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    Fiesta Sloppy Joes

    January 4, 2021 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Fiesta Sloppy Joes are the messy sandwiches we all love, with a fun pop of color! (and veggies!!) Get a lovely flavor balance and little extra pop of sweet from the red bell peppers. I'm naming these "Fiesta" Sloppy Joes because they are bright and colorful, both in looks and flavor.  The red, green, and yellow remind me of the "Fiesta" season that we celebrate here in … [Read more...]

    Skillet Monterey Chicken with Pasta

    November 5, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Skillet Monterey Chicken is a MUST TRY, quick and easy weeknight dish! This Monterey Chicken dish is perfect for using up leftover chicken, and super easy to prepare. Just a few quick minutes in the skillet and dinner is served!   Alright, let's get to the how-to photos!  How to Make Skillet Monterey Chicken Set out your ingredients. Add … [Read more...]

    Video: 2 Dinners, 1 Rotisserie Chicken – Tuscan Chicken Pasta & Oven Chicken Tacos

    August 31, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Need New Recipes for Rotisserie Chicken? We have TWO Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipes Made from ONE Rotisserie Chicken! Get the best bang for your buck with that rotisserie chicken!! We can even promise that it won't feel like you're eating the same meal twice.  Please take special note of my oven tacos hack. All hacks are pretty cool, but a taco hack is extra … [Read more...]

    Burrito Pie

    March 14, 2019 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Absolutely, positively adore this meal. It’s a plates licked clean and baking dish polished out kind of meal at our house. You “could†freeze this after you have assembled it, but we recommend just freezing the filling and then assembling it the day you cook it. (Assembling it on cook day will help keep the … [Read more...]

    Vegetable Ragu with Pasta

    February 18, 2019 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    A veggie packed ragu sauce to go with your favorite pasta! To freeze this, you’re going to chop up all the veggies and mix with the crushed tomatoes and seasoning. Then let it simmer together in a skillet or saucepan, and serve with cooked pasta and a side salad.  Enjoy! Vegetable Ragu with Pasta 1 Tbsp olive oil1 … [Read more...]

    Cheeseburger Hashbrown Skillet

    October 17, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

    Turns out browned ground beef, potatoes and cheese isn't the sexiest thing to photograph... BUT HOLY COW IS IT DELICIOUS! I caught one boy licking his plate clean...seriously. And I adore this...and wonder and simple "meat and potatoes" skillet meal that you're gonna love! (Also, I highly recommend using a sharp cheddar cheese here...it adds a lovely flavor … [Read more...]

    31 Days of Skillet Dinners

    September 14, 2018 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

    Skillet dinners are easy to prepare, dinner can be ready and on the table in 20-30 minutes, and they can almost all be one dish dinners that include the protein, starch, and veggie all in one dish.  Check out the recipes featured in our Skillet Dinners series!! Tips & Tricks for Skillet Cooking: Invest in a good skillet. You want one with a good tight fitting lid, and … [Read more...]

    Orange Sesame Chicken

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

    Fakeout takeout alert! I could not stop eating this! The sauce is so simple and so rich! AND...the best part, it's super-fly-fast to get onto the dinner table! Enjoy! Orange Sesame Chicken 1 Tbsp olive oil4 boneless chicken breastsSalt and pepper1/2 cup orange marmalade3 Tbsp soy sauce1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar1 tsp sesame oilGarnish: sliced green … [Read more...]

    Skillet Rigatoni and Sausage Recipe

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

    We love skillet meals around the Chase household. They're hearty, filling, and super quick (and mindless!) to prepare on busy weeknights. While many of my favorite skillet meals are made all in the same skillet, this one the pasta is cooked separately and tossed in after the meat-tomato-cream sauce is prepared. This recipe is easy to adapt - you could sub jarred marinara for … [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...]

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