Quick & Easy Meals Under $10

All meals can be modified to fit your budget & family preference.

Prices based on my local Walmart in Northern Kentucky.

🧀🥦Recipes Below🌽🍗

I pick these meals based around the seasonings I already have at home. Salt/Pepper/Garlic etc. And additional items at home such as milk, eggs, flour, butter.

🍗 Baked BBQ Chicken - Preheat oven to 425 while you season your chicken. Dry chicken and season as your family likes ( I use salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika & a little brown sugar to taste) once chicken is seasoned bake for 25 minutes, turn chicken legs and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove chicken from oven and evenly coat with bbq sauce and broil chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side. I serve with Brussel sprouts and rice but also serves well with pasta salad, corn on the cob or a crisp side salad!

🥦 One Pot Broccoli Alfredo- Boil & drain pasta. Return to pot. I used the steam-able broccoli bag so while the pasta was cooking I popped my broccoli in the microwave. After broccoli is cooked I drain any excess liquid and add broccoli to the pasta pot. Fold in entire jar of alfredo sauce & desired about of cheese. I usually use about half of the bag. Mix until combined and cheese is melted on low heat. I season with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic. Serve with garlic bread.

🧀 Pulled Pork Mac N Cheese- cook macaroni & cheese according to box instructions. In a separate microwaveable dish empty pork packets and heat until warmed. I heat them up in 45 second increments and stir until warmed. The pulled pork packets do have sole bbq sauce in them. If it’s enough for you then you can stop there but I do like to add a little of my own sauce to mix in. And season according to taste. Serve the pulled pork over a bowl of macaroni and cheese with a drizzle of bbq sauce.

🌽 Shepards Pie - In a skillet over medium heat cook ground beef then drain excess grease and return skillet (heat turned off) add in drained canned vegetables, and gravy (mix with water or broth beforehand according to package) add seasonings of choice (I use salt - some gravy mixes maybe salty so be aware, pepper, garlic & onion powder. Place meat & veggie mixture in a greased baking dish and top with your choice of mashed potatoes. I like to use garlic flavored instant potatoes but leftover mashed potatoes work great for this! Bake on 350 for 25 or until potatoes are slightly golden and toasted on top.

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