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Recipes


Dutch Oven Pulled Beef with Onions – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 6, 2012

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Buffalo Chicken Blue Cheese Enchiladas

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 3, 2012

I have distinct memories of blue cheese lingering on my taste buds. So I had to make these…

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Convenient Cinnamon Rolls

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 2, 2012

Mom on a Mission’s sharing some great tips for making convenient cinnamon rolls that are easily portable…and giftable! (Is ‘giftable’ a word?) Enjoy!  

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Slow Cooker Slopp-Beany Joes – Hurst Beans

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 1, 2012

Y’all know me. Always stretching our food as far as I can, with as little fuss as possible. I love adding beans to recipes…to stretch the protein and the fill up the bottomless pits that I have been tasked with feeding. My boys love beans…love them! As young toddlers, they would snack on beans. Straight [...]

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Angie’s Baked Reuben Casserole

by Angie on January 31, 2012

The joy of a Reuben baked into a casserole…

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Three Cheese Spaghetti Bake – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 30, 2012

This is a classic example of being creative with ingredients you have on hand. I made this for us early last week…using up the tomatoes from Aldi from the week before, and the feta cheese from Monday’s shopping trip. Also, this is another example of a meal that uses an “expensive ingredient,” that is paired [...]

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Chili with Cheddar Biscuits {Smitten Kitchen}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 27, 2012

Genius photo. Genius concept. Genius recipe from Smitten Kitchen. Beef Chili with Cheddar Biscuits  

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Sweet Potato Chili {Perry’s Plate}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 27, 2012

Photo Credit: Perry’s Plate Our family would l.o.v.e. this chili. We love all the ingredients…and combined it would be perfect! And easy, vegetarian one dish dinner Sweet Potato Chili

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Baked Chili-Cheese Dogs {On the Woodside}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 26, 2012

Photo Credit: On the Woodside I don’t eat hot dogs very often, but when I do…it’s like this… Baked Chili-Cheese Dogs

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Quinoa Chili {Feed Your Family}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 26, 2012

Photo Credit: Feed Your Family What a great idea to add quinoa to your chili…for a little extra protein and some texture too! Quinoa Chili

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