My goal is to provide dinner for my family (2 adults and one toddler eating) 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 there will be leftover servings for lunches, dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving us lots of time!
Pork Nachos, Cheese Dip, Chips, fresh cantaloupe, seasoned potato slices
1/2 lb pork pulled @ 1.50
Chips @ .99
1/2 can diced tomatoes and green peppers @ .44
seasoned potato slices @ .50
1/2 cantaloupe @ .50
Total Cost: $3.53
Friday: Spaghetti, Cheese Toast, Grapes, corn
4) servings spaghetti @ free
(1/2) jar sauce @ .67
(1) can corn @ .62
(1/3) lb. grapes @ .33
(3) pieces of bread @ .18
(3) slices of block mozzarella @ .22
garlic salt
Total Cost = $2.03
Crock Pot Chicken, rice, pineapple, green beans
1 lb chicken breast @1.72
3 servings minute rice @.54
1 can pineapple @.75
1 can green beans @.54
Total Cost: $3.55
Taco Salad, fresh cantaloupe
2 lbs. ground beef @ 5.15 (cooking for multiple meals)
taco seasoning @ free
1/2 a tomato @ .46
tortilla chips @ .66
cheese and rotel for dip @ 2.62 (for taco salad and nachos)
1/2 a cantaloupe @ .50
lettuce @ .11
Total Cost $9.50
Average cost of the meals we’re cooking this week : $4.65
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