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VIDEO: How to Cook Homemade Alfredo Sauce

April 26, 2023 by Lauren Drawdy Leave a Comment

Homemade Alfredo Sauce: Like a Hug from your Nonna in a Bowl! One of the most important skills to master as a home chef is making the perfect alfredo or cream based sauce. Erin’s teaching her tricks for making the best homemade alfredo sauce, plus tips for cooking long pasta noodles. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 … [Read more...]

How to Cook Chicken Breasts in Bulk on Grill

April 24, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 35 Comments

Genius. This idea is completely and utterly genius.  Jen shared this idea with me not long ago. Therefore, Jen is a genius. I only wish I'd thought of it myself, so I too could be a genius. Like Jen. I'm all for batch cooking...do it all the time.  But batch grilling. Genius. It's just so smart. (Smart doesn't cut it. Genius it is.  I was trying to … [Read more...]

Lazy Chicken Tacos al Pastor

April 21, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Lazy Chicken Tacos al Pastor is an easy, crave-worthy dinner the whole family will love! I love an easy "dump ingredients into the slow cooker" kind of meals - especially those that are so flavorful, yet so simple to prepare!  Tacos al Pastor is traditionally made with pork and the marinated and cooked meat is shaved onto the tortilla and topped with pineapple, … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Homemade Marinara Sauce

April 19, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Homemade Marinara Sauce Makes Veggies Taste Like Comfort Food! In this episode, Erin is teaching how to make homemade marinara sauce from canned tomatoes. You can certainly use fresh tomatoes, but canned helps speed along the process. Learn what canned tomatoes make for the best homemade tomato sauce for pasta, plus find out the most essential ingredient of them all. It might … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Cook Homemade Mac & Cheese

April 12, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

How to Cook Homemade Mac & Cheese: Battle - Stovetop vs. Instant Pot! It’s a cheesy love affair! But which cooking method will you fall in love with?! Learn the differences between cooking macaroni and cheese in the Instant Pot vs. Stovetop. Either way you cook it, you’ll end up with an elbow of macaroni perfection! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos

April 5, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

baja shredded chicken tacos recipe

Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos are slow cooked to perfection! A must-try for your next Taco Tuesday meal!   This is probably one of my family's favorite taco recipes. And it's a go-to for me, because it's SO EASY. It's just a lovely combo of flavors that makes for a delightful taco! P.S. Use warmed corn tortillas for “street tacos” and gluten-free version of … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Cook Dried Pasta

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

Learn all the PASTAbilities & Hacks for Cooking Different Dried Pasta! Mushy pasta got you down?! Say goodbye to overcooked pasta! Erin Chase is teaching how to cook dried pasta - from small shells to long noodles. Also, she’ll show you how to make the perfect “pasta skillet” every time. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & … [Read more...]

Alfredo Tortellini Bake

March 30, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

You really can't go wrong with cheese and pasta. Those Italians really know how to work these 2 powerful ingredients together! I want to fill you in on a little secret...you don't need to pre-boil tortellinis or ravioli when you bake it like this. You don't. You do need to add some screaming hot water to the dish before you add all the other ingredients. And by screaming … [Read more...]

VIRAL: Beef Ravioli Bake

March 29, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

I think Ravioli Bakes might be my new favorite dinner. I don't know why...they just seem so easy. Well, they are easy. The ravioli doesn't take any pre-cooking. You just add it into the dish, pour the sauce (in this case a beefy-spaghetti sauce) over the top, then pile on as much cheese as your waistline can handle. ;) Then, bake. And you end up with this. Now, there … [Read more...]

COPYCAT: Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches

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

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How to Make Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches at Home + a Price Comparison and Breakdown I love me some Chick-Fil-A. Like a lot.  It's definitely our family's #1 fast food spot.  But as inflation has dragged on...and alllllll food costs have gone up... I'm looking for any way I can to save money on dinners for my family.  This is my latest "hack" -  Buy … [Read more...]

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