Ever heard of wanting to face plant into your dinner? Apparently it's a 'thing' and this is the kind of meal that makes me want to plant my face right into the bowl. Because YUM. LOL I love the contradictions that happen with this soup. Like, it's soft but chunky. The sour cream and milk give it a soft consistency, but the beans and shredded chicken make it chunky. It's … [Read more...]
Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet ~ NEW 31 Days of FreezEasy Meals
My boys love "tacaroni." They have for years. And this is my skillet hack version of the "tacaroni" that they love! This is very much a "homemade hamburger helper" kind of meal. And it's amazing! If you've never cooked a skillet meal from scratch like this, please let me teach you. I survive the busy-madness with these kinds of quick and easy meals. Let me describe it, … [Read more...]
The New BUSH’S Cocina Latina Beans Makes the Perfect “Cinco Layer Dip”
If you're a long time friend of $5 Dinners, you know that I'm a bit obsessed with Tex-Mex and latin food. It's partly because I live in Texas (where we choose our TexMex restaurants based on who has the best salsa or guacamole!) It's partly because it's super budget friendly ingredients that make super delicious meals. When my friends at BUSH'S Beans asked me to share a recipe … [Read more...]
Borracho Beans with Chorizo Sausage ~ Cinco de Mayo Recipe
You want to know how I'm planning on surviving the teenage years without spending $8,000 a month of food (yes, I'm exaggerating!)??? This pot of beans right here. Specifically, I plan on making lots and lots and lots and lots of rice and beans over the years. Because it's cheap. And it's filling. And all of my boys will polish their plates when they are loaded with … [Read more...]
15 Bean Minestrone Soup
See that soup right up there...this is a soup that resulted in a "fight over the leftovers" ;) My husband and I had to duke it out for what was leftover from this soup. This is a hearty and filling soup that we gobbled up! It makes a ton so there were some leftovers after my boys were through with it. Oh, and if I ever write a "Feeding Teenage Boys on a Budget" cookbook, … [Read more...]
