Cheap meals that taste good

five dollar or less meals
Four  people. One meal, Five bucks.

1. Spaghetti with meat sauce, French bread , green beans 
2. Pizza
3. Tacos, refried beans or Spanish rice 
4. Impossible ham  pie 
5. Vegetable bean soup 
6. Chili 
7. Rice and beans 
8. Pork roast, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots 
9. Pork chops, bread dressing with apple, Craisens, green beans 
10. Mac and cheese, peas and carrots 
11. Chicken stir fry, rice, 
12. Chicken enchiladas with  green enchilada sauce 
13. Bbq chicken, oven fries, coleslaw or homemade chicken  nuggets, oven fries, coleslaw, 
14. Pork stew with potatoes, carrots, peasant bread 

Notes 

As of this  writing, we recently got 

1. Russet potatoes for 1.98 for ten pounds at Winco 
2. Pork loin for 1.00 a pound 
3. Chicken breast was 1.28 a pound at Winco, we paid .99 in bulk earlier last year. 
4. We can always get Barilla pasta for a dollar, then last was with coupon for closer to .75. 
5. Cheese is always purchased for between two and two fifty a pound.  I usually keep pizza and Tex mex blend cheese. . 
6. Pinto beans are 1.00 for 1.5 pounds at the Dollar Tree.  Non gmo and grown in America. 
7. Rice is purchased in bulk at Costco as is flour 
8. Peasant bread costs .25 and takes about ten minutes hands on time and that is split between 2 days, 
9. Enchilada sauce is homemade and easy, 
10. Ham is inexpensive in a package at Winco.   Little more than two dollars 
11. Spaghetti is made in the insta pot n 8 minutes. 
12. A cheese   pizza costs 1.00 to make.   Add saved meat and vegetables. 
13. Carrots are 2.28 for five pounds at Winco, 
14. Hamburger is cooked, de fatted, and frozen on portion controlled quart bags from the dollar tree, then package in a zip lock gallon bag and labeled . Makes life quick and easy for spaghetti or tacos, or enchiladas,