As we kick off this month of "rotisserie chicken recipes," I thought it would be important to share this money saving hack with you. When I think of how to serve rotisserie chicken, I think of two things: You can just cut it up and eat the chicken - drumsticks, thighs and the rest of it - along with some sides like rice or cornbread and some fresh veggies. You can pull … [Read more...]
How to Pull Chicken Meat from Rotisserie Chicken
Hello and happy January! It's another month with 31 days, so another 31 Days series here on $5 Dinners. This month, I'll be featuring all kinds of great recipes and "hacks" for rotisserie and/or shredded chicken. Having shredded chicken in the freezer is one of my most popular and most recommended cooking hacks...because we you have the chicken already cooked and … [Read more...]
Homemade Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Homemade Pumpkin Dinner Rolls are the perfect addition to your holiday meal! There's just something about homemade bread. But I know it can be intimidating to make homemade bread, from scratch. If you've never done it before, fret no more. I've got detailed "by hand" directions for making the dough below. If you have a bread machine, you have no excuse ;) You can use … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Bites
These little cookie dough bites are like taking a bite out of Autumn. It's like Autumn just threw a party on your taste buds. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg...and some pumpkin. See what I mean... Can you taste them yet? There you go... Get some made and enjoy all those flavors of fall in a small, guiltless bite of Pumpkin Pie Cookie Dough … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans
Ride 'em Cowboy! Get your boots on and toss these delicious beans onto the table for a filling and scrumptious dinner. Our family gives these beans a huge stamp of approval...even my bean-averse kiddo loved these. The BBQ-the bacon-the beef-the beans....perfect cowboy food! Yeehaw!!! Beyond the fabulous flavor, this meal was super easy to throw together. Here's … [Read more...]
Homemade Egg Drop Soup Recipe
Just because it looks fancy and is something that you normally enjoy at a Chinese restaurant doesn't mean you can't make it at home. Egg Drop Soup seems like the elusive soup. At least it always did for me. Maybe because it was just something you "ate when dining out." BUT...it's so flipping simple to make at home. I didn't realize I'd never shared an Egg Drop Soup … [Read more...]
Organics Meal Plan! 10 Organic Meals for $100, Using Organic Ingredients from Costco
Are you a home chef trying to feed your family organic meals...without burning a hole in your wallet? What if I gave you a tool to make 10 Freezer-Friendly Organic Dinners (4 servings each!) for $102...that you can have in the freezer in less than 1 hour, hands on time? Let me introduce you to my new organics meal plan… Hey hi my fellow home chef who is trying to … [Read more...]
Chunky Beef & 15 Bean Chili
I'm sitting here watching Sunday night football. Rather, I'm sitting here with football playing in the background. My older boys have become quite the football aficionados and I know more about football these days than I ever have in my entire life. (Thanks to the endless supply of information and stats they tell me every day.) I've always loved college football...but that … [Read more...]
Homemade Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon-Laced Bread Crumbs
This doesn't happen too often around here on $5 Dinners, but it's happening now. I'm talking about 'food trends.' And by 'food trends,' I really mean food that I'm currently obsessed with. (And seems that you are too based on your response to these recipes and meals.) Specifically, I'm referring to "Homemade Macaroni and Cheese" Recipes. This is the 3rd recipe I've shared … [Read more...]
Beef & Bean Oven Nachos
Dare I admit that this is one of those meals that I would plop right onto the table and let the kids dig from the dish. (Yes, I'd let it cool a bit so the glass dish isn't hot to the touch. And yes, I'd help my younger toddler.) But I know we all have 'those' afternoons where you just want to drop dinner on the table and let the big kids dig for themselves. Well, this is … [Read more...]