$3 EXTREME GROCERY BUDGET MEALS | 7 Dinners For $25 | Quick & EASY Cheap Recipes | Julia Pacheco

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0:00 Dollar Tree Shopping Haul
2:16 Cheesy Bacon Pasta https://www.juliapacheco.com/cheesy-bacon-pasta/
5:03 Chili Shepherds Pie https://www.juliapacheco.com/chili-mashed-potato-bake/
7:07 Stir Fry Sausage Potato Skillet https://www.juliapacheco.com/stir-fry-sausage-potato-skillet/
10:13 Black Bean Hashbrown Casserole https://www.juliapacheco.com/black-bean-hash-brown-casserole/
12:08 Ham Stuffing Casserole https://www.juliapacheco.com/ham-and-stuffing-bake/
13:38 Lentil Veggie Pasta Soup https://www.juliapacheco.com/lentil-pasta-veggie-soup/

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Hey there this week we’re going to be doing something that I have never done before we’re going to head over to the dollar store I’m going to buy as many groceries as possible to stay right under $25 then we’re going to head back to my

House and all this week I am going to be using those groceries to make dinner for my family I am so excited I’m going to bring you guys along with me let’s get to the dollar store now and let’s see what we can find let’s go in the store

And see what we could find for dinner this week I am really excited I first stopped at the refrigerator area to kind of look around and see what I could find I’m first going to be grabbing this package of bacon I was so excited when I

Found that I really feel like I scored next I’m going to be looking for some vegetables and I found this star fry frozen blend of vegetables it looks really wonderful I also see these french fries that can make into something so I’m going to be placing both of these in

My cart next I’m going to be looking around for some smoked sausage and I’m so excited that I found this package on the bottom shelf so I’m going to be grabbing that as well I couldn’t pass up on this can of tomatoes okra and corn I

Don’t know what I’m going to make with it yet but I am going to be grabbing it black beans are a great source of protein so I’m looking for a can and I feel like I scored because I found this 29 o can of Daisy brand black beans it’s

Almost double the size of a normal can of black beans so I put it in my cart I grabbed a few more things and here’s a rundown of everything that I got today I got these french fries next to 12 oz bag of lentils of course are bacon pepper

Jack cheese smoked sausage and then I also grabbed some mashed potatoes hash browns egg noodles pasta sauce our Frozen bag of cauliflower Tomatoes okra and corn of course our can of black beans two cans of chili diced tomatoes and then a can of cream of mushroom soup

And then at the top of my cart I picked up this penet pasta deli ham stuffing mix and this Frozen bag of vegetables let’s go check out and let’s see what it costs it looks like I stayed in budget so let’s make dinner this week to kick

This week off we are making this cheesy bacon pasta and my little ones are excited for the pasta my husband’s super excited for the bacon so let’s get this recipe started I have our pack of bacon right here and I’m going to be using all of this bacon for this recipe it’s only

About four pieces of bacon but it really is the perfect amount so after I place this bacon on this pan I’m going to add the pasta into our pot of boiling water I am going to be using this whole box of pasta for this recipe it’s about 20 oz

Of pasta just cook it according to the package instructions we are using part of our pepper jack cheese for this recipe so I’m just going to be slicing it in half just like this and then I’ll be shredding it up okay plan B the cheese is kind of crumbling up into

Smaller pieces so I don’t even think I’m going to be able to shred it so I’m just going to place it into this little bowl kind of crumble it up like this and it’s going to be perfectly fine it’s not super easy to shred if you’re going to

Get this cheese yourself just to let you know my bacon is completely cooked through now and I’m actually so impressed with it look at how like beautiful and golden brown that looks this bacon cooked up like really easily and it didn’t leave like a ton of Grease

Behind I actually think it’s pretty good bacon for only being $125 so I just am removing this to a plate lined with paper towel just to absorb any excess grease and now that my pasta is tender I am going to strain the pasta now as you probably noticed I actually left any

Excess bacon grease in my pot there’s not a ton in there probably about a tablespoon but this is going to give a lot of added flavor to the pasta if you’re not a bacon grease fan you could of course remove the bacon grease but

This is going to add a lot of flavor so now I’m just going to add in my 1B little can of pasta sauce also add in the cooked drained pasta the crumbled up cheese and then the crumbled up bacon give this a really good stir to coat the pasta and like the

Sauce the cheese and the bacon bits and then you could serve this easy dinner up here’s what dinner looks like we are so so excited to sit down and eat this dinner I actually just snagged a bite of it and it is so delicious the bacon is not too overpowering this has wonderful

Flavor if you want you could add seasonings to this but in my opinion it really doesn’t need it because of that bacon and the pasta sauce mixed together it just works really well and then that cheese actually melted down better than I thought in the pasta I did sprinkle a

Little bit more on top just to make it look extra pretty but this is a really impressive dinner on such a small budget for Monday night’s dinner we are making this beautiful chili shepherd’s pie I’m really excited about it it has such minimal ingredients so let’s get started

I have a mixing bowl right here and into the mixing bowl I’m adding our packet of mashed potatoes that we got from the dollar store I’m also going to be adding in about a cup of water you want this to be a little bit more like runny than you

Would normally for mashed potatoes because you kind of want to pour it on top so as you see like a little over a cup of water was not enough so I’m going to add a little bit more Al together I added in about 2 and A4 cup of water

Just eyeball it for you you might need more you might need less kind of make it to your desired consistency so now I’m going to set our mashed potatoes to the side and pulling out my baking dish and I’m going to spray it with non-stick spray you could use any type of

Non-stick spray that you like like or have on hand here’s our two cans of chicken chili with beans I’m going to add both of these cans just right to the bottom of my baking dish right now and then just try to spread them out to the best of your ability now place the

Mashed potatoes just right over the top and then try to spread them out as even as possible as well but just be careful because you don’t want them to like combine with the bottom layer over the top of the mashed potato layer I’m going to be adding our other half of cheese so

The other half that we used last night for last night’s dinner just sprinkle it over the top of this and you going to want to bake this in a preheated oven to 350° for about 30 minutes I just pulled this out of the oven and my whole house is smelling so

Good right now we’re about to dig into this and I know it’s not the most beautiful casserole in the world but it really is going to taste good so I’m going to serve it up right now I have a feeling my husband is going to love this

The most it is Tuesday night around 5:30 p.m. and we are all ready for dinner so I am going to be making this stir fry sausage potato Skillet I’m really excited to share this one with you so let’s get into it right now I have my bag of french fries right here they’re

Kind of like longer as you see I’m going to cut them into smaller pieces right now now that they are in smaller kind of like bite-sized pieces I’m going to set them to the side I have my sausage here and just slice your smoked sausage into half

Moons now that these are half Moons let’s head over to the pan on my stove and let’s add a tablespoon of olive oil right into that pan now that our oil is hot I’m going to add in this Frozen stir fry blend of vegetables it’s a 12 oz bag

Um it’s just the bag we got from the dollar store of course just let these vegetables cook together for a couple of minutes on the stove you want them to kind of like thaw out before we do the next steps now add in the french fries

That we cut up into smaller pieces and then after the French fries go ahead and toss in that smoked sausage for the seasonings I’m keeping it pretty simple with salt pepper onion powder garlic powder paprika and oregano but you could really use any seasonings that sound

Good to you or that you have on hand but after you season this well give it a stir and then you’re going to let this cook for about 5 to 7 minutes on about medium high heat stirring it occasionally here’s what our dinner is looking like now that everything is

Cooked through as you see the sausage is almost like caramelized on the outside same as the potatoes it just smells so good also I was surprised at how much broccoli is in that little bag of frozen vegetables broccoli is actually richer in vitamin C and K than spinach so

There’s a ton of vegetables in this bag no there’s not spinach in in it but there’s like broccoli carrots peas and I think some bell peppers yep there’s some bell peppers too so and carrots but we’re going to dig into this right now here’s my plate of food I just tried a

Bite of it and it is so good I did top ours with a little bit of soy sauce on top and I served my little ones with some ketchup on the side um because that’s just what they like but if you don’t have soy sauce or ketchup on hand

This is still delicious otherwise but this is packed full of so many different vegetables it tastes amazing my husband tried it and told me that it is like one of his new favorite things now and I’m happy about it because it is easy to make and so budget friendly these

Vegetables are also like Pantry Staples you could keep them in your freezer on hand so super delicious high protein High veggie dinner you guys also today is my birthday I turned 26 today we are having a pretty mellow day but we’re actually going to have some cake with

Some family soon my sister is so sweet she made a birthday cake for me so I’m so thankful for you guys and my friends and my family so thank you for being here today and thank you for supporting me for Wednesday night’s dinner we are having this black bean hash brown

Casserole so I’m just going to open up my dehydrated hash browns and I’m going to fill it with hot water up to this line and then I’m just going to let it sit for about 12 minutes to let those hash browns re rehydrate and then I’m

Also going to drain and rinse my can of black beans this is just like a huge can of black beans then I’m going to partially drain my can of tomatoes okra and corn I have a large bowl right here and into the bowl I’ll add in your can

Of diced tomatoes with corn and okra it smells really good next add in your drained and rinsed black beans followed by about a tablespoon and a half of taco seasoning if you don’t want to use taco seasoning that’s fine you could use any seasonings that you have on hand or that

You want to use taco seasoning will just make this super good and then I’m also adding in about 2 tpoon of oregano and then toss in the dehydrated potatoes and just give this a really good stir I’m spraying my casserole dish with non-stick spray then add the casserole

Right in there and spread it out to the best of your ability bake this in a preheated oven to 350° for about 30 minutes here’s what it looks like out of the oven and here’s my plate of food we topped ours with a little bit of some cheese just sour

Cream salsa diced tomatoes diced onion and some cilantro just kind of things that we have on hand but you could top yours with anything that you have on hand but I just tried this and this is absolutely delicious those hash browns mix so well with the taco seasoning the

Beans and the can of okra tomatoes and corn this is just like a super delicious dinner and you’re not even going to know it’s from the dollar store it really is that good for Thursday night’s dinner I am making this ham stuffing casserole so to get it started I’m going to slice my

Deli ham into smaller cubes if you want to make this with like cooked shredded chicken you could also do that now that we have our ham diced super small I just added that into this big bowl next I’m going to add in this box of chicken

Stuffing mix and I smelled it in it smells so good it smells like nice and Herby full of flavor so I’m excited about that now I’m adding in our can of cream of mushroom soup followed by about a half a cup of water and then give this

A really good stir you could also add some like melted butter about 2 to 3 tspoons of melted butter in this for added flavor and then use chicken broth instead of the water but this will work perfectly fine doing it this way too so either way whatever you have on hand

Will work add your casserole right into this greased baking dish and then spread it out bake this in a preheated oven to 350° for about 35 to 40 minutes uncovered here’s what this casserole looks like out of the oven and here’s what it looks like plated up I tried

Some of this and it is so delicious the top is like nice and crispy and if you are a stuffing fan you’re going to devour this like I am about to and then the ham adds like a nice rich element about it it tastes really good we were

About to just go gobble this casserole up and clean our plates for Friday night’s dinner and I’m hoping this stretches into Saturday night’s dinner we are making this lentil veggie pasta soup I’m really excited about this one it has been kind of like a colder day

Today so let’s get it started to get this soup started I have my lentils right here it’s about 12 oz of lentils just add them into a strainer over the sink and then just kind of rinse these lentils you want to clean them and remove any like imperfect lentils that

Might be like extra crunchy so just you know clean them because they are grown in the ground after you’re through with that bring them over to your pot on the stove after I added those lentils into my PO I’m adding in about 5 cups of water I’m

Going to season this up with about a teaspoon of salt a teaspoon of pepper and then add in about a teaspoon of onion powder garlic powder paprika and then a half a teaspoon of dried thyme let this simmer on your stove for about 10 minutes covered after 10 minutes of simmering

I’m just going to give this a little stir the lentils are like partially cooked now so now I’m going to add in our full bag of frozen cauliflower next add in a 14 oz can of diced tomatoes then I’m going to add in our full 12 oz bag of egg noodles and

Now add in about six cups of water I’m also adding in a dash more salt and pepper just because the soup is like such a big soup so it needs a lot of flavor also add in a tablespoon of Italian seasoning at this point and give

It a really good stir let this continue to simmer for about 10 minutes or until the egg noodles are tender and the lentils are tender I just finished my soup up in my whole house is smelling so good we’re also going to be having the soup for tomorrow night’s dinner just

Because I made so much of it but this soup is packed full of lentils and veggies from the cauliflower and tomatoes and the lentils provide a great source of protein but at the beginning of the week when I went to the Dollar Store I didn’t go there with any

Particular grocery list so I didn’t know what I was going to be grabbing and I didn’t know how this week was going to turn out but I have been pleasantly surprised my whole family absolutely loved all of the dinners and I was able to stick to my $25 grocery budget so if

You’re looking to stick to a smaller grocery budget I definitely recommend these dinners and you don’t have to grab them from the dollar store either you could go shop at your local grocery store but make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next video bye for now