How to Make Three Family Dinner Recipes For Under $10 Each

Easy Affordable Recipe Ideas

The only thing better than a recipe that helps you make fast and healthy meals for your family, is a recipe that can do both cheaply. You can save time and money making great family meals by getting back to the basics. Here are three meal ideas and recipes you can make for under $10.

Instructions

1. Serve a shepherds pie. This is a great comfort food made with only a few ingredients in one pan. It can even be customized for your family tastes and the best part is it can be made on a tight budget.

2. Cook 1 lb of hamburger and one small chopped onion in a large skillet until the meat is brown.

3. Lower the heat and add 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce and 1 tsp cornstarch or flour for thickening. Stir frequently for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour the mixture into a casserole dish.

4. Spread 4 to 5 cups of cooked mashed potatoes over the top of your meat mixture. Put the pie into the oven and cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

5. Add shredded cheese to this for added flavor. Just sprinkle a cup of cheese over the meat mixture before you spread the potatoes over it. Diced mixed vegetables can be added as well for an affordable one-dish meal.

6. 

   Make a frittata. If you're unfamiliar with frittatas and think they'll be time consuming or you need to be a chef to make them, let me break it down for you. Think of a frittata as a giant omelet, but easier as you don't have to fold a frittata. Eggs are good for you and a very affordable meal option.

7. Chop ½ cup of meat and one small onion for your frittata and cook it in a large cast iron skillet until the meat is browned. You can use ham, bacon, turkey sausage, even fish.

8. Add chopped vegetables to your meat while it's cooking for added flavor and color. Tomato, peas, mushrooms. The choices are limitless.

9. Opt for a completely veggie frittata by substituting your chosen vegetables in place of meat. Many veggies go great with eggs including, zucchini, tomato, asparagus, and eggplant. Just cook them up in a large skillet with a little olive oil.

10. Beat 10 to 12 eggs with ¼ cup milk in a mixing bowl. And add them to your meat mixture over low to medium heat and cook until nearly done. You can mix the eggs a bit to help it cook evenly. Just don't over do it, or you'll end up with scrambled eggs.

11. Put your frittata in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes. Sprinkle a little cheese over the top then put it back in the oven to cook for 5 more minutes. Let a frittata set out for a few minutes before serving.

12. 

    Serve crock pot chicken and stuffing. The recipe can be put in your crock pot and left to cook for hours. This recipe is a great way to use cheaper pieces of chicken like drumsticks and thighs and it tastes so good.

13. Put 1 lb chicken,one can of cream of mushroom soup and two cups of water into your crock pot.

14. Mix 1 ½ cups of warm water and 4 tbsp of butter with your stuffing mix in a large bowl. I use Stove Top stuffing for this.

15. Add your stuffing mixture to the crock pot with the chicken. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 to 7 hours.

Tips & Warnings

• For the crock pot chicken,remove the chicken from the bone before cooking if you like. The chicken will fall off the bone during cooking, but be sure to remove the bones before serving.