What is your favorite $5.00 meal?

JOEBunny

IHO the budget post below:

So I keep reading these things for Dinner for under $10 and think, really do people spend $10 on every dinner?  Granted, my kids are not big eaters, but we have several dinners that are $5.00 for 4 people. 

What are your favorites that are inexpensive?

Our favorite is Mexican Pizza:

Refried Beans $1.25

Tortillas $1.00 ($2.50 for 10)

Cheese $1.50 (6 oz, usually $2.00 for 8 oz)

Onion, other veggie, or small amount of meat $1.25

jettagurl

I'd say a meal around here is rarely over $5....but most often it is just the kids and I (so I prepare about 3 adult-size servings). 

Breakfasts (usually for dinner) ....pancakes/eggs/bacon or biscuits/gravy/eggs 

 Tacos 

pasta/sauce/frozen veggie.

 

those are my go-to's ....pasta is my fave.

 

Halo79RN

tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches??? that's the only thing I can think of that would be under $5. 

rumpunch21

drumsticks are my new favorite cheap meal. Not the ice cream either We skin them sometimes to make them healthier too!

 I keep finding different yummy recipes for them too so it's not the same thing over and over. Last time the package (about 6 or so) was less than $2. Add a salad and some potatoes and it's less than $5.

 

KoriBrett

I just made tuna pasta w/pesto tonight. ?1 can tuna, most of a box of wheat spag noodles, 1/4 c pesto, ?about 2T butter & some parmesan on top.

The pesto was on sale 3 for 5, the noodles were about 2.. ?

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CleoKitty

I honestly cannot think of a single dinner that we eat that I can make for under $5. I would estimate most of our dinners in the $10-$15 range.

The last two meals I've made:

Roast chicken ($8), macaroni & cheese for the kids ($2), roasted carrots (maybe $3 worth of carrots?) for a total of $15 not including milk to drink or the fruit they had for dessert.

Grilled salmon ($15) and broccoli (maybe $3?) for a total of $18, not including the condiments/seasoings for the salmon or the kids' milk and fruit.