25 DINNERS FOR $5 | CHEAP MEAL IDEAS & WALMART GROCERY HAUL | TASTY & EASY RECIPES | JULIA PACHECO

Welcome back to my kitchen! When you're at the end of your grocery budget, and don't have much left, it might be overwhelming to try to make a lot of meals out of a few inexpensive ingredients. I know, I've been there! At the end of one of my recent videos, I shared that this is actually why I started my cooking channel. Here are 25 of my FAVORITE cheaper meals ideas that cost around $5. So that when you're overwhelmed, wondering what in the world your family is going to eat, you can make delicious, nutritious meals for cheap! Eating on a budget doesn't have to be boring!! I hope you find a little cooking inspiration. Thank you for watching 🌼

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[Digitally_Imagined]

To people in the comments saying you could make this cheaper homemade without buying canned sauce: Time is just as valuable a resource as money and for many families everybody is working and nobody has time 2 make homemade sauces. What I appreciate about this channel is that Julia is using ready-made ingredients that are cheap. Because that is what I have the energy to make. I do not have the energy to make my own enchilada sauce. If you want to make things from scratch there are plenty of channels that will tell you how to do that But as someone who is disabled and works full times and Has very little energy left to take care of myself.These are the kinds of recipes that are useful to me

[_RYEN_]

As a single dad, with two kids, I can’t thank you enough

[bananablisss]

God bless this woman. She’s been feeding me during my broke times and she’s been feeding me during my depression times. I genuinely have relied on these recipes for years.

[octopuddle]

For those of you who dont buy nonstick but have butter around, my grandmother would save butter wrappers and use them to grease pans! (I grew up doing this to grease and flour cake pans)

[elizabethbyrd]

I’m watching this 3 months after you’ve posted and almost all the grocery prices are 20-40 cents more expensive…thank you for this video Julia. I never thought I’d be in a situation where I’d have trouble feeding my family and these videos have been a life saver for me this month.

[marthettamarsh]

Great job, retired mother who has two children presently unemployed and a school aged grandson living with me. Just came across your video and I am very impressed being a frugal young woman not wasteful.

[kittymalcolm]

Well julia, like always, my bf heard your voice and came running! "New meal plan just dropped!" Is what he yelled out while running through the house lol. He loves your food and so do i! Killing the budget meal plan game, girl!!! Thank you for all the work you do ❤

[lillypacheco]

I love you. I am a college student, so these recipes stretch a far way, and they're so affordable! My queen.

[JJIeustice-orgl]

Wow! Thank you. Just remember, the amount you spend eating out can feed you 25 times over if spent wisely. This is a great video for many low income, or young adults trying to feed their babies.

[lexycondeelis]

I made so many of these the past 7 days and am so grateful! It's not often our family of 6 is satisfied. Too many picky eaters and some of us are on the spectrum. These recipes were bangers and it was so nice to hear the kids be happy. Not only were they yummy and cheaper, they were less time consuming and easy enough for my non chef husband to do.Thank you for putting these out there!

[mollyanonymous]

Girl! Homemade enchilada sauce is a GAME CHANGER. It costs pennies rather than $1 a can. And its super easy to make. It takes me less than 10 minutes to make it. It's very similar to making gravy from scratch so it's cheap and easy. I love your videos I just wanted to let you know you can go even cheaper by making it at home.

[mississippigirl]

Thanks for these budget friendly meals! I recently cooked six of your budget friendly meals for the crockpot. They were delicious. I love your cookbook, and I enjoy watching you every Sunday morning.

[caroblue]

Since jarred pasta sauce can be pretty pricey where I live, I've just been using a can of tomato paste mixed with the liquids from whatever canned goods I'm using, or pasta water plus seasonings.

Cooking the tomato paste until it gets a bit darker gives it a deeper flavor too. Howver, the cost for a small can has gone up from 50/60 cents to $1.29!!!! And that was storebrand too 😢

[tinawhitesell]

Where have you been all my life!! These are so cheap and easy and it’s all right there w a video. I don’t even have to meal plan anything!! I love this so much!!! My family and I thank you!!

[rochelleb]

I cant digest beef, so a trick i do with ground turkey, is sprinkle a bit of powdered beef bouillon in it. Just enough to give a beef taste, but not enough to be salty 🙂

[stephanieparker]

I’ve seen many channels that offer tips to save money or recipes to save on the food budget but I gotta say this is the best one!

[dianalynn]

These are terrific! I'm so glad I found you! I'm 76 and I like to make a dish and split it up and freeze it, so it's like TV dinners only cheaper! i LOVE pasta, rice & beans, so I'm super glad I found you. I like making one dish meals, and I own a casserole dish that size, a rice cooker & a slow cooker! I always shop at Walmart and that is what drew me to you. I also have lost 160 pounds and have 90 to go to my goal weight of 150 pounds. These are going to be perfect! I LOVE Mexican, Italian, and rice, pasta and beans! So glad I found you! You have a new SUB in me today! Thank you! You have excellent price listings, ingredient amounts and complete presentation. JUST what I have been ooking for!

[ohioreseller]

Add some of the pasta water after the pasta is done to jars of sauce to get the last bit of sauce out. Let it cool a bit before shaking the jar and open slowly afterwards. The salt and starch in the pasta water is great and also helps thicken. Pasta water is also great to use when making homemade bread.

[anmdavis]

Thank you thank you thank you! I suffer from a chronic illness that makes it so difficult for me to cook. I'm always looking for quick and easy. Cheap is something that I thought I had to sacrifice for convenience but I'm being proven wrong! I already brought the ingredients to make four of the meals here. My husband is happy about saving money and I'm happy that these meals are so quick and easy. We can't wait to try them.

[Faith-in-him]

Can I just say how much I appreciate your taking the time out of what must be a very busy schedule with your family to actually respond to comments on your channel. So many don’t and it can leave their viewers feeling unappreciated or ignored. You not only take the time to respond but you tailor each response according to each comment! You’re a rare gem in the world of YT. 💎
Can I also say that in all of my years watching YT, I’ve never felt inspired to donate. You’re the first one. And I feel God put it on my heart to do so. May He richly bless you and yours. 🙏🏻✝️🙌🏻