Slow Cooker Chickpea Stew Filling and frugal dinner recipe! 1 cup rice, uncooked1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes 1 box chopped spinach1 zucchini, diced1/2 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic2 Tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) sliced Italian Loaf GF Apple Muffins Load all ingredients except the rice and bread into the slow … [Read more...]
Corn and Salsa Tortilla Soup
Saturday's around here mean 2 things. Long runs...today I ran 9 miles. Just me and my Shuffle Ipod! I'm proud to say I ran the whole way with one stop at a traffic light to stretch my legs. I'm training to run the Rock and Roll half marathon in San Antonio with my sister next month! College football! We're a little confused around here about who we're rooting for. Where … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
First, head on over to see what GFCF mom has to say about processed foods vs. homemade foods! This especially applies to young children, but we can ALL benefit from a whole and raw food diet. That is my goal: to serve delicious and wholesome meals for under $5! Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Apple Soup 2 lbs sweet potatoes ($1.58)1 stalk celery ($.10)1/2 … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili 1 cup cooked red and black beans (mixed) ($.30)1/2 green pepper and 1/2 red pepper, chopped ($.75)1/2 onion, chopped ($.30)1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes ($.69)1 small can tomato sauce ($.33)1-2 cloves garlic ($.10)Chili Powder ($.59) or other favorite spicy spicessalt and pepper1/2 cup shredded cheese ($.42)1 Zucchini, sliced ($.79)olive … [Read more...]
Sweet and Sour Lentils
This is a CHEAP as it gets!!! Enjoy this "Rice and Beans Budget meal" - rather "Rice and Lentils Budget meal" ;) Sweet and Sour Lentils simple, scrumptious budget friendly meal made with rice and lentils 1 cup lentils2.5 cups water1 tsp salt1/4 cup apple juice 1/4 cup cider vinegar1/4 cup brown sugar1 tsp minced garlic1 smalle white onion (chopped)1 cup … [Read more...]
Veggie Lasagna
This recipe can now be found exclusively in The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook. … [Read more...]