Happy Sunday! Let me know what your favorite budget meals are down below ⬇️. If you’re looking for some more budget meals here’s a video for you:ruclips.net/video/Qewntv7wJAE/видео.html
excellent recipes/tips. I do not throw away veggies after making my bone broth since I am using it for soups and stews. I either mush cooked veggies through the sieve to get most of the pulp in or pulse with the immersion blender. Saving every little bit of flavor.
I love to make homemade chicken broth. It’s so easy, and you can season it so many ways. I appreciate you went shopping at Walmart because it’s found all over the country.
I normally don't shop at Walmart, but I felt like since Walmart is pretty much everywhere it would be the most accessible for people to try this meal plan out for themselves. Thanks for your comment and for watching. I hope you have the best day! ❤
I love that you had 2 meats in your budget. I know it's picky but being able to have a mix makes the budget weeks seem easier. Especially if you have 3-4 budget weeks at a time!
$20 isn't much and yet you did a fair variety for it. Getting some sausage and also adding potatoes is something I definitely would do. I have watched so many videos where it is almost all rice and beans and tortillas and a person can vary a lot more than that imo. I know because I live it. Lol. Bread, yes!
Hi Aubrey you did such a great job on these dinners this week! I know sometimes it's necessary to do vegetarian meals but it seems like a lot of budget cooking videos are a lot of rice and beans or things like that and you proved that you can add plenty of good protein into a variety of dishes without going over budget. Staples like potatoes rice and pasta can really be a great budget stretcher and you proved that you were able to even have plenty of leftovers that you probably could have enough for another leftover night or to take for lunch either for your husband or for you and your daughter to have during the day. Great job!
Thanks Rosemary! ❤️ We definitely had lots of leftovers throughout the week for lunches which was nice. Cool once, eat twice or thrice 😊. I’m planning on using the leftover ingredients for next weeks video and I’m excited for that one too!
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife I'm a single person household so when I cook it is definitely cook once eat thrice or whatever four or five times is! It's even easy to freeze some of those items for later so you don't get tired of eating the same things or versions of the same things again and again. Nice to have some soup in the freezer you can pull out and heat up on a cold day for sure! Or on a day when little girl is keeping you very, very busy and you don't have time to cook. Thanks again Aubrey!
I put my broth in the fridge and then skim any fat off the top fat with a soup but I put the skin in when I make my broth so it might be fattier. I also save my onion ends to put in and peels so I don’t have to use full onions. Great meals and great planning.
FYI, carrots 🥕 taste very good baked in the oven with the seasonings of your choice. That way, you have a complete oven meal. Excellent video with amazing food choices!
The beans and sausage over rice looks amazing. I am definitely making that but I will brown the sausage in the beginning and let it cook with the beans. I have never made a rice bake and I am intrigued. Great video!
Thanks for your comment Vivian! I did brown the sausage, but added it in after since the beans have to pressure cook for about 45 minutes. I was worried it would become too over cooked. You’ll have to let me know how it turns out when you try it! 😊
Yes delicious meals. We made chicken broth this weekend out of the bones out of the leg quarters. So cheap and easy what a great meals out of the 20 dollar budget good jobs we will all need these tips .
The 15 bean soup freezes great! You can use a tiny bit of vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar) instead of lemon juice to brighten it up at the end if you want. ☺️
You should try cooking the tomatoes with the beans in the instant pot then you will get the flavor but they will cook down in the juice and you won’t have chunks! 😉 also I love putting onion skins in my chicken broth it adds such nice color! These were some delicious looking budget meals! Great job!! I’d love to try a video like this on my channel!
The recipe I was following said not to put the tomatoes in while the beans were cooking, but I’ll definitely try it next time like that! Thanks for your sweet comment Mandie ❤️
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife If your beans are a little older don't put tomatoes, lemon juice, vinegar (acid) type ingredients in when you cook dry beans they will not soften. But of course yours were new. Just a tip for in the future or if ever you wonder why they didn't cook right when they used to cook up just fine the same way.
I love to use a gravy separator to pour the broth from the bottom and it leaves the fat at the top. Putting it in the fridge and scraping it off when it's cold works too. New subscriber here.
This was amazing! You popped up in my suggestions when I was searching for budget cooking and I'm glad you did! 😄 Everything looked great! Thank you for showing us how to make homemade chicken 🍗 broth. 🤗
I try to do more veggies and starches and less meat to make meals stretch more 😊. I also like to chop of the sausage a little smaller so that you get some in every bite.
Hi Amy! I only use them when I have credits or when I get a deep discount either from Rakuten and/or my credit card 😊. Thanks for your comment. I hope you have a fantastic day! ❤️
looks like you did good! I can never seem to get my budget down to just $20 and there are only 2 of us! I need to try harder and possibly not take my husband shopping! We love homemade chicken broth! We buy the 2 pack of whole chickens from walmart and my husband puts them in the smoker, you wouldn't believe the amount of liquid that comes off of both of the chickens! then we pull all of the meat off of the birds and cook the carcasses in the liquid that we had accumulated in a stock pot and let it simmer probably a good 2 hours. wala! chicken broth! I usually put in carrots celery onion and garlic to flavor it some more but the chicken smoked gives it such a rich flavor, it isn't really needed! thanks for sharing xoxo
I don't know how far you feel like venturing to buy ingredients, but the Mega Foods grocery store in Woodburn has Amazing prices on chicken drumsticks regularly. I tend to buy multiple packs to take home, divide into portions and freeze for future meals.
I definitely could’ve! I was so surprised at what we had leftover with the dinners that I planned. It’s great to know that these ingredients can stretch so far 😊
BTW, you can find the bean soup in bulk at Whole Foods. I buy it there, repackage it in dinner quantity. My family loves soups so a cheap way to feed them along with some bread. Warms the body & soul on cold days.
That’s awesome! I’ll have to go check out Whole Foods again sometime soon. I love the ice cube tray idea! I normally freeze mine in 1-2 cup portions in freezer safe containers 😊
I’m glad that you enjoyed the video! I hope it gave you some ideas for some budget friendly meals for yourself. Also a lot of these recipes freeze well so you can cook it once and have it for another meal later 😊.
All the tips. I'm living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I can't find a dollar tree that is equipped with a freezer, or a fridge. I'd really like to liked to see 👀. And even now 2024, it makes me a little sad 😢.
Most of the ones near me don’t have the fridge/freezer section. If you’re ever unsure which one has that section you can go to the Dollar Tree website and search for locations and look for ones that list a freezer section 😊
Nice job. You threw away so much flavor when you tossed the fat, skin, and pan drippings from the baked chicken. Next time add that all into the broth and then skim the fat off when you cool the broth down. It will rise to the top and harden if you stick in in the fridge.
Hi Jacquelyn! The crock pot and instant pot that I have were both gifts from 5+ years ago. If I ever find a great sale on one I can post about it so hopefully you can snatch one up if that’s something you’re looking to buy 😊. Have a great day!
Those are all budget friendly ingredients, so they will show up in budget videos often. I’m thinking of some other ideas for future extreme budget videos that have other ingredients as well.
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Happy Sunday! Let me know what your favorite budget meals are down below ⬇️.
If you’re looking for some more budget meals here’s a video for you:ruclips.net/video/Qewntv7wJAE/видео.html
Great video
@@shopwithjen thanks for you kind comment Jen! ❤️
excellent recipes/tips. I do not throw away veggies after making my bone broth since I am using it for soups and stews. I either mush cooked veggies through the sieve to get most of the pulp in or pulse with the immersion blender. Saving every little bit of flavor.
That is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing 😊
I love to make homemade chicken broth. It’s so easy, and you can season it so many ways. I appreciate you went shopping at Walmart because it’s found all over the country.
I normally don't shop at Walmart, but I felt like since Walmart is pretty much everywhere it would be the most accessible for people to try this meal plan out for themselves. Thanks for your comment and for watching. I hope you have the best day! ❤
I love that you had 2 meats in your budget. I know it's picky but being able to have a mix makes the budget weeks seem easier. Especially if you have 3-4 budget weeks at a time!
I’m all about some variety even on a tight budget! It definitely makes budget weeks seem easier 😊
Great meals! I like to see inexpensive, meals using real food! Frugal meals can be made with real food.
They definitely can be! Hope you have the best day Nadea ❤️
$20 isn't much and yet you did a fair variety for it. Getting some sausage and also adding potatoes is something I definitely would do. I have watched so many videos where it is almost all rice and beans and tortillas and a person can vary a lot more than that imo. I know because I live it. Lol. Bread, yes!
I hope you found these options helpful. Have the best day! ❤️
It is good to buy things with extra ingredients like your tomatoes with green pepper,celery and onions.
Yes it is! Thanks for your comment 😊
Hi Aubrey you did such a great job on these dinners this week! I know sometimes it's necessary to do vegetarian meals but it seems like a lot of budget cooking videos are a lot of rice and beans or things like that and you proved that you can add plenty of good protein into a variety of dishes without going over budget. Staples like potatoes rice and pasta can really be a great budget stretcher and you proved that you were able to even have plenty of leftovers that you probably could have enough for another leftover night or to take for lunch either for your husband or for you and your daughter to have during the day. Great job!
Thanks Rosemary! ❤️
We definitely had lots of leftovers throughout the week for lunches which was nice. Cool once, eat twice or thrice 😊. I’m planning on using the leftover ingredients for next weeks video and I’m excited for that one too!
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife I'm a single person household so when I cook it is definitely cook once eat thrice or whatever four or five times is! It's even easy to freeze some of those items for later so you don't get tired of eating the same things or versions of the same things again and again. Nice to have some soup in the freezer you can pull out and heat up on a cold day for sure! Or on a day when little girl is keeping you very, very busy and you don't have time to cook. Thanks again Aubrey!
@@rosemarydoran9907 I love freezing soup too! I have some chili in my freezer right now and we’ll probably pull it out sometime next week to eat 😊.
Oooo! More good stuff from my beautiful wifey! :)
Thanks! 😊
Great job, Aubrey. Prices have gone up but this demonstrates that you can eat well on a limited budget. Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to you too Marji! Thanks for watching ❤️
Great video! The suggestions were spot on. During these challenging times we all need to use all the food we buy.
Thank you for watching! 😊
This is the first one of these extreme grocery budget videos that i really want to try!! All of these meals looked soooo good
Thank you Jill! That means so much to me 😊
A happy child and a messy livingroom...just the way it should be...great cooking there....😂😂❤❤
Thanks Laetitia. Hope you have a great day! ❤️
Love the veggie and sausage bake, I could adapt that so many ways!!
You definitely can! I’ve been thinking about doing sweet potatoes and green beans instead of the potatoes and carrots 😋
Well done!!!! Following now 😊🙌
Thank you! I hope you have a great day 😊
I put my broth in the fridge and then skim any fat off the top fat with a soup but I put the skin in when I make my broth so it might be fattier. I also save my onion ends to put in and peels so I don’t have to use full onions. Great meals and great planning.
Great idea to save the onion ends! Thanks for watching Alison ❤️
Excellent video. Everything looked yummy.
Thanks for your comment Lynn. I hope you have an excellent day ❤️
This was amazing! Such a great job and innovative ideas - and so much you can do with the leftovers! Definitely saving this video for the future!
Thanks for your kind comment and for watching. I hope you have a great day ❤️
FYI, carrots 🥕 taste very good baked in the oven with the seasonings of your choice. That way, you have a complete oven meal. Excellent video with amazing food choices!
I do love oven roasted carrots 😊
Thanks so much for the great Easy and affordable meals!!
Glad you like them! 😊
This was a great video. Good healthy foods for good value meals.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comment ❤️
Love your channel!! So excited to see more😁🤩
Thanks Rebecca! Hope you have any awesome day ❤️
Loved this video and loved that you showed all the ingredients you still had at the end!! Subscribed!!
Thanks Micaela ❤️
I just found you….Great recipes…wonderful ideas….!
I'm glad you found me. Thanks so much for your kind comment and for being here! 😊
The beans and sausage over rice looks amazing. I am definitely making that but I will brown the sausage in the beginning and let it cook with the beans. I have never made a rice bake and I am intrigued. Great video!
Thanks for your comment Vivian! I did brown the sausage, but added it in after since the beans have to pressure cook for about 45 minutes. I was worried it would become too over cooked. You’ll have to let me know how it turns out when you try it! 😊
Yes delicious meals. We made chicken broth this weekend out of the bones out of the leg quarters. So cheap and easy what a great meals out of the 20 dollar budget good jobs we will all need these tips .
Hello from New Hampshire!Great looking meals and budget. New subscriber.
Hi Robin! So glad you’re here ❤️
Everything looks delicious. You did a great job.
Thanks for your comment ❤️
Thank you for the budget meals. This will be great when moneys tight around this time of year.
I hope you found these meals helpful! Have the best day! 😊
The 15 bean soup freezes great! You can use a tiny bit of vinegar (I use apple cider vinegar) instead of lemon juice to brighten it up at the end if you want. ☺️
That is a great idea! I’ll have to try that next time I make it 😊
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife thanks for the video! All your meals look great!
Great meals, I like how you got such variety from these ingredients
Thanks Elizabeth! I appreciate your comment ❤️
I just found your channel…and it’s amazing..love all of your ideas..thank you
Thank you Rosa! ❤️ I appreciate you!
You should try cooking the tomatoes with the beans in the instant pot then you will get the flavor but they will cook down in the juice and you won’t have chunks! 😉 also I love putting onion skins in my chicken broth it adds such nice color! These were some delicious looking budget meals! Great job!! I’d love to try a video like this on my channel!
The recipe I was following said not to put the tomatoes in while the beans were cooking, but I’ll definitely try it next time like that! Thanks for your sweet comment Mandie ❤️
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife If your beans are a little older don't put tomatoes, lemon juice, vinegar (acid) type ingredients in when you cook dry beans they will not soften. But of course yours were new. Just a tip for in the future or if ever you wonder why they didn't cook right when they used to cook up just fine the same way.
@@cheritrimble6353 Great tip!
First time viewer! Great recipes.
Thanks Cindy! I’m glad you liked the recipes ❤️
Great looking budget friendly meals. I think the sausage and roasted vegetables looked the best. 😋
That was one of our favorites from this meal plan. We’ve had it several times since 😊
I love to use a gravy separator to pour the broth from the bottom and it leaves the fat at the top. Putting it in the fridge and scraping it off when it's cold works too. New subscriber here.
Such a great idea! Thanks for being here ❤️
Hey girl! New friend to your channel 😊 I’m so looking forward to your content! I am in need of budget friendly meals ❤
I plan on doing a lot more budget cooking ideas in the future! Thanks for being here 😊
great video 😊
Thank you for watching and for your comment ❤
Everything looks delicious!
Thanks Lynn! ❤️
This was amazing! You popped up in my suggestions when I was searching for budget cooking and I'm glad you did! 😄 Everything looked great! Thank you for showing us how to make homemade chicken 🍗 broth. 🤗
It was fate! ❤️
Omg ! The smoked sausage worked for 2 dinners ?! For my family of 4 I use 2 just for 1 night. Can’t wait to see this play out. * still watching *
I try to do more veggies and starches and less meat to make meals stretch more 😊. I also like to chop of the sausage a little smaller so that you get some in every bite.
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife that’s awesome. Loved your meals !
@@OoThereSheGo thanks! ❤️
Great job, looks yummy
Thank you! I hope you are having a great day 😊
I enjoy your vlogs. I’m a little surprised you use meal kits since you really do do a good job being frugal.
Hi Amy!
I only use them when I have credits or when I get a deep discount either from Rakuten and/or my credit card 😊.
Thanks for your comment. I hope you have a fantastic day! ❤️
Thanks for sharing these yummy recipes. I just wrote down the one with sausage and veggies. Can’t wait to try it out. New subscriber here!
Thanks for subscribing Brenda! I hope you like that recipe as much as me and my family do 😊
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife you’re welcome!
looks like you did good! I can never seem to get my budget down to just $20 and there are only 2 of us! I need to try harder and possibly not take my husband shopping! We love homemade chicken broth! We buy the 2 pack of whole chickens from walmart and my husband puts them in the smoker, you wouldn't believe the amount of liquid that comes off of both of the chickens! then we pull all of the meat off of the birds and cook the carcasses in the liquid that we had accumulated in a stock pot and let it simmer probably a good 2 hours. wala! chicken broth! I usually put in carrots celery onion and garlic to flavor it some more but the chicken smoked gives it such a rich flavor, it isn't really needed! thanks for sharing xoxo
The broth you make sounds delicious!
Thanks for being here ❤️
The sausage and veggies bake was very popular on my meal plan list. Rarely any leftovers.
That is great to hear! I’m so glad you liked it ❤️
Great video!! Very creative!!
Thanks for watching and leaving such a sweet comment Barb ❤️
@@FrugalLifeThriftyWife you’re welcome!! So many people are needing help with creating budget friendly meals, and you’re doing a wonderful service!!
@@barbnauman705 I’m happy to help! I’ll be doing another one like this in the future 😊
Aww your daughter is such a cutie! ❤
Thank you! ❤️
Your meals look good, I think I will try them.
Thanks Pat! You’ll have to let me know what you try first 😊
Thank you for this great video of budget meals! My family really needs this
I’m so glad you found it helpful Amy! I hope you have a great day 😊
I don't know how far you feel like venturing to buy ingredients, but the Mega Foods grocery store in Woodburn has Amazing prices on chicken drumsticks regularly. I tend to buy multiple packs to take home, divide into portions and freeze for future meals.
It’s a pretty long drive for me but if I’m ever in the area I’ll definitely stop by there and check it out! Thanks for the suggestion Rebekah 😊
I add the skin and fat into my broth as it contains a lot of flavor. We used to not be so afraid of fat.
Great tip for some extra flavor! Thanks for your comment 😊
Hundred percent could have made a pot of potato soup with just those ingredients! Good job!
I definitely could’ve! I was so surprised at what we had leftover with the dinners that I planned. It’s great to know that these ingredients can stretch so far 😊
Thank you for this!!
You’re welcome Amanda! Thanks for watching!
Love your videos thanks ❤️ 😊
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you!
New subscriber 🤷🏻♀️ I saw your comment on Christine’s show.
Glad you're here!
BTW, you can find the bean soup in bulk at Whole Foods. I buy it there, repackage it in dinner quantity. My family loves soups so a cheap way to feed them along with some bread. Warms the body & soul on cold days.
Take and freeze broths in a ice cube tray then repackage in ziplock bags. Ready anytime. Broths aren’t hard just lots of water with bones.
That’s awesome! I’ll have to go check out Whole Foods again sometime soon.
I love the ice cube tray idea! I normally freeze mine in 1-2 cup portions in freezer safe containers 😊
Good job!
Thanks for your comment Sally 😊
Meals looked good. As a single I appreciate the smaller proportions.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the video! I hope it gave you some ideas for some budget friendly meals for yourself. Also a lot of these recipes freeze well so you can cook it once and have it for another meal later 😊.
Great video! New sub!
Thanks for being here Cindy! ❤️
Thanks love this video thanks 😊
Thank you! ❤️
Yummy meals. How do you keep your oven so clean?
We honestly just don’t use it that often 😂.
All the tips. I'm living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I can't find a dollar tree that is equipped with a freezer, or a fridge. I'd really like to liked to see 👀. And even now 2024, it makes me a little sad 😢.
Most of the ones near me don’t have the fridge/freezer section. If you’re ever unsure which one has that section you can go to the Dollar Tree website and search for locations and look for ones that list a freezer section 😊
Very good meals for $20
You didn’t need the tomatoes in the beans with sausage though.
Thanks Irene! You can definitely leave those out if you want to.
Thanks for your videos thanks have all the same food will make then thanks 😊
Let me know how you like the recipes! 😊
Wow only 19$ for all that! Impressive
I was a little shocked that I got so much for less than $20! Walmart for the win 🎉
Great prices
Walmart did have some great rollback items when I went!
Hey, Aubrey! The pack of drumsticks you bought here - were they fresh or frozen?
They were fresh!
Would the bean soup leftovers really be ok a week later? Not that I like to waste food, just curious.
We froze it and then pulled it out again for leftovers day 😊
When I make meat broth, I dump all the bones and pan droppings and pull the fat off later.
I tend to pull the fat off after it’s cooled in the fridge that way it’s easier to get all of it 😊
Nice job. You threw away so much flavor when you tossed the fat, skin, and pan drippings from the baked chicken. Next time add that all into the broth and then skim the fat off when you cool the broth down. It will rise to the top and harden if you stick in in the fridge.
Thanks for the tip!
Cute kid 😍 💕
Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day 😊
You too have a great week also
A piece of tiny chicken fir the pooch
When he does get some it totally makes his fdy 😊
How many people are you feeding in this video?
There’s 3 of us, but most of these meals made several serving of leftovers as well 😊
The fat in your broth is good for gut health
Thanks for the info Kalyn.
Only a few minutes into your "budget" video and the thing that stands out is the fact that you have 2 instant pots. I can't even afford 1. What gives?
Hi Jacquelyn! The crock pot and instant pot that I have were both gifts from 5+ years ago. If I ever find a great sale on one I can post about it so hopefully you can snatch one up if that’s something you’re looking to buy 😊. Have a great day!
Rice. Beans. Chicken. Soups. Yawn. Nothing new here.
Those are all budget friendly ingredients, so they will show up in budget videos often. I’m thinking of some other ideas for future extreme budget videos that have other ingredients as well.
Cute kid 😍
Thank you!