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Win-It Wednesday: The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook (7 Winners!)

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Join me every week for Win-It Wednesday. I’ll be posting several 24-hour giveaways throughout the day to give you plenty of chances to win!

Today is also the last day to enter to win $250 from Lottay.com!

Many of you have probably already heard of $5 Dinners, the blog written by my good bloggy friend, Erin Chase, that shares healthy, delicious, and affordable meals. And by “affordable,” I mean ultra-frugal — every recipe can feed a family for $5 or less!

If you’re already a fan of Erin’s or are now intrigued and interested to find out how you can prepare meals in your own home for $5 and under, you’ll be thrilled to find out that she recently published her own cookbook, The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook.

This cookbook is jam-packed with not only recipes that can be prepared for $5 or less but also step-by-step instructions and tips on how you can pare down your grocery bill and feed your family for less. This is a must-read for those of you trying to stretch your budgets right now or anyone just trying to save in some areas so you can spend in others!

And Erin’s hooked me up with a special treat for my readers:

7 lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a copy of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook! To enter, share your favorite inexpensive meal (links to recipes welcome!).

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Tell me what your favorite inexpensive meals are. How do you balance saving money and still providing making healthy dinners?

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!

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Prize:
(7) copies of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook

This giveaway ends at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, 1/7 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Stephanie

    Our family’s favorite cheap meal is tacos. We add as any toppings as we have on hand. I buy the shells & salsa on sale.

  5. Laura

    Spaghetti made with whole wheat noodles, freshly steamed squash and zucchini, and garlic bruschetta. Yum! Stocking up on spaghetti noodles, canned tomatoes and spaghetti sauce makes this meal cheap and extremely easy to make.

  6. Amanda

    Our favorite cheap meal to make is spaghetti. I usually make extra and freeze it and everyone enjoys it, plus I add finely grated carrots to it to add extra veggies and the kids have no clue!

  8. Amy

    We love baked spaghetti. It’s quick easy and cheap and I usually have all the ingredients on hand.

  12. Linda Kish

    We eat a lot of pasta with sauce. Buy pasta and sauce in bulk at Costco and then we just need to get meat or chicken to add to it.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  13. lovebeingamom

    My favorite cheap meal is to roast a whole chicken with Mrs. Cubbison’s dressing stuffed inside. I throw some carrots around the chicken and it makes it a one pot meal as well. When I am done I cook the carcass and make two big pots of soup!

  14. Meghan

    Tacos are our good cheap eats!!! Add a can of refried beans to the meat to stretch it further.

  15. Andie

    I think our favorite quick and cheap dinner is chicken alfredo with pasta! One pot, one colander, one spoon $3.00 tops for a family of four!

  18. lauren

    ive been reading that blog for awhile but still have no made any recipes from it yet, i really need to start!

  27. Tanya Hall

    Of course it is Baked Ziti! Cheap AND easy!

    Take 1/2 box of DRY Ziti noodles, place in greased 9 x13 pan. Pour in 1 jar of Ragu and one and a half cups of water, stir. Throw in some frozen meatballs and sprinkle with some parmesean cheese. Bake covered for 45 min, then uncovered for 15 min at 350 degrees.
    If I get everything on sale with coupons I can make it for about 5 dollars. Feeds 5-6.

  28. lynne

    Lentil soup–bag of lentils, chopped onion, couple of carrots, 2 stalks celery, 1 large potato. Chop fresh veggies, cook lentils in water or chicken broth (I use bullion) with the veggies. Stir in a handful of chopped greens (collards or chard) & juice of a lemon. I get the lemon & chard from my yard so this really is a cheap, nutritious meal, and delicious. Serve with rustic bread or biscuits or muffins.