🚨7 Day EXTREME GROCERY BUDGET!🚨Feed YOUR Family for $50!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Hey, Y'all!!! I am so excited about today's video!
I am going to show you how to feed your family for just $50!
I will take you through, step by step, and share with you all the tips and trick you need to feed your family GOOD food for $50 a week!
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Grocery List:
32 oz Oatmeal
1/2 gallon Milk
1 lb cheese
16 oz sour cream
2 onions
2 tomatoes
1 head lettuce
5 lb potatoes
32 oz broccoli
Rotisserie chicken
2 lbs Ground turkey, chicken, or beef
1 pkg hot dogs
1 can green beans
5 lb rice
16 oz pasta
2 lb black beans
2 cans corn
2 cans crushed tomatoes
Recipes:
Soft Sourdough Bread
1 C sourdough starter
3 C ap flour
1/4 C dry milk
2 TBS sugar
2 tsp salt
2 TBS butter or coconut oil
1/2 C water
1 egg
Combine all ingredients into non-metal bowl. Allow 20 minutes rest. Knead by hand or stand mixer until smooth and elastic. Rise 4 hours.
Shape and allow to rise 2 hours. Bake at 350 F 40 minutes (20 for buns) or until golden ground.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
1 C chicken, cooked and diced
2 C rice, cooked
1/2 onion, chopped
1 Recipe enchilada sauce (see below)
1 C shredded cheese
Combine chicken, rice, sauce, and onion and mix well.
Place in 9x13 pan. Top with cheese.
Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
Enchilada Sauce
2 TBS olive oil
2 TBS flour
1/4 C chili powder
2 C chicken stock
salt to taste
Heat oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Add chili powder and salt and cook 1 more minute, whisking constantly. Gradually pour stock, whisking to combine. Continue cooking until it reaches a simmer. Reduce to medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Sausage & Corn Chowder
1 lb ground sausage
1 onion, chopped
6 medium potatoes, chopped
1 can corn
5 C whole milk
Salt
Cook sausage and onion until crumbly and drain.
Place all ingredients in crock pot.
Cook on high 4-5 hours, low for 6-7 hours.
If chowder is thin, mash some potatoes to thicken (alternately you can thicken with corn starch slurry or instant mashed potatoes).
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Can serve topped with sour cream or cheese.
Broccoli & Rice Casserole
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
2 cups cooked rice (white or brown)
1 pkg broccoli florets, steamed until tender
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 recipe cream soup (see below)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350°F . Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked chicken, cooked rice, steamed broccoli, and shredded cheddar cheese, cream soup, milk, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until well combined.
Transfer the mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly. If desired, add additional shredded cheese on top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the casserole is bubbly and the top is golden brown.
Spaghetti
1 lb ground pork
1/2 onion, chopped
1 lg. can crushed tomatoes
2 TBS sugar
2 TBS olive oil
2 TBS Italian seasoning
1 pkg spaghetti, cooked
Cook pork, 1 TBS Italian seasoning, and onion in pan until crumbly. Drain if needed.
Add tomatoes, sugar, oil, Italian seasoning and cook for 10 minutes.
Serve with noodles.
Taco Soup
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 TBS chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dill
2 lg cans crushed tomatoes
1 can corn
2 C black beans, prepared
Brown ground chicken and onion in skillet.
Pour into a crock pot. Add all other ingredients.
Cook on high 4 hours.
Your channel is such a refreshing contrast to so many that would never admit to a moment of doubt or uncertainty. At times we all feel like you just don’t want to make hot dog buns, but you soldiered on and got great results! This is just the encouragement I need on certain days. Thank you for being so open , honest and gracious!❤
Wow, thank you!
I enjoy watching your videos. I am a widow of several years. 3 years ago, I was able to shop with a budget of $100.00 for the month, and that included household items. Lol. Things are harder now. Watching your videos keeps me on track and to remember what is a need versus a want. I do bake from scratch a dessert once a week or one that will carry over. Keep the videos coming. I do shop online at Wal-Mart to keep myself from going over budget. Thank you.
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Bless your heart! We have all been there, when you don't feel like making something that you had planned. So, you could make those quick easy 30 minute dinner rolls, and use them for hot dog buns. I just cut the wieners in half and have a hot dog sandwich, or shape the rolls long. Also, I have made quick flour tortillas that take 5-10 minutes, and use a skillet. Roll the wieners up with your toppings. You can make a super quick chaffle (cheese waffle), but it will be a bit more expensive. If you are in a time crunch, or don't feel great, it would be worth it. You can easily find these recipes online. The chaffle is a keto recipe, and I use an egg and a handful of cheese to make two of them in a mini waffle maker. I add spices and/or chopped onions sometimes. They cook up fast, are VERY filling, and delicious! We use them for hamburger buns, and it is like an onion roll, only crunchy. Great job! Thank you for sharing.
You could have made pigs in a blanket for the hot dogs. Just cut the hot dogs in half and wrap biscuit dough around them and bake. They are delicious and so easy to make! You can use Bisquick. I use a homemade version of that. I just make the biscuit as usual. Sometimes I add a bit of cheddar. I agree, I think this was your best low budget plan yet! Congratulations on making it to 20K!
That’s a good idea!
The little bit of char on the browned meat just gives it extra flavor. I think that is a great thing!!
You are such an encouragement to all of us on a strict budget. Thank you!
Love your channel. One of my personal budget tips is using my slow cooker to batch cook protein. If your viewers can't get a cheap rotisserie chicken, cooking a whole chicken in the slow cooker is easy, forgiving, and budget friendly in terms of energy costs. I buy "family size" trays of protein on sale (chicken drumsticks, thighs, or leg quarters are great picks) and cook them with very little seasoning in my slow cooker to get multiple meals over a week. The same can be done with ground meat.
Great tip! Thanks!!
I so agree that the stocked pantry is a must when it comes to staying on budget!
Great recipes. If budget allows add in popcorn, saltines, peanut butter and apples for snacks. Still comes in under $60 for a whole week of meals plus snacks. I love those Costco chickens. I’ve used them in a similar fashion making several meals with one $5 chicken. Luckily an Aldi will be coming to my town soon but in the meantime I shop mostly at Winco for the best grocery prices.
20k yay! I don’t have instagram or facebook anymore. Good luck to the winners 😊 thank you for sharing the recipes ❤
I love your channel Lori. It's the only channel that I've signed up to notify me when you have a new video. Blessings from SC!
Wow, thank you!
Love this video - you should really put extreme grocery budget and the number of servings to maybe get more hits? The more people you can bless with this video, the better. It was awesome
Great video!
Thanks! I took your advice. I’ve been wondering why the views were low so I really appreciate your help!
I've learned so much from you over the past few months. I love how positive you are and have your voice in my head saying "it should work out" when I'm trying a new recipe or subbing an ingredient l, etc. Following and of course subscribed. ❤
That’s sweet. Thank you!
Making bread is awesome. I have used bread like that, used slices of it to make garlic bread. In a skillet i add a little olive oil, a little butter, add garlic powder and Italian seasoning, and a pinch of salt. Heat to melt the butter, dip the slices or brish them with this mixture and bake in oven. My husband thought it was amazing.
I buy the rotisserie chickens and do the same as you. I will be making chicken noodle soup today with carrots, celery, green peas, onions, and egg noodles. I add garlic and turmeric to my chicken bones and cook them in the crockpot with a splash of apple cider vinegar to the crockpot. What is not used goes in the freezer for later.
I want to branch out into more freezer meals for summertime. Like crock pot meals to stop using the oven.
Keep the videos coming. I enjoy them.
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Congratulations! I followed and subscribed! Thank you for your honesty and frugality.
You were absolutely killing me over the "hot dog buns" part of the video. Totally made my day. 😂
I know me too. Many days I have that attitude of why didn’t I just buy this because I don’t want to make it from scratch!! So if I don’t make it then I have to completely change up the menu and sometimes that is even more work to do(mentally). 🤷🏻♀️🤣
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“I’m going to make these buns….and grow in maturity in the process.” 😂😂 I completely relate!
We never had buns growing up. We wrapped a piece of bread around the hot dog/ hamburger
What a cute little fryer! I’ve never seen one that small. Perfect for one person.
Thank you so much for being real!! I enjoy all of your simple recipes. ❤️
Great video. Perfect because right now I'm lucky to have $50 per week but I have a well stocked pantry. Very blessed. The hot dog rolls turned out great. You seemed to be having a moment. Hugs. Perfect isn't what's important there mama. You've told us many times. I'm subscribed on FB and will be setting up an Instagram account today. Thank you!!
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@homemadesimplewithlori lol. I got my Instagram set up & following now. Thank you
done! Thank you for taking the time to teach others how to feed our familys on a budget.
Laurie, you are such a kind, sweet, and honest person! Thank you and thanks for the great ideas!!❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you for these kind of videos. It's a real struggle right now for us. You're an inspiration. ✨
You’re sweet
Congratulations on hitting 20k 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!
Followed/subscribed. New to your channel. I'm a widow of 2 yrs and I've had to move and downsize, so I hope I can learn from you. I need new recipes because my husband was the chef/cook. Enjoyed this video.
Sorry for your loss. That’s so hard. Sending love.
Been a follower for a while. Love your tips and thank you for sharing your recipes❤
Thanks so much 😊
Your channel is so wonderful! Thank you so much. I follow on both!
Great job. I feel the same about my sourdough it is a work in process.
It really is!
So Glas to see you clicked all to make sure I can get your videos great to see you again. God bless ypu you and your family 💘 ❤😊
This is a great video. I love your meal plan and options for these budget meals 😋
I am subscribed and been following you for awhile now. 😀 Love your videos 🎉🎉❤❤❤ Great giveaway for your followers 😀 Very sweet and generous of you 🎉😊❤
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Thank you!! 😊
We love you too! God has truly blessed you. I love your videos
Followed and subscribed- great job on the budget and meals! You knocked it out of the park girlie
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this great meal plan! I am looking forward to utilizing it next week!!
I absolutely LOVE your videos. I love the budget friendliness of them, but mostly I love the IDEAS for simple, wholesome, homemade meals! I have followed and subscribed to your accounts!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on 20k! I am following you in both places. Love your videos, so many good recipes.
Congrats! I followed and subscribed on both. I hope the new addition to the family is doing well after being warmed up.
Also I wanted to suggest for people making hotdog buns. I have had success making some basic ones with just flour, yeast, water, and salt. I just make sure my dough is a bit stickier when it rises. I find that gives a softer bread.
He is happy and thriving!
That's amazing! I'm so happy for you! Great job on saving him.❤
Done! I appreciate the transparency and your grit to get through it!
I have followed and subscribed! Looking forward to seeing more!!
Love your channel! I especially love your honesty and keeping it real! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Followed and subscribed! I love all your tips for budgeting and making things from scratch!
Love the short cut cream of chicken! following on both now for sure!!!!!!!!
Love that you are real with us Lori, its so refreshing. I enjoyed watching this video, so many great ideas for a delicious and filling dinner. 😊
Thank you so much!
@@homemadesimplewithlori you're welcome! 😊
Enjoy your channel! I’ve followed you on both … Good luck to all🤞🏻
Great meals Lori! Thank you ❤
I’ve followed & subscribed. It’s a joy to glean from you. Thank you!
Nicely done Lori! Lots of great ideas for everyone. You're a great help to so many. 😊
Thanks so much!
Congratulations on hitting 20000 subscribers! I really think this was your best one yet also! Thank you for always being so open and honest Lori! 😊
P.S. followed and subscribed! Thanks for give away! 😊
Thank you so much!
Followed on both! You did a great job, Lori. Hope everyone is doing well. Hugs. 💖
Thank you so much!
I love your channel! Entered and followed. Thanks!
I so love all of the videos!
I just recently started making a quick baking powder bread with the egg and buttermilk. Was the same recipe as the sourdough but the wet was buttermilk.
Thank you for taking the time show us your ways 🎉❤
Neat!
Great video! ! I followed and subscribed, have a wonderful day!
Great recipes and demo. Unfortunately I don't do Instagram wish you had had more options for the giveaway. Oh and am already subscribed. Anna In Ohio
I really do enjoy your videos i'm thinking of trying home made hot dogs rolls, they looked so good when you made them.
God Bless you and your family .
Well, good may not be the right word for what they looked like but they worked anyway. 😂😂😂
Woohoo! 20,000 subscribers...that's something to be proud of! I do subscribe to you on UA-cam and now over on Instagram....YAY! We love homemade enchilada's they're so good, filling and affordable. We use black beans, red and orange peppers, small can of green chilis, onions and a bit of plant-based cheese on top. BTW, the hot dog buns looked fantastic - Donna
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Followed and subscribed. My family loves the rustic biscuits
This meal plan is wonderful!! I even made the sourdough buns. Everything so far has been delicious -- we are having the sausage and corn chowder this evening. Thank you so much!
Oh yay! Thanks for telling me!
I am following you on Instagram and subscribed to you on UA-cam!
Congratulations 🎉
I have followed and subscribed to your accounts 😊 thank you for your videos! They're real helpful. we have lots of spring birthdays so I try to keep the grocery budget as low as possible Feb/march/April to help save up for those birthdays 🎈
I enjoy your videos. I lived by myself so I spent around $150.00 on foods a month. I stock up on everything when I find them on sale.
I'm following and subscribed. Congrats on the milestone.
Thank you!
I have been subscribed here on UA-cam for a bit. I don't have an Instagram account. But I really enjoy your videos! And this was a fantastic $50 meal plan. Great work, and thank you for the ideas to frugally feed my family!
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I just come across your channel,very glad to find you. Definitely subscribed and following.
Thanks for subbing
I love your budget friendly meal plans. Grocery prices are really insane right now and we are always looking for ways to save. I was already a subscriber to your channel and I just followed you on Instagram (although I admit I am not not Instagram that often). Crossing my fingers that we win one of the gift cards. May God continue to bless you and your family.
Done, thank you so much. Your videos are super helpful.
Hello Lori, I had a sourdough starter but During the holidays I was so busy I forgot to feed my sourdough and killed it. But now I have went gluten free for the most part except hot dog buns we eat chili cheese dogs once or twice a month and I make an exception on that day and allow 1 bun. An amish white bread recipe would work great for hot dog bun but I would go buy the hot dog buns. Your hot dog buns turned out awesome. I think this meal plan is very doable. For me When I have been meal planning I make have the meals either easy or something that you throw in the crockpot to make it fast and the other meals can be a little more labor intensive. And as for the rotisserie chicken keep singing the praises of the chicken its the best deal in town. I buy a couple every time I go to costco or sams and I pick the meat off and freeze it in portions for meals it makes it easy when you need to make a quick casserole or meal. Love this video Lori your the best! Following on Instagram and have been subscribed here for a long time. Take care and stay safe!
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Subscribed and following, thanks for sharing great low cost meal ideas.
Followed and subscribed! I just started my journey of feeding my kids less processed foods and love finding new ideas from fellow budget shoppers. 😊
Oh I love the Aldi German brand Deutche Kuche Knackwurst. Delicious big dogs for $2.99 pack. One is very filling. Give this brand a try. Also I have cut up and lightly browned to season beans or cabbage. Yummy. Have you ever added a little water when you cook ground meat? or to bacon? Makes it tender and prevents burning. Meals looked delicious.
Thanks for the recipes. Sorry i'm old no instagram? Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the tip!
I really enjoy your Channel it has helped us so much now that we are down to one income since the pandemic. Simple recipes and delicious❤❤❤❤ Plus I learned how to make our own sandwich bread😅 so proud of myself😊😊😊Thank you Always❤❤❤❤
Awww how great! Thanks!!
Great video! Love the making it work dedication. Buns is one thing. Sourdough buns....im just not worthy. Well done, friend.
You can totally do it. I know you can!
Love your videos. So informational and full of tips. I did notice though, that your recipies used 3 cans of crushed tomatoes but there were only two on your shopping list. Also, didn't see the breakfast sausage.
Oh no! I must have missed that. Sorry!
I have followed and subscribed. I love the comment you made,i am a big girl and i can do hard things ❤ the meals all look delicious. Even the hotdog buns. 😊
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Followed and subscribed! I love watching your family and all the food prepared.
Love your great content, always good to have low cost options and meal plans! 😃👍 I will definitely be trying some of these recipes. However, I'm not on Instagram, but good luck to the four lucky winners of the $25 gift cards!! 👏🤪🤩
Congratulations on reaching 20k. I have to admit that it doesn’t matter how healthy we eat, hot dogs will always be in my freezer and we eat them at least once a month. 🤷🏻♀️ Operation eat down the freezer’s has begun in preparation for our move the end of May and I don’t plan to buy any meat except for some pork chops so we won’t have as much frozen food to transport 1500 miles. I am working on eating down a lot of the non perishables also but not concerned about packing those to move. When we went to the discount store I was very careful not to buy for months ahead like I normally do, except for the 64lb box of whole chickens I got for only $15!! There were 10 chickens in it and so they will be used up before the end of May eating one each week. I also got drumsticks for $0.59/lb that day and plan to fry them up for the week of our county fair since my daughter and I camp out there all that week and we need easy food to eat since we are busy all day every day.
Perfection is not the goal, full bellies are the goal.
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Following you on Facebook and instagram! I enjoy your content! Thanks for sharing
My mom used to make Corn Chowder using 1-2 cans whole kernel Corn, 1 can Cream Corn, Onion, Potatos, Whole Milk, Butter, Salt and Pepper and it was delicious !
I love watching budget meal videos.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Awesome video! I have a Aldi in my town in Bergen County NJ, which is a very expensive state to live in. I follow you on Instagram and UA-cam and enjoy your videos!
Subscribers to both love your channel you give alot of great advice and ideas for living on a budget and feeding my family
Congrats on 20k! I’ve followed and subscribed. Thanks.
Enjoyed the video! Keep on producing!
We enjoy and appreciate your videos!
Loved your videos for a good while now! Of course I am subscribed and following! I already was too both! You never disappoint! ❤
I followed and subscribed a long time ago sweetie! Love your videos. This is very generous offer for you to give away. 💜
Love all your meal suggestions! I have followed and subscribed for a while now on youtube! Thanks for all the lovely meals!
I love this! I have subscribed to both Instagram and UA-cam!
I am going to try all of this recipes thank you for your suggestions.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful meals. Everything looks delicious. I follow you on you tube and Instagram. Keep up the great work.
I followed and subscribed. I enjoy watching your page and get different meal ideas 😀
I've followed you on both. Great video this week, the meals all look very yummy. I like that I can just add one or two recipes a week to help save money.
I have followed and subscribed for a while now . Don't always comment, but every new video I have to watch. This the best yet. You are my role model. Thank you see you all next time!
You made my day!! You’re sweet. Thank you!
I followed and subscribed! I don’t actually do instagram but I follow a few just to give them follows lol. And I thought I was already subscribed here because I have some of your budget plans saved to my list of budget meals. Thank you for these plans!
I love using rotisserie chicken. So affordable and I use every bit including making bone broth. These were some good recipes to be on a budget. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!
Taco soup and cornbread was so quick and easy when my kids were little. So easy to eat out of the pantry.
I love taco soup!!
These all look so great. All right -- I followed and have been subscribed. Thank you for being so generous.
Great video Laurie! I enjoy your channel.
Following and subscribed. Loved this video. I will definitely be making some of these over the next week. Loved the cream of chicken soup replacement idea!
I'm following and subscribed! Love your content!
Lori, you did a great job with this video. Good on you, Lori. Some of these ideas are very helpful reminders to be thoughtful and not lazy.
Thank you so much!