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, Sweet Peas, Mashed Potatoes and Cheese Toast
1 lb. flavored pork @ 4.87
2 potatoes @ .40
1 can sweet peas @ .25
3 slices toast @ .18
3 slices of mozzarella cheese @ .18
garlic salt
Total Cost: $5.84
Chicken Enchiladas, chips & cheese dip, Green Beans
chicken enchilada leftovers @ free
1 can green beans @ .25
velveeta @ 1.00
tortilla chips @.50
2/3 can rotel @ .51
Total Cost 2.26
Hamburger Helper with Chicken, fruit cocktail, toast and Carrot Sticks with Ranch
Hamburger Helper @ .66
3/4 lb. chicken @ 1.34
1 can fruit cocktail @ free
3 slices of bread with butter @ .18
carrot sticks @ .40
ranch
Total Cost: $2.58
Chick-fil-A carry out on Tuesday night.
Adult Meal @ around $5.50
Chicken Sandwich @ 2.79
Kids Meal @ free because it’s kids’ night
Total Cost: around $8.29
Ham Steaks, Macaroni and Cheese, broccoli, Pineapple and Toast
4 precooked ham steaks @ 3.00
macaroni @ .33
cheese @ 1.00
1.5 cups broccoli @ .96
butter and milk for mac @ .10
1/2 can pineapple @ .38
3 slices toast with cinnamon & sugar @ .18
Total Cost: $5.95
Average Cost of the meals we’re cooking this week: $4.98!