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Rice & Beans Yellow Curry

September 2, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Save Money with this Rice and Beans based Yellow Curry Recipe - It's Packed with Both Flavor and Nutrition! And Won't Break the Bank! This vibrant Rice & Beans Yellow Curry is a delicious and comforting fusion dish that combines the warmth of traditional yellow curry with the hearty flavors of rice and beans. Essentially, I took our favorite Chicken Yellow Curry recipe … [Read more...]

Rice and Beans Week: 2024

September 1, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Budget-Friendly Delights: These are the Best Rice and Beans Recipes to Save You Money on Groceries! Yes, you can still make a $5 Dinner. Like a dinner for four people that costs less than $5 for the entire meal. It takes a little creativity and some sale/discount shopping, but it can be done. And the easiest types of meals are rice and beans meals. The recipes in this list … [Read more...]

Twice Air-Fried Potatoes

August 31, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Quick and Crispy Air Fryer Potatoes: The Perfect Side Dish, Ready in Minutes! We make a lot of air fryer baby potatoes around here.  This morning, I was thinking about these "Crash Potatoes" that you cook on the grill and thought - these would be so good in the air fryer. Maybe even better. And these Twice Air-Fried Potatoes were born.  And I was right...the … [Read more...]

Did You Know Your Slow Cooker Can Cook THIS…

August 31, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

From Breakfast to Desserts to "Baked" Things, Let Your Slow Cooker Take Care of These Recipes and Meals for You... … [Read more...]

Beef Taco Hashbrown Bake

August 30, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

The Popular Hashbrown Beef Bake Recipe with a Taco & Spicy Twist – this dinner perfect for the meat and potato lovers in your life! A taco-y twist on our most popular Hashbrown Beef Bake.  For this dinner, I swapped the paprika for the taco seasoning in the original recipe. Also, I highly recommend using "Cream of Poblano soup" in place of the cream of mushroom, … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Holiday Recipes

August 29, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

instant pot holiday recipes

Instant Pot Holiday Magic: 10 Easy Recipes for a Stress-Free Family Meal   I adore the concept of an Instant Pot Holiday! Instant Pot recipes allow for a hands-off type of cooking, where the appliance does all the work. It doesn't heat up the kitchen, and you can get to work on other things while it cooks! Instant Pot Holiday Benefits: hands-off … [Read more...]

Sheet Pan Chicken Bites with Veggies

August 19, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

Baked Chicken Ready in Under 30 Minutes?! Here's how... Baking chicken breasts in the oven can take upwards of an hour and sometimes my afternoons don't have the kind of wiggle room for getting dinner in the oven and waiting for it to bake...and for the hungry gremlins that NEED TO EAT RIGHT NOW. I love sheet pan dinners with cut up chicken bites because they bake up so … [Read more...]

Use Crust from Making Freezer PBJs to Make French Toast Muffins

August 17, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

See How Easy it is to Use the Crust from Making Homemade Freezer PBJs to Make French Toast Muffins You won't waste a single bit of bread doing this!  How to Make Homemade Freezer PBJs   VIDEO: How to Make French Toast Muffins from Freezer PBJ Crusts ORDER: Freezer PBJ Maker Tool  French Toast Muffins (from Freezer PBJs) Use the … [Read more...]

ROUNDUP: Dump and Bake Recipes

August 15, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

You will love the ease and convenience of these "Dump and Bake" recipes for scrumptious and hearty casseroles! … [Read more...]

Cheap Crockpot Meals Under $10

August 8, 2024 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

  Crockpot meals are a budget-friendly way to save on groceries while still enjoying delicious and nutritious meals. Using a slow cooker allows you to buy cheaper cuts of meat like chuck beef roasts, and they become so tender with slow cooking. You can also easily bulk up meals with affordable ingredients like beans, lentils, and root vegetables, which absorb the … [Read more...]

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