I Made A REALLY GOOD Christmas Dinner For My Family of 5 for Only $20 at Dollar Tree
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- This is a really good and elegant Christmas dinner on a budget. With this extreme grocery budget, I'm feeding my family of 5 and making something really spectacular for really cheap. Christmas dinner from the Dollar Tree can really be magical. If you're broke, just trying to save money, just love the Dollar Tree or don't have access to a lot of stores, this meal is for you. You will never expect what my imagination creates with only $20 budget. This rivals my Dollar Tree Thanksgiving and is a frugal shoppers dream. Frugal Christmas can be fun and Dollar Tree Christmas 2022 is amazing!
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As someone who is struggling this year, thank you for that little speech at the beginning. I am on disability and struggle all year round and with inflation i will definitely struggle for Christmas this year. Ty for all your budget videos and using the recipes with your own family, showing that you are not just showing us but actually also using those recipes. Ty again.
I think people often forget about those on a fixed income. I’m always thinking about you! You deserve all the joy in the world and all the delicious food!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@MealsWithMaria ty so much! And i appreciate any and all ideas you have for a budget Christmas! Nice too know that there are good ppl in the world who care like you.
@@amandagail5176 I'm in the same boat, Amanda. I wish we lived in the same town. We could pool our resources & have a feast!!! 🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄
@@lindseybsmith I would love that! By chance u live in Canada? Lol
Thank you for your honesty! I wish the dollar tree in Canada had the same pantry items. Here there are very few food items in their stores. You give great ideas that help a lot
You’re welcome! I always hope that the concepts still translate even if the stores or the prices aren’t exactly the same.
I have to say it ....this deserves a two syllable "DAAA-MMNN"!! You are just AMAZING!! I'm always sooo INSPIRED!! I watched this video and kept thinkin, she is FABULOUS!! The meals and your table were PERFECT!! Your children enjoy participating, which is so cool. And they eat and enjoy so good and honest with their ratings. Not easy with kids to try different meals. You never fail to share great ideas, recipes (including substitutions) and most important, you help sooo many folks struggling. Esp that you share really important helpful info at the beginning of all your vids. God Bless You and Yours. Arlene
Basic ingredients turned into a lovely Christmas dinner, filling, and fun for only $21.00. Plus there could be leftovers to surround another meal. You inspire people to understand how to keep things on a budget and still eat well.
Thank you for this episode. It is never easy figuring out what to have for guests on a limited budget. I have a Niece coming over who hasn't had a Christmas at home for 20 years . I want to make it a nice celebration, but with inflation it is really hard. Your suggestion are very helpful.
What a lovely Christmas it will be! The two of you being together is such a blessing 🙏❤️
Just LOVED Everything about this video!💯💯 So sweet when the boys were snacking off the charcuterie board!🤗💙💙🤗 Table decor: Beautiful!🎄🎄
Thank you Tammi!!
That red table runner and your red napkins really made the table with red serving dishes so festive. Food always tastes better from pretty dishes. Great job on your $20 Christmas dinner. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
Thank you! Agree!
Girl, you knocked it off the park with this beautiful menu, “Im bowing to you right now” Thank you, and Happy Holidays to you and your family🙏🏼 🎅🏼 🎄
Aw thank you! Same to you!
That dinner looked so delicious and your table set-up was so beautiful. I love that you got the boys involved decorating the dessert. Have a great night and we'll see you next time.
Aw thanks! See you soon!
You did a great job! I have one little tip... There is a way to make a homemade ricotta type cheese with only some milk, an acid like citrus juice or vinegar and salt. It's easy, and can be done with powdered milk or regular milk. Look up a recipe for "farmers cheese " I'm told it's the same method as making paneer as well. It really works and tastes delicious.
Awesome! I’ll definitely look into that!!
I have to give it to you girl... you always come up w the best meals for an amazing budget!! Bonus that it's kid friendly! I never wld have thght of a lasagna roll up! Genius! Happy Holidays!❤❤
Aw thanks! Happy holidays!
A beautiful and satisfying meal that looks so festive and is served with style. I love the idea of smashing up some of the Chex mix to use as a seasoned crumb topping on your green beans. Also, using the white sauce in more than one recipe is so clever. Thanks for thinking of things I would not have thought of and for showing us how to go inexpensive and stylish at the same time.
😀😀 so happy to share! 🙏
Excellent video Maria ❤. I am believing that you will be at 50k followers by the new year! Your channel helps out so many! Merry Christmas 🎄
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I really liked this menu. Looked like a great festive meal.
Thank you!
Thanks for the bechamel tutorial.
You’re welcome!
Maria, I am so impressed with the creativity and love you put into your meals - I am sure every meal you make is special! And wow! What a lovely appetizer board.
Your $20 Feast!!💕💕💕 looks incredible. Yummy 👍❤👍
Thank you!
Loved the video. I really liked the bechamel sauce, I'm definitely going to use that idea but my favorite part of the video was your young son asking you if you had a good day. Thank you.
Quick tip: You can use cottage cheese in place of ricotta in lasagnas. Once it cooks you barely notice the difference
That charcuterie board!! What a great idea👏
😀 so fun!
So creative Maria! That charcuterie board turned out great and your boys seemed to really enjoy it! They're so cute!
😀😀😃 thank you!
Maria you are the bomb! Thank you from my lil family to to yours, God bless 🙏 ❤
Bless you! And thank you!
You’re sweet and so is this lovely budget friendly meal!
Awesome recipes. My dollar tree has all of these items plus more. I am on a fixed income so this video is very useful. Thank you. Happy holidays to you and your family.
Happy holidays to you too! I’m glad your DT has all the fixings!
We REALLY are struggling economically. The price of meat, fish and chicken is unmanageable.
Thanks a lot for menu
You’re welcome!
I’m really so grateful I found your channel! My parents have moved in with us while they rebuild their home, and ur recipes are awesome and budget friendly and so practical! I love how u use so many great substitutions. The Chex mix on the green beans casserole was awesome! 😅
😀😀 I’m so happy to help!!!!
You did a fabulous job! Looks so good!
Thank you!!
Hi Maria...this year's dinner looks fantastic. I just watched last year's dinner after watching this and much prefer the items in this one. (Not a fan of pork chops). There are only two of us now and an all inclusive turkey dinner is just TOO MUCH food for us. Think I'll give this one a try.
I agree! I like this better too 😀 enjoy! It’s perfect for two! You’ll have a few leftovers 😀🌲❄️🎄☃️
This is awesome I love watching these videos! Even if you’re serving 10 people just double everything, maybe drop the peeps and candy canes and you have a wonderful meal and dessert for under $40 dollars!!! Love it
Another wonderful holiday dinner, Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2023 to you and your family, always allowing us into your daily routine.
You too!!! Thank you for being here!
Maria, you have absolutely topped yourself. And I didn't think after last year's videos for the holidays you could do that, but somehow you have. These lasagna roll ups look amazing I'm going to try them for sure if not for Christmas dinner then sometime soon. That green bean casserole with that bechamel sauce is just out of this world and I can't wait to try it who would have thought of that? And that putting dessert looks amazing, thank you so much for doing these budget recipes. Times are trying right now for so many of us and for all of us! Your videos are so inspiring I never miss one. I've made so many of the recipes that you do want here and they are all so good and I love your imagination and I love that you try these and you put this out here for us. During the holidays especially, these are so important. And you offer these with Grace and dignity and it is appreciated so so much. Thank you and God bless you and your family for the holidays.💗🙏
Maria you are so amazing and my absolute favorite UA-cam cook! This all looked really terrific, I definitely think you nailed this one! I love the table setting as well, I would like to try something like that this year.
Aw thank you!!! So glad you liked it!!
Such great ideas!
Thank you!
You've given me some great ideas. Thanks so much! Everything looks wonderful! Looking forward to trying the white sauce (can't spell the name of it-B) ;)
😂 me either! Enjoy though!
LOVED IT -GREAT JOB MARIA 🤩
Thank you!
I really like the idea that snack board I think mine's going to be a snack tray made with an old plastic cookie tray I've saved over the years since I don't have the pretty charcuterie board that is beautiful that looks like a good thing for the kids to get me for a gift who knows? I really like the ideas of what you put on there lots of choices and lots of color
It is a great gift! You can hint that I got it at Marshall’s! But its going to be beautiful either way!
@@MealsWithMaria thank you with charcuterie boards and snack boards and things getting so popular we used to just put them out on plates and things but they look so much more attractive on a board
What a great video! I am going to make all these recipes- thank you. Your table setting was really lovely also.
Yay! And thank you 🙏
I think you could bulk up your filling with some veggies like spinach or peppers too.
Yes, definitely!
Looks good, and I'm sure was tasty too!! Have a Blessed Christmas everyone!!🎄🙏🎁🎆
Blessed Christmas to you too!
Your dinner looked great! That Christmas Tree board was fantastic!!
You are very creative. Your menu is so different from all the others I’ve seen! Love & ver fancy!
This meal looks amazing! Love the Christmas tree snack board!
This is a wonderful and filling meal! Amazing and appreciated!
Thank you! VERY creative and looks yummy!
You’re welcome! Thank you!
Your dinner 🍽️ look Absolutely DELICIOUS Maria!😋😋
Thank you, thank you! 😀
Those lasagna rolls look so easy and so amazing! I'm actually going to try all of your suggestions!
@MWM Another great job…I enjoyed seeing the decorated table and Idkw but I love the way you work appetizers into your plan and budget… ✔️
😅 I can’t live without appetizers!!!
Wow! What a feast!!! Great job!!!
Looks very delicious something easy to make! Thank you👍👍👍👍
😀😃 you’re welcome!
Thank you! Especially the roll ups! I’m going to try using Buescher Mel sauce instead of red sauce.
Yay! Enjoy!
You are so innovative. Thanks and Kudos to you!
Everyone is struggling at the grocery store now a days. You have to cut corners somewhere but, this meal looks great. You have to make it festive for your boys. Are you a single mom? I was just wondering what your hubby thought of the meal too? Great job. I enjoy your channel with all your recipes & ideas. Merry Christmas & God Bless 🙏
Thank you Maria! 😃
You’re welcome!
Maria I do use unsalted Mushroom soup but I add a small amount of tamari and about 2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard( you can add up to a tablespoon) to the sauce and mix in the beans and bake with the onions. I bet the small amount of Dijon would be great in the bechamel too. It does not taste like mustard but it adds a yummy background note to the dish
Oh yum!! I agree, that would be delicious!!
What a fun video and a great meal. Thanks for the ideas.
You’re welcome!!
I prefer making veggie rolls as that way I can make a base cheese sauce, a base veggie pasta sauce and then add different meats and extra veggies depending on different tastes. Then I make extras and pre-freeze, put them in seal-a-meal bags with a label as to what is in each roll (1 bag for each different type) and then suck all air out while frozen and put back in freezer
Very smart! Sounds great!
You did a Great job. Merry Christmas!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!
Fantastic!
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Looks amazing !
Thank you!
Wonderful menu for 🎄!
I love watching your channel. It always makes me feel good and All your ideas and tricks are so helpful! Merry Christmas to your family and the YT family as well! Greetings from Buffalo NY ❤️!!!🎄🎄🎄❄️❄️❄️🌟🌟🌟
Merry Christmas! I’m so glad 🙂 ❤️🙏🎄
Awesome recipes ideas, thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
You’re welcome!
Great job Maria🎄⛄
Thank you!
You are very creative
I want to try making the lasagna roll ups.
People usually go to regular markets.There’s better prices than the dollar store sometime.i bought a small ham for five dollars. Christmas dinner cost me $15.
That’s awesome! Some people have that option and some don’t 😀 I like to provide a variety and hope the general concepts translate!
I haven't used cottage cheese or ricotta since discovering bechamel.
😀😀 great minds think alike!
cool
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My first thought was why not use the fat from the sausage? I suppose it would be more like biscuits and gravy, but with pasta.
Idk, sounds like maybe fir a different meal 🤷🏼♀️😅
Oh true! Even more resourceful!!!
Yummy for the tummy 😋
Absoluately!
Love it!!!
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I agree on the roll up being a nicer presentation. I think you could have used the extra béchamel sauce to make some creamed spinach. Next time try piping instant mashed potatoes on a baking sheet and run under the broiler for a minute for a nice presentation. I have also used the chocolate or cinnamon Maria cookies layered with pudding and cool whip for individual ice box cakes.
Yummm all great ideas! I did the duchess potatoes the last time I did a DT Christmas dinner! So pretty!
Wow
I make something similar to the lasagna roll ups. I use the big shells instead tho
That makes sense! If they had them then I may have done that!
Amazing 😁
Milk is cheese!!! It's the easiest best demonstration I've ever seen!!
That’s true!!!
Love it! The board is great ?
Thank you!
What is the liquid in bottom of pie plate? For the banana pudding
I love your cookware. Where did you get it?
The Christmas themed items all came from Marshall’s 😀
Hi! Can I ask where did you get your xmas tree board that you used in this video? It is adorable! Great video too, easy peasy. Going to try the roll ups and add spinach minus the sausage.
Yay! I got that at Marshall’s 😀
So dollartree had those lasagna noodles
Ben and Julian and Tommy and Dan and Maria Love 💘❤ 💕 💗 💖♥ Christmas 🎄 ❤ 💖 ♥ 💕 💙 🎄
Merry Christmas!!
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Wow ur dollar tree makes all of ours seem so lame
I think it depends! I have a few in my area and they are all different. Sometimes it’s worth driving to a different location if you have that option.
@@MealsWithMaria No they're all pretty lame here lol , or at least from what i see om youtube