So, I have put together 5 meals to feed your family this week for only $25! These are well balanced, nutritious meals that don’t skimp on flavor for $5 bucks or less!!
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Lori
Grocery List
8-10 lb chicken
2 lb potatoes
2 lb onions
1 head garlic
1 bunch celery
1 bag frozen corn
2 cans green chilis
1 pkg mushrooms
1 can green beans
1 lb navy beans
1 lb rice
1 bag tortilla chips
1 lb cheese
egg
sour cream
2 veggies of choice for sides
Staple Items
flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, coconut oil, olive oil, milk
Recipes:
White Chicken Chili
2 C shredded chicken
6 C chicken broth
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can green chilis
1 TBS olive oil
1/2 TBS cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 lb navy beans, prepared
shredded cheese & sour cream for topping
Sauté onion, garlic, and chilis in oil on med-high heat. Add seasonings and cook until translucent.
Add all ingredients, save toppings, into slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours, high for 3.
Serve in bowls and top with cheese and sour cream.
Cost-$5.10
Chicken & Dumplings (or Dumplins, as we call them in Alabama….)
2 C shredded chicken
6 C chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken (see recipe below)
2 C all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 C coconut oil, butter or shortening
3/4 C whole milk
1 tsp black pepper
1 TBS salt
Rue of 1/2 C flour whisked in 1 C broth, if needed for thicker consistency
NOTE-To make your own cream of chicken soup, combine 1 C broth with 1/2 C flour, whisk until free of clumps and heat on stove until thickened. Add pepper, salt, and other spices as desired.
Combine chicken broth and cream of chicken in large pot. Bring to rolling boil.
While broth is heating, make dumplings by mixing together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine. Blend in coconut oil. Add milk and knead until combined. Roll out on flat surface until very thin, about 1/8 inch. Cut into strips and then into rectangles approx. 1 x 3 inches.
Coat each dumpling with flour.
When broth is heated to rolling boil, add dumplings, one at a time,
Stir carefully, and prevent from sticking to bottom of pot. Cook for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
Add salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
Add shredded chicken and stir well.
If broth is not thick enough, create a rue and add to the pot. (Do not add flour to pot without whisking in water or broth first—it will create clumps and not smooth out.)
Simmer for 15-30 mins.
Serve with your choice of vegetables
Cost $2.85 plus side dish
Chicken Tortilla Casserole
2 C shredded chicken
1 onion, diced
1 TBS olive oil
1 C chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken (see recipe above in directions for chicken chili)
2 C rice, prepared according to package instructions
1/2 bag tortilla chips, crushed
1 C shredded cheese
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Sauté onion in oil.
Mix together chicken, sautéed onions, chicken broth, cream of chicken and rice. Stir well to combine.
Pour into 9×13 baking dish.
Top with tortilla chips and cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.
Serve with your choice of vegetable.
Cost-$3.50 plus side dish
Chicken Corn Chowder
2 C chicken, shredded
1 onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 TBS oil
1 can green chilis
1 pkg frozen corn
2 C chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 C milk
1/3 C sour cream
Shredded cheese, Tortilla chips & additional sour cream for topping
Saute onion, garlic, celery in oil until softened. Add corn, chicken & chilis and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour into slow cooker. add seasonings and broth. Stir well.
Cook on High for 3 hours, Low for 6.
Add milk and sour cream and stir.
Cook on low for 30 mins.
Serve with desired toppings.
Cost-$5.15 (if using organic corn and chips, cost is $5.75)
Chicken Potato Bake
2 C shredded chicken
8 potatoes, sliced thin
1 onion, diced
1 pkg mushrooms, sliced
1 TBS oil
1 can green beans, undrained
1 can cream of chicken soup, see instructions for making your own above
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 C shredded cheese
Preheat oven to 350F
Saute onions and mushrooms.
Slice potoates.
Combine all ingredients, save cheese, in large bowl.
Pour into 9×13 baking dish.
Cook for 45 mins or until potatoes are soft.
Top with cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes.
Cost-$5.40
Total Cost of all 5 meals is $22, leaving $3 for the two side dishes needed for two of the meals!
Please note-
The cost of these meals is based on the amount of the ingredients used in each recipe.