Eating for $5 a Day from Dollar General | Trying Your Suggestions! What I Ate Today | Day 3

[@jennherscap136]

My aunt was from England and used to make us beans on toast with cheese. After, she but the beans on top the toast she but a slice of cheese and then broiled it until the cheese was melted. Loved it as a kid and still do as an adult

[@lisesolberg5301]

I like to put the cheese on top of the toast and pour the hot beans over the cheese. This way it melts. It's so delicious, especially if you use sharp cheddar!

[@m.flores9957]

It sounds amazing! Thanks for a great idea to try, I can't wait to taste it!❤

[@muttersmenu2422]

As an ex-Pom who resides in Oz, that was a great lunchtime meal. The cheese from my era was always grated/shredded. Very yummy and easy to fix.

[@anniecbee]

My mom did the same thing, but always canned navy beans, drained, topped with a slice of cheese. If she was feeling super fancy, then also thin sliced tomato and 2 slices of bacon, cross-crossed on top. Now I’m craving it. She was born in France but her father was from a line of Brits.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@lisesolberg5301 That definitely would only work for British style beans on toast, due to the beans being in a tomato-based sauce. Melting cheddar cheese with our sugary baked beans here in the USA would not be a good mixture lol. I do love our sugary baked beans on toast though! I only buy the vegetarian kind.

[@sonyavincent7450]

I'm in nz and baked beans on toast is a standard basic lunch here. Or even dinner if you cant be bothered cooking.

[@gianni_descalzo]

You'll probably never see this cause I'm late to the party, but thank you so much. Your channel is such a blessing. When you say "a dollar", you mean "a dollar" and it's so helpful. I can't tell you how many times I've googled "$XX meal plan" and all you can find are people who are adding up the cost per serving instead of the total cost. Sometimes what you have in your pocket is all you have to work with, and it's amazing to finally find a channel that gets it! Thank you for your ingenuity and interstellar levels of empathy. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Lolabelle59]

Everything looked yummy. Thank you.

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

I wonder if the casserole would be less soupy--but also cooked through--by not re-hydrating the hash browns, but instead relying on the liquid in the other ingredients to provide the needed moisture? Perhaps letting it sit a while, covered, after baking would result in well-hydrated potatoes without pre-hydrating them. I'm really enjoying this series, and I appreciated that you used your toaster oven. When I was 21, I moved into my first apartment that I didn't share with roommates, a tiny one-room place with the smallest of all possible bathrooms and a fridge-stovetop-sink combo unit in one corner instead of a kitchen, no countertop and no oven. I bought tiny baking pans and made all sorts of things in my toaster oven.

[@rbirkheimer59]

Remember you can use mayo instead of butter for your grilled cheese. That food looked so good. You should make a book with all the recipes. I would buy it! Have a great day! God Bless, Rebekah

[@druelia9485]

That's a great idea! I'd absolutely buy it too.

[@kristinialyons5230]

Omg yeees. Dollar tree dinners (and more)!! We need this!!

[@jrubybowman]

Rebecca Chobat

[@tonidill5197]

mayo is soo freaking expensive here but at the dollar generals there is a mexican mayo, McCormick Mayonesa, it's a little yellower but it tastes amazing. And it's cheaper than that Kraft Real Mayo stuff

[@1lmp1]

Yes, mayo works well. If I make grilled cheese sandwiches, I never use a pan anymore. I use airfryer. To get a nice crispy bread outside, butter or mayo must be spread on the outside of the bread, then put it over a rack on the airfryer. It is much faster than using a frying pan.

[@j4d7s8]

I need to get one of those small casserole dishes. I’m a party of one and it’d be perfect.

[@barbellboy63]

Mixing the creamer into the coffee while it’s hot will make it blend better because of the fat in it. Then refrigerate for iced coffee.

[@jazzy3120_]

YES THIS PLEASE!!!!

[@kakylong2]

That chili cheese hasbrown bake sounds delicious. I'm vegetarian & my Hubby just made vegetarian chili. We could also sub the cream of chicken for cream of mushroom. We may have to try this. Yum! 😊

[@beckystone7994]

Even cream of celery would be delicious and add more flavor too!!

[@bernadettechute7998]

The grilled ham & cheese sandwich sounds good!!

[@DKilnerScull-wu1gn]

Use the flavoring syrup making lime frosting and a lemon cake mix and match

[@kathleenhardwick7650]

Great ideas. Will try them all

[@markkritzman4963]

Get the tasters choice coffee packets instead of the folgers... More per tiny envelope and much stronger.👍

[@evedallas2271]

Instead of getting rid of your syrups buy a 1 lb container of plain quick oats. You can add syrup to it and have a different flavor every day. I make the quick oats add my protein powder then use a flavored syrup. My favorite syrups right now are English Toffee (DaVinci sugar free syrups) and Maple Bourbon Pecan (Jordans Skinny syrup)

[@squisitissima2810]

You should use your Torani syrups in iced tea. I do that all the time and it is super refreshing. 😀

[@michellemiller1027]

You can also use the Torani syrups in lemonade as well.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Tea sounds like a great way to use them up! I just feel so bad that they sit there

[@rebeccaramsey1274]

I do the grilled ham and cheese thing for my husband all the time. Sometimes with an egg because we love breakfast food. Its also good if youve got some smoked cheese(provolone, gouda, etc) and just an egg, no meat. Delicious and pretty cheap!

[@salutations5749]

The salt thing works on a lot of stuff. Melons, beer, and citrus to name a few. It really brings the flavour out. Thanks !! Lotsa cool tips !!

[@BrowneyedGirlmjd]

Those syrups last forever so I would keep them. Plus it makes your counter look like a fancy coffee bar. This series totally has me craving beans on toast! I can’t believe you have chips left over and I mentioned I have no willpower for salty snacks?

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

I had some for years and threw them away because I thought they had gone bad😢

[@tonidill5197]

I would keep them too just to make yummy summer drinks with ice and those squirty Mio things

[@coal.sparks]

The smiley mustard... I do that with peanut butter and pretty much anything I'll be spreading. :D

[@1lmp1]

I am new to this KZbin site and realized, was informed, that there are many areas that do not have good grocery stores available. I like food that is the least amount processed. I have also allergies to some preservatives and artificiaI additives. I would be in trouble if I had only Dollar Tree as a choice. I saw Rebecca make coffee with regular Folgers ground coffee. She ran the coffee twice through the filter. I have French press pots, but if they are in a dishwasher, I take any pitcher, even Atlas jar, and put the coffee grounds in it, poor the water over and let it seep about 5 minutes. After that, I run the coffee through the filter , it will have better, have stronger taste.

[@Purple0fairy0bunny]

Mayo instead of butter for any sort of grilled sandwich is amazing. It adds creaminess and doesnt burn as quickly as butter. Plus it spreads easily

[@zombiejedimaster]

I have learned so much from watching your channel. It's been a life saver! I recently made a mock shepherds pie using ingredients from Dollar Tree. For the filling I used chopped up Steak'umm that I browned and seasoned. Added a can of mix veggies and a can of cream of mushroom soup. Mixed well. Added it to a casserole dish. Topped it with 2 packs of instant potatoes and shredded cheddar cheese. Baked for 30 min @ 350° and I put it under the broiler for a couple minutes to get it browned a little bit. It is soooo good! Using the chopped up steak'umm for the protein really works well! I highly recommend it!

[@lindanizamoff7981]

my parents always a touch of salt when they made their drip coffee and perk coffee. My mother said it took the bitterness out of the taste.

[@betsyb3870]

It's the captioned commentary for me 😂

[@DollarTreeDinners]

haha thank you! I had a lot of fun with that :)

[@thejessicawilliamswithyoun4946]

My kids love eating grilled ham and cheese. One of their favorites ❤

[@tanyamckinnon5376]

Salt is a flavor enhancer

[@nancycarney]

I love my small casserole dish from Aldi. There are only 3 of us. Perfect amount of all casseroles with leftovers for hubby to take to work. That chili cheese looks amazing. Hubby is a real chili man. I work from home and eat re-invented leftovers all the time.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

haha I'm surprised you recognized it from Aldi! it's great I've had it for so long. It's perfect for small meals like this one

[@-mr3puttz-310]

What size is the pan?

[@sandyjolley9810]

What brand is the best tasting chili? I don't like spicy! Thanks

[@sw3et24x7]

Thanks for using my idea! I hope you enjoyed it. It looked delicious 😋 Great video!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Thanks for the idea! I definitely did!

[@PeggyParrish-sg1eu]

I know when it's good because your eyes kinda roll back in your head like mine do when im eating something delicious!!lmao Love this series!!!❤❤❤

[@carolparker2392]

The beans and egg.. Very brittish

[@annzamora6943]

You should take the cream of broccoli. Add some water (because no milk) and some of your broccoli cuts. Cook on Medium until tender then stir in so cheese. A quick, easy, & filling soup. Don't forget to check for the seasoning. It's great to add a turkey sandwich with the soup. Yum! If you don't want to eat a sandwich with your soup. Add in some of your cooked sausage chunks or dice up some of the ham and add it to the soup when u add the cheese. It will heat the meat and not overcook it. And to take it over the top baste 2 Slices of bread in oil and garlic salt and pepper and cut into big chunks and toast in oven or skillet. Build the perfect bowl of soup, cheese add the: 1. Soup 2. Extra cheese 3. Homemade croutons 4. (optional) sour cream Enjoy.

[@wilmasantos3255]

Your videos are the best! You're so down-to-earth and humble, making your videos so enjoyable to watch. Thank you for sharing such great recipe ideas!!

[@Anon0missX]

That middle section preparing the ham n cheese sandwich was unexpected ASMR 😁

[@lesliegibbs6296]

Love the idea with the chili & hash browns. Sometimes I struggle with thinking outside the box with simple items. Thanks!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

You are so welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

[@kathygist6488]

I fix scrambled eggs, then add pork and beans. I usually ccut up pieces of bacon before scrambling the eggs in the bacon fat for flavor

[@crows.breadcrums]

Indianapolis horror con was really cool! 😎👍

[@adamnbryant]

Mayo instead of butter on the bread of butter is both cheaper and easier to spread and browns insanely good

[@jerrieanderson2245]

Great video! The recipes don’t feel like eating on a tight budget.

[@dreamscape405]

Agreed! Comfort food always works for me~ and have actually lost weight too🎉

[@markkritzman4963]

I buy the 32 oz pack of raw chicken breast from Tyson's for $8 I can make chicken with broccoli using Dollar General's frozen broccoli I can make fried rice with the Frozen bird's-eye vegetable mix I can make crispy fried chicken sandwiches chicken parmesan buffalo chicken strips using Dollar General's buffalo sauce there are Kraft blue cheese dressing you get about five or six big meals out of that bag if chicken...... Also I get their frozenhamburger patties... you get six for $9 (sometimes they are on sale for $8) but with their cheap $1.50 buns it only comes out to about $1.70 per hamburger... and they are quite good sized

[@cziegle3794]

Yay top 70 comments. Love this channel. Best to you and your family. Thanks for making this video.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Thanks so much!

[@lynn2574]

My parents are Dutch, and we had a dish growing up that was boiled potatoes, onion, and either cabbage or carrots all mashed together (both ways are delicious). Mom always served it fresh with a polish sausage. But the leftovers! We’d heat the mashed veggies up, and mom would ladle chili (sometimes a beef stew) on top. This dinner would have similar tastes as my old childhood favorite leftover!

[@kippytx]

Excellent!! Good job

[@karensimmons5892]

U continue to blow me away with ur creative mind and cooking skills...seriously I wouldn't think of all the possibilities ur mind comes up with!

[@tauna8941]

My granma always use a splash of cold tap water to smooth her instant coffee. Also you can use the salt trick when brewing coffee as well

[@lindabader-acosta7808]

Why throw the syrup away when you can add it to your iced coffee with those sugar free creamers for a differ flavor & have a bit of sugar in it. I use them all the time it saves on constantly buying different flavored creamers.

[@LittleRockQueen14]

she literally said its fruit flavor and not for coffee. maybe she doesnt want her coffee to taste like watermelon etc.

[@heartrose6088]

Bcuz they’re fruit syrups like she said multiple times..

[@destinycaptain247]

4:41 - In Texas it’s not uncommon to eat pinto beans or refried beans with eggs, bacon, sausage or even chorizo for breakfast.

[@burtmcgurt3584]

Thanks for these!

[@kathleendonnelly6077]

The grilled ham and cheese was perfection!

[@ImperfectlyhappytobemeMichelle]

You can use some fruit flavors for coffee I loved mocha Valencia it's and orange mocha, you can make white chocolate with strawberry or orange and other fruits. It taste good like a raspberry mocha. The sausage sandwich also good with and egg on it. Or with mozzarella and marinara. Green beans and rotel cold with Italian dressing would be a good cold salad for side.

[@momof2momof2]

LOL I was watching and saying to myself "I'm so confused about what she's doing" when you were cooking the sausage

[@btolson66]

You got to save the syrups!! Snow cones and fruit pops are awesome with those. Love beans on toast👍👍☕☕ All these looked good today 😋😋 of course I haven't eaten and EVERYTHING sounds good 😅😅

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Snow Cones are a great idea to use them up!

[@LynnLeclerc]

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[@amiegamble1678]

Make some mocktails for Christmas. If you have family or friends over. Maybe a game night. Even if you're just flavoring Sprite. I'm sure kids especially will think this is fun

[@dummy4591]

😊

[@j4d7s8]

My mom would always sprinkle a little confectionary sugar on each side of the grilled cheese when I was a kid. Shockingly it’s delicious and I still do it today. The pickle thing sounds delicious too though!

[@Babsonthego4]

My friends Son is a Filmmaker who was at that place you went to. “Hogman” is the movie he produced and directed.

[@huskerjpg]

Beans on toast is quite good, but I think Van Camp's are a poor choice. Also, I like to add syrup (sweet) on the toast be adding the beans. Alternatively, I like to heat up some chunks of summer sausage (savory) and add those to the beans.

[@jacquelinejamesx5049]

I'm glad that you went to a cons. My 14 year old daughter just did one Saturday in Richmond va she won first place in her category. Whoop whoop😊

[@nottoday9303]

Bit late to the party, but thoroughly enjoyed the subtitled portion.

[@queenofswordspodcast]

Mayo for grilled cheese is an absolute game changer!

[@latanyafrancois6108]

You could have used the flavor for your coffee in the back round 😜 to give it a bit of a boost but your amazing food's 😋 but not the egg thing my dad likes his eggs like that when he makes grits but keep on sharing with the world

[@kittyface7kat327]

Great video Rebecca. :) I love the fact you try everything you promote. :) You can do a light spread of mayo on the outside for grilled cheese to make the bread crispy.

[@evelynealfieri9396]

Morning ! My Dad always put salt in his coffee for stronger coffee taste . Try making grilled cheese by spreading mayo on the bread instead of butter . I make a pot of coffee and let it cool all night in the fridge and then make my ice coffee . You do have some great ideas . Thanks for Sharing ! Have a great Wednesday 😄

[@backroads82]

Sprinkling Badia Complete seasoning on your eggs kicks up the flavor a notch and can be found at dollar tree.

[@selenamoreno7689]

if you had it i grew up with rice with butter and sugar as a meal for a breakfast or you could use some oil....same thing eith noodles for african culture from whag my partner does....they have oil and sugar for noodles and its a sweet treat and a meal for when you dont have much

[@brandiblair9398]

You could make crispy rice patties with some of the rice (cold rice compressed into a thin block, cut and fried in some oil). Top with a bit of spicy tuna salad for each patty. Another option for the tuna instead of making tuna salad is to make fritters/croquettes that can use either bread crumbs or rice as filler and help with binding.

[@DuchessOfQuilt]

I’m really enjoying your videos. Can’t wait to see what you do with the rest of the hash brown mixture!

[@steverino474]

Just the way I eat my beans and toast.

[@RockyMountainHoosier]

we do rice with cheese and some runny yolked eggs on top here I don't remember if rice was part of your initial buy or not.

[@makingd.o.123]

Another great video and I have to try that hashbrown casserole

[@merposs35]

You should definitely use up syrup and make ice water recipes

[@DonnaSmith-ff2wu]

I think the hash brown casserole would have been really good if you baked the hash browns first to get crispy then topped with the other ingredients. These ideas look good!

[@erinf4712]

I love the Hungry Jack hash browns. I always have a carton or two on hand. Saves my tiny freezer space for others things.

[@tonidill5197]

I think the chili cheese hash would be yum with a bottom layer of cornbread batter as the bottom layer, and cook it long enough on directions of cornbread. And maybe split the cornbread into two small pans, one having the chili cheese concoction and the other just cornbread. Save the plain one for leftover beans

[@pattiehartmann1754]

Chili cheese hashbrown casserole....YUM

[@dreamscape405]

Can't wait to try the hash brown and chili cheese casserole! Looks delicious!

[@josephpate]

Chilli and tater tots was one of my all time favorite meals before the 'beetus. I used to make "tot waffles" (thaw some tater tots or those rectangular hash brown patties, mush them up in a bowl with an egg (optional) and cook them in the waffle maker. You can also just put the whole thawed tater tots directly into the waffle maker if you don't want to make a mess.)

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

‘Beetus?

[@jeremywilson6387]

The chili cheese hashbrown casserole sounds great honestly. So many great things in 1 dish haha!!! Really like the smaller casserole dish I need to find 1 of those myself. I have a big 1 of course but a smaller 1 would also be nice for things like this. Great video again Thanks

[@Tsiri09]

I bought an 8x8 glass baking dish with a lid from Dollar General a couple of years ago. I found the same one at Wal Mart if DG doesn't have one. Works great for one or two people main dishes or for four side dishes. Well under $10.

[@jeremywilson6387]

@@Tsiri09 nice I'll have to check Walmart next time I'm in there. A lot of the time there is just the 2 of us and when I make the larger casseroles I ended up eating leftovers for a week or freezing a ton cause she don't like leftovers lol but yea a smaller dish would be perfect thanks!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

I got this one from aldi a while back, but i've found similar ones on amazon that might help! amzn.to/3YMdm63

[@jeremywilson6387]

@@DollarTreeDinners thank you very much those actually look pretty nice too besides the functionality! Appreciate it for sure have a great day!

[@KayGeeBee07]

That hash brown casserole looks delicious. Also, I never thought of using oil to make a grilled cheese, it looks like it works great. When I am out of butter I usually use mayonnaise.

[@JayBow-lc8ek]

Awesome I love the casserole idea a lot of times i make small ones in a toaster oven like that only feeding one or two people.

[@dinahsoar6982]

Great idea using the cheese packet in the hash brown casserole and saving the pasta for pasta salad...it looked yummy,

[@RebeccaStanley-w4j]

I am a diabetic and all sugar free things taste different but I found when I use Splenda I only use half the amount as sugar I am not sure if you’re cream for your coffee is that way I drink homemade tea everyday

[@RosemaryGrimes-rl1mp]

When you are boiling something on the stove, put a solid wooden spoon across the top and it will NOT boil over.

[@TT-de7wb]

Ohhhhh! What about some different drink recipes using up your Torani syrups - I have some and would like some new ideas. Also, the syrups are economical because they go a long way and last so long!

[@roxannejohnston3311]

I'm with ya on the best meals are those you just throw together with odds and ends. Great job. 👍

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Thank you!

[@laurie3196]

I love your show!!..TY!!!

[@Jaimiegoesrawr]

The beans 😂 You’re so wholesome. Love your videos 🥰

[@bettyehayden2392]

I like to make my grilled cheese with mayo to brown the bread instead of butter bc it has a little zip to it.

[@wendyboglarsky9309]

That's a cute pan for the toaster oven where did you get it from

[@amyclark9581]

What do you guys do at these events?

[@amybarrmlinar7824]

OMG Rebecca I'm late to this party but every time I see you drink that instant coffee with that powdered creamer, I wince!

[@laurietreuvey5795]

Try sauteed onions in your grilled cheese. That's how I make ours all the time!

[@darcyflanagan1111]

Oh I am jealous of your Torani!!! I worked at a coffee shop and we used them for many of things! ❤❤

[@jacki-m9t]

I'm puzzled. I don't think I've ever tried a can of pork Nd beans without tomato in the sauce. Can you tell me a brand that is sugar sauce?

[@bigdog51]

Sweetheart give potted meat and scrambled eggs with cheese a try just scramble a couple of eggs and put a can of potted meat in them a piece of cheese and mayo salt and pepper is delicious.

[@sugaredwitch]

I’m new here! What do you do exactly at these conventions?

[@leeuwestein101]

watching you make that hashbrown dinner was incedible😍

[@pkmduv]

Where did you find eggs,bread,etc for one dollar?

[@kendiholloway2378]

I have to try that casserole it looks so good.

[@kristinpilbeam-hunter8952]

Try adding garlic powder to any canned vegetable. Takes it to the next level!

[@laurac5451]

If its crumbs I'm seeing...I don't want to be negative but that toaster oven might catch on fire if you don't clean it out soon. Stay safe. If its not crumbs and you don't know what to use on it bar keepers cleaners will get rid of that.

[@andreagriffin8437]

You are an angel 😇