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. 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!
Raspberry Chipotle Pork Tenderloin, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Pineapple, Toast
1 lb. Raspberry Chipotle Pork Tenderloin @ 4.87
2 Potatoes @ .40
1 Can Pineapple @ free
3 slices toast @ .18
garlic, cinnamon sugar
Total Cost: $5.45
Ham Steaks, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Pears
4 precooked ham steaks @ 3.00
macaroni box @ .25
extra cheese @ .40
butter and milk for mac @ .10
1 can green beans @ .25
1 can pears @ .76
Total Cost: $4.76
Hawaiian Chicken, Rice, Chips and Cheese Dip, Pears and Pineapples
4 frozen preflavored chicken patties @ 3.78
Tortilla Chips @ .33
Cheese Dip and Rotel @ 1.51
Leftover Pears and Pineapples @ free
Total Cost $5.62
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo, pick a little casserole 
with apples and mashed potatoes
cost for my casserole 3.55, but we get to eat someone else’s tonight
2 apples @ .86
leftover mashed potatoes @ free
Total Cost: $4.41
Average Cost: $5.06