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Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Tacos

July 6, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This shredded chicken is so simple, yet soooooooooooo gooooooooooooood. (Sorry, sometimes I get carried away with letters, and other times with punctuation. If you only knew how many !!!!'s I've deleted in almost 10 years of blogging online. Like for reals, my friends are always teasing me. But I'm just a happy person, and I like to communicate my happy with !!!!s. Because … [Read more...]

Feeding Your Family Without Heating Your Home

July 5, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

With the oppressive summer heat, you may find yourself wondering how to feed your family without making the situation worse in your home. If you have no air conditioning this can be vital, and if you do you still risk making your unit work harder than it truly needs to. It doesn't take long into a hot summer to get sick of sandwiches and need to find a bit of verity for your … [Read more...]

Coconut Lime Chicken Skillet

July 2, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This chicken was GONE. It flew right out of the skillet, right onto our dinner plates and right into all the bellies! I actually made a double portion of what's below because I knew my boys would love this - because they love curries, and this is basically a tamed down curry with focus on the lime and the coconut, and less on the kick and spice that comes from curry … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

June 29, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

You wanna make that amazing "chipotle rice" in your Instant Pot? Here's how... I've taken our Instant Pot Sticky Rice recipe and given it the Chipotle twist and the result is, wellllll...you can see for yourself. You can almost taste it, can't ya! With this cooking method, we are going to "toast the rice" and then "shock the rice" and then "pressure cook the … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Chicken & Sausage Alfredo

June 22, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

If you've ever wondered how you transform a pasta skillet meal into an Instant Pot skillet meal, this is how. Read the directions closely...especially the part about how much liquid is needed! ENJOY! Instant Pot Chicken & Sausage Alfredo Creamy and full of flavor! 2 large boneless chicken breasts2 links smoked pre-cooked sausage1 Tbsp olive oil1 … [Read more...]

Salmon & Asparagus Foil Packs

June 20, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Before you get all "but salmon isn't a $5 Dinner" on me...hear me out... This is one of our newer MyFreezEasy recipes and I wanted to share it hear because it's so simple, yet so delicious! It's an "herb compound butter" that melts all over the salmon in the foil pack and the asparagus steams inside the pack while the salmon is cooking. It's a magical foil-pack meal and I … [Read more...]

31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals

June 18, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

REPOST: This is a repost onto the blog of the super popular 31 Days of 5-Ingredient Meals series. I've been giddy excited to share these recipes in this month's series with you because..... I'm busy. I need quick and simple meals. I need easy to make meals. I need meals without a ton of crazy ingredients. I need new ideas. I'm stuck in a dinner … [Read more...]

Bacon Cheeseburger Tortellini

June 15, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Here's another one that I'd call another mess of delicious! (In case you missed the Tex Mex Tater Tot Bake from earlier this week, here it is!) This pile of cheeseburger tortellini with bacon on top is going to knock your socks off! There's a hint of vinegar and mustard in the tomato sauce, to give it a touch of ketchup flavor...but it's not the full ketchup flavor...just … [Read more...]

Beachy Cupcakes

June 11, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Beachy Cupcakes are a must-try recipe this summer! I love doing fun and creative things with food....that are also simple enough for me to actually pull off! (I've tried a number of fancy types of cakes and cupcakes and I'm just going to stick to budget friendly meals, with the occasional fun treat like this!) These Beachy Cupcakes are perfect summer treat and fun for … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Chicken & Spinach Stroganoff (including Keto version!)

June 8, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Adore adore adore this simple spinach stroganoff sauce that's cooked with some chicken all day in the slow cooker. It's flavorful and super quick to get started in the morning! Enjoy! And for a ketogenic version of this meal, swap out the egg noodles for some sauteed cauliflower rice! Slow Cooker Chicken & Spinach Stroganoff (including Keto … [Read more...]

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