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vegetarian

Red Quinoa with Grilled Summer Veggies

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 30, 2010

Vege
Ingredients
1 small zucchini ($.79)
1 orange pepper ($1)
1/2 yellow pepper ($.50)
1/2 white onion ($.15)
2 garlic cloves, minced ($.10)
1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10)
Salt and pepper
1 cup quinoa ($1)
Salt and pepper
4 ears of corn ($.60) $.15 an ear…woot!
Directions
1.Chop 1 zucchini, 1 orange pepper, 1/2 yellow pepper, 1/2 onion and minced garlic and toss with 1 Tbsp olive [...]

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Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 9, 2010

For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of putting myself on a Gluten Free diet. No real reason really. Just want to see if I feel any different when eliminating gluten.
And here is a recipe that will be on the menu when (if ever) I decide to make that leap.
Ingredients
1 cup red [...]

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Mushroom Barley Soup

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 5, 2010

Recipe for Herbed Mushroom Barley Soup with Rolls and Jam

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Hearty Lentil Stew with Cornbread – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 14, 2009

A recipe for Hearty Lentil Stew with a side of sweet cornbread muffins! A meal that costs just over $3!

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Spicy Pasta Puttanesque-a – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on November 30, 2009

***UPDATE: Apparently, Mr. Linky is not feeling well today, so please leave your link in the comments section

Alisa shares a fabulous pasta puttanesque-a recipe with us tonight…with quite a few variations to fit all kinds of dietary needs!  This recipe is Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free, Sugar-Free, Low-Fat, optionally Gluten-Free / Wheat-Free, and optionally Vegan [...]

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Roasted Tomato Soup

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on November 12, 2009

A simple soup with LOTS of flav-AH! And UBER CHEAP because I used up tomatoes from the garden that I had frozen and fresh basil that I had dehydrated!!!

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Creamy Potato Miso Soup – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on November 9, 2009

Tonight’s Recipe comes from Alisa of One Frugal Foodie! She shares a Vegan/Vegetarian (optional), Dairy-Free, Soy-Free (use a chickpea miso), Gluten-Free, Peanut-Free recipe tonight!

Alisa blogs at One Frugal Foodie with a focus on using whole foods to create inexpensive, healthy recipes. She is also the founder of Go Dairy Free , the website, and author of [...]

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Tomato and Olive Pizza

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 29, 2009

Fresh tomatoes from the garden and green olives on a homemade pizza crust topped with mozzarella cheese…

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Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 24, 2009

A delicious combination of barley, tomatoes, black beans and green peppers make up this perfect “early fall” soup!

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Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 15, 2009

This brown rice and lentil casserole is now officially the CHEAPEST MEAL EVER MADE here on $5 Dinners!!! Find out how much…

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