Friday, August 28, 2009

$5 Budget Meals


Breakfast

Western Omelette
3 eggs ($0.15)
2 pieces cooked bacon crumbled (free sign up for their newsletter
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1/8 cup green peppers ($0.25) should fry peppers a bit to make them soft)
1/8 cup onion diced ($0.25)
1/8 mushroom ($0.35)
Final Price: $1.00
(if you get the bacon free, if not $1.40)
Preparation
Beat together 2 eggs with cooked bacon, green peppers, and onion.
Then cook until golden brown.

Lunch

BBQ Chicken Pizza
6 Tortilla's ($0.90 and sometimes free w/ coupons)
3/4 cup of BBQ sauce ($0.50 and sometimes free w/ coupons)
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese ($0.75)
1 cup cooked cubed chicken ($0.75)
1/4 cup onion, green pepper & mushrooms ($1.00)
Total Cost: $3.90

Dinner

Beef Goulash
1 lb. ground beef ($2.00)
1 medium chopped onion ($0.50)
1/2 cup chopped green pepper ($0.50)
1-13 oz can undrained tomatoes ($1.00)
1- 8 oz can tomato sauce ($0.40)
1/2 cup water (free ha)
1 cup uncooked macaroni noodles ($0.50)
2 tbsp. sugar ($0.05)
2 tsp. salt ($0.01)
Final Cost: $4.95

In large skillet or dutch oven, brown ground beef & drain excess fat. Add onion and green pepper. Continue frying until tender. Add rest of ingredients. Cover; reduce to simmer 20 minutes or until macaroni is tender.

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