$5 DINNERS | 3 EASY AND DELICIOUS DINNERS FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR

[@brendarager5591]

Just pass that chicken sandwich this way. Evertime I watch you I have a meal for the day I am so glad I came across your channel. You have got to be the world's greatest cook. Please keep these amazing dishes coming.

[@ArdentMichelle]

You are too kind! Thank you so much. Glad you are enjoying my content 😊

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

How did it not look appetising to you? It’s literally the prettiest display ever- all bright and orange and festive

[@ArdentMichelle]

awe...thanks 😁

[@lindawilson290]

Hi, Ardent Michelle, I really enjoy your videos. You speak softly, and your videos are not overly-long. You create down-to-earth, frugal meals, which still look delicious. Plus, you do not use fancy-schmancy appliances in your cooking (e.g., an air fryer or instant-pot). Keep up the good work!

[@ArdentMichelle]

I'm glad I'm making content that you enjoy 😊 Thank you for your continued support!

[@lindawilson290]

@@ArdentMichelle You're so welcome!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks so much for the feedback and for watching my channel 😊

[@Goonky100]

Because of this video, I made Tostadas for the first time. Delicious! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Oh i love that!! I'm so glad. 😊 They are one of my all time favorites. Thanks for commenting.

[@allyrooh3628]

The brioche buns are worth the $$! We love those. I eat tostadas on the daily as well. I know this isn't a Dollar Tree vid, but they had a huge bag of Rosita corn tostadas there. They are delicious with the fixins on it. That dessert looks amazing!

[@sheashea4622]

I can tell from the way that you plate your meals, that you are a creative soul😊😊

[@ArdentMichelle]

I definitely have fun with it 👩‍🍳 😁

[@hollyhouse8230]

I am loving your food u are making!!! I love how healthy they are and low budget!!! Keep making these videos 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼💖💖💖

[@ArdentMichelle]

Awe thanks so much! I appreciate your comment 😊

[@BrownEyedGirl331]

The brioche buns are so good but you are right very expensive, thank you for keeping up with those of us on a budget and also the vegetarian options. GREAT deal on the romaine and the watermelon!

[@ArdentMichelle]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching my channel.

[@FrugalMommaInTheWoods]

I love chicken patties and fish fillets are good,I love watermelon ,I also love pinapple, I love fruit lol,I like the olive oil mayo, I love romaine lettuce to

[@ArdentMichelle]

Sounds like we like the same kind of good eats 😁

[@susanjane4784]

We love the mini silicone pinch pots. Ours holds about 2 tablespoons. Perfect to microwave a little butter or margarine. Great for weight loss portioning -- a tablespoon of ranch dressing or peanut butter is all flavor. Silicone means you can squeeze out the contents if you want. Dishwasher safe! The metal will be heavier which might help with tipping.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I just looked those up and I need to add some to my collection. I like that you are able to squeeze them. In case you haven't noticed, I love small containers. 🤣

[@hello-vs4me]

Thanks for your videos will make these meals love your videos thanks ❤️ 😊

[@victoriaferland5093]

Yum. Good ideas Michelle. Thank you .. Morning star patties and nuggets have helped me to say no to McDonald's. The desserts looked intriguing and I wouldn't mind trying them.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Glad you liked this one 😁

[@hello-vs4me]

All your meals are great thanks so much your great

[@FrugalMommaInTheWoods]

Good deal on 🥬 lettuce,yum tostada's are good, beautiful looks delicious, chicken burgers look good ,your meals look yummy have a great day

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@rachelhero3413]

I just love your videos! So fun to have ideas from others! Have you tried mixing sriracha with the mayo for the sauce on sandwiches and wraps? It’s also super tasty with carrot sticks and cauliflower florets!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thank you Rachel 🥰 So true 👍 I pick up a lot of good ideas from my viewers. I haven't tried making sriracha mayo but that is a great idea. I'll save this tip. Thanks so much. 😁👩‍🍳

[@jamesdeen5593]

Those chicken wraps look amazing. Fosters Farms really has some good quality meat as well. Always my go to when picking chicken/.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@InaSDesigns]

Brioche buns are deeelicious!!!

[@ArdentMichelle]

True 👍

[@allisonpacino]

Your meal always look so fresh and delicious!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thank you Allison! I'm glad you are enjoying my content. I appreciate the comment 😊

[@melissas7589]

Buying extra sharp cheddar allows you to use less cheese but still have great flavor, thereby saving money and calories!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Couldn't agree more. I love cheddar. 💜

[@Amy-fu1tp]

Amazing recipes and beautiful presentation. Yummy

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thank you so much

[@YallSoCute71]

I just came across your channel. Great ideas for meal planning! I'll be back! 👍

[@ArdentMichelle]

Welcome! Glad to have you here. 😊

[@CarolgTX]

As per usual, your recipies look so delicious. Refreshing and light, yet filling and definitely nutritious! I am going to give these a try. Thanks for all the budget friendly ideas, and for nudging me to go outside my comfort zone! As an FYI, Aldi has brioche buns at a much lower cost than Walmart, and I find there is minimal difference in the taste, and no difference in texture.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks Carol. I appreciate the comment and your continued support of my channel. 😊

[@CarolgTX]

@@ArdentMichelle 🙂🙂

[@jeaninemontes9881]

I've started making my food look pretty like your and my grandbaby are like hey grandma why your food taste better

[@ArdentMichelle]

Oh my gosh this is so funny! 😂 but it's so true. It does seem like it tastes better when it looks good 😂😂 This is priceless.

[@gabrielarurarz9532]

I love cottage cheese and pinapple! This is such a good combo

[@ArdentMichelle]

Yes and cottage cheese and peaches too. 😋

[@gloriaskryski5222]

That tostada looks scrumptious 😋

[@ArdentMichelle]

It was! Thanks for watching 😊

[@GD.1031]

This would be perfect for the veggie burgers hanging out in my freezer 😃

[@ArdentMichelle]

Yes!😊

[@patpeters6331]

Easy, creative, delicious and budget friendly as usual. 👍 Those mango desserts at the end looked awesome. The mango desserts at the end looked awesomely delicious. Made my mouth water. Lol

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks for the feedback Pat. Glad you enjoyed this one. I'm already thinking about how I can make that mango dessert at home. 😊

[@kaitlynx1388]

The wraps and the tostada look sooo yummy and that mango and pomelo dessert looked amazing. I love pomelo and that just sounds so good right now, especially with it being so hot this summer. I love the divided dish you showed too. I looked on amazon and unfortunately its currently unavailable but there were several others just like it so thank you for the heads up on that!! Great video :)

[@ArdentMichelle]

Yay! Thanks so much for the nice comments. I think a lot of those food containers are the same. I usually just go with whatever is the least expensive with good reviews. I love mine. It's so handy. Hope you like yours as much as I do. 😊

[@abrokenandacontriteheart1308]

Were the foster farm chicken patties and fish any good? Everything looked really good! Tf the ideas. 😊

[@ArdentMichelle]

Yes they were really good but I do wish they would have had the spicy chicken patties in stock because those are my sons favorite. Thanks for watching 😊

[@abrokenandacontriteheart1308]

@@ArdentMichelle Thank you, I was thinking I could do an easy malibu chicken with those. 😊💖 We'll see ... lol

[@ArdentMichelle]

@@abrokenandacontriteheart1308 Yes!! I love that idea! 😊

[@phyllisorr162]

Hello these look delish

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks Phyllis. So glad you think so 😊

[@jaydahome-teillarddeyry6200]

The great thing about romaine lettuce is that you can skip the tortilla if you want. I find tortillas too be rather flavourless so they’re not worth the calories to eat them. I’d rather save my calories for something else.

[@ArdentMichelle]

I've eaten tacos with the romaine lettuce as the shell to cut down carbs. They were delicious!

[@gloriasiess1129]

awesome!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Thanks so much 😁

[@BobbieNatividad]

You make the same foods I do😊

[@BobbieNatividad]

Absolutely have to go shopping now and make this food❤

[@ArdentMichelle]

💜 glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks for letting me know!

[@wendoxia]

So funny I live right near the store on Sawtelle! Where are you? I have never been there but I’m going now!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Hmmm....Sawtelle not sure where that is. 🤔 I'm in Irvine. 😊

[@DigitalMoneyMichelle]

💜

[@ArdentMichelle]

😁 Glad you liked this one 🥰

[@lindawilson290]

Hi, Ardent Michelle, Since it's been over a month since you posted, I assume you are no longer a KZbinr. :-) I find this sad, since you did such a wonderful job. However, I understand your "real job" involves many, many hours each week. Thank you so much for your past postings. Your subbies will miss you!

[@ArdentMichelle]

Oh No....I'm not gone. 😊 I'm releasing another one tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. It's an extreme grocery budget challenge to eat for $10 a week, and it took me FORever to finish. I'm sorry it's been so slow going. Honestly, I just need to get a different job so I don't have to work so many hours. It's taking a toll on me. ☹️ These weekly challenges take a lot of time to produce. Thanks for popping in to say hi. I appreciate you so much and hope you like my newest video! 😊

[@lindawilson290]

@@ArdentMichelle That's great news! I'll be watching. :-)

[@geraldinelucas3143]

If I ate this way I wouldn't be 30# overweight which is not good at 81.

[@ArdentMichelle]

😊 I'll try to keep making videos with healthy meals. Although, you might want to skip my next video. It's going to be a desserts video 😂

[@pamelabrewer2189]

Please don't put or leave your purse in your shopping cart! You only have to be distracted for a moment for someone to steal it. Voice of unfortunate experience. Great video.

[@ArdentMichelle]

Oh no! That's terrible! There are a few perks to me living in America's safest city....but you are right, especially when being distracted with filming. One can never be too careful. Thank you for your concern and for watching my video. 😊

[@kaitlynx1388]

Ive gotten in the habit of using the child safety belt to secure my purse to the cart when I go shopping. I like to have my purse close to me but I dont want to carry it. I wrap the child belt through the straps of my purse a couple times and then secure it so that someone would have to go to some trouble to steal my purse. I still keep a close eye on it anyway but it does make me feel safer.

[@hello-vs4me]

Jth

[@trinitybreann2535]

i’ve never seen someone eat tostada w a fork and knife 💀💀

[@ArdentMichelle]

If you watch my channel your going to see a lot of crazy stuff. But did you see how big it was?

[@jeannehunter5344]

Haha, I eat hamburgers with a knife and fork because I don't like sauce and pieces of filling falling out as I try to hold it all together. My kids followed suit, to the amazement of their friends!