$5 DINNERS | FIVE Quick & Easy Cheap Dinner Recipes Made EASY! | Frugal Fit Mom

[@VickyEvaAnn]

I use so many of your tips as a single mom to a 1 year old little girl I even went and applied for wic after watching one of your videos and man did that help out bread milk eggs fruit peanut butter it’s so much stuff that I qualify for so my baby can eat a semi healthy diet thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@happycook6737]

In the summer call up your local school district and ask if they are doing free meals for kids. My district gave a cooked breakfast and a sack lunch each day of the summer but not on weekends. Given to "students" ages 1 to 18.

[@mandy3486]

I hope things get easier for you soon!!! Best wishes for you and your sweet kiddo!

[@VickyEvaAnn]

@@happycook6737 that’s usually just school age kids in my city but thank you I will look into it again! ❤️

[@VickyEvaAnn]

@@mandy3486 thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@connietaylor1336]

@@VickyEvaAnn in our area, the summer feeding program is for younger than school age as long as they can chew 😍 alot of people dont realize that. Hope it helps

[@bekegibson9603]

Team green beans here! When I was young, saw a family member cooking eat 2 green beans out a can she just opened. When I asked why, she told me that the cook must eat 2 green beans from each can they open. Just green beans, not other veggies. So I did it when I started cooking too. Obviously, I finally figured out she was pulling my leg but I still eat 2 out of every can I open, because …., ummm….why not? I am 63 now. LOL

[@gaildickerson2226]

I absolutely love that story, because it's something I would do. My dad (who I adored) would say things like eat beans America needs the gas (Ok, I know I dating myself) or when a bottle would say shake before opening he would shake his body then pick up the bottle and open it. I followed his directives for years and years and years until my sister told me to stop making her kids weird. 😊😁😎

[@happycook6737]

Very cute! At our house on holidays we'd have a treat. A plate with raw carrot sticks, black olives from a can, and raw celery sticks. We'd make a big deal outta quality control on the olives. Carefully tasting a few to make sure that can met our "standards". 😋😂Sadly that generation in my family passed but I still check the olives because you just never know...🤣

[@happycook6737]

@@gaildickerson2226 🤣Love it! Your dad had a good sense of humor.

[@maryangel4974]

​@@happycook6737I really love that we used to have fun with such simple, silly concepts. It may seem corny, but there are days when I would love to return to the innocence of those days! 😊

[@bonniebonnie67]

Oh girl.... In my household growing up, sometimes we just had mayo sandwiches. Nothing but mayo and bread. No kidding. And ya know what? I loved it. I didn't complain. Kids were adaptable back in the day... we just wanted to eat and go back outside as quickly as possible to play with our friends. Nowadays, I'm not even sure if kids play outside anymore. Weird world we live in... Thanks for keeping in real Christine.

[@Lala-4597]

We would have crackers and ketchup, but ketchup was actually spelled Catsup on the bottle.

[@MyMaxKitty]

I once made a sandwich with bread and three strips of each: mayo, mustard, ketchup. I remember it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. That was what I thought was a cool experiment back in the day.

[@vickyandersen8660]

Beans and rice for me. And yes my kids play outside. It depends on how the parents raise them

[@kathyking9928]

I still eat cheese and mayo sandwiches! They're delicious!!

[@JackANDJude]

oh yeah. Mayo and seasoned salt. Heh.

[@sheilahorwood8847]

It is normal to eat cheese sandwiches with mayo. We even used to eat ketchup sandwiches! Lol

[@BabsAmato1]

FYI, instead of tap water to clean out the marinara jar use the pasta water. It’s starchy and doesn’t thin out the sauce as much. Love you and the fam.

[@sarahconnor64]

That's super smart!

[@StephanieMT]

I just put lid back on jar and shake then pur into rest of sauce and then take a rubber spatula to get the rest out

[@happycook6737]

I use pasta water to make soup just like they do in Italy. Delicious.

[@maryangel4974]

It makes a big difference!

[@thewadsquad]

Eddie Izzard!!!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 classic! 🎉

[@annielumm7370]

My grandparents grew a massive garden and we always got a homegrown tomato and sliced it up and made a tomato sandwich! Best ever!

[@rebeccasladky1138]

With miracle whip. I still have a tomato sandwich at least once a week! Don’t forget hamburger gravy! Brown a pound of hamburger and then add a Tbsp or two of flour mix in well till flour is lightly browned and then add milk slowly while stirring. Stir in milk before adding more. Gravy will not thicken until it boils, never stop scraping bottom of pan. Serve over two slices of toasted bread.

[@leighdegenhardt485]

Yes!!!? Bread, Helmans, thinly sliced onion, tomato, salt and pepper! Oh my heaven in my mouth!

[@sonyaclawson1514]

Oh YES! Love the tomato sandwiches! We also are green pepper sandwiches and even carrot sandwiches 😂🤣😂

[@cindysnyder5189]

With mayo though. No miracle whip for me. Still eat mater sandwiches

[@nancyshrout-wankowski7147]

@@cindysnyder5189 Yep. Mayo, sliced tomatoes, salt and pepper, and either plain white bread or toasted. One of the few times I eat mayo.

[@stowie7733]

When my kids were growing up, their favorite meal was chili, chips & cheese! Usually canned chili, any brand…heated, toss shredded cheese on top, add a spoonful of sour cream and scoop up each bite with Fritos Scoop chips. My kids are grown now but my son stills eats this meal, much to the chagrin of his wife (a professional chef). 😂😂 Quick and easy to make too!!

[@kimwick1186]

Yep I grew up on those cheese sandwiches. We were a miracle whip family. In the summer we added a slice of garden tomatoes. So good! And team green bean✋🏻

[@naomifehr669]

The cheese slice, Miracle Whip & tomato sandwich was my staple food when I was pregnant with my oldest. Still love em!

[@dwarmour]

we did cheese sandwiches too, but used yellow mustard instead of mayo lol

[@KateWiium]

Fun fact, in Iceland cause we don't use evaporated milk very often because it's not readily available. In one store I found it, it's $11 dollars :') for a can just like yours. Seems to be a luxury item here haha Loved the video thanks !

[@happycook6737]

You can make your own evaporated milk from fresh milk. I did it when I lived overseas. Another way is to use dry milk powder. You can find recipes online.

[@ianlarsh3439]

I know this is old but I always sub mine out for a block (or 1/2 if things are really tight) of cream cheese.

[@CoolTaxiDriver]

One of the favorite memories I have is…my Mom making individual pizzas using a slice of bread, ketchup, oregano, and a slice of that cheese. We thought it was wonderful and never dreamed that is was because there wasn’t much food in the house!

[@shinymommy]

Can confirm the potato soup is bomb. ❤ In my house our cheese sandwiches were just a kraft single and bread. 😂😂😂 Y'all went gourmet there with the miracle whip!

[@angiewood4356]

I had completely forgotten about cheese sandwiches!!! YES! We ate cheese sandwiches a lot, especially, for lunch!!! And Kool Aid to drink!!!

[@maryschmidt6945]

I grew up with velveeta being the only cheese that we knew. Made good Mac and cheese in the oven. I never knew about other cheeses probably until I got married and started grocery shopping. We were dairy farmers until around 1963 so you would think that we would be all about dairy. We drank milk at every meal- from our own cows. We had chickens also so eggs for every breakfast. I’m 74 yo. So my teen years was in the 1960s. To me that doesn’t seem so long ago but to others it probably seems ancient.

[@robynw6307]

I understand you completely Mary. I'm 63, so my teen years were in the 70s. I always laugh when my daughter (28yo) says something is really old, then clarifies by saying it was 2009, for example.That doesn't seem old to me at all. LOL

[@dianasimplifies]

Funny about the cheese even though you had a dairy farm. I grew up with Velveeta too, it’s still the best to me when melting cheese in a recipe. We eat a lot of fiesta cheese but it has almost no taste 😅

[@hannahgleason9885]

Bro velveeta is underrated though. It’s so good

[@hamstring.]

omg I grew up ADDICTED to those american cheese sandwiches with mayo, my mom still can't get over it. 😂 I didn't know anyone else did that!

[@aardyn8564]

I had potatoes explode in the oven once in my twenties lol, we had friends over and put them in the oven and then forgot about them when we all got to talking and kept delaying making the rest of dinner. They were actually the tastiest potatoes, the skins were dry and crunchy like chips and the insides soft and fluffy :)

[@happycook6737]

When I need baked potatoes for a crowd I put them in my crockpot.

[@aardyn8564]

@@happycook6737 lol I was twenty-something in college. I didn't have a crockpot. I had one frying pan, one pot, and and not even a sheet pan. It was rare to cook food at all we usually just ordered pizza.

[@dianasimplifies]

@@aardyn8564 that’s a great story and a good ending. It tasted good anyway 😂😂😂

[@lizacisneros9170]

I didn't know that could happen

[@nancyshrout-wankowski7147]

@@lizacisneros9170 You can still eat most of the exploded potatoes, but cleaning up the oven is a major pain.

[@chrisd8795]

Save half of the sausage in the pasta dish and save the other for the potato soup. This will stretch the protein from one meal to two. I cook the chorizo in the tube and when done I add a can or black beans (or whatever you like), to the pan. This stretches the protein and will give you left overs for several meals. Same with the turkey roll, cut with beans and use the remainder for another dish. To save more $ purchase dry beans, they stretch further and are cheaper. We love green beans, ground meat, cubed potatoes, tomato sauce severed over pasta of choice. Budget friendly does not have to be tasteless. ❤

[@luanngates4982]

😂😮😮😮😮😮😮😊

[@ispyamoose]

I hate Miracle Whip so much. But, I grew up having cheese sandwiches exactly as you described with Hellman's mayo. We didn't have much money growing up and we found creative ways to stay fed. Sometimes it meant having a half sandwich with cream cheese on it, sometimes it was a cheese sammy, sometimes I even had mayo sammies. We did what we had to. We never went without, but we didn't eat lavishly.

[@cathys7087]

I hate Miracle Whip too! Definitely a Hellman’s girl.

[@sarahconnor64]

Sometimes we had Miracle Whip sandwiches 😬

[@dianasimplifies]

@@sarahconnor64 we had those too! Yummy! ❤ team Miracle Whip but I also use Dukes Mayo some

[@auntiel7294]

We had the cheese sandwiches also. Or added tomato slices to them with potato chips.

[@adamklaassen3806]

I’m pretty sure im going to try every single one of these. As a young broke guy you’re a god send

[@janicedonaldson4021]

I know organic is way more expensive but I do worry about feeding my family veggies that are especially high in pesticides. I usually buy the organic ones that are rated the highest. Any comments on that topic?

[@SaltyBuzzard]

My grandparents raised me.. my grandma said I was the only kid she ever knew who wouldn’t eat cheese! So I usually had pickle and mayo sandwiches 😂

[@starlopez5211]

Mayo, ketchup and pickle 😋

[@pamelaharing1647]

I grew up eating American cheese sammies with miracle whip, nothin else. I still eat them to this day and I'm 40. Its a nostalgic comfort thing 😆

[@tashainjena]

Hey, Christine, my family used to own a restaurant in our small town that was pretty much famous locally for their baked potatoes... the way we fluffed them was to wrap each potato in foil before putting it in the oven, then when they came out, wrap in a dishrag and smoosh on the counter....

[@zombiejunkies]

I had American sliced cheese sandwiches as a kid in Indiana. My mom liked to put mustard, not mayo, on mine in the shape of a smiley face.

[@donnamullins2089]

I made Vienna Sausage sandwiches. Mashed with pickle relish, finely chopped celery and mayo. Told the kids it was ham salad. When your broke you still got to eat. Thanks Christine.

[@happycook6737]

That sounds yummy! Very creative too

[@terriedahl9725]

I loved Vienna sausage sandwiches with miracle whip. So good.

[@hockeygirl8506]

The potato & cheddar soup would also be good with leftover bacon bits 😋

[@ramonaearnest4709]

We used to eat a Miracle whip sandwiches with nothing else! My daughter in law makes potato burritos and man they are delicious!!

[@cassandrahilker2199]

Yes, cheese sandwiches. Reminds me of riding in the combine with my grandpa and eating lunch with him.

[@No-sv6mu]

I used to melt cheese singles on half a bagel. My family was not poor or struggling when I grew up. I just liked the taste. My mom was home with us and she taught me all types of tricks to lower our food bill. She taught me about investing and banking. She made our meals at home. I'm thankful to have learned so much from my parents. I am a working mom. We bring all meals with us to work and school. I even pack thermos and coolers for my kids sporting events. My income is not great, so using my mom's tips has helped supplement my lower income. I'm desperately trying to put off getting a part time job because I want to be on my kids schedule still. So I need to do everything possible to save where I can.

[@lisakrings5419]

Go you! Your kids are very blessed to have a momma who values her time with them❤😊.

[@christinagardener1889]

Good idea!

[@marilyns6043]

Oh my gosh - I remember Velvetta and miracle whip sandwiches in my lunches. Thinking back now - it was pretty gross. As a kicker though - I remember mom used to get lots of bread at the bakery outlet and would sometimes forget to take the loaf out of the freezer the night before. I have vivid memories of popping off slices by banging the loaf on the side of the counter. The positive thing is that when you put Velvetta between two frozen brickette slices, it acts like a thermos pack in your lunchbox...and it's usually thawed out by lunch...mostly. Who's hungry?!😆

[@kathleenhawkins4083]

honestly... in recent time I have had the miracle whip cheese sandwich when i don't have leftovers to take to work for lunch.. i actually love that combo it's the nostalgia for sure :) That or a hard boiled egg sliced.. with real mayo.. maybe a piece of lettuce.. just hits the good old fashioned spot lol

[@laurenhymel172]

I love your childhood cheese sandwich story. It's not weird!! It was normal to me😊

[@shaybob1711]

I love chili on potatoes. Bean soup is also a surprisingly good topping. Also, a tip for cheap pasta sauce is to replace the meat with cooked red lentils. I cook up a batch of it and store it in the freezer to add to things like pasta sauce. extra fiber so super filling and its cheaper than ground meat.

[@carlaritchie331]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing. I'm going to start doing that. Lentils are so nutritious that this is a great way to eat more by sneaking them in unexpectedly.

[@carocroswell]

My mom was a fantastic cook and used all the chefy techniques before it was a thing, which adds a ton more flavor. For potato soup Mom would fry up a piece or two of bacon,take it out and drain it and crumble it up to sprinkle over the soup to serve. Then she would saute the onion and some chopped celery in the bacon fat before adding the potatoes. She didn't use cheese in the soup. It was yummy!

[@auntiesash]

After you flip the quesadilla, use chili-lime spice in place of the salt. A dash of green tabasco in the middle also makes the whole thing fresh & light.

[@nephilimslayer73]

As an Aussie, yes, we ate sandwiches with Kraft Singles cheese. Back then, it was cheaper. Nowadays, the singles are expensive compared to real cheese slices. For some years during the 2000’s, I would buy a large block of tasty cheddar. I would slice half, grate half and store them in the freezer. These days, I buy cheese from ALDI. I buy a bag of grated pizza cheese and Swiss cheese slices. I keep some of the processed cheese blocks in my pantry because they are shelf stable. A few years ago, Kraft lost the licensing for producing cheese singles, processed cheese blocks and peanut butter to an Australian company, BEGA. Same recipes, new brand label. I still find today that processed cheese is more expensive than fresh cheese. I keep grated cheese in my freezer so it never goes bad.

[@patdoman8209]

And if you take a jar of Prego and give it a good whack on the bottom of the jar you'll hear the seal break and it will pop right open! This works on most jars like this😀❤️

[@becunningham8850]

Cheese sandwiches were pretty normal when we were kids. And I loved Miracle Whip sandwiches too

[@leahtorres8638]

Exploding potatoes has happened to me. I love the humor while poking the potatoes.😊 And by the way, mayonnaise sandwiches (bread and mayo) were a thing for us.

[@luvelyjay]

That pie looks ridiculously delicious!! 😁

[@delnacarruthers9335]

Yes Christine...cheese sandwich just like yours was a staple! Also, another staple was tuna noodle casserole...peas if lucky 😊

[@MeganSmallhoover]

i need to see more of that pup!

[@careybrooks9871]

I just have to say your videos have been helping me stay sane while being in the hospital for the past week. I've been binge watching so many! Thank you for such awesome content!

[@happycook6737]

Watching old Love Boats and The Nanny were a great comfort to me.

[@cheetodust3676]

Hope you have a quick recovery.

[@careybrooks9871]

@Cheeto Dust Thank you!

[@Vic187]

The kraft single on bread with mayo was a staple when i was a kid lol

[@happycook6737]

Cinnamon toast is my favorite thing from childhood. It only showed up for our birthday breakfast. So incredibly good, cheap, and simple.

[@momhasajob]

Cinnamon toast was one of my dad's specialties. Yum!

[@vickirobison2902]

Yum, I topped mine with a little syrup and pretended it was french toast :)

[@fireguardburnt]

Grandpa was from Tennessee and his specialty was "Sugar Toast". Butter on bread, sugar on top of that and bake until crispy. Serve with hot cocoa and send us home sugared up! Lolz

[@ShadowLadyLost]

We used to just have Miracle Whip sandwiches...lol.

[@TXSweeTea]

OMG, adding the oreo to the pb cheesecake, genius!! Can't wait to try this

[@angelafarnell5152]

Sweet pickles added to that cheese sandwich is gourmet!!

[@hfdodson5942]

I have been making that pie for years but I fill the crust with miniature chocolate chips before adding the peanut butter filling. Game changer.

[@happycook6737]

Mmmmm 😋

[@dianasimplifies]

Oh yum lol😂 you just made that a lot better

[@lindaabitz7812]

I grew up on Kraft singles and Miracle Whip sandwiches in Central Wisconsin! Blows my mind that you grew up on this too! 🤩

[@thecookingandcleaningmom5878]

Something I do to help get the spaghetti sauce out without using water is I take some of the cooked meat, put it in the jar and shake it. It works for me every time.

[@lisahanneman3977]

Yes on cheese sandwiches lol but white bread, sliced American slice and yellow mustard. Childhood staple.

[@jenniferbower2545]

I'm number 4 of 5. I didn't eat kraft cheese till well into my teenage years. My mom always made things from scratch. I'm not a fan if kraft cheese but will eat it. Also totally believe it only belongs on or in certain foods. You potato soup always looks good but being that I'm typically a scratch made home(lucky to be a stay at home)Don't get me wrong when I worked outside the house believe me I made shortcuts. I would never use only kraft cheese in my soup. Cheddar all the way with a slice or two(and that's pushing it for me) kraft cheese.

[@lollyb6342]

My Texas Mamaw always added 1 Tbsp of sugar to all green beans and squash, so I add Swerve Granulated Sweetner or Splenda Stevia, two slices of chopped bacon, and a good sprinkle of dried basil leaves, Redmond sea salt, & fresh ground black pepper. I also love to add small red potatoes to cook with green beans. After beans & potatoes are done, quarter potatoes & add butter to your serving. Of course fresh green beans are the best but canned will work too. Pair with some hot buttered cornbread and you have a great meal. Also the recipe for Granny Green Beans from Tammy on Collard Valley Cooks KZbin channel kick canned green beans up several notches and they taste like fresh garden green beans.

[@LauraSH2015]

Oh my goodness! I thought I was the only person who ate miracle whip and American cheese slice on good ol cheap white bread as a kid. And loved it! Also a hot dog in white bread was another staple!!! I’m not as weird as I thought!!! 😂♥️

[@sarahconnor64]

And Miracle Whip on the hot dog sandwich...at least in my house as a kid

[@cynthiaj1475]

I love my meat masher from Dollar Tree! Best tool ever!

[@mostuniquemary]

Cheese sandwiches were my go to lunch as a kid. As an adult, add mayo and a sliced tomato from the garden and oh em gee! PS. I am totally making that PB cheesecake this week!

[@DiamondPR]

LOVE YOUR CONTENT AND GOD BLESS YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY❤

[@jackieelmore6544]

I love green beans! I’ve found that pouring just a little Italian dressing over them takes them over the top!!

[@MsV3]

I love your channel. I was raised on white bread, American cheese and mustard sandwiches.

[@Crackrzz]

Yep. Kraft singles or the store brand and miracle whip (or store brand) were cheese sandwiches, unless I had it grilled. Nana made those every Saturday when I was little, with strawberry Jell-O with a cream topping that was runny in its own way but I loved it. I think it was called Dream Whip.

[@LoriAvis]

Best cheese sandwich ever! Great childhood memories 😊

[@TheNinnyfee]

If you want your potatoes faster you can parboil them while the oven pre-heats. Just in case anyone is as impatient as me. ❤️😄 And if you are on a tight budget: tomato paste, water, salt, and Italian seasoning make quite a good sauce.

[@casswilson3964]

Similarly, we fork them and then microwave them before going in the oven. Saves sooooo much time

[@brg2743]

We used to eat tomato sandwiches with mayo. Tomatoes were fresh from the garden! Still like them today! Boiled cabbage over bread and butter is so good too!

[@rudiannwildgoose-laing4629]

The cheese and bread with mayo is normal for my family. We also had mayo and homemade bread as well as just the bread. I have a great appreciation for those experiences because it has been a benefit in times when that is all you have. 🤭 I actually had sugar cane in my yard.🇧🇸

[@debbiedimascio3634]

American cheese, white bread with Nances mustard sandwich was my childhood! 😂

[@ericarandall2692]

I am right there with your mom on the cracked black pepper, it’s the best. ✋🏻 Team green beans! That pie looks delicious! Have a great week!

[@bthalsey5943]

That instant mash “tip” is awesome for that soup! Genius 🤩

[@anitaholmes6824]

I have to jump in here and talk about the potato soup, I made it just like your mom and did not like the evaporated milk taste to it, sorry, so Instead I made it again with heavy cream and it was to die for delicious! So for those out there that do not like evaporated milk, there you go, you can still make it and love it!

[@ruthfreeman864]

Drop in a handful of shredded cheese if you have any

[@renaecarpenter1298]

I prefer heavy cream as well.

[@lenac7655]

Ohhh, Christine, I loved my cheese sandwiches on white bread with Miracle Whip growing up. My mom's name was Christine too, and she knew how to make a GREAT cheese sandwich!😋💕

[@FrugalLifeThriftyWife]

I’m definitely making that peanut butter cheese cake with the leftover creamy peanut butter I have from my extreme grocery budget challenge that I just did! My family doesn’t love creamy peanut butter all that much, so I’ve been trying to think of a way to use it up. Thanks for the idea! 😊

[@annikanygaard7443]

My kids don't like creamy peanut butter either they love the crunchy one though.

[@FrugalLifeThriftyWife]

@@annikanygaard7443 that’s how we are too!

[@torchwoody58]

Pam says- mom made grill cheese with mayonnaise and plastic wrap cheese, but she always put 4 dill pickle slices on them. I was an adult before I found out this was unusual. I make real cheese real butter grill cheese now, but not very often, it's a treat. 😎

[@rebekahduncan8403]

American cheese sandwiches with yellow mustard and a slice of fresh tomato out of the garden! That was summer lunch with my grandmother! Brings back sweet memories!

[@texasstardust6010]

I just happened to see this Video , and I like using Green Beans to make a quick supper I've made since " B. C. " ( Before Children, lol) . I used to make this a lot, as a single woman ,lived alone and it's a good Supper or lunch. I call it " taco meat roll ups" and it's a very simple recipe. * Ground Beef ( 1 Lb. More if your cooking for more than 2 to 3 people) * Drained cut Green Beans ( you can also use frozen ) * Diced canned tomatoes ( or Rotel Mild w Green Chiles, if you have it .) * Optional : 1 good tbsp. Taco seasoning. If you don't have it, doesn't matter. *A bit of Ground Cumin, Garlic Powder and a bit of Oregano * Flour Tortillas ( regular taco size works best , nothing " huge " ) * Taco Sauce/ Salsa or Pico, if desired. Cook the Ground Meat to desired doneness, drain if needed. Add in the Green Beans, tomatoes, Spices ( and Taco seasoning if using it ) and S and P ,to taste . Warm the floor Tortillas ( I do this while things are cooking ) and spoon onto the Flour Tortillas, Roll up and enjoy. These do not require cheese ,unless you wish to use it, ..if so, I suggest Queso or Monterey Jack or Pepoer Jack. They are actually good without any cheese. I serve with sone Spanish Rice, or Black Beans, or Refried Beans, or you can simply serve wuth Fresh Guacamole and Chips. A mild Salsa or taco sauce is also a good addition to these, even Pico de Gallo. 🙂🍽

[@beckybramlett3515]

When I make sloppy joe’s, I use the thick and chunky (mild) salsa from Kroger ( the cheaper the better it seems😂) and it really makes a wonderful supper for me. Since you like “ hot” stuff ,you could use spicier salsa. Give it a try.🥰

[@summermercier1901]

All great ideas! My grandma used to make Salisbury steak, another cheap meal really...I think there are recipes that the older generations used to make that were budget friendly too. Do you ever look into those kind of recipes? I love your channel and sometimes share with my adult kids, you have great ideas

[@hannayoung9657]

I am always amazed with kid food vs adult food, since it isnt a real concept in my country, kids can eat anything.

[@ramonaearnest4709]

Yes we love the meat smasher from the Dollar tree!!

[@ilenehorowitz3060]

I have a similar recipe for the cheese cake. Instead of peanut butter use about a 1/2 can of crushed pineapple. Toast some cocoanut for garnish on top.

[@angelalancaster7578]

👋 definitely a green bean girl. Like fresh green beans, new potatoes with bacon in the crockpot

[@angelrosa4538]

I've made your recipe for Potato Soup a couple of times now and my family loves it. Can't wait to make the peanut butter cheesecake. Thanks for another great video Christine!

[@creativelycountry1617]

The potato floof!!!! 💥

[@CrazyGrandmaWeaz]

Cheese sandwiches were definitely a real meal. Even my kids got it (but in all honesty, they're your age 😏) I sometimes laugh at the "frugal" things. That's how I've always cooked and thought it was normal. Our meal plan included whatever was on clearance that week. When I could get the 10lb bags of chicken leg quarters for $1.90 is was a GREAT week.

[@mntgardener9246]

Cheese sandwich is perfectly normal. Still love them.

[@cookshackcuisinista]

I have a large international bunch of friends and my favourite way of being hospitable would be to invite them to lunch. Quite often lunch was a hearty soup with crusty bread which seems to be a favourite with many North American people and their cultures, fast forward 14 years and my same international friends who would come quite often for lunch told me "you know we're not really big soup eaters in our culture." It took her fourteen years to tell me as they were polite and they would eat it, but in those fourteen years I could have served many other things.... but we had a good laugh! Having said this, soup isn't always a favourite and yet it's cheap and nutritious and I say it's a shame if you can't give it a try because it fills a lot of bellies for a few pennies. Thank you Christine! Our parents were make-do with what we have types! My father likes to put molasses on bread with a boiled dinner, and because I worshipped the ground he walked on, I ate mine that way too. There are no rules in a family that is struggling to keep food on the table for a large number of kids! Great job Christine!

[@rg-mi5hh]

Yum! Good recipes! We do baked potatoes in a crock pot. Put a tiny bit of olive oil on the skin and cover the whole potato with it. Then poke wholes in the potatoes with a fork. Next, wrap each potato in tin foil and put about an inch of water in crock pot. Put potatoes in and cook all day. Soft potatoes. So good. Someone mentioned tomato sandwiches. We used to have tomato and mayo sandwiches and they were good.

[@rayeann7661]

My family of 8 loves potato soup. I double the recipe and use my homemade bone broth to make it. That makes us a meal and a lunch the next day. If you need to be Gluten Free the best price on pasta is the Great Value Gluten Free pasta. It is one of the few GF pasta in 16 oz instead of 12 oz packaging. It also cooks up better than many of the other brands.

[@dianasimplifies]

Great info thx! I do organic anything I can find and Great Value used to have organic pasta but sadly they took it off the market or I can’t find it here. 😢 it was also excellent

[@Fiery154]

I was going to make broccoli cheese soup tonight, but now I’m thinking of serving it over a potato!🥔

[@kymschoeff2858]

Potatoes came out of the oven not quite soft enough. So I put them in the microwave for a minute. Potato blew apart and hit the door hard enough to open it so potato went all over the kitchen-cabinets, counters and floor. And I also grew up on Kraft singles cheese sandwiches but with Hellman’s. And since it was called a single, that is what we got 😅

[@charinnatheirish1800]

Def making that peanut butter cheesecake! I just bought a couple of movie theater boxes of Reese's Pieces, and will be topping the cheesecake with that! I also have vanilla sandwich cream cookies, and those crumbled into some ice cream, topped with Cool Whip makes a delicious low cost dessert. Yesterday, (it's 2 am here, and I'm binge watching KZbin, lol!) I made cheese steak with salt, pepper, a can of cheddar cheese soup and a cup of water, poured over a few cheap beef patties. I placed them in my slow cooker, on High for two hours, then Low for another 45 minutes. I'm a pescatarian, so I didn't partake, but my husband said they were delicious! I also made a type of veggie gratin, using chopped frozen broccoli and cauliflower, frozen green peas, chopped frozen pearl onions, seasonings, some cheddar and mozzarella cheese and half a block of cream cheese. It turned out great! We are by no means rich, but we are definitely lucky to have the Blessings we do! It also helps that I love to cook! Great vid! Love from WI! 🙂🙂🙂💖💖💖💯💯

[@erinnandrews8428]

I made the pasta and sausage dinner exactly how you recommended and it was awesome. It tasted like I spent way more time on it and my picky kids loved it. Thank you! I will be trying the other recipes too.

[@helenwilliams8471]

Yes, we had cheese sandwiches with no meat. Get this, we also had lettuce sandwiches with mayo, no meat or cheese! I actually loved them!! ❤

[@pattywilliams788]

Hey there, Christine! I’m sure that we’ve all had sandwiches that others might consider weird. It could be a regional thing or something else. We had banana sandwiches, canned sliced pineapple sandwiches and a few other oddball combinations. They bring back memories of childhood like your mom’s potato soup. Great budget-friendly meals. Thanks for sharing and for making me smile with your wit. You’re so cool.

[@carlenegilstrap2871]

Me too! I love banana sandwiches

[@PoRooPup]

My favorite snack growing up was white bread dipped in a glass of milk. Sometimes I went crazy and ate a spoonful of peanut butter right out of the jar. The simpler the snack, the better it is.

[@marjoriejohnson4559]

What a coincidence. I made that exact pasta dish last night, in my crockpot.😊 I will now eat the leftovers for lunch. 😄 We seldom ate cold cheese sandwiches cuz we grilled them. We had cold cucumber and mayo sandwiches. Yum

[@Awakened5555]

Just found your channel. Love your personality and great recipes. Thank you😊

[@cindyparrish360]

Kraft cheese sandwich sounds yummy! I grew up doing a thick layer of margarine on white bread and then topping that with white sugar so it was coated like a donut.. 😊I remember it being SO GOOD. Weird I’m sure.

[@morningglory9714]

Normal. Cheese slices on bread. Cold …or grilled of course. You’re very entertaining! Cute sense of humour.