In this video my challenge was to create dinners for a family of 4 for a week on a $25 Walmart grocery haul. I chose meals that are easy to prepare. See what I was able to come up with and then customize this grocery haul for your own family.

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SHOPPING LIST
tomato sauce 3 small cans Great Value 1.32
spaghetti 0.93
tuna 0.88
macaroni and cheese 2 boxes Great Value thick and creamy 1.06
cream of mushroom soup Great Value 0.72
peas and carrots small can Great Value 0.66
5 lb bag potatoes 3.82
tortillas Guerrero 18 ct 1.88
sour cream small tub Great Value 1.16
hotdogs 8 ct BarS 1.18
hot dog chili sauce Great Value 0.74
hot dog buns Great Value 1.46
Nalley chili 1.66
cannelini beans canned Great Value 0.87
ground beef frozen 3.97
cheddar cheese block Great Value 2
1 carrot 0.11
1 can corn Great Value 0.64
TOTAL 25.06

Spaghetti Marinara
2 small cans tomato sauce
Ground beef

Brown ground beef, add in tomato sauce, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp onion powder, salt and pepper to taste. If you like a sweeter marinara add sugar to taste. Let simmer until ready.

Hot Dog Chili Sauce
I added garlic powder and smoked paprika to it to make it better.

Potato Tacos
Add cumin and garlic to taste to mashed potatoes. Fry shells until crispy but still pliable. Fill with potato mixture and top with sour cream. Serve 4 tacos per family member

to make the fried cheese taco just add a little of the shredded sharp cheddar to the pan and fry for a few seconds before laying one side of the taco on the cheese. Once its cooked for a bit then remove from the pan.

Baked potatoes with Chili
clean potatoes and then roll them in oil and heavily salt the skins. Bake at 400 until done. Top with chili and cheese.

Tuna One Pot Meal

1 1/2 boxes of thick and creamy Great Value Mac and cheese
1 can mushroom soup
1 can tuna or chicken
1 small can peas and carrots or can use frozen

Mix together. If you want to make a casserole then only cook macaroni halfway through, then fill a casserole dish and bake for 1520 minutes or until done. I cooked mine at 400 because I already had the oven on for the potatoes. Top the casserole with small amount of cheese.

Pasta Fagioli
1 can cannellini beans you can use almost any type of bean here
1/2 can corn Great Value
1 carrot diced
1/2 cup hamburger left over from spaghetti dish
1/2 cup macaroni left over from tuna dish
1 small can tomato sauce
vegetable bouillon to taste or your preferred bouillon

Another meal idea
chop up a hot dog or whatever is remaining of the hotdogs and stir fry with potatoes and 1/2 can of corn.

MENU SUGGESTION
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Chili cheese dogs I would serve one chili cheese dog with fries to get 2 meals out of this.
Tuna One Pot Meal
Chili cheese dogs serve one chili cheese dog with fries
Pasta Fagioli
Potato Tacos serve 4 tacos each and you will have 2 shells leftover
Baked Potato night with Chili
*Fried potatoes with corn and hot dogs If you didn't make the 2 nights of chili dogs

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