$50 Grocery Budget For January Week 1 || Family Of 5 || Recovering From The Holidays Part 2

Hey y'all! $45 Spent this week and using items I already had! I hope this inspires you to look in your pantry before you go grocery shopping! Love you!
Brooke
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Fancy Sauce is equal parts mayo and ketchup
Cheap Chili:
1 can chili beans
2 cans of kidney beans
rotel
hamburger meat
chili seasoning packet
Cracker Salad:
saltine crackers broken up or oyster crackers
diced tomato
Mayo
salt n pepper

[@jillgott6567]

What folks may miss is that when you cut the portions of meat servings you are also adding protein through the cheese in the meal. With prices so high we need to be creative in how we maintain nutrition while providing delicious meals to our families. Great job Brooke

[@greyhatdone]

I agree. I've changed the way I shop with inflation, I buy ahead/plan more ahead based on what's on sale. Picking up that chest freezer in 2021 has really helped.

[@leighwagstaff2100]

There's protein in vegetables as well 👍and you really don't need a lot of protein!... if you eat to much protein your liver stores the rest 👍

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@elainenicholls7648]

Let's all help Brooke by letting the ads play during her videos. Thx everyone

[@DeborahIsaacs-nx4dw]

Will do😊

[@deannacaudill5515]

The joy of my morning!!! Thanks for being the best channel ❤ I just wrote our next family meal plan/grocery list, 2 WEEKS FOR $90! I could never have done it without your channel!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thank you so much!! I'm so happy to hear this channel has helped!!

[@miscelany2]

I appreciate the fact that you stretched 2 chicken breasts to feed your family. It's fine to have a larger portion once in a while but over all less is healthier. An actual portion of animal protein is the size of a deck of cards so your serving size was spot on. Plus the eggs in the coating and cheese had protein as do potatoes and green beans.

[@amandasnailtasticnails9657]

I always cut a chicken breast like Brooke and call them chicken steaks because I don’t like how they cook up whole. When they are whole I never get them done in the middle. By making steaks I can get them done.

[@beckymcd7679]

Stop apologizing for your pan! Mine looks the exact same way because I use them often. Thanks for all you do!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

One thing I can say is, that pan is used very very often lol

[@shirleystrinden477]

A used pan is a flavorsome pan. I have different pans for different foods. 😆

[@kimknowlton3334]

Mine looks the same…well used and seasoned!

[@sunniertimer598]

Thats called a seasoned fry pan.

[@racheller2743]

We all have a pan like that

[@amandabrown5462]

I've been stocking up a pantry because of you cooking more at home andlearning new cheap recipes I am s glad I found your channel absolutely love you

[@DeborahIsaacs-nx4dw]

I love her and learning so much and I'm 71😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@nwad3322]

If you put sweet pickle relish in your “fancy sauce” it becomes thousand island dressing!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I might try that next time we make patty melts!

[@leeanncornell8305]

😋😍🥰😇🤩🎉🎈😁

[@lynne_c]

My kids don't love red sauce, but they love buffalo sauce. I heat buffalo sauce with chicken broth, thicken it with roux or cornstarch, put that over breaded chicken, top with cheese, and bake. Serve with rice, pasta, or potatoes.

[@GigisHouse1974]

Your meals look delish! The cracker salad must be a southern thing, I was raised in the North, and I've never heard of it. But I also don't know everyone in the North, so, who knows??! Lol. I have pans that have been loved just as much as yours, its good to know they have cousins out there:-) I will have to try the salad and the chow chow. I've always wanted to try that. Somewhat still wet behind the ears in canning. P.S. Your children are adorable!

[@Mimi-qc5hd]

i love mixing Mayo and katsup as a sauce, I eat it with French fries

[@gloriaelswood8762]

In Idaho we call your fancy sauce “fry sauce”. Your meals look delicious

[@lifewithkymm]

Yes! Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California it’s fry sauce. Maybe that’s just a pnw/ west coast thing lol

[@kathleenmiller516]

Nevada too.

[@amandaxx4914]

My kids are growing and always hungry. Sheesh. It is harder to keep them satisfied. I used to think it was because they're bored. They're going through a growth spurt. I love these videos.

[@PeriwinkleBluetag]

I thought I had seen just about everything but I have never heard of cracker salad and I’m Southern. You are an awesome cook and I love how frugal you are. But most of all I appreciate what good parents you are and how your boys eat everything.

[@gloriapeel6887]

Thanks so much for sharing! Everything looks awesome! You should do a cook book! It would be a best seller ! Love to you and your family!

[@deborahgreene1256]

You are just amazing! You are definitely frugal and such a good cook! Thanks for sharing your life with your precious family! God bless you and yours! 🙏🏻👵❤

[@elizabethteeter6284]

How's your husband doing praying for a speedy recovery 🙏💕

[@sharonmckee2403]

I am amused at your personality! And your ability to be yourself and not pretend. (At least it looks that way) I am m in the south too… and I think we southerners are just east to be around. Your kids are great to give taste tests… and your husband talks like mine… in 1 word answers or grunts! Lol! I love it!

[@michellebeltran4157]

Made the general Tso chicken from aldi last night! Everyone ate that up!! Thank you so much for the idea. And paired it with the spring rolls from the dollar tree!

[@janallen541]

Do you have a recipe? I love general Tso chicken

[@kimknowlton3334]

I made that and my family loved it!

[@maryjanespangler7488]

My daughters made a ketchup and mayonnaise sauce for their tacos when they were young. They called it their secret sauce! They still make it today when they have tacos!

[@user-hm9jq7qi9i]

When I saw the sheet pan you put your tortillas on in the first night meal I swear I was looking at one of my own. You are not alone. You are really good and inspirational at this! Keep up the good work!

[@tinaeller9308]

Try a tablespoon of mayonnaise in your mashed potatoes, it makes them really smooth and gives great flavor but it won’t taste mayonnaise.

[@nancycarney]

I tried to make cut backs for January. I have already spent $220. That being said, I do not have to go back to the grocery store for 2 weeks. I was able to get some good sales and paid $24.89 for 7 1/2 dozen crated eggs.

[@Mrs.Peachthriftyliving]

You are one of my favorite KZbinrs who do cooking you always make something look so easy and practical thank you so very much ❤️

[@aimee2234]

Thanks, Brooke! I love watching. Have a phenominal day and be blessed always! xoxo

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Thank you! You too!

[@ryannfox301]

My family is originally (a few generations back) from rural Mississippi. They often ate beans, cornbread and MAYO. I saw Collin's bowl of pinto beans and cornbread. Try some mayo mixed in next time (a big spoonful) and you'll be amazed! They also eat cornbread with mayo in vegetable soup and it is so, so good!!!

[@maurinadittenhaffer6140]

Brooke Enjoyed seeing your meals. Your chicken parm looked amazing we like having breakfast for dinner too. Your meals looked great.

[@amyquillen2506]

Breakfast for dinner is always a hit in our house. I try to do it 2-3 X a month. We usually don't eat first thing in the morning either.

[@laceyhodges3905]

I love all of your boys they are so sweet and respectful but Ky is so funny when he faints! I live in North Alabama but I swear if you lived closer, we would be best friends. Next time we visit the Smokies I will be looking for you!

[@skybluepinkd]

I love the fried sandwich ham. When me and dad got our first apartment when I was he couldn't cook much but knew how to make mashed potatoes so he'd fry up sandwich ham and we'd have cucumbers on the side

[@sherrieoday6848]

The taco/ pizza you made reminded me of like a Big Mac but upgraded. Also, girl stop apologizing for the way a pan looks… it does it’s job… right? That’s all that counts!!!❤️

[@lisaybarra3903]

I love your enthusiasm and energy. I always look forward to watching your videos too. The chicken pasta dish looks so good. I have a question for you. Off the top of my head I cant remember, but have you made any videos using up canned chicken? I've made salad and alfredo with it, but I need some more uses for it because I bought a few cans of it and need some new ideas please. Thank you.

[@PeggyParrish-sg1eu]

Try this with the fancy sauce! Use more mayo than ketchup not a big difference in amount. Add garlic salt, worchester sauce and plenty of black pepper. All ingredients to taste. Best chicken and fries sauce ever!! Or anything really. ❤

[@kaykrausman8012]

Dang! Great way to take out your frustrations, while pounding the chicken pieces!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The end result looks delicious, by the way😋

[@sallygordin2869]

Everything looks great 👍 Blessings!!

[@dellawhalen3937]

Your pan is 'well seasoned'..just shows you use it. I have several like that. Lol. Keep on doing what you do. You have great ideas for people & I love watching you! ❤️

[@tjloutzenhiser2503]

thanks to being sick. i haven't made it to the market in over a week. so i am shopping my pantry and freezer. sunday i fixed a ham with assorted sides, monday, i made a casserole with all the leftovers. tuesday, i cooked up 2 corned beefs that i found in the bottom of the freezer with some mashed red potatoes. today, wednesday-- i have the leftover corned beef simmering in a brown sugar and brown mustard sauce and i topped the leftover mashed taters with cheese and a bit of parsley and got them in the oven as well. found some chicken broth leftover from the ham, and i got green beans simmering in the chicken broth. family is well fed, and i got a few dollars in my account. and i didn't have to order in pizza. lol in my area--3 pizzas are 100.00 including the delivery fee.

[@lolareh8756]

Hey, Brooke.. I guess you haven't heard Pepper Belly Pete refer to Worcestershire sauce as "wash your sister sauce". I'll never call it anything else from now on. LOL. It's even funnier to hear him say it.....he's got that same southern twang we do...

[@Lellieg8]

Your fancy sauce is very similar to the crawfish dip we make down here in Southern Louisiana, to eat boiled crawfish with. Its ketchup, mayo (normally Blue Plate), Tabasco to taste, Worcestershire sauce, and your Cajun seasoning of choice (Tonys, Slap, any of them really). My mom will add a squeeze of lemon sometimes, and that's good too. (Fun fact, Raisin Canes was started down here, and they basically just use crawfish dip, for their Canes sauce lol)

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Brooke, to make it easy, Worcestershire sauce is pronounced.. ahem... Woost-eh-sher sauce. One of those word that everyone feels scared of! My Dad used to make fun of it when my Mom used it while cooking saying , "Wore Chester's Socks?" One of my favorites.

[@DeborahIsaacs-nx4dw]

Brooke that chicken parm meal looked so good. All your meals look great, i think it was the home grown green beans❤❤...they looked like my mammaws😊😊😊

[@ambernible9760]

If you ever go to Idaho you can order your fancy sauce at restaurants. You just ask for fry sauce. I have always been told that if you ask for fry sauce in other parts of the country they don't know what you are talking about, but now I know I have to call it fancy sauce.

[@christeenprice5637]

Brooke you have some great ideas, thanks for sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rosetyler592]

I make a similar 🫑 pepper, onion 🧅 and sausage dish. However I add about 3 to 4 Tbs of Apple jelly towards the end it makes a really nice sauce as it cooks down. We eat it over rice.

[@rachaelturley8977]

In Michigan, we call “Fancy Sauce” Fry Sauce…you go to McDonalds and ask for fry sauce, you’ll get a cup of that to dip your fries in 😁

[@tinaryan3877]

Love your channel and I always get some great ideas! We bought your budget book and are also trying $50 a week for our family of 5! Using what we have and replacing a bit to the pantry weekly.. thank you again for the great meals!

[@chill6148]

There is nothing like breakfast for dinner to sooth the soul! Some of my favorite dinners have been breakfast! Love it! 😋Thanks for the video Brooke!

[@theresarogerssimpson1280]

@Southern frugal momma plant the end of the romaine lettuce it will grow. You can do indoors in a pot during winter. Just a suggestion.

[@desertfamilyhomestead3127]

You are doing what I will be doing in February and March. This month we always have extra money from our seasonal job so I get my pantry restocked in January.

[@ginaseaton3646]

I love this series, yay! I'm learning something new from your cute little self all the time and at 60, I know my way around the kitchen, trust me! Thank you, love your channel, honey! xo

[@aliciapalozzi7117]

You’re the best!! I just love your fun personality and great meal plans

[@addictionmouse4627]

Never heard of cracker salad but it looks good and worth a try!! Thanks!

[@susanprather5962]

Everything looks good, especially the breakfast for dinner. I love your channel and I get excited when I see a notification for a new video from you. 😁

[@marianawarden7380]

I just wanted to thank you for the egg substitute you made. I actually made the brownies with apple sauce 😋🤤 it was so good you are amazing with your ideas

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I'm so glad it worked for you! I thought the brownies with applesauce was better than the original with eggs. I am gonna stick to that!

[@marianawarden7380]

So am I 👍👍🥰

[@SuperMomMac]

Your recipes are always so great! I love all the meals you prepare, just wonderful!

[@atlanticalilly]

Toad in the holes 😄. My Dad used to feed them to us, but he called them Chicken in the Window. Bc it looks like a chickens eyeball in a Window.

[@kristinstauffer]

I have never heard of cracker salad. Grew up in Illinois, lived in Virginia Beach for 5 years, and now in Phoenix for 15....lol.

[@karenhill1431]

Good morning Brooke 😊 I love that you made breakfast for supper. We do that once in a blue moon. If it were up to me we would have it more often. Everything you prepared on this video looked delicious.

[@jenniferf3704]

Good Morning my Beautiful Friend, that I have never actually met. However, I do see you as my friend! Much love to you and yours!!

[@Enasbooksandbudgets]

I'm cravin my momma's soup beans and corn bread! I put it on my meal plan for Feb. I have everything except stuff for cornbread. I cannot wait. My pops is waiting for it too. Haven't had it since momma passed in 2019.

[@catholicfaithofmine2664]

Yup. I'm actually spending a little over 40.00 a week for my family. Living out of my pantry and doing no spend months this year. It's pronounced Wooster Shear sauce lol

[@Hotmessbudgets]

Omg that parm look so good and easy. Also I have never seen someone mash potatoes with beaters!! Genius! Going to try it next time for sure!! Now that I think of it I have everything I need to make this dish exactly as you did 🤩😍😍

[@katherinehorton664]

You're awesome!! And yes homecanned groundbeef and turkey are awesome!!

[@weaverwagon6084]

Brooke, you are amazing and I love your videos. Thank you for being who you are and blessing our family!

[@cathylongstreth5405]

Heard it pronounced once as "wash yer sister sauce," and for the likes of me I can't forget that!😂😂

[@angelarothbauer8096]

Love how the baby used a tablespoon for his beans lol😂 commenting for the channel

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

He loves his beans lol

[@nadiac6042]

There you go dinner 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.stay bless my friend 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

[@annebarlow9807]

Greetings from Cornwall England. In the UK we use far more letters than we need in a lot of our words. Worcestershire is said Wus-ter-sher. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.

[@rubytaylor4566]

Your meals looks Delicious 😋 Ms Ruby

[@shirleystrong2122]

Great ideas brook! Love your videos! Be blessed.

[@hollygibson628]

Brooke (that is how you spell it, just ask my momma) is my middle name. Idk why ppl dont like giving us our "E". I LOVE CANNING MY HAMBURGER MEAT, total game changer. How long does it take you to cook ground beef for any recipe 20-30 minutes? In 20-30 minutes plus canning time. I can do several pounds of ground beef. Then, every time you would cook, that 20-30 minues becomes under 5 minutes and makes recipes easy for weeknight prep.

[@pennyelliot5658]

I pronounce it Wustersure sauce lol part that comes from my Tennessee accent and part of that is the fact I can't pronounce the word worth a flip!! Iol

[@catheyclarke2132]

Hi lovely Lady 😆😆 That dinner looks fantastic xxxx Well done 👍👍

[@terrimosier4393]

When you made the pasta dish it reminded me of Chef Boyardee lol that looks good. All the dishes looks delicious. Thank you for sharing Brook.

[@janetgoodworth]

Broooke honey,being british im gonna bave to correct you not in a bad way but toad in the hole is sausages cooked in the oven in yorshire pudding batter untill it rises and turns a lovely brown colour and the sausages are cooked completely,everything has to go in a deep metal roasting pan and once tge sausages are in tge dish,in tge batter you can not touch them in any way,but trust me it is delicious and worth a try

[@paulamccarthy8197]

You might do breakfast if you had the food ready in the fridge or pre-made pancakes or breakfast wraps or overnight oats

[@bethclay476]

We do the ketchup mayo mix for our crawfish dip here in south Louisiana love it. 💕💕 Well I add spice to mine.

[@UpDownMichelle]

Worcestershire sauce I think is pronounced "wusta" "sure"... but who really knows lol

[@mjoverocker6072]

In Idaho they call the sauce Fry Sauce and its delicious, im definitely making the chicken fried with the pasta sauce an cheese !!! Also its gonna be chilly here this weekend so im getting my Ham n Beans out of the freezer from left overs

[@jenniferthomas9663]

Awesome recipes, I am definitely going to make them! Love your videos!!

[@lindaroper6698]

The Beans & Taters looked Yummy.

[@kristin5635]

Our fancy sauce 1c bbq, 1/2c mayo, 2-3T relish, 1T sriracha. (Sweet Baby Ray's original bbq) it's good with burgers and our version of the hamburger pizza and amazing with home fries too! Great job Brooke! ❤

[@lelliesosa7039]

I really enjoyed this video. You gave me alot of ideas on what to cook. By the way I would love to see another Temu haul if you'd like.

[@brenda2530]

Great video! I enjoy watching all your videos! 😊

[@joycepedercini3841]

I don’t drain the liquid from my beans I use all of it because there’s a lot of soluble fiber along with flavor and that liquid

[@sarahurst1293]

Love your videos ❤ would love to see the frugal way you do snacks and stuffing your budget sleeves. We tried the breakfast apple dumplins and family loved them! Can't wait to try more of your recipes. Thank you so much! :)

[@Crochetedpossum]

I have never heard of cracker salad, but gonna make it!! I am from Montana and my husband is from Kentucky so need some southern flair😊

[@Mimi-qc5hd]

always excited when I see you have uploaded a video

[@carrieragsdale8797]

I made your chow chow-it reminds me of my Grandmother’s and it brought back so may good memories 😂❤😊

[@xxanimefanxxful]

I love your videos

[@cindaschuster6725]

Never seen cracker salad before. 👍

[@heatherwilliams8661]

I love how real you are! 😃

[@jessicamudrow335]

I'm from Utah and we call "Fancy Sauce" just "fry sauce" and we dip French fries in it. I'm going to have to try cheeseburger pizza!

[@ashleytyler8218]

To your sauce add some mustard and Cajun seasoning and you have crawfish dip

[@jennifertriplett9537]

We aren't breakfast people in my home either 🤷 people can take their judgements else where it is what it is ❤ from your Ohio friend

[@mickeynance7727]

I’m from the south, never heard of cracker salad…..google cracker salad, how did my family miss this one!

[@2Beldam]

That chicken pasta at the end of the video looked so good ❤🥰😍 great job making that money stretch 🎉👏

[@christinelinder4954]

I would suggest laying the chicken on top of the sauce so it stays crispy.

[@shariraelyn8180]

I just love watching you. You're so down to earth and real. Not to mention cute as can be!! I love these videos. They really have me shortening my lists and saving some money!

[@desertoasiscreations]

In Carolina, your fancy sauce is known as fry sauce in California it's just mayo and ketchup mix it's funny how different states have a different name for the same thing.

[@Nana_of_3]

We used to do that and eat it in salads instead of buying dressings