$5 Dinners Week of 5/23 $4.78 Average Cost

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!  I shop from my stockpile to avoid high prices at the store. We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each
main dish cooked will serve 4-6, 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!

Apple Pork Chops, Twice Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Cinnamon Toast
1 lb. pork chops in hubby’s frozen apple marinade @ 1.98
2 large potatoes @ .50
1/2 cup sour cream @ .29
1/2 cup milk @ .07
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese @ 1.49
bacon bits @ .25
1 can green beans @ .25
4 slices of toast with cinnamon @ .16
Total Cost: $4.99

Hawaiian Haystacks, Chips and Cheese Dip, Sweet Peas and Pineapples
1 lb. chicken breasts @ 1.34
4 servings rice @ .20
1 can cream chicken soup @ .35
Tortilla Chips @ .25
Cheese Dip and Rotel @ 1.31
1 Can sweet peas @ .45
1 Can of Pineapples @ .83
Total Cost $4.73

Salmon, broccoli w/cheese,  oranges, green beans
1 lb salmon fillets @ 5.99
3 slices velveeta @ .45
1 cup broccoli @ .64
1 can green beans @ .25
2 oranges @ .80
Total Cost $8.13

Chicken Fingers, Pears, Sweet Peas and Carrots with Ranch, Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 lb. chicken tenders @ 1.66
flour, egg, milk for breading @ .15
carrot sticks @ .35
1 can pears @ .76
cookies @ .35
Total Cost:  $3.27

Teriyaki Marinated Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Pineapple, Honey Toast (cheap sopapillas)
1 lb. pork chops @ 1.98
2 potatoes @ .40
leftover pineapple @ free
4 slices of bread @ .16
honey @ .15
milk and butter for potatoes @ .10
Total Cost: $2.79

Average cost of the meals we’re cooking this week: $4.78

This is part of Menu Plan Monday with OrgJunkie