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Cheap Meals Your Family Will Love

Need some cheap meals your family will love? Look no further than these delicious recipes that are sure to warm your belly and save money!

When it comes to cooking for my family there are 3 things that I strive for…

  1. Budget friendly cheap meals
  2. Easy to cook and clean
  3. Something that will they will love and will fill them up!

You cannot get easier than one pan dinners. These are sure to be a crowd pleaser and a family favorite!

As a family of five we can eat a bit and I am always trying to make enough for my husband to have lunch the next day too!

Here are two recipes I make often at our homestead…

Cheap Meals Your Family Will Love: Cornbread Casserole | Food Life Design

Cornbread Casserole is delicious in any season!

It accompanies a summer bbq perfectly or can warm your belly in the colder months. 

It can be made as is and satisfy those taste buds or jazzed up with a protein or a layer of cheese!

Cornbread Casserole Ingredients | Food Life Design

Ingredients:

  • 1 box of Jiffy Cornbread Muffin Mix
  • 15 1/4 ounce can of whole kernel corn, drained
  • 14.75 ounce can of creamed corn
  • 8 oz of sour cream
  • 1 stick of salted butter, melted
  • 1 egg

 

Prepared Cornbread Casserole | Food Life Design
 
Baked Cornbread Casserole | Food Life Design

 

Cornbread Casserole Directions:

  1.  Combine all ingredients and spread into a greased 11×7 baking dish.
  2. Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees or until edges are brown and top is golden.

Jazz it up by adding a layer of shredded cheese to the top, diced up chicken breast or even bacon! 

Estimated cost: $11-14

Cornbread Casserole

Cornbread Casserole Recipe

Cornbread Casserole is delicious in any season! It accompanies a summer bbq perfectly or can warm your belly in the colder months. 

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 box of Jiffy Cornbread Muffin Mix
  • 15 1/4 ounce can of whole kernel corn, drained
  • 14.75 ounce can of creamed corn
  • 8 oz of sour cream
  • 1 stick of salted butter, melted
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients and spread into a greased 11x7 baking dish.
  2. Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees or until edges are brown and top is golden.
  3. Serve warm!

Cheap Meals: One Pan Keilbasa Bake | Food Life Design

Talk about EASY! This One Pan Kielbasa Bake requires a little washing and chopping, but then, you just throw it all into one dish and voila dinner is covered.

Ingredients: 

  • One package of kielbasa- the options are endless here. I prefer polish kielbasa- this one here was pecan smoked.
  • 5-7 red bliss potatoes depending on size
  • 2 generous handfuls of fresh green beans. (frozen work too!)
  • 1/2 an onion
  • Squeeze garlic
  • Seasonings to preference, I like to use McCormick Garlic & Herb

Keilbasa Bake Ingredients | Food Life Design

Kielbasa Bake Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Wash potatoes and green beans.
  3. Chop potatoes into chunks and cut ends of green beans.
  4. Chop onion to size preference.
  5. Cut kielbasa into rings.
  6. Combine all into sheet pan and generously drizzle with olive oil.
  7. Add in seasonings and garlic and mix well.
  8. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 425 degrees for 45 minutes.
  9. Uncover and continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. 

 

Prepared Keilbasa Bake | Food Life Design

You can add in extra’s to make this dish go even further!

Suggestions: broccoli florets, corn, sweet potato. 

Estimated cost: $15-$17

One Pan Kielbasa Bake Recipe

One Pan Kielbasa Bake Recipe

Talk about EASY! This One Pan Kielbasa Bake requires a little washing and chopping, but then, you just throw it all into one dish and voila dinner is covered.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • One package of kielbasa, any flavor
  • 5-7 red bliss potatoes
  • 2 generous handfuls of fresh green beans (frozen work too!)
  • 1/2 an onion
  • Squeeze garlic
  • Seasonings to preference, I like to use McCormick Garlic & Herb

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Wash potatoes and green beans.
  3. Chop potatoes into chunks and cut ends of green beans.
  4. Chop onion to size preference.
  5. Cut kielbasa into rings.
  6. Combine all into sheet pan and generously drizzle with olive oil.
  7. Add in seasonings and garlic and mix well.
  8. Cover with tinfoil and bake at 425 degrees for 45 minutes.
  9. Uncover and continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. 

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I hope you and your family love trying out some of our favorite cheap meals!

Love, light and a little grace…

-Olivia

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