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Here are seven meal ideas to make for dinner that will save you time and money.
You just may find you are spending way more at the drive thru than you thought. And be sure to read all the way to the end as I've also included appetizer, soup and dessert recipes that are all affordable to make and delicious to enjoy.
All meals here feed 5-6 people depending on your portion sizes and typically run under $10 for ingredients from the local grocery store (unless otherwise noted).
Monday: Spaghetti Dinner
Spaghetti and Cheese Bread
To pick up at the store: Spaghetti noodles, spaghetti sauce, bag of shredded cheese and one loaf of bread.
What to make: Spaghetti smothered in spaghetti sauce lightly garnished with shredded cheese. Skip paying for expensive garlic bread ... butter sliced bread, bake for 2 minutes and sprinkle with some of the shredded cheese.
Tuesday: Frito Pies
Frito Pies
To pick up at the store: Bag of corn chips, large can of chili and use leftover shredded cheese from spaghetti night.
What to make: Frito pies are always a quick and easy hit and require only these three ingredients.
Wednesday: Baked Potatoes
Baked Potatoes
To pick up at the store: Russell potatoes, sour cream, shredded cheese, and bacon bits.
What to make: Loaded baked potatoes garnished with all the fixings you like!
Thursday: Ramen Spread
Ramen Spread
To pick up at the store: Ramen noodles, tuna fish and cheese.
What to make: Ramen noodle tuna spread. Make the Ramen noodles like usual (use 1 package per person), add tuna and cheese. Stir together and serve with tortilla chips. My kids like to crumble the tortilla chips right into the spread.
Friday: Grilled Sandwiches and Soup
Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich and Soup
To pick up at the store: Bread, ham lunch meat, slice cheese and your choice of soup.
What to make: Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches served with a bowl of soup.
Saturday: Chili Dogs
Chili Dogs
To pick up at the store: Hot dog buns, package of hot dogs, can of chili and onion.
What to make: Chili dogs garnished with ketchup, mustard, relish, cheese and onion.
Sunday: Sweet-N-Sour Chicken and Rice
Sweet-n-Sour Chicken with Rice
To pick up at the store: Pack of chicken legs, box of Minute Rice, jar of chili sauce, jar of grape jelly.
What to make: Baked sweet-n-sour chicken with rice. Mix the chili sauce and grape jelly together and marinade the chicken legs for an hour then bake. When the chicken is almost done make the rice. Serve the chicken on top of the rice and cover with sauce from the baking dish.
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