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!
Chicken Quesadillas, pineapples, cheese dip
10 tortillas @ .50
1 can rotel @ .77
velveeta for dip @ 1.25
3/4 lb. chicken pulled @ .84
shredded cheeses (fiesta blend) @ 3.00
1 can pineapples @ free
Total Cost: $6.36
Chicken Enchiladas, chips & cheese dip, and fruit cocktail
velveeta @ 2.00
tortilla chips @.50
10 tortillas @ .50
1/2 cup sour cream @ .06
shredded cheeses @ 2.00
can cream of chicken soup @ free
3/4 lb chicken @1.34
1 can rotel @ .77
1/2 can fruit cocktail @ free
Total Cost $7.17
Garlic Pork, Potatoes, Carrot Sticks, Sweet Peas
1.14 lbs. stew pork @ 2.09
2 potatoes sliced @ .50
carrot sticks @ .28
leftover sweet peas @ free
garlic powder and parsley
3/4 a stick of butter @.09
Total Cost $2.96
Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup
2 cans tomato soup @ .66
8 slices bread @ .48
4 thick slices of velveeta @ .78
8 thin slices of ham @ .67
Total Cost $2.59
McDonald’s
3 Double Cheeseburgers @ 3.00
1 large fry @ 1.69
2 bananas from home @ .40
Total cost $5.09
Average Cost for the 5 meals we’re cooking this week $4.83