Easy, Cheap, and Tasty Meals to Make on a Budget!

[@blciffa]

Awe I love that you adopted! I’m adopted and we are foster parents. I know you’re both involved in church. I think it’s such a blessing to have grown up in a Christian home and provide that for our children. ❤❤❤

[@cassidiroberts6473]

Buttered egg noodles and kielbasa is a quick go to.

[@darlamccowan1856]

My daughter and her hubby Blessed me with 5 glorious grandkids. All fostered and adopted. They actually fostered dozens and dozens of children.

[@shellyturner2766]

My husband is old -school and occasionally leaves me recipes from the Wednesday newspaper.😊

[@SeeMindyMom]

Oh, I love that! :)

[@susan06860]

I've been with you a while now but somehow I missed that you adopted years ago. How wonderful!! She is a lucky girl❤️

[@donnahudson2067]

Our niece and her husband fostered their youngest son at 9 days old, and adopted him two years ago, he's four now. Our niece also is a guardian ad litem( sp) for DSS here in Myrtle Beach, SC

[@SeeMindyMom]

This warms my heart! It’s important work and I’m grateful for those who are willing to open up their homes and their hearts.

[@violetwithey4618]

My daughter was adopted. We got her at 3 months old.

[@HeatherAHodnett]

I’m a GAL in Greenville SC!

[@sw3et24x7]

I'm from Louisiana so dishes with smoked sausage are a must in my household. And I'm not picky on which one I use, as long as it's tasty.

[@NatalieM2001]

I made the one pan cheesy sausage pasta tonight and my family loved it! The only change I made was I added some Tony's seasoning to it, and there are zero leftovers! My husband is already talking about fun variations for it, thank you for the recipe!

[@cindy2252]

Our favorite smoked saisage recipe is from "365 days of crockpot" called, Instant Pot Smoked Sausage Country Boil. you layer potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob, and sausage, seasoning each layer with Old Bay, top the corn with butter pats and pressure for 1, yes one minute. It's great on a hot summer day when you don't want to use your stove, and have garden fresh produce. Thanks Mindy.

[@lynbomb1]

I would have never known your daughter was adopted. And that’s the way it should be. Happy Holidays.

[@brontebenoit6181]

I’m adding the kielbasa and potato soup to next week’s lineup! You have the best subscribers, Mindy! They are sharing tips, tricks, answering questions, and offering suggestions. What a lovely group. I feel comfortable here.

[@SeeMindyMom]

You are correct! I have an amazing and supportive audience. :)

[@rachelqcreates]

We love smoked sausage of course I’m partial to Cajun Sausage 😊. Our 3 kids were all adopted. ❤

[@zwithgol]

I like to add smoked sausage to what I call beans n’ greens. Pretty much beans and hearty greens like collards, kale, or whatever hearty green you like cooked together. That alone is satisfying but adding the sausage brings it up a level.

[@cassandrarosa4106]

I was really hoping to see my recipe featured here. I really think you would enjoy it. Kielbsa casserole. Put pot of water on to boil. When boiling add a box of bow ties. Pan sear 1 link of sliced beef kielbsa. When browned well add 2 tlbs of butter or pan with a frozen bag of Broccoli, cauliflower & carrots. Sprinkle 1 packet of Sazon. 1tsp of garlic & onion powder to kielbasa veggie mix. When spices are well mixed into veggie mix and veggies are defrosted. Add bowties to veggie mix with .5 cup of shakey can parm cheese. Mix and serve.

[@rangerlove7]

You’ve posted your dad’s chili recipe before and I’ve made it and I love the addition of the smoked sausage. So good.

[@brittanym58]

My favorite kitchen accident turned meal is chicken sausage sliced and cooked with diced bell peppers in peach salsa and served over rice.

[@leighdegenhardt485]

Yum!!!!!

[@alexawest5635]

I add kielbasa to split pea soup, cabbage and bean soup, and an egg,spinach, and kielbasa bake. So good!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

I love finding new inexpensive meals through you and others. A kielbasa recipe we enjoy is peppers, onions, mushrooms, squash, and zucchini, serving it over couscous. It's so easy and delicious.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Oh that does sound tasty! Thanks for the idea. :)

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@SeeMindyMom you're so very welcome.

[@sumsharp]

I had no idea your daughter was adopted, good for you and her. I laugh whenever you add green beans to something. I could figure out it's a favorite quite easily. Love the sausage and potato recipe. I might change the potatoes to wild rice. Yumm.....

[@rhondapelletier3036]

I use alot of canned diced potatoes. Sometimes the fresh goes bad before I use them. I use them alot in soups and chicken pie.

[@lorid6544]

A really "cheap" dinner I serve often in the fall & winter is: A smoked sausage, some cabbage, some sweet potato chunks, & some apples all cooked together. I also sub the sausage for ham in many soup recipes. And, I use some diced sausage in my scrambled eggs. Right now, I'm eating some leftover cabbage soup (an old Midwest Living recipe) that uses smoked sausage as an ingredient.

[@AprilLee1996]

I got a bunch of smoked sausage for free a while back and we are tired of our old recipes and are struggling to use the sausage up. Thank you for some fresh new ideas!

[@SeeMindyMom]

Glad I could help!

[@Melissa-pq9cm]

I literally made a soup with kielbasa tonight! I tossed jn homemade broth, Diced potatoes, some frozen corn, frozen Cauliflower and a bit of cream along with garlic, onion and Celery. I'll make it again for sure!

[@lisaharr1477]

I love smoked sausage ! It is such a fantastic meat to use and so much flavor ! My mom in law made a smoked sausage, sliced potato and cabbage one pan dish. I am not a huge fan of cabbage, but the sausage makes this delicious ! That soup looks amazing, I am definitely going to try that one ! Thanks Mindy !

[@madesimplyathome953]

Thanks Mindy! Sausage potato soup is now what’s for dinner 😊

[@tammydamron950]

MINDY I WOULD LIKE TO WISH Y'ALL A VERY HAPPY & BLESSED THANKSGIVING . HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY & GOD BLESS Y'ALL VERY MUCH . (TAMMY FROM CALIFORNIA)

[@itsjustme.7059]

I love the smoked sausage like that cooked with dry beans. Such a great flavor.

[@jeaniestoltz1764]

Hi Mindy. I just made your baked barley recipe with ground beef. Only used 1 cup barley and 1 can of consumme. Worked perfectly and was so delicious!

[@SeeMindyMom]

I’m so glad! Thanks for letting me know!

[@LovelyMrsLong]

My husband does that. My fav so far is eggroll in a bowl I add fried rice or cauliflower fried rice style w frozen Asian sides. It's boss

[@bachempenius]

Smoked bellpepers in brine give a smokey flavour to a lot of sauces. And do you know the Turkish sausage sucuk. It goes great on pizza, with scrambled eggs, cabbages and beans and other legumes and It is fairly cheap. It has got garlic and kumin in It. 😋

[@danaellis1516]

Look into 1odine Therapy - I’m 43 & have been working on my hormones this year for Overall BETTER Health. This has been life changing for me in regards to better sleep & drastically helped my mood swings! I do 2-3 drops Every other day.. Cheers to better 😴

[@MrsJJW]

Happy national adoption month. We celebrated our fourth adoption anniversary this summer. God is so good!

[@karenhogue8443]

Growing up I really liked browned smoked sausage added to fried cabbage and canned diced tomatoes seasoned with red pepper flakes.

[@beckysonnier6369]

All the recipes look great. Happy “gotcha day “ to McKenna😊

[@marciemceachern]

Thanks for the meal ideas, and from one adoptive mom to another, congratulations on the adoption anniversary! ❤

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thank you!

[@stephanieballou7116]

Do you have a link for the silicone scraper whisk?

[@EliMae]

Absolutely love your channel and the positivity you put out. Thank you! I know your children are older now but I have a 14 month old who doesn’t eat well. If you or anyone has suggestions on meals that your littles loved, that would be so helpful. ❤🙏

[@SeeMindyMom]

Honestly, when my kids were very little, we didn’t worry about making them eat the same dinners I cooked for me and my husband. They often ate a meal of things they liked, fruit, cereal, cheese & crackers, toast, Mac, yogurt, scrambled eggs, whatever…usually earlier in the evening and then my husband and I would enjoy our dinner a little later. We would find a few things we all liked occasionally, but I didn’t fret over it in those toddler years. Hang in there!

[@mirandalindman5091]

Love your videos Mindy❤ & loved that you shared your family adoption journey too🌈

[@sherryr1222]

Always great, and realistic, meal ideas!

[@happyhollandays]

I love your videos! I also wanted to say that that is awesome that your daughter is adopted. I am adopted, and so is my sister, so its very near to my heart. I hope to adopt someday, as well!

[@SeeMindyMom]

It’s a cause we are passionate about. :)

[@betterlivingonabudget]

The Dream PB Cocoa sounds amazing! I'm 100% with you on 'staying asleep' being the issue. An uninterrupted night's sleep is literally like a gift these days!!

[@lindahendricks1868]

Try smoked sausage with tons of sliced mushrooms. I let the meat get a little crispy. Add a vegetable n garlic toast. It's delicious.

[@gladyserrickson9592]

Thank you for sharing these ideas i have the sausage n could not come up with a good idea but i now thanks to you i must go buy more sausage

[@christeenprice5637]

Awesome recipes, thanks Mindy 👍👍

[@trose7793]

I love this!! So nice to see ideas that aren’t chicken 😂 for the picture you showed with the crockpot meal that had spinach and sun dried tomatoes is that the Sausage Potato Soup that you added that other stuff too? Bc whatever it was it looks AMAZING

[@alamryfarms754]

Soup for dinner tonight! I have all of those things! Thanks for sharing!

[@SeeMindyMom]

Hope you enjoy!

[@mlnikon9434]

I need that whisk in my life! can you link it? I love your videos by the way!

[@kianamoyers5481]

Me too! That whisk looks awesome!

[@melann7380]

Yeah, I love using sausages in my recipes. I use a variety, Kielbasa, smoked sausage, andouille sausage and Trader Joes also has all kinds of interesting sausages. I love that not only are they budget friendly, they are make a recipe very quick since they are already cooked

[@SeeMindyMom]

So true!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I also use them. Delicious! Thank you for the video!

[@SeeMindyMom]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@kellyreineke4653]

You're right about the cheese. If you add it to your bowl, you can see it and it doesn't take as much product to taste cheesy. I don't know the science behind it, but it's true.

[@hello-vs4me]

Love rop sausage thanks ❤

[@bethanyg153]

Looks delicious. I have to be nitrate free. I really should look to see if I could find a nitrate free kielbasa. I do miss a that! I found a nitrate free chicken sausage at Costco. I’ve been having it on the daily. I’m such a meat eater. 😂😂😂

[@SeeMindyMom]

I think I might have seen something like that at sprouts or Whole Foods.

[@brandi8040]

😂😂😂 My husband haaaaates smoked sausage. I, on the other hand, absolutely love it! Polska, too!! There are so many different ways to cook it up! Thank you for this wonderful video!! I will have to squeeze in some of these fabulous recipes over the next few months. 😅

[@MommaLousKitchen]

Poley sausage ( what my GMA called it) sauerkraut, and taters in the oven low n slow.

[@brandi8040]

@@MommaLousKitchen Yes!! With a dash of salt & pepper! 👌

[@RevDanXP]

Nighttime sleepy tea!!

[@marzeezee]

The soup looks delicious!

[@DioneN]

Don’t forget perogies and kobassa!🙌🏼

[@e.smeltzer9286]

I just found a company in Massachusetts that makes pierogi stuffed with kielbasa! It's expensive but had to support that idea! Also try Pierogi, cabbage, onion, and apples finished with a lil sour cream. It is a great meatless dish.

[@DioneN]

@@e.smeltzer9286 yeah the perogies I buy aren’t cheap either, they are handmade ones from any of the various Ukrainian vendors here in Edmonton Alberta (Alberta has a large Ukrainian population and I have Ukrainian blood so I’m very picky! Cheemos don’t cut it in my house lol.) Adding kobassa into a pierogi sounds amazing.

[@e.smeltzer9286]

@@DioneN where I am originally from they make them by hand - lots of east European descendants. Not so in Washington so I take what I can get.

[@snotty2hotty498]

Where you able to find your flat whiskula 😂 online? I've been looking but can't find it. Thanks!!

[@SeeMindyMom]

I could only find it included in a set! I hope they bring it back individually some time. So sorry!

[@snotty2hotty498]

​@@SeeMindyMomno worries. Thank you!

[@donnalynn6348]

We like smoked sausage sauteed with sliced green peppers and onions and chopped potatoes.

[@paulacostello6912]

I think the beauty of chili is that you can throw whatever you like into it and it will taste good. I don't understand why some people have such strong opinions about making it a certain way. 😆😆😆

[@Fdt172]

Hey, I like them just sliced in half like a hotdog and grilled and put on bread with mustard!!

[@TonyaRobertson]

I would have never thought to put polish sausage in chili but I am now

[@candycemonroe7345]

🙋‍♀️. I'm the one who send recipes to my husband. He cooks more adventurously than I do.

[@SeeMindyMom]

I love this!

[@ter8330]

I wonder if the boxed hash browns from costco would work in Carrie's recipe?

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

I made the Budget Savvy Diva recipe recently and it was a hit with my family. I also added smoked sausage instead of ham to a quiche recipe I made with the Bisquick so it makes its own crust. I may actually like the smoked sausage over the ham in that recipe. I do have to be careful though. You said you have trouble staying asleep since you turned 40. Well, my husband and I are slightly older than you, we recently celebrated the last birthday in our 40s. A couple of months ago I made hot dogs one night and smoked sausage about 2-3 nights later and we think that’s what caused my husband to get a nasty case of gout 😢. So now I try not to serve processed meat with casing more than once a week. He seems to be able to handle it sometimes.

[@okwesleyfellowship8313]

Good video.

[@A2thaLO]

Not a fan of smoked sausage, but I definitely incorporate a lot of mild Italian sausage in our meals.

[@kevinanddeb8829]

Same for us, we tried this sausage but it seemed really greasy.

[@samanthastillman7045]

What's the brown sausage recipe at 6:42?

[@christinebubb6658]

Is there a link for the spatula/whisk thing? I'm making my Christmas list, hahaha!!

[@SeeMindyMom]

I couldn’t find it except as part of a set. I hope they restock them individually some time! So sorry!

[@christinebubb6658]

@@SeeMindyMom no worries!! Thank you for the quick response!

[@stschubs]

I am definitely the person who sends things saying this looks real good :D

[@KarenCrider-f6f]

Can you add your Dad's chili recipe? There's nothing where the link would go. Thanks! Great ideas for a budget!

[@SeeMindyMom]

It’s there now. :)

[@nb4467]

Oh you would looooove real Polish sausage 😊

[@nicolewagner25]

Making kielbasa, potatoes and broccoli tonight😊

[@caracristina2860]

Great video and great recipes. Unfortunately in Australia smoked sausage is $22 a kilo even if you wait till it is half price it works out to be the same price as beef mince. It is not a cheap meal in Australia. When I make smoked sausage recipes I substitute hot dogs that I buy half price. Please keep making great content.

[@SeeMindyMom]

That’s interesting! It’s one of the most affordable animal proteins here.

[@kristycurry8857]

I make a comfort food very similar to your soup. It's basically a couple of potatoes, and onion, and baby carrots with the seared saugage cooked in chicken broth until the potatoes and carrots are tender. It's more of a mashed potato dish but super flavorful. I never have leftovers. Thanks for all your videos.

[@SeeMindyMom]

That sounds delicious!

[@princessjanuarymarie3197]

cool

[@NOVAFrugalFamily]

No literally never has my husband sent mea link to a recipe 😂 once he sent me a link to a recipe that I asked him to get from a coworker who made a fun snack mix for Christmas but I have never once gotten a recipe suggestion. I joke that my family wants magic groceries that just appear when they want them.

[@SeeMindyMom]

Haha! Do they think we’re mind-readers? :)

[@susandebay915]

Love these recipes, but I am so concerned about all that sodium nitrate!

[@amyweaver7413]

❤❤❤

[@xvanilladropzxful]

👍👍

[@luckaty]

Our family enjoys what we call Tailgate Sausage and Potatoes. It’s a block of butter melted in a 9x13 foil pan, a pound of sliced sausage, red, orange and yellow bell pepper cubed into chunks, a medium onion also cut into chunky pieces, red and sweet potatoes, cut into cubed pieces and about a cup or so of beef or chicken broth. Bake covered with foil for an hour, then uncovered until the veggies brown up a bit and are tender. Great for large crowds as the title infers… great for a sports event or party.

[@gladyssymonds6377]

The sleep problem is probably due to perimenopause!

[@LovelyMrsLong]

You are probably peri menopausal, sleeping is terribly disrupted by hormones. Takl to your doctor

[@RaeganNicoleFry]

I really can’t relate to her videos. Thank you anyways

[@JeanBenton-zj2bj]

who are you talking about?

[@janadpews]

I had no idea your daughter was adopted!! So is mine!🩷 November 5th was 16 years we closed but we got her only a few seconds after birth.