @ .25
pancake mix @.33
syrup @ .25
milk @ .07
orange juice @ .64
1/2 lb. smoked sausage @ $.58
Total Cost $2.54
BLTs, apple slices and carrot sticks with ranch
bacon @ 3.38
tomato @ .38
lettuce @ .11
1 apple @ .50
2 carrots @ .22
ranch dressing
8 slices bread @ .48
Total Cost= $5.07
Chicken Enchiladas, chips & cheese dip, canned peaches and fruit cocktail
velveeta @ 2.00
chips @.75
10 tortillas @ .50
1/2 cup sour cream @ .29
shredded cheeses @ 2.00
can cream of chicken soup @ free
3/4 lb chicken @1.34
1 can rotel @ .88
1/2 can peaches @ .72
1/2 can fruit cocktail @ .59
Total Cost $9.07
Leftovers Galore 
Total Cost = free
Average Cost of the 4 meals we’re cooking this week $5.00
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Hi, I found you on orgjunkie’s menu plan Mondays. I like how you post the cost of everything on your meals.