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Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs

June 8, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 13 Comments

Twitter knows everything. It even knows what you're having for dinner tonight. (Well, only if you ask.) It really does. It's never let me down. A recent tweet of mine: "Looking for a dinner idea for tonight that involves chicken and a grill...anyone?" And I liked Carrie's idea best. Teriyaki Chicken Kebabs it is! Would someone please tell me how to spell KEBABS?!? … [Read more...]

Beef & Bean Burgers

June 7, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

A few notes about this lovely meal. These were SO GOOD, but they were super crumbly...from the beans...so I would add an egg to hold the burgers together. The cilantro and lettuce are from the garden. The bread...because I had no buns in the house. And ran out of time to make them from scratch. The salsa is homemade from last year's garden. (Canned, of course.) … [Read more...]

Grilled Chicken Fajita Pasta

June 1, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 18 Comments

I grew up in South Texas. Where you can find a fajita on just about every corner. But I've never had Fajitas in pasta form. Must say...not too bad. If we could have had this with sour cream, I would have totally added some. But it certainly didn't need it! How to Cook Chicken Fajita Pasta  Saute the fajita veggies.  Add to mixing bowl with cooked … [Read more...]

Inexpensive Grilling Recipes for Memorial Day

May 28, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Looking for an inexpensive grilling recipe for this Memorial Day Weekend? Try out a few of our favorites: Salsa Chicken Hawaiian Pizza Inside Out Burgers Garlic Bread Corn Cobs The Kebab Party If those don't appeal to ya, look for another $5 Dinner from the Grill Archives! … [Read more...]

Grilled Balsamic Chicken

May 26, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

So it's almost 90 today here in Ohio. I'm sure it's some sort of heat record. And if it's not it should be. It's making me tired. And cranky. And the bazillion little cottonwood seeds drifting through the air, and some other pollen are wrecking havoc on my allergies. (I just took a Benadryl, so if the end of this doesn't make sense, you'll know why.) I turned the A/C on this … [Read more...]

Grilled Hawaiian Pizza

May 20, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

I don't think I'll ever go back to oven pizza. Ever. Never. Ever. Never. Grilled Hawaiian Pizza Grilled pizza is delightful, but this Hawaiian pizza takes it to the next level! Store bought or homemade pizza doughOlive oil for brushing1/2 fresh pineapple, thinly sliced1 cup store bought or homemade pizza sauce2 cups cooked and diced ham2 cups … [Read more...]

Grilled Mushroom Burgers

May 18, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

Grilled Mushrooms and Onions atop a Grilled Burger. Yes, please! Drizzle a little steak sauce over the top. Scrumdidily-umptious! Prep the mushrooms and onions. Toss onions and mushrooms with the marsala cooking wine.  Grill alongside the burgers, or saute in a skillet while the burgers are cooking. Once cooked, season with salt and pepper to … [Read more...]

Grilled Salsa Chicken

May 11, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 17 Comments

Alrighty friends...here is the Grilled Salsa Chicken that I intended on posting last night. But my day just didn't play out as I thought it would and I did not get a chance in the early evening to get it all together! A big thanks to Steve for photographing some of the pictures below. You might notice that 2 hands are in the photographs, and I don't quite trust Ryan with my … [Read more...]

Lettuce Burger Wraps

April 27, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 14 Comments

So we made our burgers this past Sunday night. And there were only enough buns for Steve and Grandma.  I could have used regular bread instead, but I went for the lower calorie option. (Shedding postpartum baby weight is taking a little longer this go around!) I just took some of the large leaves from a Romaine lettuce head and wrapped the patty up with some red onion and … [Read more...]

Grilled Tilapia

April 21, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

I dug out some tilapia fillets from the depths of the freezer. Thankfully they were vacuum packed and in another freezer bag, so they almost as good as fresh! I wanted to grill the fillets straight on the grill, but they were too thin...so I "foil grill" it is. And we'll round out the meal with Buttery Succotash with Dill and Grilled Garlic Bread. Tilapia on the … [Read more...]

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