More cheap dinner ideas....

Ham dinner under $20!!!

I had a ham in the freezer from Easter time and I decided to finally make it and have some family over for dinner. The ham fed 5 with leftovers for lunch the next day and extra servings to freeze for another ham dinner down the road. Plus, the ham bone came in handy for a pot of beans. Here's how I did it:

Spiral cut ham with glaze - $8.98 (on sale for $11.98 plus a Fry's coupon for their brand of ham)

Mashed potatoes - FREE (betty crocker instant.... on sale for $1 and used a $.50 off coupon that doubled)

Gravy - made from scratch.... ham drippings plus butter and flour.... two staples every cabinet should have... the flour was left over from Christmas when it was really cheap and I stocked up and the butter I got for $.79/4sticks on sale

3 packages of frozen vegetables - $2... i mixed brands depending what was in my fridge

Dinner rolls - a splurge from Nadines $3/doz, i think

So, that brings our total for dinner to 13.98 plus whatever you're out of flour and butter. Of course I also splurged on a cake from Nadines, which brought the grand total to around $22, which isn't bad for a dinner that would have fed a family of about 7.

For tonight's dinner, I'm making sesame beef with broccoli and rice... another cheapie =)

Thin steaks - $4 manager special (bought 'em and froze 'em for later)

Rice - bought in bulk from Costco, so maybe about $1

Broccoli - $.85 (reg price, less Fry's store coupon)

Sesame marinade - $.60 (only used half a bottle... on sale for $1.60 plus $1 off coupon)

Tonight's total was $6.45 and it fed 3 plus enough for my husband to take for lunch tomorrow.

I have no clue what to cook the rest of the week, but if it's something cheap and good, I'll let you know!