I was thinking that perhaps grating the cheese would have yielded better results, u could've put a bit on the soup, too. Chili on fries, maybe the other kind though, would've been an option to have too. The onions and peppers, black olives and mushrooms are my go to items every time I shop. My DT had dozens of medium brown eggs and those sausages. Breakfast casserole is good anytime of day imo. They also often have stuff for burritos or burrito bowls. I enjoy your videos. Thank you
I love their frozen veggies! Ya gotta steam them and season with the pink Himalayan salt and black pepper 🔥. Get the gluten free tater tots. I LOVE THOSE and bake for 10 min each side
I don't even live in the US but i love to watch you vids just to know what DT have in the grocery section 😂 Why not try fried noodle mix with veggies? It's delish and very filling😉
The waffles looked great. My Dollar Tree doesnt have a refrigerator/freezer section but the one where I go to the doctor does. Might check it out tomorrow!
I love our Dollar Tree..it's pretty good and today got a big surprise..unsweetened almond milk containers..mix with one yogurt and a frozen fruit in blender for smoothie.
I don't always use water for soup, even when l make homemade bean soup l use broth. With beans l start with water but add broth as the water begins to cook down. Makes it taste better, so maybe next time you make that soup you may want to try using the broth of your choice.
when your buying the dollar tree vegetables heat them up in boiling water dont cook them in the microwave and you'll have better results. you can get the broccoli cauliflower blend but id stay away from the broccoli cuts as you'll get mostly stems. My favorite is the pepper/onion blend, i boil them for a bit then throw them in a frying pan and cook them with some sausage.hope this helps
I just found your channel and have been binge watching all the dollar tree vids. 1 meal I came up with from seeing what you have there is meatball subs. 1-2 packs of those frozen meatballs, 1 tin of tomato sauce, 1 packet of long rolls like a hotdog bun will work, and 1 block of the real cheese. put the sauce in a pot and heat up, put in the meatballs and warm thru, add the meatballs and sauce to the buns and top with cheese and bake until the cheese has melted. should only be $5
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain Thanks. Im From Australia and we don't have Dollar stores here. just what I came up with seeing what was at your store, I do like meatball subs but I make everything from scratch and its around $15
I do taco soup in my crockpot with leftovers chicken from the night before. I use 1 bouillon cube 4 celery stalks chopped. 1 small onion minced. 2 cups of leftover chicken. 3 cups of water. I can of diced tomatoes or 3 fresh tomatoes cubed. I can of corn rinsed. 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning. 1Tablespoon of garlic. 1 Tablespoon of black pepper. 1/2 cup of frozen pepper strips. Into your crockpot add water, chicken, corn rinsed, add bouillon cube, diced tomatoes, pepper strips and spices. Cook on low 6 hours. Top with taco shells, cheese and sour cream. Not a $5 dollar meal. But I use leftovers and what's in my pantry.
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain It serves up to 8 my husband gets lunch next day, and my father in law gets a container full. I make dinner for him so he can heat and eat.
I would have bought something else maybe a pack of eggs and left the waffles out and made French toast for the breakfast for dinner because that’s a whole loaf of bread for 1 recipe, and plus a fried egg or scrambled egg sounds good with the breakfast plate.
When you said that the store had yogurt that was two weeks past it due date. It reminded me. About 2 /3 years ago we took our kids to a lunch and we all got milk and I was the first to open mine and obviously I took a big drink, and a second later I was puking. And the lady told what I was doing, I told her in front of the other parents that she hadto throw away the rest of the milks, but she got unhappy. The parents checked all there and there children milk, and they were all bad
Just because there is a date on dairy products doesn't mean they are bad!! It still should have a shelf life at least 7 more days,you just taste ,smell to see! You can buy them within dates & get bad also because you don't know if someone has left it out of refrigeration too long!! And if you put products in freezer they still last when thawed out!
That's so sad. That usually doesn't happen, our schools are really good about keeping up with the dates. Yogurt doesn't go bad as quickly as milk might, though
"I was kinda disappointed at how small the pieces were" lol its the dollar tree not gonna be prefect love 🌳 but gotta say i love your video and how creative you are 🥰
Please remember: the date on the packaging is NOT the expiration date, after which it's inedible, but rather the PULL date when the manufacturer wants it pulled from the shelf in lieu of fresher stock. Most of the time, the food is perfectly safe.
Hey new friend here came across your channel. Excited to see what meals you make. I’ve never really checked out the grocery aisles at dollar tree but I’ll be checking them out next time I stop by.
Using seasoning isn't cheating. I wouldn't think anyone would expect you to add seasoning to your shopping list for every meal. Those were some great meal ideas.
Yum! Great ideas! If you find yourself making 1 grilled sandwich at a time, lay them crust side down after you cut them so one side doesn’t get soggy if you lay them flat. My sister came up with that trick when we were growing up 👍🏻😎
She probably didn't want to use extra ingredients (like broth) that she thought people didn't have. The purpose of her video was to stay within a certain budget.
I don't know if you know about home made cornbread muffins with blueberries and a really yummy brown sugar and cinnamon, about 1 cup brown sugar , 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup of flour, 4 tablespoons of melted butter mix in all the ingredients. leaving some flour and take your strussel topping mixed up allowing for larger pieces to spoon on top of the corn bread muffins. I used to go to a really good restraint who serve the absolute best breakfasts and each meal gets a super si,simple, cornbread blueberry stressed muffins.. to big to eat a hal so take it home. The restraunt is called the carrosel, where every thing on the menu is delicious.. to go for breakfast after church only once in a while. Salem, Oregon is Jazzing everything up and I know I would love to be back to my true home town. Salem Oregon.
Packet Corn & mushroom canned is a much better choice with pizza rather than fries n peas for me. So much choice u got there. So lucky..got 1 like the dollar store here but not much choice just buy frozen corn , pasta, lobster ball ( actually its a fishball) & scallop few mths back.
Great tips! Some of these look good...others not so much. However, I commend you for doing these and for your creativity! FYI - you can cut tortillas into strips and either fry or bake them and add them to your soup. That and a taco mix will make it a delicious tortilla soup! You can add chives and sour create am and yum 😋.
These are great for people on a tight food budget. I don't think adding spices you have a cheat it is a way to make all food better. Most people with a kitchen have spices on hand.
if you guys like Mayo you can always try Mayo as a substitute for butter as well for grilled cheeses I think they come out better and they taste a lot better too. I don't technically called cheating if you have it on hand.
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain I'd never lived near one until recently, and I love it. Unfortunately, I no longer live by an Aldi though which is a bummer! Win some....lose some I guess!
I made a dollar tree dinner with the ravioli and the shrimp and the frozen veggies that had the bell peppers and onions... I also made a sauce using sour cream, flour, velveeta cheese and cream of chicken. For dessert I made a kool aid pie the lemonade package you only need 1 pack and 1 container of cool whip and 1 can of sweet condensed milk and 1 gram cracker pie crust I got everything under 20 bucks
Dollar tree chili, big can of tomatoes with garlic and peppers (forgot brand), one can black beans, cup of rice and the DT turkey burger. 3.25 feeds 4.
Shakshuka.....it's dirt cheap...and delicious. Eggs, Tomatoes, peppers (you can use the jarred variety they have there or frozen if desperate)...oh and jarred garlic. Some require fresh cilantro or parsley, but I used dried parsley/cilantro and served on top of some crusty garlic bread...(or garlic texas toast) yummy! Here's a basic recipe to follow from...(note the first recipe I got of this was in a little book from dollar tree!) downshiftology.com/recipes/shakshuka/ You can find almost every ingredient to pluck from the tree (in some form or other) and it's not only very healthy but delicious and easy to replicate! Love what you are doing!
Hello just wanted to say I do enjoy your videos give me a lot of good ideas for me I am a single person I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania but I made a comment before Tia like when you're using spices that you have at home you know I get cumin salt pepper paprika a lot of us will get it that's not cheating because at your household Staples cuz there's another lady that's on her I forget where she's at I think they call it the Frugal mama and she even said that's not cheating because we all have those things that we call Staples at home so technically it's not cheating but I love your ideas and you are honest about you know health issues with it with a healthy or not but keep up the good work
When I saw that bag of steak fries, I started screaming, "Nooooooooooo! Don't do it!" lol I bought a bag too, to make with hamburgers but when I saw the size I put them back in the freezer. I did end up using them to make potato soup so I wouldnt have to waste them. ha ha Anyway, just found your channel and I'm loving all the ideas!!!!! I just binge-watched like 6 so far. ;-)
I've noticed that in Britain it's common to shred cheese for sandwiches. I don't know why, they do it that way, but for your skinny block of cheese that might have solved your problem. Also, the ham slices are too big for the bread. If you trim each slice to fit then position the trimmings properly you could get three sandwiches with 2 slices of ham each plus the shredded cheese, viola! If you have it, mayo on the outside of the bread makes for really nice crisp sandwiches. My mom learned to cook during the depression. She could make a good meal out of nothing and it was amazing. She would have really enjoyed watching you do these challenges. It's great to see your creativity and your efforts to find the healthiest options in inexpensive stores.
I’m new to your channel, just started watching last week and my first impression was that I really like and admire the way you adapt to how your daughter lets you know what she is and is not eating. The important thing is that children actually eat their lunch and you want her to be able to be open about what she eats. As far as meals from the tree, don’t forget about tuna melts, tuna rice, and tuna pasta made with some cream of whatever soup. On their cheese I’ve seen something there that looks like cheese slices but isn’t actually cheese and evidently will not melt. So beware about that. 🤨 The cheese you used in this video looks like regular cheddar. Also, a simple baked pasta dish (call it a casserole unless you have somebody who objects to them, then ya just call it pasta) is easy when you mix a can of Pasta Sauce along with a can of that Prego Alfredo sauce they sell. Pound of cooked pasta (only cook for half the time as finishes in the oven), a can of tomatoes preferably with some spices like basil or peppers, cut up a package of the Jimmy Dean sausage. Mix it up and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or you can just make it on the stovetop if you like. This recipe makes a good six servings and is good for leftovers. Btw if I had some seasonings in my cupboard I would doctor that pasta sauce up with some garlic and onion powder etc. or even a little hot sauce.
These are awesome suggestions!! Thanks so much. =) I know too well the "dangers" of the fake cheese, lol. We tried some jalapeno-flavored slices once and it was just horrible.
I love these vids, because I've often wanted to do something like this, but my dh goes to Walmart daily. SO annoying, because there's zero budget, he goes daily, and we have 3 fridges and 4 freezers!!! :/ Btw, he goes to the dollar store a lot too, lol!!! He brought home those Marie's muffins that you have. I thought that they were awful, but I'm a picky foods person.
I buy tortilla shells, salsa,cheese and those little flat sirloin steaks made by the same company that makes those pork chops the dollar tree sales(male sure you don't get those bacon wrapped things cuz it's just beef slurry) and some taco or fajita mix or you can just use some chili powder and cumin and a little salt. Marande your steak with the taco or fajita seasoning or the chili powder cumin and salt over night then slice them up and saute them in a pan. Then load some on a tortilla with cheese and put it in the oven until the cheese melts then you can put a little salsa on top of it and wrap it up and eat it or eat it like a soft taco. It's simple but it tastes pretty good.
I wish we did, otherwise I'd be all over it! We have a grocery outlet that I did a meal plan from once and it went pretty well: ua-cam.com/video/esi7hxDivto/v-deo.html
I agree--the frozen veggies and fruits from dollar tree are disappointing--usually small amounts and for some reason, theyare very soggy...sad...they need to find a better distributor for these products or get their present distributor to improve their items...dts
When you make chillies soup why not use fries for chillies fries with that soup you make, just beans an seasonings, your great at this it's wonderful you got it an keep what you got to maintain this ability to shop an feed
Easy quick meals for two & saving money!
I don't shop at dollar tree but i love watching these.
i love these videos please dont stop making them!
I make one at least once a month! =)
Thanks for the ideas!
The taco soup looks good.
I love this channel!
I’ve enjoyed watching your videos
Your videos make me feel really cozy! I love it~
Wonderful ideas!!
Partially freeze your cheese before slicing or shredding.
I make homemade hot ham and cheese. I always fry my ham first and then put it on the bread with cheese and grill it.
I was thinking that perhaps grating the cheese would have yielded better results, u could've put a bit on the soup, too.
Chili on fries, maybe the other kind though, would've been an option to have too.
The onions and peppers, black olives and mushrooms are my go to items every time I shop. My DT had dozens of medium brown eggs and those sausages. Breakfast casserole is good anytime of day imo.
They also often have stuff for burritos or burrito bowls.
I enjoy your videos. Thank you
Made grill cheese and ham sandwich
Hi 👋 Blessings and Prayers to you and your family and Happy New Year 🎊🎆
Also how about fruits 🍉 🍎 🍌 egg rolls: peaches 🍑, pineapple 🍍 either baked wraps or fried wraps 😁
Your welcome 🙏
If u stand ur waffles up in the slots of the toaster over u can cook them all at 1 time☺
Thank💖You!!!!!!
I like to see how you make cheese all been wanting to make it ty ❤️
This is a train i absolutely can’t get off of. Thank you for ALL of these deals. It’s so fun to watch.
The soup and rice looked really good! I will try this!
I love their frozen veggies! Ya gotta steam them and season with the pink Himalayan salt and black pepper 🔥. Get the gluten free tater tots. I LOVE THOSE and bake for 10 min each side
Thanks for the great video. Now that I'm only cooking/ shopping for me, these are really helpful!!
I don't even live in the US but i love to watch you vids just to know what DT have in the grocery section 😂
Why not try fried noodle mix with veggies? It's delish and very filling😉
Using pantry and refrigerator staples isn’t cheating. Nearly everyone keeps eggs, oil, milk and seasonings.
A page of taco seasoning In the soup...would give it aboost.
I do that every time and great 😊
Or a can of enchilada sauce
Would have mixed the fruit with the yogurt...then poured over the waffles. 🌞
Just an idea for the cheese, maybe if you shred the cheese on your grater it might be easier to spread it all to do.
Ignor those that complain about using small extras on hand
I just discovered your channel and I love watching what you come up with!
Like the ham and cheese with fries and gr beans and the breakfast really looked good!
Adding what you already have. IS NOT CHEATING......
Should've cooked the berries up in the stove top with a little bit of sugar to make it a bit more syrup like...🙂
The waffles looked great. My Dollar Tree doesnt have a refrigerator/freezer section but the one where I go to the doctor does. Might check it out tomorrow!
The thing about the dollar tree is that you can also get some things cheaper than $1 at other stores like canned tomatoes.
I love our Dollar Tree..it's pretty good and today got a big surprise..unsweetened almond milk containers..mix with one yogurt and a frozen fruit in blender for smoothie.
Oh, awesome! I think I've seen almond milk at my store before. =)
I stock up on the almond milk whenever I see it! Stores near me don't always have it. That and low sugar cranberry juice.
I don't always use water for soup, even when l make homemade bean soup l use broth. With beans l start with water but add broth as the water begins to cook down. Makes it taste better, so maybe next time you make that soup you may want to try using the broth of your choice.
Great Job! Please continue to make more videos this give me so many ideas on how to feed my family on a budget!
Thank you! I'm glad to be back in the swing of this again after everything shut down. =) I'll continue to do one video a month!
when your buying the dollar tree vegetables heat them up in boiling water dont cook them in the microwave and you'll have better results. you can get the broccoli cauliflower blend but id stay away from the broccoli cuts as you'll get mostly stems. My favorite is the pepper/onion blend, i boil them for a bit then throw them in a frying pan and cook them with some sausage.hope this helps
Thank you so much for the tips! I agree about the broccoli cuts, we weren't a fan. I do love the pepper and onion blend, though!
I just found your channel and have been binge watching all the dollar tree vids. 1 meal I came up with from seeing what you have there is meatball subs. 1-2 packs of those frozen meatballs, 1 tin of tomato sauce, 1 packet of long rolls like a hotdog bun will work, and 1 block of the real cheese. put the sauce in a pot and heat up, put in the meatballs and warm thru, add the meatballs and sauce to the buns and top with cheese and bake until the cheese has melted. should only be $5
Ooh, that sounds awesome!
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain Thanks. Im From Australia and we don't have Dollar stores here. just what I came up with seeing what was at your store, I do like meatball subs but I make everything from scratch and its around $15
The taco soup looked pretty good. I love breakfast for dinner too ! TFS ☺
I do taco soup in my crockpot with leftovers chicken from the night before. I use 1 bouillon cube 4 celery stalks chopped. 1 small onion minced. 2 cups of leftover chicken. 3 cups of water. I can of diced tomatoes or 3 fresh tomatoes cubed. I can of corn rinsed. 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning. 1Tablespoon of garlic. 1 Tablespoon of black pepper. 1/2 cup of frozen pepper strips.
Into your crockpot add water, chicken, corn rinsed, add bouillon cube, diced tomatoes, pepper strips and spices. Cook on low 6 hours. Top with taco shells, cheese and sour cream. Not a $5 dollar meal. But I use leftovers and what's in my pantry.
That sounds like it makes a ton! What a wonderful pantry meal!
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain It serves up to 8 my husband gets lunch next day, and my father in law gets a container full. I make dinner for him so he can heat and eat.
I made the Tacosoap before from dollar tree items and OMG yes 🙌🏾
some chicken or beef bouillon would probably be just what the soup needs.
Awesome meals!
I would have bought something else maybe a pack of eggs and left the waffles out and made French toast for the breakfast for dinner because that’s a whole loaf of bread for 1 recipe, and plus a fried egg or scrambled egg sounds good with the breakfast plate.
Breakfast looked yummy..big portions!
I really enjoyed watching this... you definitely know how to improvise. You make me want to shop at Dollar tree more for food items :)
Thank you! :) Sometimes I win there, sometimes it's not as great, lol.
That is great.
Thanks for sharing
When you said that the store had yogurt that was two weeks past it due date. It reminded me. About 2 /3 years ago we took our kids to a lunch and we all got milk and I was the first to open mine and obviously I took a big drink, and a second later I was puking. And the lady told what I was doing, I told her in front of the other parents that she hadto throw away the rest of the milks, but she got unhappy. The parents checked all there and there children milk, and they were all bad
Oh my goodness! That's crazy!
Just because there is a date on dairy products doesn't mean they are bad!! It still should have a shelf life at least 7 more days,you just taste ,smell to see! You can buy them within dates & get bad also because you don't know if someone has left it out of refrigeration too long!! And if you put products in freezer they still last when thawed out!
That's so sad. That usually doesn't happen, our schools are really good about keeping up with the dates. Yogurt doesn't go bad as quickly as milk might, though
@@Lisawhatshersname yea they have been a lot better, with the dairy products. And of corse the food.
"I was kinda disappointed at how small the pieces were" lol its the dollar tree not gonna be prefect love 🌳 but gotta say i love your video and how creative you are 🥰
maybe could have added the yogurt on the waffle first then put the berries on top might have not been as soggy
Use a dollar Tree grater To shred your cold cheese then divide the cheese for your sandwiches
I just bought some smoked kipper and smoked oysters from the dollar tree...maybe you could make something with those.
Cool! I'll have to look. =)
I would have made a simple syrup and boiled the berries for a little bit to get a sweeter sauce
Oh yeah, that's a good idea!
Hi,for the cheese try a potato peeler for thin slices otherwise I love your videos 😀
Please remember: the date on the packaging is NOT the expiration date, after which it's inedible, but rather the PULL date when the manufacturer wants it pulled from the shelf in lieu of fresher stock. Most of the time, the food is perfectly safe.
You are correct! =) I'm getting more comfortable with those kinds of items, especially since I frequent a grocery outlet now!
Rivah Cat for me if it is not stinky or mould in it I eat and as for cheese I cut mould and eat the rest
Dollar tree has giant egg rolls that are fantastic: chicken, shrimp and Lobster flavors--I use an air fryer to heat and crisp them...dts
OMG we love love those egg rolls
I love taco soup. Guess I never thought to see if DT carried everything. That breakfast looked so delicious! Tfs 💕
Hey new friend here came across your channel. Excited to see what meals you make. I’ve never really checked out the grocery aisles at dollar tree but I’ll be checking them out next time I stop by.
Using seasoning isn't cheating. I wouldn't think anyone would expect you to add seasoning to your shopping list for every meal. Those were some great meal ideas.
I was thinking the same thing. =) Thank you!
Breakfast for dinner is always good, those berries good in smoothies,
Yum! Great ideas! If you find yourself making 1 grilled sandwich at a time, lay them crust side down after you cut them so one side doesn’t get soggy if you lay them flat. My sister came up with that trick when we were growing up 👍🏻😎
Great idea, thank you!
I would have rinsed the beans and drained the corn and used broth instead and added more spices jmo. Love ur vids
She probably didn't want to use extra ingredients (like broth) that she thought people didn't have. The purpose of her video was to stay within a certain budget.
Dollar Tree shoestring french fries are pretty good. Kind of reminds you of mcdonald's. I cooked mines in air fryer!!
Ooh, the air fryer! That's a good idea!
I'm sold, just subbed, No Getting Off This Train!!!! Sound the whistle! These need to be more than once a month lol
Haha, thanks!! Due to the current world state I actually haven't been back in. But hopefully soon!
I don't know if you know about home made cornbread muffins with blueberries and a really yummy brown sugar and cinnamon, about 1 cup brown sugar , 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup of flour,
4 tablespoons of melted butter mix in all the ingredients. leaving some flour and take your strussel topping mixed up allowing for larger pieces
to spoon on top of the corn bread muffins. I used to go to a really good restraint who serve the absolute best breakfasts and each meal gets a super si,simple, cornbread blueberry stressed muffins.. to big to eat a hal so take it home. The restraunt is called the carrosel, where every thing on the menu is delicious.. to go for breakfast after church only once in a while. Salem, Oregon is Jazzing everything up and I know I would love to be back to my
true home town. Salem
Oregon.
That sounds awesome!!
It helps if you put the lunch meat in the sandwich like on the front of the package 😉
Thanks for the tip. =)
Packet Corn & mushroom canned is a much better choice with pizza rather than fries n peas for me. So much choice u got there. So lucky..got 1 like the dollar store here but not much choice just buy frozen corn , pasta, lobster ball ( actually its a fishball) & scallop few mths back.
Great tips! Some of these look good...others not so much. However, I commend you for doing these and for your creativity! FYI - you can cut tortillas into strips and either fry or bake them and add them to your soup. That and a taco mix will make it a delicious tortilla soup! You can add chives and sour create am and yum 😋.
Thanks for the tip! You're right, some meals were much more delicious than others. =)
That yogurt is good in smoothies to ,can you tell I like smoothies lol
Love it! That yogurt was really good. =)
These are great for people on a tight food budget. I don't think adding spices you have a cheat it is a way to make all food better. Most people with a kitchen have spices on hand.
Can you make egg drop soup and maybe the potstckers. They have chicken broth. Eggs soy sauce put stickers. And maybe the stirring rolls
Spring rolls
You can even add diced tomatoes. I searched and no one has done this
Interesting idea! I'd have to look up how to do this, lol. =) But I think it'd be good!
I truly hope you do it.... Blessings to you and your family.
Better off just buy sluced cheese
if you guys like Mayo you can always try Mayo as a substitute for butter as well for grilled cheeses I think they come out better and they taste a lot better too. I don't technically called cheating if you have it on hand.
That's a good idea! I've never used mayo on a grilled sandwich before. =)
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain I like it better
Taste strange for me I like butter way better
Great video..also me and the yogurt share a birthday..February 21st 🙌🙌😊
Lol, that's awesome!!
Turkey
I love this challenge! I've been doing this a lot recently as I've been primarily shopping at the 99 Cent Only store 😂
Nice! I've heard of the 99 Cent Only store but I don't think there are any in my area. =)
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain I'd never lived near one until recently, and I love it. Unfortunately, I no longer live by an Aldi though which is a bummer! Win some....lose some I guess!
I miss the 99 cent store in California that one is amazing 👏
You have such a soft and calm voice. Well you look like a very calm person. I like those toaster oven. I live on my own so it's convienent for me.
Shrimp alfredo
U could've shredded the cheese and it would've been just fine
I made a dollar tree dinner with the ravioli and the shrimp and the frozen veggies that had the bell peppers and onions... I also made a sauce using sour cream, flour, velveeta cheese and cream of chicken. For dessert I made a kool aid pie the lemonade package you only need 1 pack and 1 container of cool whip and 1 can of sweet condensed milk and 1 gram cracker pie crust I got everything under 20 bucks
That sounds so awesome!! I've heard of the Kool-Aid pie but have yet to try it. =)
Dollar tree chili, big can of tomatoes with garlic and peppers (forgot brand), one can black beans, cup of rice and the DT turkey burger. 3.25 feeds 4.
Oh man, that sounds good!
@@NoGettingOffThisTrain It's good..it's a big can of tomatoes with garlic and peppers..that's what makes it
Shakshuka.....it's dirt cheap...and delicious. Eggs, Tomatoes, peppers (you can use the jarred variety they have there or frozen if desperate)...oh and jarred garlic. Some require fresh cilantro or parsley, but I used dried parsley/cilantro and served on top of some crusty garlic bread...(or garlic texas toast) yummy! Here's a basic recipe to follow from...(note the first recipe I got of this was in a little book from dollar tree!) downshiftology.com/recipes/shakshuka/
You can find almost every ingredient to pluck from the tree (in some form or other) and it's not only very healthy but delicious and easy to replicate! Love what you are doing!
Oh man! Thanks for sharing this recipe!!
Hi Jamie🖐❤ Hope you and your family are doing well. I have made some good meals from your channel. Tfs
That's awesome!!! :)
Hello just wanted to say I do enjoy your videos give me a lot of good ideas for me I am a single person I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania but I made a comment before Tia like when you're using spices that you have at home you know I get cumin salt pepper paprika a lot of us will get it that's not cheating because at your household Staples cuz there's another lady that's on her I forget where she's at I think they call it the Frugal mama and she even said that's not cheating because we all have those things that we call Staples at home so technically it's not cheating but I love your ideas and you are honest about you know health issues with it with a healthy or not but keep up the good work
I didn't like the frozen veggies neither but the onion and pepper one was about the best they have. Loving your videos
Thank you! I agree, the pepper and onion blend was not too bad.
The winter blend is really good (Cauliflower & broccoli)👍
When I saw that bag of steak fries, I started screaming, "Nooooooooooo! Don't do it!" lol I bought a bag too, to make with hamburgers but when I saw the size I put them back in the freezer. I did end up using them to make potato soup so I wouldnt have to waste them. ha ha Anyway, just found your channel and I'm loving all the ideas!!!!! I just binge-watched like 6 so far. ;-)
I'm so glad you're here, Jane!! Yeah, those fries were not the best!
Yogurt does last at least two weeks past expiration date
I've noticed that in Britain it's common to shred cheese for sandwiches. I don't know why, they do it that way, but for your skinny block of cheese that might have solved your problem. Also, the ham slices are too big for the bread. If you trim each slice to fit then position the trimmings properly you could get three sandwiches with 2 slices of ham each plus the shredded cheese, viola! If you have it, mayo on the outside of the bread makes for really nice crisp sandwiches.
My mom learned to cook during the depression. She could make a good meal out of nothing and it was amazing. She would have really enjoyed watching you do these challenges. It's great to see your creativity and your efforts to find the healthiest options in inexpensive stores.
I've used shredded cheese for grilled sandwiches before- it's absolutely amazing!
I love your Dollar Tree videos and meal preparation. 😊 Where did you get the chore chart?
I would have gone with a can of tomato soup to go with ham and cheese sandwich. Fries were very deceiving!!!
I’m new to your channel, just started watching last week and my first impression was that I really like and admire the way you adapt to how your daughter lets you know what she is and is not eating. The important thing is that children actually eat their lunch and you want her to be able to be open about what she eats.
As far as meals from the tree, don’t forget about tuna melts, tuna rice, and tuna pasta made with some cream of whatever soup. On their cheese I’ve seen something there that looks like cheese slices but isn’t actually cheese and evidently will not melt. So beware about that. 🤨 The cheese you used in this video looks like regular cheddar.
Also, a simple baked pasta dish (call it a casserole unless you have somebody who objects to them, then ya just call it pasta) is easy when you mix a can of Pasta Sauce along with a can of that Prego Alfredo sauce they sell. Pound of cooked pasta (only cook for half the time as finishes in the oven), a can of tomatoes preferably with some spices like basil or peppers, cut up a package of the Jimmy Dean sausage. Mix it up and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or you can just make it on the stovetop if you like. This recipe makes a good six servings and is good for leftovers. Btw if I had some seasonings in my cupboard I would doctor that pasta sauce up with some garlic and onion powder etc. or even a little hot sauce.
These are awesome suggestions!! Thanks so much. =) I know too well the "dangers" of the fake cheese, lol. We tried some jalapeno-flavored slices once and it was just horrible.
I love these vids, because I've often wanted to do something like this, but my dh goes to Walmart daily. SO annoying, because there's zero budget, he goes daily, and we have 3 fridges and 4 freezers!!! :/
Btw, he goes to the dollar store a lot too, lol!!! He brought home those Marie's muffins that you have. I thought that they were awful, but I'm a picky foods person.
Oh man! I can imagine that's tough!
I buy tortilla shells, salsa,cheese and those little flat sirloin steaks made by the same company that makes those pork chops the dollar tree sales(male sure you don't get those bacon wrapped things cuz it's just beef slurry) and some taco or fajita mix or you can just use some chili powder and cumin and a little salt. Marande your steak with the taco or fajita seasoning or the chili powder cumin and salt over night then slice them up and saute them in a pan. Then load some on a tortilla with cheese and put it in the oven until the cheese melts then you can put a little salsa on top of it and wrap it up and eat it or eat it like a soft taco. It's simple but it tastes pretty good.
You just made something from Dollar Tree super fancy! I love it!
Do you have a 99 cent store near you? Can you do meals from there?
I wish we did, otherwise I'd be all over it! We have a grocery outlet that I did a meal plan from once and it went pretty well: ua-cam.com/video/esi7hxDivto/v-deo.html
your soup might be improved if you added a boullion cube or two...dts
My channel is cooking and shopping hauls and canning and crafts. Nice video have a great week
I agree--the frozen veggies and fruits from dollar tree are disappointing--usually small amounts and for some reason, theyare very soggy...sad...they need to find a better distributor for these products or get their present distributor to improve their items...dts
What. No Butter on the Waffles 😱
When you make chillies soup why not use fries for chillies fries with that soup you make, just beans an seasonings, your great at this it's wonderful you got it an keep what you got to maintain this ability to shop an feed
Thanks, Sheree! Chili fries sound really good!
I'm new to your channel. Have you ever cooked a philly cheese steak from the dollar tree? I've always wanted to try it.
Not yet! Eventually I'll venture forth into more of the frozen meats. =)