From the category archives:

Beef

Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 27, 2010

I wandered off into daydream land…It was as if I was standing under an olive tree in a grove overlooking the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. It was very Hollywood-esque…

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Spicy Onion Burgers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 20, 2010

Looking for a spicy new topping for your favorite burger?! How about some onions with a lotta zing?!

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Mexican Chili Topped Potatoes

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 29, 2010

So tonight I’m out on the town…I’m hanging out at the Ultimate Mom’s Night Out and will then catch the last showing of Ramona and Beezus with some girlfriends. (I know…I’m totally getting wilder as I age!)  I really just want to see Ramona and Beezus so I can feel 12 again.
(I might have [...]

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Beef and Mushroom Kebabs – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 26, 2010

I made these the other night…I made an extra trip to the store to get the ingredients needed for this morning’s news segment…and spotted some $.99 whole mushrooms.  I see them often for $.99 in the mark down basket in the produce section. I found more this morning…sliced this time. I don’t typically buy extra [...]

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BBQ Cowboy Beans with Biscuits

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 14, 2010

So grateful for a stocked freezer when coming home from a trip.  I grabbed some ground meat, cooked black and pinto beans, and set to work in the kitchen.  After thawing it all, I browned the ground meat, then added the beans and some BBQ sauce.
So. So. Simple.
I also had some drop biscuits in the [...]

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Stuffed Poblano Peppers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 7, 2010

(Sorry about the funny photos this week…I posted them from our desktop and it does weird things to them?!)
Here’s what I love about this recipe. You can make a ton of the “filling” and use it so many different ways! The recipe for the filling that I will post below will easily stretch [...]

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Grilled Taco Burgers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 1, 2010

So I’m just not that into plain burgers these days.
After buying up all sorts of spices and making myself several cups of homemade taco seasoning, I figured the least I could do was use some to make taco burgers!  This is not an exact recipe…so I shall give you how much you should use per [...]

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Taco Burgers – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 7, 2010

A few notes about this lovely meal.

These were SO GOOD, but they were super crumbly…from the beans…so I would add an egg to hold the burgers together.
The cilantro and lettuce are from the garden.
The bread…because I had no buns in the house. And ran out of time to make them from scratch.
The salsa is homemade [...]

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Grilled Mushroom Burgers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 18, 2010

Grilled Mushrooms and Onions atop a Grilled Burger.
Yes, please!
Drizzle a little steak sauce over the top.
Scrumdidily-umptious!
Ingredients
1.5 lb ground beef ($2.23)
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce ($.05)
1 small white onion ($.40)
1 pint mushrooms, sliced ($.99) Bought on Manager’s Special
3 Tbsp Marsala cooking wine ($.25)
Few dashes of salt and pepper
Drizzles of steak sauce ($.10)
Grilled Garlic Bread ($.60)
Box frozen spinach [...]

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Balsamic Beef and Onion Pasta

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 20, 2010

Remember the Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Balsamic Onions?!?
Well, you should just bookmark it now and make it next time you have a beef roast on hand.  Or better yet, toss it with some pasta and might I say you won’t regret it!

I used up a BOGO beef roast from the freezer, a yellow onion [...]

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