Chicken prices can vary quite a bit from week to week, depending on sales. Safeway currently has chicken breasts on sale for $1.88 per pound which is what I based my pricing on for this week’s budget meal. The chicken and sauce price came in at approximately $6.00 and since broccoli was on sale for […]
Homemade Pasta with Basic Pecan Pesto or Fresh Tomato Sauce (Who Knew It Was So Easy?) – $10 or Less Meal
Homemade Pasta with Basic Pecan Pesto or Fresh Tomato Sauce (Who Knew It Was So Easy?)
Chipotle Chicken & Corn Tostadas – Serves 4 for Less Than $10
These chicken tostadas are simply delicious! The chipotle-lime cream sauce takes them to a whole new level and they are so fresh tasting with lots of different layers of flavor that all work together for one of the best tasting chicken tostadas I’ve ever eaten. Seriously! If you don’t have a grill, you could always bake the […]
Chicken Roulade With Chef Boudouin…Along With Smoke & Flames On KKTV
Today on KKTV while filming at The Cliff House, I think I had the burner turned up a bit too high! Surprise fire is always fun…
Chicken Flautas & Jicama Salad – $10 or Less Meal
I was surprised at just how easy and quick these chicken flautas were to make, not to mention delicious. You can use leftover chicken, store-bought rotisserie chicken, dark or white meat, whatever you have on hand.
Mango and Avocado Salad with Tuna Cakes
Mangoes are on sale right now for $1.00 each and because I’m still in a tropical state of mind, having just got back from Hawaii, I’m taking advantage of this sale; regardless of the snow and below zero (with the wind chill factor) temperature outside! We ate a lot of crab cakes on the island […]
Fish Tacos With Lime Aioli, Black Beans & Rice, And A Side Of Mango
My husband and I just got back from Hawaii and while we were there, I think I ate fish tacos at least 5 times at different restaurants. And while they were good, my husband said my fish tacos were better in most cases (and they are a heck of a lot cheaper!) I made this […]
Chipotle Chili Beef Tacos With Rice & Corn – $10 or Less Meal
I can get in a rut sometimes when trying to figure out what I want to cook for dinner. Ground beef tacos are one of my “go-to” quick meals but I make them the same way all the time. Instead of using packaged taco seasoning, I decided to try something different and used chipotle chilies in adobo sauce and they were delicious and different.
Tilapia with Lemon Vinaigrette – Less Than $3 Per Person
This is a really easy recipe, and is packed with protein. Tilapia is a mild tasting white fish, which is a perfect match for this tangy lemon vinaigrette.