$5.00 Meals

Ok so my new goal is to make all my dinners for 5.00 or less. And i don't mean ramen noodles or mac and cheese i'm talking about real dinners. I am making them for two so understand they may be more for bigger families. My son is to young to eat enough to count for a person.

sorry i don't have pictures of everything but i do of some.

Pork Chops and Butter Chive Boiled Potatoes with a Balsamic Glaze

cost: aournd $3.00- In my total cost i cut it down to estimate portions of a bigger product

Pork chops i bough pork shoulder blade steak cut for 1.40 and cut it in half to make two average size pork chops (at smiths with a rewards card)

potatoes idaho russet potatoes 5lb bag at smiths was 2.00. I only used 3 potatoes and had about 1 left over.

Balsamic vinegar- $2.43 at ross. I know you can get it in the store for around this much.

The other ingredients i had in my cubbord- dried chives, 2 tbls brown sugar, 2 tbls butter, onion and garlic powder, salt and pepper.

This dinner isn't only great it also only takes about 20-30 min to make.

Cut up your potatoes and put in a pot. fill pot with cold water just above potatoes and put over med-high heat for about 8 min.

while potatoes are cooking put 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar into small sauce pan and add 2 tbls. of brown sugar over med-high heat let reduce till thickens takes about 10 min. stir every once and a while.

When potatoes have boiled for about 8 min remove from heat and drain in you pan add 2 tbls of butter and a salt and pepper to tast then add in potatoes and let cook for another 8 min mixing around to make sure all get cooked. in the last 2 min of the 8 add in chives and mix around

Cut your meat in the center or to whatever proportions you would like. I like to season mine with a sprinkle of salt peper and onion and garlic powder. heat pan to high add a little evoo or pam spray when pan is hot add the meat cook each side about two min.

Put your meat and potoates on your plate and drizzle balsamic glaze over the top. It is AMAZING.