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!
I’m calling this my “We’re Eating Out” Week because I need a week with less going on. It’s going to be busy enough as it is. The few things that need to be cooked have actually already been cooked, so hopefully my kitchen will stay relatively clean this week.
Hot Dogs, Nachos, and Snow Cones at a local Fall Festival
@ FREE
Breakfast for Dinner
5 scrambled eggs @ .42
shredded cheese @ .25
pancake mix @.33
syrup @ .25
milk @ .07
orange juice @ .64
1/2 lb. bacon @ .99
Total cost: $2.95
Chick-fil-A on Tuesday night. (Hubby has a business meeting)
Adult Meal @ around $5.50
Kids Meal @ free because it’s kids’ night
Total Cost $5.50 on gift card from an online reward program, so not part of our $5.00 dinner budget!
McDonald’s
2 Double Cheeseburgers @ 2.00
1 McChicken @ 1.00
1 small fries @ 1.00
2 bananas at home @ .40
Total Cost: $4.40
Jose Ole Quesadillas, baked apples, plums, corn pudding/salad
1 box of quesadillas @ 2.43
2 apples baked with cinnamon and brown sugar @ 1.00
2 plums @ .45
1 large can of corn @ .55
1 block of cream cheese @ 1.28
1 can cream style corn @ .67
1 can of rotel @ .55
Total Cost: $6.93
Leftovers Galore