Cheap Dinner

Looking for a cheap dinner?  Tonight I made Pork Chops and Cabbage.  The pork chops I bought were boneless and trimmed.  The were priced at $7.26.  The cabbage was .50 a head.  Everything else I had in my pantry/fridge.

Pork Chops and Cabbage

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 boneless pork loin chops
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 small head cabbage, chopped
• seasoned salt
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides in the skillet. Place the cabbage on top of the chops, and sprinkle with seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce. Cover skillet and cook 15 minutes.
2. Uncover skillet, place chops on top of the cabbage, and continue cooking 15 minutes, or until pork chops are done.

So around $8.00 for my family of 4 to eat dinner tonight.  Now, I will add that the boys don't like cabbage, so I made them mashed potatoes to go with their chops.  

Coupons Have Reset!!

Just a few highlights I saw.....

$1.00 Velveeta
$1.00 Kraft Mac and Cheese (5 Pack)
.75 Miracle Whip
.75 Glad Trash Bags
.75 Jello Refrigerated Pudding
$1.00 Maxwell House
.50 KC Masterpiece
$1.00 Hidden Valley Farmhouse Orginials

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Sweepstakes

My kids LOVE the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.  So when we saw this sweepstakes in the Parade Magazine today, we just had to enter!

Cooking Challenge #2

Recipe #2, from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl, is going to be Chicken Spaghetti.

Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cooked Chicken
• 3 cups Dry Spaghetti, Broken Into Two Inch Pieces
• 2 cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup
• 2 cups Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• ¼ cups Finely Diced Green Pepper
• ¼ cups Finely Diced Onion
• 1 jar (4 Ounce) Diced Pimentos, Drained
• 2 cups Reserved Chicken Broth From Pot
• 1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• ⅛ teaspoons (to 1/4 Teaspoon) Cayenne Pepper
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• 1 cup Additional Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Instructions

Cook 1 cut up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Cook spaghetti in same chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional 1 cup sharp cheddar.

Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).

Okay, so we will go until Thursday night again with results (hope it is more than just me this time!). 

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Cooking Challenge #1 Results

Here are the results from the  first cooking challenge I made this Chicken Fried Steak on Tuesday with mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuits.  My husband gave it a 9, my older son gave it a 8 and my youngest son gave it a 10,000 (lol!).  It is a little detailed and messy to make, but so worth it.  Not the most healthiest of dinners, but a good stick to your ribs dinner.  I had to put it on my grandmothers dishes, they are just so pretty!

We had some leftovers and I made a sandwich with it the next night.  Pretty good heated up with a little mayo on it.

I heard from two others who intended on doing this challenge.  One got sick and the other had already been to the grocery when they got the email.

Hopefully we will get more participation.  I would love to see and hear about your successes!

I will post the next recipe tomorrow.

Cooking Challenge Check-In

Has anyone made the chicken fried steak?  I made mine this week and will post the results tonight.  Looking forward to hearing from you!