60 MEALS FOR $22 | EMERGENCY GROCERY BUDGET MEAL PLAN IDEAS | JULIA PACHECO

Hey everyone, welcome to today's grocery budget challenge! Im showing you 60 meal servings for $22 based of off serving sizes. All of these meals are delicious and perfect for tight budgets. I hope you enjoy! Leave your favorite cheap meal recipes in the comments and have this be a reference for those who need it! Thank you :)

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BUDGET RECIPES:
Chorizo Breakfast Casserole
Saute Onions and add chorizo (cook to 165). Add 1 dozen eggs to a bowl, whisked with 1/2 cup cheese, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together in baking dish. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until fully cooked.

Stuffing Bake
Add desired amount of chicken to a 9/13 baking dish. One can cream of chicken soup on top. Sliced sharp cheddar cheese on top. 1 box stuffing mix on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake @ 350 for 20 minutes, remove foil and bake additional 20 minutes.

Black Bean Soup
Rinse & drain 1lb black beans. Soak overnight. Chop 2 cups carrot, 1/2 bell pepper and 1/4 onion. Saute all veggies in large pot about 10 minutes. Add 4 cloves of garlic stir for 20 seconds. Add beans, 8 cups chicken broth, salt and pepper, and bring to boil, cover and let simmer 2-3 hours.

Chicken Noodle Soup
Cook two chicken breasts, then chop or shred. Place aside. Chop carrots and onion then saute in large pot for 10 minutes. Add chicken, salt and pepper, 6 cups chicken broth. Bring up to boil. Add pasta noodles until cooked through. Serve and enjoy.

Pinto Bean Casserole
Rinse and drain pinto beans. Cook according to package. Cook one cup brown rice according to package. Saute bell pepper and onion. Add rice, pinto beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and pepper to a 9/13 baking dish. Add desired amount of cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Sweet Potato Macaroni
Poke holes in sweet potato. Soften in microwave. Cook 8 ounce pasta noodles. Cook two chicken breasts on stove. Once sweet potato is steamed, peel and mash. Add milk, cheese, salt and pepper and mix until creamy. Drain pasta, mix in sweet potato and chicken. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

[JuliaPacheco]

Recipes: Chorizo Breakfast Casserole
Saute Onions and add chorizo (cook to 165). Add 1 dozen eggs to a bowl, whisked with 1/2 cup cheese, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together in baking dish. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until fully cooked.

Stuffing Bake
Add desired amount of chicken to a 9/13 baking dish. One can cream of chicken soup on top. Sliced sharp cheddar cheese on top. 1 box stuffing mix on top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake @ 350 for 20 minutes, remove foil and bake additional 20 minutes.

Black Bean Soup
Rinse & drain 1lb black beans. Soak overnight. Chop 2 cups carrot, 1/2 bell pepper and 1/4 onion. Saute all veggies in large pot about 10 minutes. Add 4 cloves of garlic stir for 20 seconds. Add beans, 8 cups chicken broth, salt and pepper, and bring to boil, cover and let simmer 2-3 hours.

Chicken Noodle Soup
Cook two chicken breasts, then chop or shred. Place aside. Chop carrots and onion then saute in large pot for 10 minutes. Add chicken, salt and pepper, 6 cups chicken broth. Bring up to boil. Add pasta noodles until cooked through. Serve and enjoy.

Pinto Bean Casserole
Rinse and drain pinto beans. Cook according to package. Cook one cup brown rice according to package. Saute bell pepper and onion. Add rice, pinto beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and pepper to a 9/13 baking dish. Add desired amount of cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Sweet Potato Maccaroni
Poke holes in sweet potato. Soften in microwave. Cook 8 ounce pasta noodles. Cook two chicken breasts on stove. Once sweet potato is steamed, peel and mash. Add milk, cheese, salt and pepper and mix until creamy. Drain pasta, mix in sweet potato and chicken. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

[eveathome]

Look in the hispanic section for spices. They are SO cheap and honestly better than what you find on the shelves in the regular spice section.

[nicolew]

Thanks Julia so many people need this inspiration right now as money is tight for so many.

[hctompkins]

These comments are the worst. These meals ARE healthy. Nearly everything is a whole food. People have no idea how to feed themselves.

[UnashamedJesuslover]

As a single momma of 2 boys thank you for this! I just subscribed. Also I can’t believe the amount of disrespectful comments. Thanks for helping this momma feed her babies for reasonable prices ❤️ God bless you and your sweet family ❤️

[dawnmichele]

I just love her heartfelt need to help others even though she has her own life and problems. Winner in my book. She actually lives and loves more than herself and family. Mother of the year award in my book.

[emilysnowdon]

Please please PLEASE do an updated budget shopping video with these current 2023 grocery prices! 🙏 They are so helpful. It’s scary hitting the store these days and trying to make food stretch from paycheck to paycheck. These budget videos have helped me these last two years being a single mama with only one income.

Maybe a budget friendly kid menu video? Still healthy but things a little one won’t be intimidated by. (My daughter does not do spicy food or sweet food!)

Just know, these videos help a lot of us and I’m thankful you share your skills with us. ❤

[sheilatalley]

I am so proud of your resourcefulness! Keep it up! I am 63 and learned new things and was reminded of things! Thanks sweet girl!

[TonyHookedonVanlife]

I am disabled & live in a converted minivan #vanlife Reality: today is the Dec 18, and I have $21 left for the rest of the month. I get paid at the beginning of every month. This video is going be be VERY helpful! (I know it's a year old video, but it's new to me) Thank you!

[MamaBear_]

Wow, some of these comments boy. YES, we CLEARLY see there are no vegetables or “leafy greens” 🙄 Like the title says it’s for On an EMERGENCY BUDGET. Myself and sadly sooo many other have experienced actual hunger and I rather eat high carb unhealthy meals and get more for my buck than not eat at all for a few days because I don’t have enough food to last the week or month. Of course this isn’t a long term solution to eat like this for months or years.. but in times of true need this is a super helpful video and I thank her for making it god forbid I ever hit true desperation and hard times again (which I pray won’t happen) I will keep this video in the back of my mind and saved. Regardless if there’s “no leafy greens”. Everyone talks about eating healthy and obesity in America yet, for example, a LB of fresh spinach, can cost between $3-$5 depending where you go but I’ve seen a LB of pasta for as low as $.80 in my area personally. Soo 🤷🏼‍♀️ and I get that at the end of the day pasta is easier to manufacture and cost of goods is significantly lower, however.. it goes back to the fact that there’s sooo much push in America to eat healthy and switch the way and things you eat but sadly a lot of us are just focused on eating at all and that’s just a reality.

[hotgarbage]

A lot of really hyper critical comments here, but I appreciate you trying to show different ideas for what people can make for such a low cost. Obviously people can season food however they want to when they make the recipe 🙄

[roxannesamples-brown]

as a Mother of 4 I absolutely LOVE how you make it "do what it do" for $20ish YES MA'AM!!! All healthy choices- BRAVO young lady!!!

[ashleyburgiss]

these comments are not passing the vibes check! I don’t know why!

Thanks for putting this together! I’m starting this month’s budget goal and it’s to eat as much of my pantry and fridge’s food before I go grocery shopping. This is def useful. ❤️❤️

[libbywish]

Thank you so much for trying to help people stretch their food dollars. Inflation is hitting so many people hard.
Also there’s a lot of young people who have lost family recently or been at odds with their families and never learned how to cook, videos like yours make all the difference in the world for someone like that.
You are wonderful.

[autianaaa]

i love this channel. as a broke college student, i approve these meals. every day is an emergency food crisis lol

[mello]

Why are people being so rude about this video, if you dont like the recipes, then dont make them,
They might be helpful to other people

[kathrynwagner]

You could have saved a third of the chorizo for the pinto bean casserole and even bought salsa instead the tomatoes and used taco seasoning. I love all your ideas. Thank you 😊

[anniefannycharles]

This is wonderful honey, keep up the good intentions. There's so many around our country that need this information. I'm a senior living in sw Florida on a very limited income. And believe me, there's alot of us here just in this state alone. Our Mobil food pantries are very busy. If I could work I would but my arthritis is beginning to get the better of me at 66. So I just wanted you to know that people are watching your videos even if they forget to hit the button!

[pattrout]

I am almost 73, and love to cook and am creative so cooking is still fun. You are amazing, young, energetic and so much fun. Thanks for your connection. I have saved a lot of your recipes.

[JustMe-qqrc]

As someone that has cooked all my life, may I make a suggestion. Please switch to a silicone spatula for your meat. Wood picks up bacteria from meat and eggs. Unless your soaking your wood spatula in vinegar and hot water after each use. Especially since you have your adorable daughter to cook for. Thanks for your videos, I enjoy watching them.