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Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin – A Freezer to Slow Cooker Meal!

September 12, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This is such a flavorful dinner! Not only is it flavorful, it's so simple to prepare. The result...perfectly cooked onions that have soaked up all the yummy flavors from the teriyaki sauce, along with shredded pork that has done the same. Top with a few sesame seeds and/or sliced green onions and dinner is served! Melt in your mouth goodness, right here... So … [Read more...]

Quinoa & Berries Smoothie Bowl

September 9, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Smoothie Bowls. These are my latest breakfast obsession. All the great ingredients of a smoothie, but in a bowl. You can mix and match your ingredients using a yogurt base, grain toppings, fruit toppings, protein toppings and a touch of sweet (in this recipe, it's honey). You will quickly see why I'm so obsessed! ;) Don't these look amazing...   And … [Read more...]

12 Best Chili Recipes

September 8, 2016 by Jenn K 1 Comment

12 Best Chili Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

There is nothing that celebrates the taste of fall more to me than a good bowl of chili.  Even though we do eat chili year-round, there is something special about a steaming hot bowl of chili with brisk temperatures outside.  In honor of nearing that lovely time of year, we've gathered up the 12 Best Chili Recipes on $5 Dinners (although you can actually find a dozen more if … [Read more...]

Lemon Blueberry Cobbler

September 7, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Lemon Blueberry Cobbler Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

This right here is a lick the pan kind of dessert! Yes, lick the PAN! I'm giving you permission right now to lick the pan and your plate CLEAN! I big puffy heart lurvvveeeee lemon and blueberry together and this cobbler makes me fall in love with it all over again. The tiny bit of tart from the lemon with the touch of sweet from the baked blueberries is simply … [Read more...]

Pesto Chicken Bake

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

Freezer Friendly Pesto Chicken Bake Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

Got herbs in your garden? Make some homemade pesto and get this amazing meal put together for dinner soon! Don't got herbs in your garden? Pick up some store bought pesto and get this amazing meal put together for dinner soon! This is one of our brand new MyFreezEasy dinners and it's already one of the top recipes added to our members meal plans! Watch and see … [Read more...]

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

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

This is one of those snacks or lunches that I have to double up on if I want any to end up in the freezer. I do a.l.o.t. of baked breads and muffins like this for my boys' lunch boxes because they don't love sandwiches. So I often resort to these kinds of goodies. If I'm adding chocolate chips, then I bring the sugar down in the recipe so it's not too much. (Not any more … [Read more...]

Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies

September 2, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies from 5DollarDinners.com

Our family is currently obsessing over these "oatmeal cookies." I love how easy they are to put together. And they turn out so perfectly. They kinda remind me of drop biscuits in the way that you drop the dough on and they stay nice and rounded and 'fluffy.' But they are sweet enough to be cookies. (And Strawberry Oatmeal Drop Biscuits doesn't quite convey the right amount of … [Read more...]

Erin’s Top 10 Favorite Freezer Friendly Recipes

August 31, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

Top 10 Favorite Freezer Friendly Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

I love me some freezer meals. And I'd be remiss if I didn't close out our 31 Days of FreezEasy Meals series, without sharing some of my favorite freezer meals with you! I love how freezer meals help you get "one step ahead," they help you make decisions ahead of time...so that you don't have to make the call about dinner at 5 pm when the "Decision Fatigue" is at it's worst. … [Read more...]

Greek Chicken Bake

August 30, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Greek Chicken Bake ~ freezer friendly recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

There is so much amazing-ness happening in this tray. Yes, amazing-ness. Sometimes there are no words to describe what you see, so I just make them up. Like, amazing-ness. And fantastic-ilicious. (Work with me here...before you know it, you'll be making up words like this too.) Seriously though, it's DELISH - all the lovely Mediterranean and Greek flavors hanging out in … [Read more...]

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...]

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