Tastefully Tuesday - 5 Dollar Dinners

Tastefully Tuesday is all about the kitchen.  It's about food.  It's about feeding my family and sharing resources with you.

Last week I spent some time on the 5 Dollar Dinners website.  Thanks to a small group I was a part of at church I am trying to feed my family on a set budget. And after going through a second experimental group focused on spending my time and money on things that matter most, that budget is now very small.  Because  I am a bit worn out after those groups, I investigated 5 Dollar Dinners' pitch, "20 meals at Sam's Club for $150".  She even has a pinterest board dedicated solely to the menu plan I was most interested in.

Basically, you can pay $1.49 and get all of the following in one tidy download:

Complete grocery shopping list for Sam’s Club AND additional ingredients

Each recipe with all ingredients listed (Sam’s Club, pantry, and grocery ingredients)

Directions for each recipe

Freezer and slow cooker tips

Read more: http://www.5dollardinners.com/20-meals-from-sams-club-for-150-meal-plan-2-with-printables/#ixzz2v1kIh3fR


After looking through the menu I cut two meals from the plan as I didn't think my family would eat them.  I assigned a number to each meal, went through recipes and put the meal number next to the ingredients list.  It was easy to see what ingredients I no longer needed after cutting meals number 9 and 10 from the plan.

I went to Sam's over the weekend and bought all of my ingredients and it was at about $150 and I will have some left-over ingredients.

I printed all of the documents I paid for and have them hanging on my refrigerator.

When I got home I baked most of the chicken breasts with oil, salt, and pepper then I shredded some of them and added the recipe's amount of chicken broth, labeled the freezer bag (recipe plus contents) and put it in the freezer.  I also marked on the recipe's page that the cooked and shredded chicken was already in the freezer.

And one thing I loved?  The author has a video where she talks about each and every recipe in the meal plan.  I love that she has cooked this plan and has tips and tricks to share.

I was looking for a break in meal planning and Erin Chase gave that to me.  I don't normally shop at Sams, but I liked just shopping once.  I don't like that my fridge is packed (it's a small one) but I do like that the meals are already chosen until the next pay day.

This is a very organized and simple meal plan to follow.

I am in no way affiliated with 5 Dollar Dinners or Erin Chase but maybe this is a resource that can make your life more simple and organized today.