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Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole

September 15, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 28 Comments

If you are ever in need of an UBER frugal meal, here you go! Not only was this quite tasty, dinner really doesn't get much cheaper than this. And we had leftovers. Which will probably end up in a tortilla with some salsa! Again, thanks to Gayle at the Grocery Cart Challenge for leading me to this great recipe! Note: When I pulled this from the oven, before adding … [Read more...]

Cinnamon Honey Butter Drop Biscuits

September 11, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 14 Comments

drop biscuits

I made drop biscuits this afternoon and we're having them with baked chicken drumsticks and green beans from the garden. But I'm just sharing the drop biscuit recipe with ya tonight! Cinnamon Honey Butter Drop Biscuits So easy and delicious! 1 cup whole wheat flour1 cup white flour1 Tbsp sugar1 Tbsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt4 Tbsp butter or margarine (I … [Read more...]

Beef and Bean Chimichangas

September 10, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 28 Comments

Today is Thursday. That means I'm doubling up the dinner recipe and putting half in the freezer! I plan to do this every Thursday until baby boy #3 arrives. I chose Thursday because its my "lightest" day and I can spend some extra time in the kitchen. This recipe from Carrie at Carrie's Cooking called for a ground beef, green peppers and onions mix...so I decided that I'd … [Read more...]

Italian Pork Chops

September 9, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

Pork chops smothered and baked with seasoned diced tomatoes, served with brown rice and corn cobs. I wasn't sure how I'd like the tomatoes with the pork chops...I think of tomatoes working better with chicken and beef dishes. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was... Best sale price for pork chops that I've seen recently...$1.49/lb. I try to pay less than … [Read more...]

Coconut Rice and Beans

September 3, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 19 Comments

I love experimenting with rice and beans. They don't have to be boring, as their reputation generally suggests! These were excellent. The pineapple juice gave just enough sweetness to balance the coconut milk. We will certainly have this again! I also cooked up some extra beans and I put them into the freezer so I can quickly incorporate them into a future … [Read more...]

End of Summer Harvest Soup

August 31, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

When I saw this recipe from Steph at A Year of Slow Cooking last week, I just had to make it...seeing that zucchini and squash have been on such great sales lately, this seemed like the perfect to incorporate this last week of summer! And what makes it even more perfect...this morning I woke up and it was a cold 46 degrees outside. Hello, it's still August! The high was just … [Read more...]

BBQ Mini Meatloaves and Meatloaf Bites

August 21, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 18 Comments

bbq mini meatloaves

I intended just to make mini meatloaves tonight. With a "blop" of BBQ sauce on each mini-loaf. But there was extra meat mixture left after filling the "12 muffin tin", so I went to grab my "6 muffin tin" for the rest of the meat...but ended up pulling out the mini-muffin tin instead...to make "meatloaf bites!" The boys LOVED the meatloaf bites! We did NOT eat all 12 mini … [Read more...]

Angel Hair with Cherry Tomatoes

August 17, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

A perfectly TANGY pasta dish...we ate this until we were stuffed! And there's a ton of pasta leftover too! My camera battery needed a recharge, so this iphone photo and the below vlog will have to do! I'm *hoping* to do more vlogs from here on out! Angel Hair with Cherry Tomatoes Tangy and filling! 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, … [Read more...]

Chicken Soft Tacos with Kickin’ Corn

August 14, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Using up the leftover chicken from last week, with some peppers I sliced and froze before BlogHer...Yum!  Having frozen the veggies and used leftover cooked chicken, this meal was an easy throw together!!! Chicken Soft Tacos with Kickin' Corn An easy and filling weeknight dinner recipe! 1 tsp canola or vegetable oil 2 cups leftover chicken1/2 green … [Read more...]

Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

August 13, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 5 Comments

Monique shared this recipe with me. Hello, scrumptious! I couldn't bring myself to buy the $2.49 jar of peach salsa. So I compromised and used the peaches I bought last week and the red onion from this week to make my own peach salsa. And ended up grilling it alongside the pork chops! I also grilled up some zucchini and tomatoes in the grilling basket! Pork … [Read more...]

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