Pantry Staples


Individual Taco Pizzas

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on November 3, 2010

If you’ve got taco meat made up, or frozen in the freezer, you could have dinner ready in 15 minutes or less!!!

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Spinach Meatballs with Spaghetti

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 22, 2010

Recipe for Spinach Meatballs. A simple way to get some extra nutrients into your family favorite meatballs…

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Freezer Staples List

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 19, 2010

So it’s time to finish out the “Staples Lists.” We’ve done the Pantry Staples List and the Refrigerator List…and finally we have the Freezer Staples List.

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Ship Wreck Casserole – Vintage Recipe

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 13, 2010

This Vintage Recipe caught me by surprise. I didn’t think it was going to “work”…but it did! At least we thought it did…

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Chicken Enchilada Chili

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 6, 2010

A melt in your mouth chicken chili…can chili melt in your mouth?! I think so…

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Slow Cooker Curried Coconut Chicken – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 4, 2010

Take just 4 minutes to load your slow cooker and a few hours later your house will smell like a Thai restaurant…

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Refrigerator Staples List

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 23, 2010

Have all these staples in your refrigerator and you’ll be ready to make any meal! Plus find out the best location to store the items in your fridge…

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Connie’s Mexican Mess

by Connie on September 21, 2010

My family of 10 LOVES this meal! Since it serves 12 or so, it is perfect for large families or for serving to company. I got this recipe from my mother-in-law more than 25 years ago and have been serving it ever since. I have seen similar dishes called “Mexican Stack” or “Taco Salad” but [...]

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Green Pepper Chili – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 6, 2010

Not sure you can make a meal for your family for $5 or less?! Have you thought about challenging yourself?!

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The Kitchen – Spring Cleaning and Organization

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 21, 2010

We’re having a garage sale soon.  I’m a little nuts because I really don’t have a whole lot of time and energy to purge, purge, purge.  But nevertheless, I’ve managed to declutter and remove “the stuff” from our house.  And in the process, our house “lost some weight.” (Sometimes I want to add the line [...]

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