Breakfast for the lunch or dinner meal is fairly popular in America. Just look at the proliferation of IHOPs and other breakfast restaurants in America. We cook this meal about once a month for fun. The kids love it, it’s convenient and tasty as well. My husband’s mother cooked this meal for him growing up so he especially enjoys it. Our family gets fresh eggs from my mother. She has chickens that roam free and she supplies us with fresh eggs. Please note that we used $1.24 for the cost of a dozen eggs because that is the price we would find at our local grocery store. We made this meal for under $5.00 and everybody had plenty to eat.
12 eggs from ALDI ($1.24)
6 slices of whole grain wheat bread ($0.25)
1 package of link sausage from ALDI ($1.99)
3 slices Kraft American Cheese ($0.50)
1 teaspoon Goya Adobo with Cumin seasoning ($0.10)
1 teaspoon dried parsley ($0.10)
TOTAL: $4.18
NOTE: We use Goya Adobo seasonings in place of salt in a lot of our cooking. This a Spanish brand of seasoning that is similar to garlic salt but much better for cooking. It is granulated garlic, salt, and a variety of herbs or pepper, depending on the variety you purchase. We also purchase our loaves of bread at a “Day Old” bread store and usually can get high quality brands there such as Orowheat.
Meals for less than $5.00 is part of Kerri’s series on how to feed a family of 5
Tags: Cooking, Frugal Meals, Grocery Shopping
i live in tuttle, and the williams store here sometimes has 10lb meat sales. the last time they had the sale i bought 10-1lb rolls of sausage for $8.90! I have made a meal of dry beans ($1.50) with sausage (89c), cornbread ($1, jiffy brand, incl. milk and egg), and “fried” potatoes with onions ($2) …which adds up to a little over $5. and we have enough leftovers for my husband, myself and our 2 little boys to eat for lunch the next day.
Breakfast is one of our favorites here for dinner. What I love about it is that it can be done in so many different ways but still be incredibly affordable.