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Chicken Wraps with Balsam-melized Red Onions

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

Caramelizing Red Onions in Balsamic Vinegar…gives these ordinary chicken wraps an amazing flavor!!!

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Green Beans – Grow. Eat. Save.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 28, 2010

Looking for ways to use up the green beans that are taking over your garden? Perhaps Grow. Eat. $ave. can help!

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Garden Trick for Green Beans – Snap as You Pick

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

So the green beans are coming at a “you better pick these daily” rate at this point.  So we’re having them with either lunch or dinner everyday!  I couldn’t be happier…I think green beans are one of the best garden investments in terms of seed cost and green bean yield…you get a TON from a [...]

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Stuffed Green Chile Chicken

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

So I grabbed some green chilies a few weeks ago when I was stocking up (and going over-budget, sigh!)…and I had plans to make a green chile chicken in the slow cooker…but decided to pound out the chicken and roll it around the green chilies instead.  I paired this with brown rice, corn kernels and [...]

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Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 11, 2010

(Please pardon the iPhone photo. Dead camera battery.)
I went out yesterday morning to survey the garden…and to make sure it survived our weekend away. I was pleasantly surprised to find lots of red grape-roma tomatoes, and a meal’s worth of green beans!  I picked some basil, parsley and oregano and then got to work.
So we’re [...]

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Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 8, 2010

Twitter knows everything. It even knows what you’re having for dinner tonight. (Well, only if you ask.)
It really does. It’s never let me down.
A recent tweet of mine: “Looking for a dinner idea for tonight that involves chicken and a grill…anyone?”
And I liked Carrie’s idea best. Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs it is!
Would someone please tell me [...]

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Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwiches – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 24, 2010

I love me some chicken salad. I like to eat it out of the bowl. I like it on sandwich bread. I like it on croissants. I like it on hamburger buns. I like it in tortillas.
And I like it sweet.
While the plain mayo with some celery and salt and pepper is o-kay, my sweet [...]

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Sesame Chicken Stir-fry

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on March 16, 2010

SPLURGE ALERT!!! CONVENIENCE FOOD ALERT!!!
(BTW I have loved hearing your do’s and don’t’s when it comes to convenience foods!)
It was one of those days.  It started too early. It was filled with distractions. And a few schedule changes. And it left me in no mood to cook.  Y’all have those days too, right?
There is [...]

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Ranchero Black and Pinto Beans

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 28, 2010

At this point, we’re just throwing things together…a little of this from the freezer with a little of that from the pantry! But I must say…this is a WINNER!!!
(You know it’s a winner when you arrive at the dinner table half full because you’ve been sneaking bites from the skillet!)
Video Disclaimers

Please excuse the t-shirt and [...]

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Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Balsamic Onions – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 25, 2010

I will make this again.
Maybe tomorrow.
It was THAT GOOD!
If you like the balsamic flavor, this is a must try!
Ingredients
1 2.6 lb. beef roast ($5.10/2 = $2.55) Will use the other half of the meat for another meal!
2 onions, sliced ($.60)
4 garlic cloves, smooshed ($.20)
1/4-1/2 cup balsamic vinegar ($.50) If you’re a fan of the [...]

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