🌟EASY WEEKNIGHT FAMILY MEALS on a BUDGET💵// 3 DINNERS for $20!
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I made 3 easy weeknight dinners for my family on a budget of about $20 and a few staples from around my kitchen for seasoning.
Have your "budget friendly" dinners changed a little in recent months? I was able to make these meals for around $7 each, but what are your favorite budget meals these days?
Hi Mindy. I have a request. Can you go to the grocery store and see what is on special that day , then devise a meal? “Manager” specials in the meat dept are meats that aren’t pretty anymore or are near their expiration time. I have to looks through videos or Pinterest to see how to cook or use some of the items. ❤️ thank you.
Now I want BCS!! That’s what we used to call broccoli cheese soup from Panera in college 😝
How were the Walmart brand meatballs I have never been able to find any meatballs that were frozen that tasted good they all tasted processed?
Are you related to FrugalFitMom? You look and sound like sisters.
Mmm, Swedish meatballs!! The best I ever had were at our bank Christmas dinner for employees and retired employees 31 years ago. I couldn't get enough. And I don't eat ground meat, if that tells you anything. I think they said that they had a jam on them. Do you know anything about putting jam in Swedish meatballs? Thank you.
In one of your videos, you mentioned that a hater/troll had told you that you should not be making these videos. This upset me and made me leave my Firestick to fire up my laptop just to encourage you to keep on making these videos! No, they do not directly benefit me, but I recommend your channel to my clients and to the parents of my clients who are struggling to feed their families yet do not qualify for public assistance. I also use your videos to help motivate me to be more frugal in my meal planning. I usually have one budget meal in my meal plan but I do weekly meal preps of all the same food for each meal of the week such as this week is scrambled eggs with peppers, onion, and potatoes in them; lunch is a nice onion soup with a giant bread crouton made from those bakery loaves that go on clearance and Wal-Mart with a small side salad; and suppers are vegetable stir fry with steamed brown rice on the side and the vegetables were two different frozen vegetable mixes rather than the more expensive fresh. The peppers and onions were cheaper fresh this week for me so I got one of each for less than a dollar total for my breakfasts. It is all about shopping the sales and clearance and store brand as you show and tout as well. Again, I encourage you to keep up the good work and keep those videos rolling as they help more people than you know. Many won't leave a message due to embarrassment, inability since they are using a firestick or other such device, or they are illiterate but can reproduce your meals since you show them. Bless you and your family!
My favorite movie!
Thank you for the video!
Yes, I noticed the price increase in the turkey meatballs. Crazy!
Love these meal ideas!!! Always looking for a new cheap recipe!👍😊
FYI, the Pioneer Woman's broccoli and cheddar soup recipe is delectable.
My sympathies re the turkey meatballs because it seems that whatever particular item I want at the grocery store, that's the one item that doesn't have a price on it!
IP mashed potatoes any day….so easy.
My favourite videos these days thankyou so helpful
Make your own "meat balls" to save money.
Maybe not even made with meat.
Nooooo can’t leave out the yummy dessert..I’ll look under my car cushion…tfs👍🌸
Everything looks so yummy !
The Swedish meatballs I make call for like 20 ingredients between the meatballs and the sauce, but they're so good I can't complain much. I even have them on the meal plan for next week since I found ground pork on clearance.
Great video!! Last night, I made a Shepards Pie. Instead of hamburger, i used a roll of frozen RB Rice sausage i had in the freezer. I browned the sausage with diced onion, then made a sauce/ gravy with some half and half. I added about 1/2 can of both sliced carrots and green peas. The flavor boost from using the sausage was wonderful! I did add some extra garlic powder, pepper and a little salt. I sprinkled in a tiny bit of cornstarch to thicken it just a bit. I put this in the bottom of a 9×13 pan, and spread some leftover mashed potatoes over it. Lastly, I sprinkled some grated cheddar cheese, and baked it until the cheese was a little brown and bubbly. My family loved this, and it was very budget friendly!
I also used some mashed potatoes to make a potato soup that was fabulous! I added the rest of the canned veggies, half and half, seasonings and two slices of American cheese.
Great video! Loved that the budget meal wasn’t spaghetti or rice and beans. Awesome to see something new!
Making this for dinner tonight only I'm adding some cubed potato to it.
Awesome 🙏🥦🍞🧀🍅
Hi Mindy! I love these budget meal videos. Not only are they budget friendly, but they are also easy to prepare & look delicious. Kudos to you for continuing to come up with these videos on a regular basis. They are so helpful & needed during these inflation times. Thank you!
Our go-to is meatballs, is super easy and you can add any sorts of veggies with it. I definitely want to make the broccoli cheddar soup!!