Frugal Food: Dinner for under $10
By April
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
Defuniak Springs, Florida
January 13, 2018 8:17pm CST
Tonight was greek pork chops and grits. The 12 pack of grits was $2.38, the greek dressing was $1.88. The pack of four pork chops was $4.06 and the cheese probably cost about $0.75 cents, and the seasonings were about $0.50.
The whole meal, which fed both of us was $9.57. Not my cheapest meal by far, but still for what we got- it was a great deal. Tomorrow I will plan the meals I need to shop for on Wednesday when I do grocery shopping.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jan 18
Nice, sounds cheap to me and good. =)
We had fettucine Alfredo and biscuits for dinner tonight.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
That sounds yummy too.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
14 Jan 18
$10 for two is pretty cheap. But I have seen you do cheaper many times. And That's great
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Jan 18
Sounds really good. :) For lunch we had chicken tortilla soup, added avocado, topped with cheese & chips. Our lunch cost us less than $6-7 for 2.
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
That sounds yummy too. do you use a certain recipe?
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@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
@infatuatedbby oh I thought you might of made it
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jan 18
My goodness what a costly gourmet meal! Any leftovers?
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
hahaha, leftovers. never
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
15 Jan 18
@thislittlepennyearns
Yes, and for sure you made a delicious food there.
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
it was pretty cheap.
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@gnatsmom (2520)
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14 Jan 18
We had Mexican food tonight. It was cheap for me because I didn't have to pay for it, but it cost someone some money. It was a huge spread. My friends and family got together and threw a birthday party for me and one of my daughters. They really showed us that we were loved.
And btw, you can never go wrong cooking pork chops.
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
That's pretty awesome. Tonight we are having clam strips, baked potatoes and oyster stuffing, and green beans.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
Marinated porkchops in Kraft Greek dressing. Then cooked over the stove.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
14 Jan 18
My partner and I went on a weekend trip to Phillip Islands here in Vic, Australia and we decided to stay in a hostel where we had access to a kitchen. The idea was to try not to overspend by eating out in restaurants. So we bought a meal for two, cooked us some steak and veggies which was surprisingly really good considering we only had butter, salt, and pepper as condiments. Next day we had a breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast. All that, we spend 30 something bucks - Dinner and Breakfast. Given the prices here in Oz, that weekend getaway wasn't really splurgy at all.
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
That's super expensive. I got three meals worth of stuff yesterday for $21
@jstory07 (139695)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jan 18
You got ome really good deals. I love it when I get good deals and save money.
@thislittlepennyearns (62606)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jan 18
this Wednesday is payday so hopefully I will get some good deals then when I do the big shop