$20 Budget Makes MORE THAN 7 Dinners!! Dinner Ideas For One Person On A Tight Budget

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Watch Carolina’s video here!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5qahWand699nacsi=Lx67Vk1MJ_deK0JN

[@mamabairds]

Thanks again Brooke! This was so much fun!

[@childofgod3675]

Awesome video with exceptional ideas. My husband passed away 166 days ago (with no life insurance.) Ive made myself a pledge to not buy groceries for a year, only use food giveaway and what i already have on hand, so I can pay down debts. Videos with ideas like this will help tremendously as I've always "cooked for an army" and although I love to cook, I'm alone and living on ss disability, so let's stretch those pennies. Thanks Brooke! @Southern Frugal Momma

[@Firefly-e2b]

Bless ur heart 🤗 what area of the country are you in?

[@Firefly-e2b]

I just retired from managing a senior complex and you hear of everything that comes along. This was a few mi west of nville

[@childofgod3675]

@@Firefly-e2b southeast ga

[@maryhill6316]

There are tons of low cost cooking channels on line. Look around and you’ll find them!​@@Firefly-e2b

[@silvialivick3034]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@luanntinajero8652]

Brooke. A whole video full of how to use leftovers to make completely different meals would be very informative and fun.

[@JohnJones-gr9bq]

Good idea. Lots of people don’t like leftovers. I’ve learned, “ if I don’t like it, do it yourself “. 😮😅

[@fallenangel1049]

Yes yes yes that would be great idea….lol

[@kimberlycaldwell3124]

Something I do, is save every scrap of leftovers in your freezer in a container or ziplock bags, until you have enough to fill a large pan, add broth, voila, soup!

[@PaulaRoberts-q6j]

Amazing idea

[@kathleenkline4622]

Cut large circles from your pie dough, flip your muffin tin over, stretch pie dough over the inverted cups. Bake. Makes great bowls for filling. I do this with biscuit dough too. I fill the biscuits with sausage gravy and top with a fried egg. Drop on some hot sauce to taste...Yum!

[@hannakinn]

Great tip, people do that with the mini street tacos too but I think they have to put another muffin tin over them to keep them in place.

[@melaniehinkle7625]

I didn't know that. I am trying to cook more.

[@cluckie]

That was impressive, really. The stuff looked satisfying and easy to make. I think I can smell that rice!

[@aHavenForTheLost]

Awesome idea and super simple.😊

[@teresanorris4769]

These are great recipes but I probably would have went with the beef instead of the chicken legs for variety.

[@AuntVickiesCraftCorner]

Brooke I think you really knocked this one out of the ballpark and into the next one. Girl you have a talent like no other I have ever seen. Good job.

[@glendamartin8424]

I’m a 76 years young widow and still cook healthy meals for myself. Love saving on my groceries. Enjoy the great healthy meals.

[@racheller2743]

I love how you portion food. You make it what we should be eating. So many of us overeat or use too large of serving size.

[@ElizabethBattle]

🙋guilty. Lol

[@jackiecota-ne8ye]

Guilty 😂😂❤❤❤

[@jlcarter1975]

I am cooking for two, but we usually eat up all of recipes made for four (my husband is a big guy).

[@christinaurban7229]

Agree!!!!!

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

Use smaller bowls and plates

[@JudiWhitacre]

Fried rice is why I have soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, ponzu, oyster sauce and hoisin all as pantry staples. They add so much awesome flavor and can make simple leftover bits of food and rice taste like it came from your favorite Asian restaurant.

[@tonistrickland4983]

Brooke, Walmart sells a 7oz bag of very fine macaroni, it's a Mexican brand (La Moderna Fideo??) but it's finer than Angel hair for $0.48/bag which you can use in that soup

[@lolareh8756]

And they also do elbow macaroni, and small shells, and even alphabet pasta for kiddos...

[@melissavazquez2953]

Fry the pasta first,so good

[@PaulaRoberts-q6j]

Good to know

[@joltjolt5060]

It sells a pound (16 ounces) for .98, so just a box of pasta is same price.

[@JeanetteParmantie-jq5xy]

I love your channel. It helps out a lot when a person has 20 oo dollars to live on.

[@hannakinn]

You could add curry powder to your leftover chicken pot pie mixture and serve over rice, that'd be yummy. You're my inspiration for coming up with 133 Dollar Tree recipes. Now if I ever become even more poor than I am I have a lot of cheap dishes to cook from DT or even Walmart or elsewhere because the ingredients are cheap. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you! Also, it's really fun to create recipes, a challenge and feels rewarding to create something inexpensive that tastes good..

[@KKreate101]

You could freeze the mini pot pies for a quick meal later

[@MargaretKearsey-dv1nk]

As an after thought instead of putting that little extra dough in the freezer my mother baked it on a s.all tin and when done put sugar and cinnamon on it and gave it to me. What a treat.

[@cherylmartin-ed5wm]

I am. Praying for strength and healing.For both of you please continue prayer for me With upcoming knee And hip replacement surgery. God is good and he is our healer

[@bettyhorton9365]

Enjoy your show you have some new kitchen curtains I like

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thanks, I changed them around the house for a feeling of newness lol

[@Justsomeguy99012]

It’s just me and my mom, she was an amazing cook. I have had to start doing the cooking and the shopping, and I felt really bad for my mom. I have so much fun in my kitchen now. You have shown me a lot and you inspire me! Thank you!

[@justcallmesuzzie]

I love this collab! You were so SMART to get the chicken leg quarters! That is easily 6 days of proteins!!! SO SMART! This was so awesome!

[@carollyngillespie3860]

It all looks delicious. I'm a single senior lady. Thank you for sharing.

[@christinaurban7229]

Me too…❤

[@aimee2234]

With all of those eggs leftover it's a winner winner 10 days of lunch and delicious dinners with flour for biscuits and eggs for breakfast too, Brooke! Amazing meal planning, bestie. Have a glorious day and be blessed always, my Southerland Squad! xoxo

[@haleysmith6208]

This was such a great collab! Sometimes it’s hard to feed only one or two people because a lot of food goes to waste. This is where the dollar tree really comes in handy!

[@sandrafrancois2609]

Chicken and dumplings is also a delicious, but inexpensive meal.😁

[@sandrahicks4450]

Chicken & dumplings would have been PERFECT with your noodles that were too thick. Excellent suggestion !

[@blancarangel7076]

I love beans, cheek peas, lentils...,

[@Roberta_inAz]

My Mom used to make homemade noodles kind of thick like that and I still do it.Almost reminds me of a cross between store.Bought noodles and chicken dumplings

[@angel196989]

I thought I was the only one who got excited over an egg with 2 yolks LOL that's awesome and being one of those single people, this video is awesome.

[@BCBRENDA]

I love to take all that you have season: the chicken, rice n broccoli with a cream of celery or any soup. Layer chicken, rice n broccoli in oan, take any cream of soup, put in a pan, fill that same can of soup with water and mix well with soup, pour over layer food items, bakes n top with cheese if u have it, or stuffing.

[@crystalmoskwinski7354]

We make pasta alot. U can use a pizza cutter too the thinner the better they will plump up while cooking I didnt realize this my first time and they were more like dumplings lol

[@lynabercrombie7139]

As a widow this was a great video for me, I was hoping you would do something like this for those of us who are single.

[@tipsygypsy8741]

This video was great! I L❤VE these challenges! Am I the only one who wonders what she makes for the family when she’s eating these challenge meals?? It would be a good video to see what she makes each night for the family when she does a challenge!❤

[@lisahaddad6137]

I think you did so well that you could have done breakfast, lunch and dinner for 7 days with $20!❤🎉❤🎉

[@SHELLEYPAULL-iy1du]

I’m just now (just turned 63 years old) cooking for myself. I’m still learning to shop for just myself (except for keeping the grandsons’ “snack closet” stocked!) I must say after seeing your Dollar Tree Frozen Foods videos, I absolutely agree with all the things you tried! I’m hooked on your budget meal videos :)

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

10:20 Wow! Never thought of making pie crust with oil😮!

[@suzettefaircloth5037]

The way you made the pasta is how you make real southern chicken and dumplings, not the Yankee biscuit type. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just completely different. Good video as always.

[@helencantimagine]

Thank you, Brooke, from all of us singles or widowed folks watching. Good job! I couldn't eat all that food. I have a battle cooking small amounts of food. I still cook like I'm cooking for 5 people!

[@annejohnson5875]

Thank you for this video. I live alone on a fixed income and have been trying to save on my grocery bill. I have only discovered your videos recently, but I love how cheerful and educational they are!❤

[@dcsss]

This is brilliant for me a single older woman living alone! Going to try the week’s dinners! I like all the ingredients anyway. Thanks! x

[@DeloresLowndes]

Woman, you are brilliant. I haven't wanted to cook for year's and all of a sudden I'm itching to try some of your recipes.

[@tanyalalonde733]

As always wonderful video....I know as a single person and as a couple. We spend between 15- 30 a week in groceries to can see why even the smaller packs of meat go such a long way for two people...I'm vegan now but my hubby still eats meat, dairy and eggs. If you don't care about having a huge slab of meat it is amazing how far you can stretch a steak, chicken, pork, or any ground meat and as for me we all know how cheap beans, rice, potatoes are....we eat really well on very little

[@deborahcorcoran4475]

STOP saying you look awful gurl...you are adorable!!!!!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thank you. But lawd lack of sleep hit me hard that day 😂 I messed up my schedule, and I’ve been trying to fix it. I was struggling lol

[@mimismegalife4976]

I have been a widow for over 5 years now. Thank you 😊

[@darleneprice6467]

Great video ! You can always make something delicious on a low budget. These days, we all sure need these recipes and tips. Blessings to you and your family

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thanks!

[@debraherring2427]

Cooking for two, and we make extra and then freeze for another meal sometime later. This way you don't get tired of eating the same things all week.

[@loisrohling5277]

Like your ideas, my Mom, would have made cinnamon and sugar, treats with the leftover pie crust, they were great 👍

[@charleneheiland8803]

Being in So Cal find your food prices soooo fascinating and cheap !!!!

[@robertmahan4666]

The extra milk, flour and eggs can be breakfast...biscuit, gravy and egg. And possibly the extra meat balls

[@diannthomas7849]

I am honestly amazed at what you were able to do with $20. It just shows what can be done if you put some time and thought into the shopping and menu planning. It is healthy and well balanced meals too. We dont eat cheese and I love these ideas are mostly cheese free. I really think most people spend way too much money on cheese. Great video Brooke!!

[@mamabairds]

Cheese is so good...haha! I feel like it helps glue everything together! I do love that all of these were cheese-free options though! Great ideas!

[@mimitadigre4103]

So great that you focus on food insecurity - really great work - great to pass your knowledge on how to cook - shop - etc to make sure one has good . Great job !

[@Stefkalaukoa]

I love to watch ur meal preps, I am a single woman n enjoy ur meals.Thank u so much for sharing ur cooking!I am on a tight budget so ur meals is a blessing for me to gather up inexpensive items, BUT here in Hawaii our food cost is so high😟I will try ur recipes they look so (ono) delicious hehe thank u so much for sharing ur cooking talent made with love!!! (Mahalo) Thank you😊

[@samanthadodd8112]

Im so glad u did this video. I also have a suggestion. My mom and her best friend both are single too. We will cook and each of us share with each other what we cook, so cook once and can get 3 meals a week between each of us cooking.

[@johartsuff488]

Good job and much appreciated 😊. Try using yolks only in noodles,the whites make it fluffy and harder to roll thin. After 50+years of rolling out noodles I bought a pasta roller for my kitchenaid. Keep trying,you've got this and fresh noodles are worth it! Use less broth, make a noodle gravy,serve over mashed potatoes, oh my!!

[@mamabairds]

Hey Brooke!! This was so much fun!! Thanks for inviting me along! I would have considered flour and eggs as pantry items myself. I love that salt and pepper holder you have! I love my dough whisk too! It works so great! How did the pie dough taste with the oil in there? I love baked sweet potatoes too! Those chicken thighs looked so good! I like to do this recipe too! You should try it with cajun seasoning with it! It helps with pasta dough if you let it rest for about 10 mins after you mix it. It helps relax so it can roll out! Look at all those eggs on your counter!! Looks like mine! haha I don't make meatballs enough! Looks so good Brooke! Mmmm...I love fried rice! It just needed some BACON in it! Haha You did so good Brooke! Thanks again for inviting me along!

[@margaretrose8105]

My Mom used to make 1 big pot of Spaghetti sauce...1st nite we had sloppy joes...2nd nite spaghetti and 3rd nite chiĺi...no complaints...miss it.take care.

[@pamelahill3283]

Hey Sweetie Pie! Just came across your videos and I JUST LOVE YOU!! Thank you so very much for sharing this! I’m by myself so I can relate to a lot of your posts. I’ve got bunches of Medical Bills to pay off, so I’m binge watching your channel!! You have an Awesome Family! I’m going to make a bunch of your recipes! Thanks again Sweetheart! I’m going to be 75 soon so I’ll watch you as long as I can! God Bless You And Your Family!❤️🙏🏼❣️‼️🌷🌹🌻p.s. I forgot to say you have made a way for me to get myself together and pay bills,get medicine and have good meals💐

[@carleenjohnson3791]

You should do this kind of video about twice a month as I need new meal ideas. Thx. Great video

[@KKreate101]

Caroline did a group chat when she up Uploaded the video it was really fun. A way to interact without going live. I think your followers would enjoy that.

[@lulububs]

Sometimes you just need to let the screech out when having a sing. There are a few songs I could make a few eardrums bleed with if someone was to over hear. And yet they are the best soul soothing songs to sing in the worst way possible. ❤

[@mousiemomma9457]

I was so excited for almost an hour of MY BESTIE!! Girl, you rocked that 20 bucks!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thanks beautiful!!

[@jstbarnett]

You could roll out the pie crust dough and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for dessert.

[@lisachaney7398]

I think with all the eggs milk & flour as well as the leftovers, you probably could have gotten breakfast lunch & dinner all those days for that same amount. It was so much food & it kept multiplying lol😅

[@DebbieandEddieBFF]

❤

[@debimorsette1685]

If you made some flat bread or biscuits, you could have made eggs and toast or biscuits and glass of milk for breakfast, plus the dinner meals you made would really feed you both lunch and dinner meals. So for $20, you fed yourself 3 meals a day for 7+ days….. Fantastic! Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰

[@sandrahicks4450]

Definitely what I was thinking as a single senior person; my grocery budget is around $80.00 month including nonfood items.(but I DO eat alot of beans, cause I like em😊)

[@hannakinn]

Yah or she could've had pancakes and eggs for breakfasts for dinners!

[@karenlyle322]

Please do more of these videos. This was a great video!!!

[@julynbaker1718]

Your Crock-Pot and your instant pot are so pretty. Love the flower decorations!

[@KEM1965]

I loved the mini pot pie idea. I’m definitely going to try that. I usually do Pot Pie soup without a pie crust. On your noodles, I would have liked then. I love Reams which are thick. My husband passed away several years ago. I do batch cooking and freeze my meals for a months. I spend $35-45 a month and get 30 dinners and lunches. No rice as I don’t like it, 1 or 2 meals include white northern beans. All my meals are healthy. Eating healthy on a tight budget is doable.

[@jjpetunia3981]

Everything looked delicious! I grew up on thick homemade noodle 😂. You get used to them and enjoy them. The first time I had store bought noodles I thought they were weird. 😂 thanks for all of your time and effort to help others. You are greatly appreciated.

[@sallyskellington9252]

Just made Poor Man's chicken casserole. It is amazing especially if you mix to the stuffings and also if you get a garlic cream of mushroom. Thank you so much for this meal in between paychecks Works amazing🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@MandaKaye615]

For things like the pot pies for singles or couples if they wanted extras they could make them up then pop in the freezer and have homemade chicken pot pies they could toss in the oven or microwave when they didn’t have time to cook or for a fast easy meal. Would be great ideas for using for lunches too. I think cause my moms single and just her it’s great when things are easy to make and freeze or her she buys pork chops, chicken legs, large packs of beef, etc and will break down into plastic bags before freezing and getting 2,3, sometimes even 4 meals from one pack of meat!

[@brookephelps3135]

Love love love this. I am a single mom, just my daughter and I. Its great ideas. And I absolutely love Mamma Bairds! Watch every single video, just like yours. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@patspencer9620]

Could you please make any meals from what we would get from the food bank that is low sodium and has flavor 🙏🙏🙏

[@christyboggs1088]

I love how fun you are! 😊

[@becky3145]

Mom's noodle recipe, 2 cups flour, 2 eggs and 2Tbls.of water. Always delicious!

[@leaa2681]

Ok I’ve only watched the first meal and oh my goodness the pot pie cups look delicious! My sister and I cook individual servings of things that my 86 year old mom can heat and eat. Do you think these could be frozen and then reheated?

[@suedavids2034]

I absolutely love when you sing while cooking! It makes my heart feel so good. There is something about cooking in the kitchen and singing while making a meal. Great video! ❤

[@christyhoehn8244]

Those noodles look exactly like my moms “pot pie” dumplings! They were square but about that thickness and my all time favorite of my mamas recipes. Oh my, that does give me a sweet memory of my mamas pot pie!! 🥲

[@nancycarney]

That's a large amount of food for $20. Great menu. Easily could have fed 2 for 7 days. It was also healthy.

[@candisscott6267]

If was 130a when I was watching this. When you were making pasta I heard noise in my DARK house. I live alone. It was the background noise at your house. 😂

[@KesaMcDonald]

You need to add 1 Tbsp milk or water per egg to make noodles

[@Happy2Run4Me]

Day 8 you could have made biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs for a breakfast (though I know you don’t eat breakfast very often but it’s yet another meal or two)! Yum. 😋

[@beloftex43]

I didn't like beans for a long time but when I was first married and poor I learned to like them.

[@reginasipes4248]

I have thoroughly enjoyed binge watching your videos!! I had to laugh, listening to you talk yourself out of one package of meat for another lol. Keep up the good work❤

[@XwynntopiaX]

So, basically I’ve been here since almost the very beginning when you had just a handful of subscribers, and I’ve watched you grow and grow. I’m so proud of you, Brooke! You’ve done a bang-up job with your channel and your challenges and your collabs. Love me some Aunt Vicky! Maybe when you have time check out Dollar Tree Dinners for some inspiration and ideas. I love that channel! You’ve done great and I’m proud to be a “bestie”! Maybe you could get some merch going with some t-shirts that say “proud to be a Bestie” on the front and “Southern Frugal Momma” on the back. Or “A Cookbook for my Besties.” We need that cookbook, Brooke! Love you! Keep up the great work. Let’s end hunger!

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

8:42 Hi! I needed this recipe! I need to make homemade dairy free cream of chicken soup for this Thanksgiving to make creamy chicken with stuffing casserole for my main and broccoli casserole for side dish (it's just me and my Mom), so I appreciate seeing how to make the soup.

[@SherryGooding-mx8pu]

Thanks for thia awesome video for 1 person meals. It helped me quite a bit for a 67 year old lady who lives alone and how to stretch out my food budget and meals. I love you so much.

[@deborahtheodore5407]

Thank you for sharing your ideas for a single-person meal. When I microwave my potatoes 🥔 sweet or white I wrap them in plastic wrap. They come out great.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

That’s a great idea

[@melissawalker8048]

I do the same thing

[@katherinehorton664]

Dayummm you kicked butt on this one!!!!

[@sweetkentuckymama7710]

Girl, everything has gone up so I’m looking at all your frugal cooking videos. Thank you so much. You are much appreciated for this. ❤

[@MompeaTexan76]

Brooke, you are an inspiration --- meals for a single person

[@SDDH63]

Good ideas! I like that you always say to do what you like.

[@EmmaRotella]

Thank you Brooke. I am single and really hate cooking to begin with. Being in a small apartment I have a small refrigerator and don't have the room for leftovers or freezing anything. It's hard cooking for one person.

[@brendacavanaugh3104]

Brooke I love ya girl. I loved how you can sing and poke fun at yourself. You have a great sense of humor. I started watching your videos last year and you remind me of my girlfriends mom when I was growing up. You look just like her. She was a great lady. I get a lot of great ideas from you.

[@lyndacordova6212]

We smaller families and singles do leftovers too.

[@JohnJones-gr9bq]

Great job! FYI, I add a little chicken bouillon powder to my drop dumplings for a little extra flavor. You could do that to the noodles too. Also, you could try add a little ginger powder to your fried rice. Yumm. I love watching your videos. I usually pass them on to friends and family. They are great ideas for young working/busy adults and lazy retired people. 😮😳🫢😁Thank you.

[@teresawoods5099]

Happy Weds! I really appreciate this video. I am a household of 1 and this was eye opening. I spend a lot more on groceries than 20 dollars normally. 😅 The meals you made seemed approachable and delicious. Thx for getting out of your comfort zone, cooking for 1. 🎉 Brilliant job ❤

[@sherribeckham4412]

Great meals for two, or lots of leftovers for one. Also was able to add to the pantry!🎉

[@GloriaHannah-ci6zv]

I REALLY LIKE YOUR 1 PERSON MEALS. HOWW SMART. THANKS

[@tracystoaks6573]

Brooke you had way more than 8 supper meals. Remember one of your boys had a bowl of soup and one ate the left ober meatballs and you still had eggs milk and flour left over. You could whip up that fried biscit type bread and have scramble eggs and bread at least 2 more more meals

[@pwhitkinn4543]

You did Great with this challenge. Everything looked so good.

[@apt221bbakerst]

I love the salad kits too. For the yams/sweet potatoes, I put mine on a paper towel and microwave for 5 minutes on one side and then roll it over and microwave for 3-4 minutes and fork to see if it is done. I do the same for regular potatoes and they are always good.

[@elaine0819]

Finally!! I was just thinking about searching your site for this very thing!

[@maryjanespangler7488]

Also, this leftover food can be frozen for later use. I get tired of eating the same things very easily, so I love my freezer for that. I have a dedicated shelf on the door of my refrigerator for such leftovers. I never have any trouble using them. This was a great video Brooke!

[@vickilacey6599]

Hi, I love that you do this . I hope your family realizes you are a genius ❤ thanks chic

[@leahmary777]

This was great! You stretched the food so far and you would have another few days of dinners with all the left overs! You are wonderful!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Cooking for 1 is actually easier for me. I get to make such variety since I'm not fussy. The potpie, chicken & eggs would be a hit. I eat 1 cup beans (any variety/recipe) everyday to keep myself humble😊.