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$5 Dinners | Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals

Budget Recipes, Meal Plans, Freezer Meals and Cooking Tutorials for the Busy Home Chef

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Skillet Caprese Chicken

April 7, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This recipe is one of our new MyFreezEasy meals. And while I've written the directions below for making it as a "fresh meal," I would highly recommend freezing the chicken with the oil and balsamic because it will marinate beautifully as it thaws! These fabulous flavors combine in a skillet to make an amazing, fresh and 'light' weeknight dinner. Also, I highly recommend the … [Read more...]

Honey Garlic Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

February 20, 2017 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Honey Garlic Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner from 5DollarDinners.com

I adore sheet pan dinners. If we haven't met yet, I'm Erin. I'm feeding 4 boys and my husband every day. And I adore anything that's quick and easy to get on the table - one dish dinners, Instant Pot dinners, freezer to slow cooker meals, and sheet pan dinners. I need meals that are quick to throw together, cook without any fuss or much attention, and will fill up my … [Read more...]

Top 12 Favorite Fall Comfort Casserole Recipes

November 8, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

12 Favorite Fall Comfort Casserole Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

12 Favorite Fall Comfort Casserole Recipes Fall means.... Gorgeous leaves. Final harvests. Sweatshirts and hoodies. Brisk, cool mornings. AND....Comfort Food! While it's still warm here in south Texas, I'm starting to add more soups, chilis and casseroles to our weekly menus! Because....warm, delicious food is good for the stomach and good for the … [Read more...]

Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet

October 17, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Eat your heart out hamburger helper...this homemade version is so simple! And so much tastier!!! I adore making skillet meals like this one. If you've never made a skillet dinner, I highly recommend starting with this one. It goes like this... Brown the ground beef. Mix in some tomato sauce. Add liquid (broth or water) - broth gives a deeper flavor and tastier … [Read more...]

Southwest Shredded Chicken Lasagna

August 24, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Southwest Shredded Chicken Lasagna Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

I need to warn you about this meal. You're gonna want to lick your plate clean. While we don't normally let our kids lick their plates, we do on occasion and when we're feeling silly. And we licked our plates at this meal. This recipe does call for jalapenos - which have a bit of kick to them. If you want to "spice it down," then you could use a milder pepper like poblano … [Read more...]

Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet

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

Freezer Friendly Twirly Taco Pasta Skillet Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

My boys love "tacaroni." They have for years. And this is my skillet hack version of the "tacaroni" that they love! This is very much a "homemade hamburger helper" kind of meal. And it's amazing! If you've never cooked a skillet meal from scratch like this, please let me teach you. I survive the busy-madness with these kinds of quick and easy meals. Let me describe it, … [Read more...]

Tuscan Bean Soup

August 21, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

I'm giddy about this ham and bean soup! It's a light and refreshing soup. It really is. You can tell just by looking at it, can't you. This is the flavors of summer meet the flavors of fall. A ham and bean soup meets the late summer harvest of zucchini, spinach and carrots. Toss it all together in a giant pot with some chicken stock, dried herbs and then top it all off … [Read more...]

Chorizo Potato Hash

August 3, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

I've got an amazing, quick and super delicious skillet dinner for you tonight! This really a "brinner" as it's more of a breakfast meal than a dinner meal...so we'll call it a brinner. Brinner is generally quick and this one is colorful, flavorful, packed with protein and veggies. You can serve it as is, or with some ripe, fresh fruit. The cooking method for this meal is … [Read more...]

Black Bean & Sweet Potato Dip

April 16, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Dip from 5DollarDinners.com

We're coming up on the spring time of the year when sweet potatoes go on sale for a short window of time, dredging up memories of autumn that have been all but covered by mounds of snow. And these same awesome sweet potatoes remind us that the beauty of spring is here to revive us again. Therefore, it seemed appropriate to use baked sweet potatoes in an enchilada-inspired … [Read more...]

Sweet ‘n Spicy Cajun Ham & Bean Soup

April 1, 2015 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

If you're looking for a soup that is rich in flavor, has a bit of a kick (or a lot of a kick if you are BFFs with your Tabasco bottle) and just the right amount of sweetness, I've got you covered. I love stretching leftover Easter ham as far as it will possibly go. And I can't let the ham bone go to waste...and I always end up making a fantastic soup with beans, the ham bone … [Read more...]

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