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Bacon & Spinach Salad with Homemade Dressing

January 22, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Homemade vinaigrette using bacon fat...um, yes please. If you've never made a vinaigrette with the grease from the skillet after you've cooked bacon, you are missing out on the finer things in life. ;) You've cooked the bacon, you might as well use some of the salty-goodness to make a dressing, amiright?!?! This salad is hearty and filling and great for a dinner in, or … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Cowboy Chili

January 19, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

instant pot cowboy chili

A delicious bowl of chili with pinto beans, made in the Instant Pot! The Instant Pot has this magical way of infusing flavors so beautifully with the way it uses heat and pressure to cook the ingredients and melt them together. The flavors mingle and marry in such a perfect way and chili is one of my favorites from the Instant Pot. If you haven't made chili in your Instant … [Read more...]

BBQ Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

January 18, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

bbq chicken stuffed sweet potatoes

"OMIGOSH, these are amazing. I had no idea I'd love them! I'm in trouble!" This is a note from my friend Kari. We were talking about these and she wasn't sure about the combo, then she tried them and emailed that to me. I share this with you because it might not sound like these 2 should go together - I mean, they aren't peanut butter and jelly, or wine and cheese, or … [Read more...]

Blueberry Cardamom Scones

January 15, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Scones - I adore them. I like to pretend that I'm eating them while sipping on a cup of tea at a cafe in London. I can dream for a moment. I can let these delicious scones take me to another place, if just for a moment. These scones are packed with flavor, and moisture! The blueberries, cardamom and ginger are a lovely complement. And the extra juices from the blueberries … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Chicken

January 12, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This is a fantastic and easy to cook dinner in your Instant Pot. It's a "2-phase" kind of recipe because we need the chicken to have some time alone to cook, as it takes much longer than the baby potatoes. If you added the baby potatoes at the beginning of the pressure cooking cycle with the chicken, they would be completely overcooked into mush. You don't want that. The … [Read more...]

Italian Chicken & Zucchini Skillet

January 10, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Adore. This is a meal you will adore. Because it's super quick to prepare in the skillet. And because it's packed with flavor from an array of Italian veggies and herbs. We adored it, and I hope you do too! Italian Chicken & Zucchini Skillet Thanks to simple, quick cooking ingredients like chicken tenderloins and zucchini, you end up with a lovely meal … [Read more...]

Last Day to Sign Up for Winter 2018 Grocery Budget Makeover Class…

January 8, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

January 8th - that's TODAY! Today is the last day to register for the Winter class... On a rare occasion, I’ll have an ‘off week’ where I only have half of my grocery plan in place and a chicken-scratched grocery list. (Just keeping it real, my friend!) And the result is I end up spending way more than I wanted to. It’s an awful feeling. Which is why I don’t have those … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Hamburger Helper

January 5, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

Hamburger Helper in the Instant Pot!?!? You better believe it!  There are a couple of ways to accomplish this, so pay close attention... This is a meaty-spin on the Instant Pot Macaroni and was inspired by one of our MyFreezEasy members. With this macaroni made in the instant pot, you just add some ground beef and whatever spices you want to get in there … [Read more...]

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January 4, 2018 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

NEW from Tide!!! A high value coupon for the new Tide Power PODS!! PRINT PRINT PRINT!!!! If you’re a Tide PODS fan like me, you have got to get this new $3 off 1 Tide Power PODS coupon printed. Because Tide PODS just got more powerful - and I can't wait to try these. Tide, America’s #1 laundry detergent and consumers' #1 trusted laundry detergent brand in Reader's … [Read more...]

Grocery Savings, Perfected.

January 3, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

It's that time again...! Registration for my online class called the Grocery Budget Makeover is OPEN. But note, that it’s only open until Monday, January 8th. The Grocery Budget Makeover is just what it sounds like…a program to completely overhaul and flip turn upside-down the way you shop for groceries. It lasts for 5 weeks, and each week I’ll send you a set of lessons with … [Read more...]

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