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MyFreezEasy - Save Money, Eat Healthy with Freezer Meals

Save on Groceries in 2024 with MyFreezEasy Method

January 1, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

How Freezer Meals Can Help You Save Money on Groceries in 2024 I have to share this with you! Because if I'm feeling it, you're feeling it... the more than slight rise in grocery and food prices. As we turn the corner into 2024, I've decided to double down on MyFreezEasy freezer meals.  In fact, I've already pulled out 2 meals from the freezer to cook for dinner … [Read more...]

12 for $12 Dinner Challenge with Pound of Ground

December 28, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

At $5.99, Pound of Ground® Crumbles® can make numerous affordable dinners with fixings plus spices on hand!     Pound of Ground Crumbles are now a freezer staple in my home because they are: EASY & SIMPLE - A meal can be prepared without any pre-planning, with ingredients I already have A TIME SAVER - no thawing is needed! BUDGET FRIENDLY - … [Read more...]

Baked Ziti

December 28, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This Baked Ziti using Pound of Ground Crumbles make the best, heartiest and easiest weeknight dinner to feed your crowd! Baked Ziti Easiest ever baked ziti using Pound of Ground Crumbles 16 oz. box Pound of Ground Crumbles8 oz. ziti pasta noodles24 oz. jar marinara sauce1/2 cup sour cream1/4 cup grated Parmesan1 cup shredded mozzarella cheeseFresh parsley or … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Easy Stovetop Chili

December 27, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Easy, Simple Stovetop Chili: Simmered to Perfection! Warm up your kitchen, your home, and your bellies with this amazing stovetop chili. Use the same guidelines and steps for a perfect soup to make the perfect bowl of stovetop chili. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Easy … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas!!!

December 24, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

Merry Christmas from the Chases! It's been a big year of transition for our family with new schools, new work schedules, new clients and sending a child across the pond for his freshman year at Florida State. Recent months have been filled with adventures (and a few mis-adventures! lol) and we have done our best to laugh (and cry) our way through them all.  I had … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Cook Award Winning Chili

December 20, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

The Best Way to Deepen and Enrich the Flavor in Your Chili! Learn why cooking chili in the Instant Pot gives you that award winning flavor. Plus, I’m sharing an easy affordable recipe, plus a few ways to dress and spice it up. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Award Winning … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make the Best Pureed Soups

December 13, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

From Pot to Bowl: Crafting Creamy and Delicious Pureed Soups at Home! In this episode, I’m teaching the ins and outs of making the best pureed soups plus how to avoid a blender volcano! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Pureed Triple Squash Soup Featured Products: How to … [Read more...]

French Dip Slider Bake

December 9, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

All the Flavors of Your Favorite French Dip Sandwich in a Slider Bake Around here, we love a good slider bake. (I have a list of our faves below!)  And this one is getting added to the list.  It starts with a sweet slider bun. And ends with a garlic-Parmesan butter drizzles. And the in-between is just as magical: mayo + onion soup mix. Sliced provolone and … [Read more...]

Baked Mississippi Chicken

December 8, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

The baked + chicken version of the amazing Slow Cooker Mississippi Beef Roast: it's just as delightful! Our family loves the Slow Cooker Mississippi Beef Roast.  It's regularly included in my MyFreezEasy freezer meal preps in my kitchen. It is so simple to prep and so delicious.  I decided to try it as a Chicken Bake vs a shredded chicken made in the slow … [Read more...]

Instant Pot One-Pot Spaghetti with Sauce

December 8, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

I'm all about One Dish Dinners. I wrote an entire cookbook with One Dish Dinners. And am currently experimenting with One-Dish Instant Pot Dinners. This one is a winner-winner-spaghetti-for-dinner. Spaghetti is always a favorite and if you're wanting to move into "one-dish instant pot" meals, I'd recommend starting with this one! It's simple to prep and goes like … [Read more...]

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