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, so each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings, 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!
Crock Pot Chicken, rice, fruit cocktail, corn
1 lb chicken breast @1.78
3 servings minute rice @.54
1 can cream of mushroom soup @ .29
1 can fruit cocktail @ .78
1 can corn @.54
Total Cost: $3.93
Baked Beans and Weenies, Carrots, Apples and Cinnamon Rolls
1 can pork and beans @ .33
4 hot dogs @ .25
1/3 bag mini carrots @ .17
1 can of cinnamon rolls @ .78
1 apple sliced @ .57
Total Cost: $2.10
Chicken and Biscuit Casserole with green beans
1/2 cup milk @ .07
black pepper
1 can of 8 butter tasting biscuits @ .70
1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated @.40
minced onion
1 can cream of chicken soup @ free
1/2 cup sour cream @ .29
1 pound chicken breast chopped @1.78
1 can green beans @ .60
Total Cost: $3.84
Garlic Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Pineapple and Toast
2.5 lbs. pork chops @ 7.28 (cooking for 3 meals)
1/2 can of pineapple @ .46
2 large potatoes @ .40
3 slices of toast @ .18
butter, cinnamon sugar
Total Cost: $8.32
Little Caesar’s Pizza and bread sticks, oranges
pizza @ $5.00
bread sticks and crazy sauce @ $1.99
2 small oranges @ $.20
Total Cost $7.19
Average Cost for these 5 meals (plus pork chops for 2 more meals) $5.08