$5 Dinners Week of 7/4 $4.95 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 the grocery sales each
week.  Then I plan my menu based on the foods I have already at home (at a great price). 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!

Grilled Chicken, Grilled Corn, Pineapple, Baked Potatoes and Toast
1 lb. chicken @ 1.66
4 ears of corn @ .60
1 can pineapple @ .83
4 slices of bread for toast @ .16
Baked Potatoes @ .60
sour cream and shredded cheese @ .10
Total Cost:4.01

Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Shrimp, green beans, sweet potato fries and toast
recipe from Allrecipes.com


pasta @ .50
1& 1/2 cups milk @ .21
1/2 cup cream @ .50
lots of seasonings ~~ .25
1/2 lb. shrimp @ 1.25
1 can green beans @ .24
1 large sweet potato @ .63
brown sugar and cinnamon @ .20
4 slices of toast @ .16
Total: $3.94

Tombstone Pizza, banana, carrot sticks with ranch and apple slices
2 Tombstone pizzas @ 6 (ours are actually free with manu Qs)
4 small bananas @ .90
2 carrots @ .40
ranch @ .20
1 apple @ .60
Total Cost: $8.10


Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Kettle Chips, Peach Slices
1 pk hot dogs @ .18
1 pk hot dog buns @ .88
2 cans pork and beans @.80
1/2 bag kettle chips @ .50
brown sugar and BBQ sauce @ .20
2 peaches @ 1.17
Total Cost: $3.73


Average Cost for the meals we’re cooking this week: $4.95

This meal plan is part of Meal Plan Monday over at OrgJunkie.