$5 DINNERS | SIX Quick & Easy Cheap Meals | Julia Pacheco

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to make six different family dinner recipes that cost around $5 each, including taco pizzas, homemade marinara sauce with spaghetti, vegetable-packed taco pasta, chicken and rice with Roni packets, a sheet pan dinner with sausage and vegetables, and Dorito frito pies.

From the video

Answers: How can I make six different family dinners for $5 each?

• budget friendly family dinners
• inexpensive meal prep
• affordable recipes

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 packet mild taco seasoning mix
• 1/2 cup water
• null avocado oil spray
• 4 flour tortillas
• null refried beans
• null shredded cheese
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 pound spaghetti noodles
• null parmesan cheese
• null basil
• 10 ounces frozen pepper and onion blend
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1 can rotel
• 1/2 pound rotondini noodles
• null cilantro
• 1 packet wild rice rice-a-roni packet
• 2 chicken breasts
• null onion powder
• null garlic powder
• null paprika
• null salt
• null pepper
• 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 bell peppers
• 3 carrots
• 3 red potatoes
• null smoked sausage
• 1 can ranch style beans
• 1 can green chilis

What it concludes

• Taco pizzas cost $5.77 total for the ingredients used.
• Homemade marinara sauce costs $3.61 total for the ingredients used and beats jarred sauce in flavor.
• Vegetable-packed taco pasta costs $3.21 total for the ingredients used and provides full portions.
• Chicken and rice meal costs $3.41 total for the ingredients used.
• Sheet pan sausage and vegetables meal costs $5.62 total for the ingredients used and is inexpensive.
• Dorito frito pies cost $5.95 total for the ingredients used and offer a unique twist on regular frito pies.