EASY $1 Dinners for COLLEGE STUDENTS! GOOD FOOD for CHEAP
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- I hope you enjoy these recipes! They are filling and healthy, as well as being kid friendly (for the most part).
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Bbq sauce
2 C Ketchup
1/2 C ACV
1/2 C brown sugar
2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
2 TBS lemon juice
1tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients and stir well. Cook on stove top for 30 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
BBQ Chicken
2-3 lb chicken
1/2 recipe of bbq sauce
Place chicken in dutch oven. Top with bbq sauce. Bake in oven for 1 hour at 350 F.
Baked Potatoes
10-15 Potatoes
Olive oil
Salt
Wash potatoes thoroughly. Coat with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Cover with foil if desired. Poke each potato with a fork several times. Bake at 275 for 3 hours or 400 for 1 hour.
To make BBQ Chicken Baked Potatoes, after potatoes are well done, slice and fluff, then top with butter, shredded bbq chicken, sour cream, shredded cheese, and bbq sauce.
Bone Broth
Remove all meat from a rotisserie chicken. Place all bones, skin and juices from chicken into instant pot. Add 9-12 C water. Cook on high pressure for 3 hours.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
White Chicken Enchiladas
3 TBS butter
3 TBS flour
2 C chicken broth
1 diced bell pepper
1 small can green chilis
1 C yogurt or sour cream
1 lb mozzarella cheese, chopped
2 C chicken, cooked and chopped
8 large tortillas
In a pan on the stove top, melt butter. Add flour and whisk well to combine. Continue to cook for 1 minute to remove raw flour flavor. Slowly stir in chicken broth. Allow to thicken, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add peppers and sour cream. Remove 2/3 C of sauce and place in bottom of baking dish. Remove another 2/3 C of sauce and reserve for stopping enchiladas. Add mozzarella cheese and chicken to sauce and stir well. Fill each tortilla with chicken sauce mixture, roll and place in baking dish. When completed, top all enchiladas with reserved sauce. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Broil for 2 minutes to brown nicely.
BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza
1 loaf French bread
1 C bbq chicken
1/2 C bbq sauce
1 lb mozzarella cheese, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, diced-optional
Slice French bread loaf in half lengthwise. Top with bbq sauce, chicken, cheese and pepper. Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is melted. Broil for 2. Minutes to brown cheese.
Chili Cheese Mac
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 box penne, cooked according to package directions
1 bag frozen corn (or one can of corn)
1 lg. can crushed tomatoes
8 oz cheese, shredded
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 TBS cumin
1 TBS chili powder
2 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.
Move to baking dish.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
I hope you enjoy all of these recipes!
I love you!!!
Lori
I am sharing your videos with young people I encounter that need financial help. Most of them spend weekly on takeout more than what you feed your entire family on.
They just can’t conceive of any other way and consider it a failure they can’t do takeout. Hopefully some will listen.
How sweet and encouraging! Thank you SO MUCH!
I find alot of them were not taught to make simple meals. That is why they rely on takeout.
@@jillgott6567 correct! When I ask about meal prep they say they don’t know how. Plus, take out has gotten even more expensive and now it takes up a ridiculous part of their budgets.
I’ve been trying to save money on groceries and one of the things I’ve been reminding myself is that the food I’ve already purchased is money already spent, and rather than buying more food at the store I’ve been trying to make dinner from the pantry/freezer. I haven’t been as organized as I should have been, but this week went really well!
This is exactly what tomorrow’s video is about!!!
I like your videos because you are genuine . Mistakes happen, we all do the best we can so know your viewers appreciate you.
A can of Green Beans at Walmart is $.64. It is not 16 ounces . So, if you use a pound of green beans you could multiply $.64x 2 = $1.28 or $.32/ person.
My hair is thinning too I will try to use bone broth more often. Please update us on how it works for you.
Thank you so much.
Love all of these. I recently started cooking sheet pan eggs and I love them scrambled with different add ins. Thanks for your videos!
Sheet pan eggs? I’ve never heard!
They are very fast and customizable. You can also prepare ahead for meals. I just learned about these. There are videos, love them!
Hi, popping by to say your voice is so nice! My family makes a good bbq sauce similar to yours. Might be good with some liquid smoke added. Those potatoes sound so good.
Thank you so much. I am always afraid my voice is off putting. Thanks for encouraging me! ❤️❤️
I just love your videos! They are so uplifting and encouraging, and I always draw inspiration from them. Your content is so down to earth and homey, I feel as though I’m visiting an old friend. I did have one thought, if you add just a splash of vinegar to your bone broth while it’s cooking it will draw extra calcium out of the bones. Unless you really go crazy with it and add a lot, you’ll never taste it. ❤
Thank you!!
Was that you that told me that before?? Because I totally forgot until you just reminded me of it! I will try to remember next time! I need to start making notes!
@@homemadesimplewithlori I may have mentioned it before, I tell everyone I know that makes broth and is health minded. We may as well get every last bit of nutrition out of our groceries!❤️
Exactly! Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing! This is an amazing cost cutting system you’ve worked hard on! Great video!❤❤
I can take these ideas and use with my Food Pantry food. I have bags of rice,beans and lentils. I need ideas for those . Thanks in advance. Your voice is so soothing.. I am 65 and disabled. We are in TN. Go 🏀 🏉 Vols... We are on a tight budget . So simple and cheap recipes are for me. God bless you and all here. ✝️ ❤🙏
Thanks for watching. Let me know how they turn out!!
Hi from Chicago USA...love your content.. especially ones like this.❤
Hey!!!! So glad to be back in the kitchen! Thanks for checking in!!!
Interesting. I was born in Chicago. Then when I turned 7 years old, we moved to Romeoville. That was a very long time ago. Lol
We haven't been back up there in in 88
I now live in Alabama. Sometimes I miss it up there. I definitely don't miss the ice and snow. Lol
Have a great weekend.
Love your videos and how honest you are with them. You are a great cook and mother! Looks delicious!💗
How kind ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey Lori great meals ans love that its budget friendly! Take care and have a great day!
Thank you!!!!
Zucchini, potatoes, cooked ground meat and Velveeta cheese. I slice the potatoes and the zucchini and then fry them in a skillet once they are cooked through I add the cooked meat (usually leftover from something else). and the Velveeta put a lid on it and heat until the cheese is melted.
Ooooohhhhhhh! That’s a good idea!
Awesome ideas! Will try them all!
Yay! Thank you!
These videos are my jam! Thank you for doing this.
More to come!
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❤️❤️. Thanks for helping me!
hello i have really enjoyed your videos and am certainly going to try some of the cheapest meals you do.
Must say that they are all cheap and look very tasty so there is going to be a cooking night of home made simple recipes .
How sweet!!! Let me know what you think!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is my fav type of videos you make. I love these very inspiring. I love how you actually cook...none of the dumping cans in a pot ( nothing is wrong with that btw however its not what im interested in ) . Thank you ❤
Thank you for that feedback! Views had gone down pretty bad a few months ago so I thought I would give another format a chance. I think the frugal life videos are the way to go. I appreciate everyone’s patience as I try to figure out what works best. I enjoy making videos but having videos that no one watches is a real bummer, so I am trying to decipher which ones will be more enjoyable for everyone! ❤️
You are doing great. I think your followers are a great support system. Our family loves watching you. And life's about trying new things right😊 😊😊😊 ...but for me these videos are where it's at lol
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Helpful!
I’m so glad!
Love this video
Thank you!!!
Please keep making videos like these!
Sure thing! Thanks!
Hi Lori ! Everything looks really good. Green beans look delicious ! You could put one of the penne pasta in the freezer for when your to tire to cook . Thank you ! 🌸🦋🌸
YES!
Thanks for the inspiration! I tried those barbecued chicken potatoes from an earlier video, and they are so good. The chicken is also great on baked sweet potatoes! Your videos are wonderful, and I am looking forward to making the enchiladas!
I always forget what I have already talked about 😖. Sorry for being so repetitive but thanks for watching anyway 😘😘
@@homemadesimplewithlori I learned about the Sam's chicken and the barbecue sauce so this one was different, not repetitive, and had information I am going to use. Your videos are so helpful and save me $$, so many thanks!!
@muwgrad1987 😘
Vitamin B12 for hair growth and drink a greens powder blend! Works well for me
Any specific greens powder you like best? Thanks for the tip!
It all looks delicious. We're planning on having tacos tomorrow. Nothing fancy. Walmart had turkey sausage. I bought 2 pounds of it to go in the hamburger meat, and taco seasoning. Lol
We may have to taste test before we keep adding the taco seasoning. My son, Ryan can handle spices. He can add nore to his.
Those baked potatoes and BBQ chicken really looked good. My husband can't really eat potatoes because of the starches. i definitely want to try it though. Have a blessed weekend ❤
I. Love. Tacos!!!!!!!!
I like making a chicken rice and mixed veggie burritos with the cheese sauce over them. Its so good.
Now that is such a good idea! Thank you!!
These meals look delicious! Can't wait to try the chili mac. For not knowing what you're doing, as you say, you turn out some amazing looking dishes.🙂
Ha. Thanks!
I had some leftover lemon pepper sauce, I got a whole roasted chicken on sale for $3.00 and I had some mushrooms rice and string beans for dinner
Oooh. That sounds good! $3 for a chicken already ready to go is a steal!! Good going!
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If you need to grate/shred a cheese thats soft, put it in the freezer for 15-30 min before sgredding.
Great tip!
A multi and more protein made my hair super thick, healthy and soft/shiny. It took time. Women need at the very least 46g a day or your body starts to breakdown muscle, the more the better. I think a cup of some store bought bone broth is maybe 8g. A chicken breast is around 27g, for reference. I do an equate quinoa pea protein shake w fruit or pb every day. Boom, 30g! Collagen supplements go where needed most, regardless of the marketing on the label just fyi.
Thank you so much! The collagen is what I was going for so I’ll add that too!
@@homemadesimplewithlori well it will only go where your body needs it most first, like a knee, hip, etc, otherwise save your money but bone broth homemade is obviously great for you anyway, and for gut health
From your experience, how much bigger are the rotisserie chickens at costco compared to the ones at walmart?
I literally have zero experience 😂. I’ve only started buying them recently and have gotten them from Costco and Sam’s. They seem to be the same. I’m sure someone else will know.
Hair loss = needs more protein and less carbs. You didnt mention if you liked the white enchiladas and the chili mac you made?? Were they delicious or just ok? I just usually use a box of mac and cheese and add either left over chili to it or a can of chili with beans (beans add protein) and there is meat in the chili too.
I didn’t know that! But it fits me perfectly, so I will eat more protein! Thank you!
The enchiladas were AMAZING. I loved them! The chili Mac was also really good. Not as good as the enchiladas but definitely a 8.5/10!
How much were those potatoes?
They are a lot here for those huge potato
58c per pound so $5.80 for 10 lb. My friend brought the ones that weren’t wrapped. I cut a few in half, too.
it is called set of the pants cooking!!!! lol and that is how the best recipes start.... So give yourself a break!!
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Homeless and in a rehab facility I displaced my hip this is the 4th time this yr and both my hips were replaced 15 yes ago and they have to be done again but because I am homeless I don't know what they can do
I'm so sorry to hear that. I sympathize with you. I have severe osteoarthritis. I don't have cartilage in either knee. Plus, I have rickets which have caused my legs to be badly deformed. I have to use a walker and a wheelchair to get around. I know it's very difficult for you right now. You're in my thoughts and prayers.❤
I’m so sorry. I will be praying for you ❤️❤️❤️
I’m having issues scrolling down to see the recipes. Is there some kind of trick to it?
Let me check
I am seeing them on my end. I’m not sure what is going on. I’ll look into it. Sorry for the trouble!
They are in the description right below the title. If you click on the title of the video, it should expand the description and then you can scroll down. If that doesn’t help, let me know and I’ll dig a little deeper. Thanks for letting me know about the trouble
@@homemadesimplewithlori I can only get it scroll down so far. I had this problem on other channels as well. I will try my laptop and see if it works instead of my iPad.
When you click the description box I also have to click "more" a little farther down to see the rest of the description. @@KKreate101
I thought these were going to be dorm style college recipes
get your thyroid tested and also start taking kelp
Good idea! Thanks!
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