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    20 Meals from ANY GROCERY STORE – Slow Cooker Freezer Packs, 2nd Edition

    January 5, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

    Happy New Year friend! The 6th plan is another 'Slow Cooker Freezer Pack' plan with a set of brand new recipes. I have pulled together a fantastic list of recipes for this newest plan and they can all be assembled into packs that you can freeze and quickly thaw and dump into the slow cooker. You've got dinner under control when you've got these goodies stashed in the … [Read more...]

    20 Meals for $150 – The 2nd Edition of Slow Cooker Freezer Meals

    October 20, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

      Have you ever wished you could make enough dinners for almost a month, so you can spend more time with your family each night while dinner cooks itself? Let me introduce you to the… It's the weekend, the sun is rising and you smile as the house comes alive and you think about all the fun and adventure that will come today. You have a quick thought about needing to … [Read more...]

    21 Gluten Free Freezer Meals for $150 That Will Rock Your Gluten Free World

    October 6, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 13 Comments

    Gluten Free 21 Meals from Costco Freezer Edition | 5DollarDinners.com

    Friend. Can we chat for a minute?! I am completely blown away by how much you love these plans. Seriously, THANK YOU for sharing these plans, emailing me about your experiences, sharing on Instagram and Facebook and for whatever way you spread the word about these meal plans. I'm filled with gratitude and will continue to work hard to provide great meal plans for … [Read more...]

    21 Freezer Meals for $150 That Will Rock Your Palate and Make Your Wallet Smile

    October 6, 2014 by Jenn K 48 Comments

    21 Freezer Cooking Meals from Costco for $150 | 5DollarDinners.com

    Friend. Can we chat for a minute?! I am completely blown away by how much you love these meal plans. Seriously, THANK YOU for sharing these plans with your family and friends, emailing me, sharing on Instagram and Facebook and for whatever way you spread the word about these meal plans. I'm filled with gratitude and will continue to work hard to provide great meal plans … [Read more...]

    20 Gluten Free Slow Cooker Freezer Packs For $150

    August 11, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 388 Comments

    Have you ever wished you could make enough slow cooker dinners to last for weeks, so you can just let it cook, while you enjoy time with your family each night?  Each Meal Feeds 4 People And Costs Less Than One Family Member's Meal Out! Let me introduce you to the... What better way to help you survive and thrive the busyness of life than with a 20 Meals for $150 … [Read more...]

    20 Gluten Free Slow Cooker Freezer Packs For $150

    August 1, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Have you ever wished you could make enough crockpot dinners to last for weeks, so you can just let it cook, while you enjoy your time with your family each night? Each Meal Feeds 4 People And Costs Less Than One Family Member's Meal Out! Let me introduce you to the... What better way to help you survive and thrive the busyness of life than with a 20 Meals for $150 plan … [Read more...]

    Costco: 9 Organic Meals for Under $100

    July 14, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

    I'm honored and thankful to be included as a guest on Lisa's amazing blog, 100 Days of Real Food!  So as my readers know, I'm pretty much addicted to my 20 meals for $150 meal plan series, using ingredients from Costco.  We've done THREE so far including a highly popular completely gluten free meal plan.  So, I made another one.  This time we changed it up a little and created … [Read more...]

    How to Make 21 Gluten Free Meals for $162

    July 1, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 66 Comments

    Gluten Free Costco Plan Printable | 5DollarDinners.com

    Whoever said that eating gluten free on a budget wasn't possible??? I'm out to prove that myth wrong with this new meal plan that will make 21 meals (for 4 people!) for a total of $162, using ingredients purchased at Costco. When you base your meals around gluten-free (and inexpensive) starches like brown rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes, it really doesn't cost much more to … [Read more...]

    21 Freezer Meals for $150 That Will Rock Your Gluten Free World

    June 30, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Have you ever wished you could make healthy dinners that would last for weeks? You can! Dinners that you can just pull it out of the freezer and heat up, so you have more time with your family each night? Let me introduce you to the… Recipe List Each gluten-free recipe serves a family of 4. Larger families or families with bottomless pits (also known as teenage boys!) … [Read more...]

    Organic Ingredient Price List for Costco

    June 12, 2014 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 23 Comments

    The reason that our family decided to get a Costco membership is because of the rice milk. 5 of 6 family members are rice milk drinkers and the cost difference of buying rice milk at Costco vs. the grocery store allows us to 'pay our membership fee back' in about 10 weeks time. I've been pleasantly surprised by many of their products and prices...and very surprised and pleased … [Read more...]

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