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    Hungarian Goulash

    August 3, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    10-Minute Dinner Idea: Hungarian-Style Goulash (Americanized!)  VIDEO: How to Cook Hungarian Goulash - the Americanized Way! Skillet Hungarian-style Goulash Quick, easy and cheap skillet meal with ground beef and a unique Hungarian flavor. 1 lb. ground beef1 Tbsp minced onion1 tsp garlic powder15 oz. can crushed tomatoes1 Tbsp sweet Hungarian … [Read more...]

    Skillet Italian Chicken with Tortellini

    August 2, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Skillet Italian Chicken with Tortellini is the Ultimate 10-Minute Dinner Recipe! VIDEO: How to Cook Skillet Chicken with Tortellini Enjoy! Skillet Chicken with Tortellini A quick and easy 10-minute dinner...if you time it right! 1 Tbsp olive oil2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1/2" pieces)1 Tbsp minced garlic1 Tbsp Italian … [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 Lauren Drawdy 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...]

    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...]

    Lasagna Soup

    September 10, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

    A scrumptious meat and marinara based soup, with broken lasagna noodles cooked right in. Top it off with some ricotta, mozzarella, and/or Parmesan cheese and you have the best Lasagna Soup! It's all the flavors of lasagna, in a fraction of the time.  Get the beef and marinara simmering and then drop in some broken lasagna noodles. Once they are cooked, ladle into soup … [Read more...]

    Summer Spaghetti

    August 9, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    A lightened up, very refreshing summer spaghetti that is so scrumptious - both warm and chilled! This summer spaghetti is just ridiculously delightful and I can't wait for you to make it. It starts with cooking thin spaghetti noodles. Then I want you to start making the tomato-basil "sauce" right away...as the cook time of the pasta and the tomatoes are about the … [Read more...]

    Bruschetta Pasta Salad

    July 4, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    All the Delicious Italian Flavors of Your Favorite Appetizer in this 5-Ingredient Bruschetta Pasta Salad Take all the lovely and delightful flavors of the bread based Bruschetta appetizer and serve as a scrumptious pasta salad. All you need is small shell pasta, tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Toss it all together and … [Read more...]

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