✨$5 DINNERS in 2024✨ 12 Cheap Meal Ideas to Get You Through!

If you are working with a tight budget, don't worry! I have lots of ideas in this video for extreme budget meals that can be made with around $5 worth of ingredients! I looked around my Walmart for family dinners on a $5 budget, and I was able to come up with over 10 meals I could make for right around $5!

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[Mejlynne]

Hi Mindy, a good way to budget in the stuffing would be a chicken casserole. $4.67 1 stuffing mix, 1 12oz can of chicken, 1 can cream of celery. Just mix the chicken and soup together and put in a casserole dish, top it with the prepared stuffing and bake until heated through. It’s not an everyday meal but works in a pinch.

[nicolette]

I make a budget meal of smoked sausage, zucchini, onions and peppers on a sheet pan. I cut the sausage in thin slices to make it look like more. I usually serve with a flavored rice. It’s one of my family’s favorite budget meals. You could also use hot dogs.

[brenthulst]

Mindy, I am a mom struggling to keep our budget bare minimum because of financial issues. Long story, I used to work but because of knee issues, trying to get a sewing buisness started, and some mental health issues with my oldest...I am staying home to be a homemaker. I have enjoyed your videos for a while now and the last couple of months, these $5 meal videos have really helped. I really appreciate your point of view on momming and understanding that life can be a struggle sometimes. Thank you so much for your videos and upbeat demeanor, it really helps when I need to feed a family of 4 with a budget of under $100.

[joannafoster]

I mix cottage cheese with the spaghetti noodles, put in glass casserole dish, top with marinara and mozzarella cheese. Bake about 30-45 minutes 350. Great meatless meal.

[kortniechannin]

I could be wrong but I do believe you can make drop biscuits with the pancake and waffle mix powder. Then you could have sausage gravy & biscuits.

[emmyali]

I use the box stuffing mix with ground beef, an egg and an onion to make a meatloaf or meatballs. They turn out great!

[BarefootFarm]

Egg roll in a bowl using a package of coleslaw mix and some breakfast sausage is a quick and cheap go to meal for our family!

[TrishHalie]

I love using the stuffing mix as a shortcut to mix in ground turkey or beef. I can make meatballs, meat patties, or meatloaf.

[karynlangley]

Wow. For people on a budget this is life changing!

[Jessxlen]

My family eats smoked sausage on its own just sliced and pan fried so I would pair it with the stuffing mix and some green beans as sides❤

[yvonnepalmquist]

My favorite part of this was just being able to snapshot what went in your cart and adding that to my recipe folder.

[bethanyg]

Sometimes I make a mega batch of chili. We have regular chili the first night, chili burritos the second night, chili dogs the third, and chili topped baked potatoes the forth night. It really cuts back on the meat expense and the time of cooking, plus varying it each night, my family doesn’t get burnt out on chili.

[blueeyesathome]

Stuffing mix, can chicken, 1 can diced tomatoes, shredded cheese. Make stuffing, mix with all other ingredients put in casserole dish and bake for about 30 minutes. If using fresh chicken from bulk buy just make sure it's cooked through before mixing in casserole dish.

[karendemoure]

My grandkids love stuffing waffles. Prepared stuffing mixed with cooked sausage and served with country gravy. You could even add an egg or two, but the kids enjoyed them without

[kyrastuart]

If you cost average ingredients over several meals, my Walmart has bags of chicken leg quarters for $5.72. You get 10-12 large quarters per bag. Baked chicken, stuffing mix, and some frozen vegetables is a favorite meal. Updated on 03.26.2024 - the price is now $6.72 for a large bag of chicken quarters.

[pamking]

Blended cottage cheese with a little water makes a great ricotta substitute! I mix the hot noodles with the cottage cheese and then layer it with the spaghetti sauce.

[lorita]

If you want the creaminess but not the texture of the cottage cheese and want more a sour cream texture; put the cottage cheese in the food processor or a stick blender to blend it till creamy

[Joce]

This video is very helpful and I love your down to earth presentation.

[liliparsons]

We try to keep our budget of $150 a month for 3 people these videos really help. Its been difficult lately trying to find different meals

[andreaisenschmid]

your recipes are creative and healthy for such a low budget🤗