Chicken Stuffed Tortilla - Video Recipe!!!

Okay - so this is my first attempt at making a "video recipe" for you all to enjoy! I am so excited, and I hope you all like it! The Chicken Stuffed Tortilla recipe is one of my favorites because it is so versatile. Formally known as "Stuff" to my family and friends, this recipe has taken many forms over the years. If you want to sneak healthy things such as mushrooms or avocados in the recipe, all you have to do is puree them and stir them into the mix.

So without further delay, here we go!

Quick/Easy/Cheap Dessert - Instant Chocolate Cake

Sorry for the two days off folks - things came up... I will make up for it though!  How does cake in minutes sound?  Delicious? I thought so!

 

Instant Chocolate Cake
Serves 2
Start -2- Finish: 10 minutes
“Work” Time: 10 minutes
Cost Per Person: $1.15

Ingredients:
1/4 cup flour
5 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
dash of vanilla extract
dash of salt


Directions:

    * Mix all ingrediants in a coffee cup
    * Microwave for 2 minutes

Serving Suggestions:
Add Chocolate chips, mint chips, walnuts, or so on...

Quick/Easy/Cheap Recipe - Honey Mustard Chicken

Honey Mustard Chicken

Serves 2

Start -2- Finish: 60 minutes

“Work” Time: 15 minutes

Cost Per Person: $1.00

Ingredients:
2 - Frozen Boneless-Skinless Chicken Breast
½ Cup - Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce (See Below)


Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce
2 parts yellow mustard
1 part mayonnaise
4 parts honey
Alter to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Rinse Chicken
• Spray chicken lightly with cooking spray (to prevent drying)
• On broiler pan, bake chicken for approximately 30 minutes (until juices run clear)
• When chicken is done, remove from oven and place on plates
• Top with Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce
• Serve

Serving Suggestion:
Serve with baked potato or mixed veggies

Quick/Easy/Cheap & Healthy Dessert - Chocolate Pudding

 Healthy alternative to traditional chocolate pudding. Decadent, sweet, and delicious. Also very affordable. This tastes just like traditional chocolate pudding, however it is dairy free and very low in fat. Also, this is very high in vitamins and minerals.

Chocolate Pudding

Serves 4

Start -2- Finish: 10

“Work” Time: 10

Approx Cost Per Person: $1.00

Ingredients:
1 avocado
¼ c raw sugar
¼ c cocoa powder
¼ c water
2 t vanilla extract
¼ t sea salt

Directions:

• With a sharp knife, Slice avocado around, twist and separate
• Remove seed and using spoon scoop avocado from skin. Be sure to remove the stem
• Place avocado in blender/food processor
• In microwave safe bowl, microwave water for approx 1 min.
• Add sugar, stir until dissolved. Place mixture in blender/food processor
• Add cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt to blender/food processor
• Blend/mix until smooth. If not mixing well, add 1additional TBSP water at a time, and work mixture away from edges (make sure blender is off)
• Place in bowl(s) and refrigerate atleast 30 minutes
• Serve and enjoy

Serving Suggestions:
You can variate as you would with traditional chocolate pudding by adding mint or making larger batch and making pie, ect.

Real meals for $1 a person? Yes! It is possible!

So tonight at dinner, my boyfriend asked me how much dinner cost. When I told him, he sat back, blew out a long breath, and said "You should blog about that."

Plain and simple: dinner was delicious, healthy, and cheap. So what was it? Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage, buttered brussels sprouts, biscuits, and herbed garden vegetables. I fed two adults and two children for $4. Oh yea - and I was able to cook dinner in under 20 minutes.  Funny thing is -- we eat like that all the time. So how do I do it?

Simple!

First, the Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage was on sale for $1.95. The buttered brussels sprouts and herbed garden vegetables were 10 for $10 & 11th free at Meijer - making them 90 cents each.  The biscuits were a simple homemade recipe easily costing no more than a quarter.  See, that is the ticket - watching out for sales and stocking up when you can. From my grocery shopping last week I have a save $3 coupon. Meijer recently added a save $2 coupon to my MPerks card - so the 1st $5 I spend on my next shopping trip will be free.  And so goes my usual shopping trips. Whether or not you choose Meijer to shop is not important. What is important is finding an affordable grocery - and if possible one with a customer card and a major plus is one that doubles/triples coupons.

 

You can easily do this too!

A little planning can save you BIG! On average I save about 1/3 with coupons and in-store deals.  What could you do with an extra $84.84?

Quick/Easy/Cheap Recipe - Down-Under Chicken

Down-Under Chicken

Serves 2

Start -2- Finish: 60 minutes

“Work” Time: 15 minutes

Approx Cost Per Person: $3.00

Ingredients:
2 - Frozen Boneless-Skinless Chicken Breast
4 - Strips lightly cooked bacon(or turkey bacon) or ¼ Cup Real Bacon (or turkey bacon) Bits
½ Cup - Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce (See Below)
Sliced Mushrooms
4 ounces - Shredded Cheese

Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce
2 parts mustard
1 part mayonnaise
4 parts honey
Alter to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Rinse Chicken
• Spray chicken lightly with cooking spray (to prevent drying)
• On broiler pan, bake chicken for approximately 30 minutes (until juices run clear)
• When chicken is done, remove from oven and place on cookie sheet – leave oven turned on
• Top chicken with bacon, mushrooms, then cheese and bake additional 3-5 minutes (until cheese is melted)
• Place Chicken on individual plates
• Top with Creamy Honey-Mustard Sauce
• Serve

Serving Suggestion:
Serve with mashed potatoes and brown gravy or baked potato