Comments on: Night Out – $5 Dinner Challenge http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html Feeding the Family for $5 or Less Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jamihttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14374 Jami Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:53:12 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14374 Yummy and cheap Spinach, Bacon, and Fried Egg Salad...probably less than $5 for a family of four- especially when you use garden spinach! http://www.anoregoncottage.com/2009/06/spinach-bacon-and-fried-egg-salad.html Yummy and cheap Spinach, Bacon, and Fried Egg Salad…probably less than $5 for a family of four- especially when you use garden spinach!

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/2009/06/spinach-bacon-and-fried-egg-salad.html

]]> By: gourmetmommahttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14303 gourmetmomma Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:42:41 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14303 running late for the $5 challenge. here's a flexible idea for using up leftovers and coming in on budget. my family calls it pasta with stuff and it was $2.40 for a family of 4 tonight. http://gourmetmomma.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/leftover-love-pasta-with-stuff/ susan running late for the $5 challenge. here’s a flexible idea for using up leftovers and coming in on budget. my family calls it pasta with stuff and it was $2.40 for a family of 4 tonight.

http://gourmetmomma.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/leftover-love-pasta-with-stuff/

susan

]]> By: Carissahttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14272 Carissa Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:28:38 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14272 New to your website but love the idea! Here is another meal for you - this one costs about $3.00 to make and is about $0.50 per serving. Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked and rinsed lentils 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice 3 cup sliced carrots 1 lb swiss chard, cleaned and chopped 1 lb kale, cleaned and chopped 3 cups water 1 packet reduced sodium onion soup mix Directions: Place all ingredients in large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook until rice is done, 20 to 30 minutes. My 18 month old daughter loves this meail. I have made with both the rice and quinoa...love quinoa. Hope you enjoy! New to your website but love the idea! Here is another meal for you – this one costs about $3.00 to make and is about $0.50 per serving.

Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked and rinsed lentils
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
3 cup sliced carrots
1 lb swiss chard, cleaned and chopped
1 lb kale, cleaned and chopped
3 cups water
1 packet reduced sodium onion soup mix

Directions: Place all ingredients in large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook until rice is done, 20 to 30 minutes.

My 18 month old daughter loves this meail. I have made with both the rice and quinoa…love quinoa. Hope you enjoy!

]]> By: angiehttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14241 angie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:26:38 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14241 once again found sale on hamburger and a great recipe check this out http://shopannies.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-love-cheeseburgers-and-sloppy-joes.html once again found sale on hamburger and a great recipe check this out http://shopannies.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-love-cheeseburgers-and-sloppy-joes.html

]]> By: Annahttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14234 Anna Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14234 I posted the recipe for Babushka Soup a while ago ('babushka' is grandmother in Russian). It's tomato juice-based vegetable soup with beef & barley, practically a meal in itself. A pot comes in at around $5, but makes at least two meals and a few lunches, so I'm sure it qualifies. The recipe is at http://fourandahalfchickens.blogspot.com/2009/05/cooking-with-whole-grains-1-barley_20.html I posted the recipe for Babushka Soup a while ago (‘babushka’ is grandmother in Russian). It’s tomato juice-based vegetable soup with beef & barley, practically a meal in itself. A pot comes in at around $5, but makes at least two meals and a few lunches, so I’m sure it qualifies.

The recipe is at http://fourandahalfchickens.blogspot.com/2009/05/cooking-with-whole-grains-1-barley_20.html

]]> By: Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.comhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14217 Marybeth at www.babygoodbuys.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:39:14 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14217 I don't have a meal to post, but have you checked out the Firefox extension YSLOW? It's pretty useful in figuring out why a website loads slowly. Just a thought! I don’t have a meal to post, but have you checked out the Firefox extension YSLOW? It’s pretty useful in figuring out why a website loads slowly. Just a thought!

]]> By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardshiphttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14210 Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:48:35 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14210 Full of omega-3 fats, uses leftover vegetables, repurposes stale bread and heels...salmon patties, cream of vegetable soup and biscuits for $4.25 for 6 people. http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/09/recipe-connection-salmon-patties/ Full of omega-3 fats, uses leftover vegetables, repurposes stale bread and heels…salmon patties, cream of vegetable soup and biscuits for $4.25 for 6 people. http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/06/09/recipe-connection-salmon-patties/

]]> By: Aleahttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14208 Alea Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:28:10 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14208 I am glad you got a night off (at least from cooking). Here is a link to a one dish dinner that I call Kitchen Garden Skillet: http://premeditatedleftovers.blogspot.com/2009/06/kitchen-garden-skillet-recipe.html I am glad you got a night off (at least from cooking).

Here is a link to a one dish dinner that I call Kitchen Garden Skillet:
http://premeditatedleftovers.blogspot.com/2009/06/kitchen-garden-skillet-recipe.html

]]> By: Kristenhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14203 Kristen Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:58:19 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14203 Here are two recipes, one for a cream of summer squash soup that using frozen squash from my garden cost about $1.25 to feed a family of seven. The other is for a garden frittata that also uses garden veggies and costs about $1.50. http://wiseanticsoflife.blogspot.com/2009/06/quest-to-use-up-frozen-zucchini.html Here are two recipes, one for a cream of summer squash soup that using frozen squash from my garden cost about $1.25 to feed a family of seven. The other is for a garden frittata that also uses garden veggies and costs about $1.50.
http://wiseanticsoflife.blogspot.com/2009/06/quest-to-use-up-frozen-zucchini.html

]]> By: Amberhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/06/night-ou-5-dinner-challenge.html/comment-page-1#comment-14201 Amber Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:44:39 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=1594#comment-14201 Whoops - here's the link: http://foodforfrugalfoodies.blogspot.com/2009/06/sun-dried-tomato-crusted-chicken-with.html Whoops – here’s the link:

http://foodforfrugalfoodies.blogspot.com/2009/06/sun-dried-tomato-crusted-chicken-with.html

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