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Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals and Cooking Tutorials for the Busy Home Chef

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Teriyaki Beef & Veggie Stirfry

August 29, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Teriyaki Beef and Veggie Stirfry ~ freezer friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

Fakeout-Takeout Straight Outta the Freezer! BOOM. This is super delicious and freezes and thaws beautifully. The steak strips soak in the teriyaki sauce while it thaws, infusing all the delicious flavors deep into the meat. Stir-fry and drop over some rice --- amazing and simple weeknight dinner. Pro Freezer Cooking Tip: Get the steak that is pre-cut into strips at the … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Beef Tacos

August 18, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

  Love me some street tacos. Both when I order them from a taco truck...when I make them at home! These have just the right amount of spice, zest and crunch! (And salsa verde is not spicy at all, so don't let the potential spice turn you away from these amazing tacos.) Enjoy!! Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Beef Tacos This beef has stellar flavor! MUST … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches

August 17, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches from 5DollarDinners

This kind of sandwich makes me drool. The beef gets to hang out in the slow cooker all day, soaking in all the amazing flavors. Then you shred up the beef with the peppers and onions...serve it on a bun with some cheese. Drool. DROOL. So good. Just so good. I didn't add this in the recipe, but you could even run these under the broiler to really get the cheese nice and … [Read more...]

Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet

August 5, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Freezer Friendly Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

My boys love "tacaroni." They have for years. And this is my skillet hack version of the "tacaroni" that they love! This is very much a "homemade hamburger helper" kind of meal. And it's amazing! If you've never cooked a skillet meal from scratch like this, please let me teach you. I survive the busy-madness with these kinds of quick and easy meals. Let me describe it, … [Read more...]

Freezer Friendly Slow Cooker Sweet ‘n Sour Beef

August 4, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Homemade sweet n sour sauce...that's my favorite way to do "fakeout-takeout." Then load in the meat and veggies --- YUM! This is a great freezer friendly version of Sweet 'n Sour Beef that I know you're going to love! See the FreezEasy recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet ‘n Sour Beef here! We’ve created an easy way to share this freezer friendly recipe on Facebook … [Read more...]

Chipotle Meatloaf

August 3, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Freezer Friendly Chipotle Meatloaf Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

Holy Chipotle- Guacamole. No...not Chipotle's guacamole. (Although it is delicious.) Holy guacamole, this Chipotle Meatloaf is outstanding. It's hearty, super tasty and does really well in the freezer. I love freezing meatloaf because it's super durable in the freezer. Freezing Meatloaf Hack, so your loaf pans don't get stuck in the freezer ---> … [Read more...]

Grilled Southwestern Steaks

August 1, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

5 Ingredient Recipe for Grilled Southwestern Steaks from 5DollarDinners.com

We don't make steaks often around here...but when we do, we make them with a homemade seasoning or rub! My oldest and third sons would eat steak morning, noon and night. They have been known to jump up and down in the kitchen when I tell them we are having steak for dinner! The meal is a bit of a throw back for me...as we'd often enjoy a thin steak with rice and avocado … [Read more...]

Sweet ‘n Spicy Meatballs

July 23, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Easy dinner recipe for a 5 ingredient Sweet 'n Spicy Meatballs from 5DollarDinners.com

Pre-made meatballs. Bell peppers. Sauce. Rice. Yes, it's that simple. I've been experimenting with all kinds of fun sauces on the Asian aisle the past few months. Mostly for testing new MyFreezEasy recipes, but also because they are so delicious!!! With this recipe, you saute the bell peppers in a little oil. You could add some diced onion, since we still have … [Read more...]

Beef Coconut Curry

July 6, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Beef Coconut Curry 5 Ingredient Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

There's something about coconut milk curries that just perfectly cooks beef and chicken...especially when the meat is sliced uber-thin. With this curry, you want to "shock" the small amount of juices that are in the thin slices of beef by sautéeing them over high heat. Then you stir in the coconut milk and curry powder and simmer the beef in the coconut milk...further softening … [Read more...]

Italian Meatballs & Pasta

May 4, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs from 5DollarDinners.com

These giant meatballs are simply amazing. Because of the way the slow cooker cooks meatballs, you can make really large meatballs and serve one or two on each plate on top of a pile of spaghetti. The combo of Italian sausage and ground beef is perfect. And you can use whatever flavor of marinara sauce you'd like - roasted garlic would be amazing, garden marinara would be … [Read more...]

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