Few Minutes? Make a couple Bucks!

 

 

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5 Meals for Entertaining for Under 15 Bucks!

1. Lasagna with Garlic Bread and a Salad

1/2 box of Lasagna Noodles ~ .75

Large Marinara from Prego ~ 1.88

Ricotta ~ 1.68

2 cups shredded Mozzarella ~ 2.58

2 cups self Shredded Cheddar ~ 1.75 (buy cheese in bulk and shred)

1 pound Ground Beef ~ 2.50

1 can 8 ounce of tomato sauce ~ .30

Salad Mix ~ 1.50

Garlic Bread ~1.99 at any Bakery or Freezer aisle

Par boil Noodles until al dente and drain, they can have a little bite since they will cook in oven, brown ground beef mix with marinara and can of sauce and set aside. Get a 8*8 glass pan and spread a little sauce on bottom and place single layer of noodles down, cut to fit if needed. Then top with some more sauce, a little bit of each shredded cheese and take ricotta and spread little dollops over the top , it will melt in oven so don't put a ton on then layer again and again until you have run out of ingredients or your happy with the height of the lasagna. Place tinfoil over and bake 350 for 45 minutes. Ooey Gooey Lasagna goodness.

Serve with Garlic Bread and Salad and you have a simple yet delicious lasagna meal. Makes better leftovers the next day!

TOTAL COST~ 14.93 cents for a complete meal for 4-6

2. Beef and Cheese Enchiladas with  Cucumber Salad

1 pound ground beef ~ 2.50

4 cups shredded cheese ~ 3.50

2 can Old El Paso 15 ounce Enchilada Sauce ~ 4.00

1/4 onion diced ~ .20

20 corn tortillas ~ 1.99

1 packet of  Taco Seasoning ~ .50

4 cucumbers ~ 2.00

1/4 onion red onion diced ~ .20

Okay brown up ground beef  with 1/4 diced onions and once browned add taco seasoning and 1/3 cup water simmer and set aside burner off! Okay warm corn tortillas so they are pliable by taking 4 paper towels still attached together, get them wet, then wring out and place tortillas inside like a little present and microwave for 2 minutes. Now that the ground beef is cooled add in half your cheese and mix. Then take a bit of enchilada sauce, probably 1/2 a can of sauce, and pour on bottom of the 8*11 glass pan. Then take a corn tortilla lay flat and place a Tablespoon of mixture on tortilla and roll it up. Place seam side down in sauced pan and keep going until they are all made. Once they are all made pour rest of sauce over and make sure to get it in between each enchilada and then layer rest of the cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake 350 for 30-45 minutes. Serve when ready! To make the cucumber salad mix in 1.5 cups of miracle whip with diced red onion 1/4 cup white vinegar and a sprinkle salt and black pepper. Mix well then stir in cucumbers and serve. Enjoy dinner and the low cost it brings!

TOTAL COST ~ 14.89 for dinner for 4-6 people

3. Blackened Chicken Alfredo with Garlic Toast and Steamed Broccoli

1 pound chicken breasts boneless ~3.50

1 box of fettuccine ~ 1.00

Bertolli Alfredo Sauce ~ 1.99 a jar

2 pounds Broccoli steamed ~3.00

Garlic Toast from bakery or freezer ~ 2.00

Season chicken with blackening seasoning before grilling them. Once cooked set aside covered with tin foil to keep warm. Then boil up some water with 1/8 cup of salt after it has boiled add the salt in. Salt will ruin pan if placed in from the beginning. Once water is boiled and then salted add in the fettuccini and cook until al dente..usually 10-12 minutes but try one before assuming its done. Once pasta is drain add in a Tablespoon of Olive Oil or butter to prevent sticking and cover until ready to eat. In another sauce pot add in Alfredo sauce to warm and slice chicken up nicely. Don't forget to steam your broccoli which will take roughly 15 minutes. Serve pasta down the chicken on top and ladle Alfredo sauce over and serve with the warm garlic bread and your beautiful green vibrant broccoli.

TOTAL COST ~ 10.49 for a complete crowd pleasing meal!

4. Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes and Buttered Peas

4 pounds of peeled potatoes diced and parboiled mixed with 1/2 cup warm milk and 4T butter and mash it with a potato masher until creamy ~ 1.50

10 pieces of Hormel bacon lined on saran wrap single layer touching each other ~ 3.98
1 pound ground beef ~ 2.50
1/2 packet Lipton Onion .50
3 Slices of Sweetheart Bread or Wonder Bread or Whatever white bread you like toasted crumbled into tiny bits as close to breadcrumbs as possible ~ 15 cents
2T. Ketchup ~ .05
2 eggs ~ 24 cents
1/2T. ground pepper
1/8c. milk
1t. garlic powder
5 slices of Sargento or whatever brand of Muenster Cheese ~ 1.00
Birdseye Frozen Peas microwaved  ~ 1.25

1. Lay pieces of bacon out in a single layer but touching each other on saran or tinfoil...set aside
2. In a bowl add beef, Lipton onion soup mix, crumbled bread, ketchup, pepper, garlic powder, eggs, and milk and work together...add more milk if bread seems dry....don't want a goopy meatloaf should form into a ball nicely.
3. Okay lay half of mix on the bacon making a football like shape across the meatloaf, place cheese on top, then cover with rest of meatloaf.
4. Now start wrapping bacon around tight ends meeting ends.
5. Now you could wrap this up and refrigerate until the next day or a couple hours or you can go to next step.
6. Heat up a skillet pan to medium high and oven to 375
7. When pan is hot then place seam side down!!!! on fry pan...brown the bacon up around the meatloaf...take heat to medium...once bacon is burnt its icky so lets not burn it:)
8.When browned then place seam side down in an oven safe pan and bake until done in center 30 minutes approximately!
9. Pull meatloaf out of oven and rest for 5 minutes while you get rest of dishes together and then cut and serve. Serves great with  mashed potatoes and peas :) Enjoy!

TOTAL COST ~ 11.17 Feeds 4-6 people easily

5. Beer Can Roasted Chicken with Herbed Wild Rice and Steamed Asparagus

1 whole chicken cleaned washed and cavities cleaned... dry off with paper towel ~ 6.00

1 lemon ~ 33 cents

Uncle Ben's Wild Rice Box mix ~ 1.98

2 pounds Asparagus cleaned and steamed ~ 3.98

1 can of beer ~ 1.00

So simple way to make a chicken as good as a store bought rotisserie.... Turn your BBQ on high on outside burners...2 middle should be off or on very low to prevent flare ups.... Let it heat up...In the meantime clean and pat dry your chicken and oil it and season it according to liking... the oil is going to help create that beautiful brown crust...If you don't eat the skin then don't worry about the calories...If you eat the skin well a little oil isn't going to phase your system then. Take a large beer can 16 ounce I used and dumped half of the beer out...you wont taste the beer so don't fret it...but if all else dump the beer out and add herbs and chicken broth in the can. Then place beer can on grill place chicken over the beer can like you see and I use the top rack to lean chicken on and rest the wings ...it looks funny but the taste in phenomenal! I let it cook for an hour at 450-500. My BBQ has a built in thermometer. When the thickest part of chicken (thigh area and breast I read) reads 170-180 I pull chicken off and rest 10 minutes on a big plate. After resting if you pull wing it should just separate from joint easily..another way you know chicken is done... and pull leg and the leg and thigh should just come off carcass easily with a slight pull. Then cut breast off and serve. Serve with rice made according to directions and some steamed asparagus, Enjoy!

TOTAL COST ~ 14.70 and feeds 4 adults easily!

Cheap and Cool School Lunches Under 2.50!!

I always hear parents say their kids are bored with their hot lunch/cold lunch meals. School menus are recycled in some system of a 4 or 6 week rotation. So here are some ideas to keep your little ones mind and body fed during school hours. I can't emphasize how IMPORTANT it is to feed your kids as nutritionally as possible. Make sure you supply your child with milk because Milk is essential for brain and bone development. With that being said each of these meals will cost around or less than 2.00 each if you figure in a 50 cent milk bought from cafeteria. Remember kids portions are SMALLER than adults. If anything bulk up on fruits and veggies!! Treats are also ok in moderation as well! A Zinger a day or a Hostess cookie will not harm a child as long as you don't allow them to eat the whole box in 1 sitting! Its all in moderation! 

1. Turkey, Bacon Ranch Roll Ups and Frozen Yogurt

Take 1 Flour tortilla laid flat, smear some ranch on and the place turkey, some shredded cheese, lettuce and a slice of bacon on also. Roll up like a little burrito.

Frozen Yogurt cup is so easy and yummy! Take your kids favorite yogurt cup or tube and place in freezer. Place in lunch bag before school. Keeps it cold and make yogurt fun at school!


2.Chicken Salad Sandwich with Fresh Peach Slices

Mix together some chopped fine chicken breast with celery diced, pickles diced and onion diced(optional). Then add in some mayo, some Dijon mustard, black pepper sprinkle and dried basil. Mix well and place on Natures Pride/WonderBread and or Sweetheart/Standish Farms wheat bread and top with lettuce and tomato. Pack and go with some fresh peaches.

3. Turkey/Cheese or Ham/Cheese roll ups with Fresh Veggies/Ranch and Fresh Grapes

Take some turkey and ham and place sliced cheese in middle and roll up/ Serve with some crackers. Then also baggie up some veggies and fresh grapes for a healthy , filling meal!

4. Chef Salad with some Wheat Crackers and a Banana

In a Rubbermaid bowl add in some salad mix then in separate baggies add cheese and meat in one, some sunflower seeds in another so when kids are at school they can just dump the ingredients in a bowl and dress with a small side cup of ranch or dressing of choice. Then round it off with some whole wheat crackers and a small banana. Fun, delish and very inexpensive!

Rubbermaid makes bowl in every size including little 1-2 ounce cups for dressings etc.

5. Pita Pocket Sandwich with Apples and Peanut Butter to Dip

Take a pita pocket and open it up. Stuff with sandwich filling of choice, ham, chicken, turkey etc, then place cheese, lettuce and tomatoes if child likes along with any condiment. Then cut apples up and soak in orange juice to prevent browning. Drain juice off place in baggie along with a peanut butter cup. Simple delish and fun!

6. Cold Pizza and Veggie Sticks with Ranch

I give my kids leftover pizza from delivery or frozen. It is a huge treat here! Then pair with veggies and ranch and you have a very inexpensive and healthy meal.

7. Ham Salad With Watermelon Cubes

Chop ham finely add in some mayo and shredded cheese and chopped pickles if kids like. Spread on Natures Pride Bread/Wonder Bread/ or Sweetheart Whole Wheat Bread. Serve with a side baggie of watermelon cubes.

8. Deviled Eggs with Whole Wheat Crackers, Orange Wedges and Frozen Yogurt Tube or Cup

Make up some deviled eggs and serve with whole wheat crackers and Orange Wedges. Simple, healthy and always a crowd pleaser, don't forget to freeze your yogurt the night before.

9. Italian Pasta Salad, Frozen Yogurt and Grapes

Mix already cooked and cooled pasta with some green and black olives, tomatoes diced, chopped mozzarella pieces, blanched asparagus pieces, broccoli and red onion diced. Then add in some Olive Garden Italian dressing or favorite Italian dressing and a sprinkle of Parmesan. Let sit over night and dish out!

10. Sub Sandwich and Pineapple Bites

Split open a small hoagie Roll and layer in ham, turkey, salami and roast beef. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo. Then lightly spread some Italian dressing on in the inside of the roll so it absorbs the flavor. Place in baggie along with a baggie or bowl of pineapple tidbits or chunks. Yummy!

Soup for .50 cents A Bowl. I Promise!

Soup is the brick and mortar to the modern day restaurant.

I am in love with soup! I have so many fond memories of my moms hearty bowls of steamy yumminess as a child. My mother had to stretch every dollar she had to feed a family of 6 very hungry people and the best way for her to fill us up on cold Montana winter nights, was with a big ole bowl of soup. So here are my 5 favorite soups that cost less than 50 cents a bowl without skimping on quality or ingredients! That's my promise!

1. Peasant Potato and Bacon Soup

6 potatoes peeled and diced in half inch cubes ~ 1.00
2 carrots peeled and shredded ~ 16 cents
3 celery stalks cleaned and diced ~ 10 cents
1/2 onion diced ~ .40
6 slices of raw bacon cut in 1/4 inch slices and cooked in a fry pan until brown ~ 1.50
2 cans evaporated milk ~ 1.60

In a pot add in 8 cups of water and if you have a chicken bouillon cube or 2 add in or even chicken base add in a Tablespoon, if not just use plain water, no biggie really. Then on medium add in the potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, 1 teaspoon ground pepper and 2T salt and crisp bacon in the pan. I also add in 1Tablespoon of the bacon fat from cooked bacon. Sounds gross but you won't notice but adds in great flavor. So just try it once! Then when the potatoes are tender about 30 minutes to an hour on medium, shut the heat down to low and add in the 2 cans of evaporated milk and serve. Yummo!
TOTAL COST~ 4.76 and you will get 10 - 1 cup servings easily ~ .48 cents a bowl of soup!

2. Beef Chili

3 cans of chili beans ~ 1.80
1 can Kidney Beans rinsed ~ 65 cents
6 cups tomato juice ~ .60
1 packet of mild Old El Paso Taco Seasoning ~ 75 cents
1/2 pound ground beef ~ 1.25 (2.50 a pound for 85 hamburger)
1/2 onion diced ~ 40 cents
1/2 pepper diced ~ 50 cents
In a pan brown ground beef up with the diced onions then add in 1 cup water with 1 packet of taco seasoning, simmer on low for 30 minutes. Then in a large soup pot add in the chili beans, rinsed kidney beans from the can, 6 cups of tomato juice and the seasoned mixture. Simmer on low or in a crock pot until dinnertime.

TOTAL COST ~ 5.45 This makes roughly 12 ~ 1 cup servings ~ 48 cents a bowl!

3. Split Pea Soup

1 ~ 16 ounce bag of dry peas sorted and rinsed 1.00
1 cup diced ham ~ 1.50
1/4 onion diced ~ 20 cents
1 carrot diced finely ~ 5 cents
3T chicken base or 3 bouillon cubes ~ 50 cents

In a large pan add in 8 cups of water 3 T chicken base or 3 bouillon cubes, onion, ham, carrots and the dry peas. Cook on medium low for hours or until the peas are tender. The longer you cook the more thick it will become, assuming you didn't add too much water. Can also crock pot this soup until you came home! Serve when hungry! If it gets to thick add in more water.

TOTAL COST ~ 3.25 and you will easily get 10 ~ 1 cup servings ~ each bowl costs 33 cents!

4. Chicken and Rice Soup

1 pound chicken breasts cooked cooled and shredded ~ 3.00
4 carrots peeled and diced ~ 25 cents
2 stalks celery diced ~ 20 cents
1/2 onion diced ~ 40 cents
10 cups of water
4T. chicken base ~ 1.00 or 4 bouillon cubes
1/2 cup dry wild rice or regular rice ~ .25 cents

In a large pot add in water, veggies chicken base or bouillon and rice. Once rice is tender and the veggies are add in the chicken and let it sit on low until ready to serve. If soup doesn't have enough broth due to variances with rice, add in a bit more water and chicken flavor if needed. Enjoy!

TOTAL COST ~ 5.10 with around 12 - 1 cup servings ~ 43 cents per bowl!

5. Vegetable Barley Soup

4 carrots peeled and diced ~ 40 cents
2 stalks of celery diced ~ 10 cents
1/2 an onion diced ~ 40 cents
4 potatoes peeled and diced ~ 60 cents
1 15 ounce can of whole tomatoes squished in your hand and set aside with its juices ~ 60 cents
1/4 cup barley ~ 10 cents
2 packets of McCormick Aujus ~ 2.00
2 cups cabbage ~ 40 cents

In a large pot add in 9 cups of water and mix with dry Aujus mix. Then add in all veggies and the barley, cook until veggies are fork tender. Enjoy! That freaking simple, I promise! 8

TOTAL COST ~ 4.60 ~ makes easily 10 ~ 1 cup servings ~ 46 cents a bowl.

My Promise... $1 Dollar Breakfasts!

So everyday our money slips away from our fingers quicker and quicker. So here is my promise! One dollar breakfasts! Healthy breakfasts and filling breakfasts! You have a few minutes, then you can make a meal without driving thru anywhere, without hassles and with less money!

So here we go!

1. Egg Muffin aka...McMuffin from McDonalds...although it seems high in calories, it actually isnt!

1 english muffin split and toasted...no need to butter! 2.99 for Milbrook 10pk at WalMArt (2.29 at Costco)- 29 cents
1 egg fried hard or made scrambled... 18 pack eggs at Sams 2.29~ 12 cents
1 slice of canadian bacon,or 1 slice bacon or a sauage pattie fully cooked 3.00 a pack of each/10 .30 cents each
1 slice of borden cheese... 2.00 for a 12 pk ~ 16 cents each
TOTAL COST- 87 Cents add a banana for 13 cents (Sams Club has bunch banana for 1.29 roughly)= 1.00 for a complete breakfast!

2.Cheese Omelet with Toast and an Orange

2 eggs scrambled with a little milk salt and pepper~ 24 cents
1 ounce grated cheddar cheese~10 cents
Slice a Toast Sweetheart White/Standish Farms Wheat or Even Wonder Bread 2.08 a loaf and it has around 20 slices~ 10 cents
Orange 35 cents if bought in bags 50 if bought individually ~ 35 cents
TOTAL COST~ 89 cents

3. Oatmeal with brown butter apples
Packet of oatmeal_ 1.78/10 pack~ 18 cents
Apple 35 cents if bought in bag..around 50 cents if individual

Make oatmeal pack according to direction. Then in a pan with some butter brown sugar and a dash of cinnamon add in sliced apple and cook down until soft and brown on medium low heat... then once done pour over oatmeal. So good and different!
TOTAL COST ~ 68 cents

4. Fried eggs, hashbrowns and Toast

Fried Egg- 12 cents
grated potato- 10 cents (grate potatoes, rinse and place in a lightly oiled pan and cook until brown)
Toast- 10 cents
TOTAL COST ~ 32 cents!

5. French Toast and Bacon
1 Sweetheart Bread Texas Toast- 2.08/15 slices~ 15 cents
1 egg scrambled mixed with milk, cinnamon and brown sugar ~ 15 cents
2 slices of Bacon ~ Hormel 3.99/ 12 slices~ 66 cents
TOTAL COST~ 96 cents

6. Pancakes with Scrambled Eggs

Pancake~ 10 cents per pancake
2 Scrambled eggs~ 24 cents
TOTAL COST ~ 34 cents

7. Waffles and Sausage

Waffles made with Waffle mix~ 10 cents each
Sausage- Jimmy Dean 3.50 per roll makes 10 patties~ 35 cents
TOTAL COST~45 cents

8. Breakfast Burrito

1 Tortilla~15 cents
1 scrambled egg~12 cents
1 ounce cheddar cheese~10 cents
1 bacon slice~ 33 or sausage pattie broken up~35 cents
little salsa~5 cents
TOTAL COST~ 77 cents each!

9. Bowl of Granola/or Hearty Dry Cereal with milk and Banana

Boxed dry cereal~ 50 cents a servings depending on cereal maybe less..
Banana~13 cents
Milk~15 cents
TOTAL COST~78 cents

10. Cranberry Orange Muffins with boiled eggs and Grapefruit half

1/2 Grapefruit~ 25 cents since they are 50 cents whole
Krusteaz muffin mix 2.28 makes 12-16~ 18 cents each
Boiled Egg~ 12 cents each
TOTAL COST~ 55 cents

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I PROMISE!!! 10 Dollar and Under Quick Fix Meals!

I was at the store today, Sam's Club to be exact, and I noticed this young family buying tons of frozen prepared chicken, vegetable trays with ranch, premade burgers, and so on and so on. I was sad to see that. Those foods costed A. more to buy that way then make themselves and B. the nutritional value on a heavy set family is horrific compared to making it at home. Yes, I am old fashioned but I believe a home cooked or even semi-home cooked meal is important to a child's nutrition as well as an adults. There is NOTHING wrong with those foods in moderation but when that encompasses your whole diet, it just seems wrong to me. So with that being said these meals are easy on your wallet and friendly on the belly and waist! Who doesn't want that?


1. Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad and garlic bread
Spaghetti noodles $1
1/2 pound of hamburger $1.50 (brown and mix meat in with marinara)
Marinara Sauce( I use prego) 1.98, Hunts $1 dollar for a large can $2 for homemade
Garlic Bread freezer section $2 or buy fresh bread from bakery and smear butter/margarine and sprinkle with garlic powder or crush a clove of garlic in butter and cook on low to infuse the flavor $2
Salad $1.25 for head lettuce to 1.50 for Walmart store brand salad
TOTAL COST around $ 10 for family of 4-6

2. Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup - My family Favorite
Borden Cheese Slices $2
Loaf of Sweetheart Bread $2
2 Large Cans of Tomato Soup $4
Milk $1 ( for the amount you need of course)
TOTAL COST around $9

Mix soup and milk together, butter bread slices and place cheese between the unbuttered sides, brown and serve! Great winter meal. Semi Homemade

3. Chili
4 cans of chili beans 2.70
1 cans Kidney beans drained and rinsed .70
6 cups tomato Juice $1
1 pound Hamburger $3
2 Old El Paso Taco seasonings 1.10
diced onion .40
TOTAL COST $9

Brown meat, add in diced onions and 1.5 packets of seasoning, add in 1 cup water and let simmer on low for half an hour, then add in all the beans and the tomato juice let cook in crock pot on low all day or for an hour on the stove. Serve and enjoy!

4. Cheeseburgers with Homemade Fries and Peas
Bag of Frozen Peas $1
Pack of Sweetheart Buns $2
Hamburger $3
Cheese .70
Potatoes $1.00

So mix together cut potato sticks with little oil and salt and pepper... add in other seasonings if you want. Bake in a single layer 400 for 30 minutes, In meantime mix hamburger with an egg yolk and 1T. ketchup and 1T. real mayo...sounds weird just try it...use Miracle Whip if that's what you like.... then patty and grill or pan fry.... Top with cheese when done and place on bun. Remove homemade fries when golden brown and place peas in microwave. Healthy and simple meal for TOTAL COST OF- 7.70 serves 4-6 depending on appetites ( Do sloppy Joes instead of Burgers... can of  Manwich $1 )

5. Oven Baked Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and mixed Veggies
Bag of frozen mixed veggies $1
Chicken $3 for a pound depends on light or dark, light costs more
Potatoes $1
Oven Fry $1.80

Thaw frozen Chicken and cut up into manageable servings 3 ounces I usually do (deck of cards is 3 Ounces) Place oven fry in bowl and dip each piece of chicken in it, place on cookie sheet and bake 15-20 minutes on 400. Boil peeled cubed potatoes until fork tender then drain and add in some warm milk and butter and beat until smooth, place veggies in microwave and cook. Simple and Low fat meal for TOTAL COST OF around $7 for 4-6 people depending on appetites...my Little's eat more some days than others.

6. Omelets with Hash browns Toast
Eggs $1.30
cheese-$1
Potatoes-$1
Loaf of Sweetheart Bread $2

Mix eggs with a little milk and ground pepper and set aside. Grate potatoes and soak then dry off. Place in a hot oiled pan, season with salt and pepper and turn when brown, In meantime make omelets, and toast bread for an easy peasy dinner pleasing meal. TOTAL COST $5.30

7. Chicken Alfredo with Salad
Fettuccine Noodles $1
Classico Garlic Alfredo Sauce $2
Salad 1.50 for store brand blend
Chicken $3

Grill up some seasoned chicken breasts, boil noodles and warm up the sauce. Place sauce over noodles and add in chicken for a one pot meal or serve sauce and chicken over pasta. TOTAL COST $7.50

8. Hard Tacos and Rice
Great Value Spanish Rice .90
1 pound Hamburger $3
Bag of Cheese $2.50
lettuce $1
Hard Taco Shells $1
Salsa $1

Make up some seasoned meat add in shell, top with cheese, lettuce and salsa and serve with some Spanish rice...TOTAL COST $9.40 for 12 tacos and Spanish Rice

9. Grilled Sweet n Sour Chicken over brown Rice and broccoli
Fresh Broccoli 1.50
Frozen Chicken Breast 1.5 pounds $3
LaChoy Sweet n Sour Sauce 1.50
Brown Rice .50

Cook Brown Rice according to directions. Grill up some chicken then cut it up and mix with sweet n sour sauce and top on cooked rice, and serve with broccoli steamed. TOTAL COST around 6.50

10. BBQ Meatballs with Baked Potatoes and Sweet whole Kernel Corn
Bag of frozen corn $1
1 pound ground beef $3
Potatoes $1
1 pack of dry Lipton onion soup .60
BBQ Sauce $1

Mix hamburger with 1/2 of dry bread crumbled to breadcrumbs...(use a knife if all else to cut bread into teeny tiny pieces but make sure its been dried in toaster, oven or something or it gets gummy) then add in 2 eggs , some ketchup, mustard, and pack of onion soup mix. Then once mixed, add in milk around 1/2 cup or less. Form into balls using a tablespoon of meat and bake 400 for 15-20 minutes. Bake clean scrubbed potatoes in oven 350-400 for 1 hour and cook corn in microwave. Sauce meatballs with BBQ sauce and let cook in oven on low, covered until taters are done. Enjoy! TOTAL COST $6.60

So here is 10 meals under 10 bucks! Hope you enjoy and it inspires you to whip up some hearty and healthy meals and saves you money to play with or pay down debt. Thanks Erin<3

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$7.94 ($0.08 / oz) & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Incredible deal!!!!! 2 bottles for 1 low price and free shipping!!

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Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper Big Rolls, 24 Count (Pack of 2)

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Tide Laundry Detergent, 50 Ounce (Pack of 2)
$13.94 ($6.97 / count) & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
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