Today we are making a $25 Christmas Dinner with only ingredients from Dollar General, as usual the only items I can use from home are oil, salt, and pepper (and I even use those sparingly)
The final menu:
Deviled Eggs
Pineapple glazed ham
Brown sugar carrots
Green Bean casserole
Mac & Cheese
Scalloped potatoes
Yeast rolls
Pineapple Upside down cake
The shopping list:
Cooked ham slices $3.50
Brown sugar $2.00
Pineapple slices $2.00
White cake mix $1.75
Eggs $2.50
Dijon mustard $1.50
Mayonnaise $3.25
Evaporated milk $1.15
Margarine $1.50
Yeast rolls $3.00
2 cans of carrots $2.00
2 cans of french style green beans $1.34
Cream of mushroom soup $1.00
Funyuns $0.50
Scalloped potatoes $2.15
Mac and cheese $0.85
Total Cost $24.74 plus tax
Pineapple upside down cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, brush a 9x13 baking dish with oil or cooking spray. Melt 1/4 cup (half a stick) of margarine in the microwave and pour into baking dish. Add 1 cup of brown sugar and spread in an even layer. Drain pineapple (save juice) and cut slices in half. Layer slices on top of the brown sugar mixture, set aside. Mix cake mix with water, oil, and eggs as instructed. I used 1/2 a cup of pineapple juice in place of some of the water. Pour over pineapples and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes, and then flip onto a cookie sheet or serving tray.
Deviled Eggs:
Boil the remaining 9 eggs, I do this via the hot start method. heat a pot of water until small bubbles form on the bottom, as it's about to start to boil, lower eggs into the pot with a spoon one by one, being gentle so they don't crack. Bring to a full boil, then cover and simmer for 12 minutes. Tranfer to an ice bath to chill then peel your eggs. Cut in half, remove all the yolks, and smash them with a fork. Add mayonnaise, dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste, then pipe into centers.
Scalloped potatoes:
To a pot add 1 & 1/2 cups of cold water, 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, the seasoning packet, and 1 tablespoon of margarine. Stir to combine then heat over medium high heat until boiling. Pour over the dried potatoes and bake at 400 for 30 to 35 minutes.
No drain mac & cheese
into a saucepan add the pasta, 1 & 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of milk (if using evaporated milk, dilute 1:1 with water for this) and 2 tablespoons of margarine. Stir and this will look a little clumpy, heat over medium high heat until boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes until thickened (test a noodle for doneness)
Glazed Ham:
In a skillet heat 1/2 cup of pineapple juice, with 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard. Let cook until thickened. Cut ham in half and layer in a baking dish. Pour over glaze and bake at 400 degrees until ham is browned.
Green Bean Casserole
Drain french style green beans and add to a baking dish along with cream of mushroom soup. Mix to combine and bake at 400 degrees until bubbling. Top with crushed Funyuns (or fried onions) and return to the oven until browned on top.
Brown Sugar carrots:
Heat 2 tablespoons of margarine and 1/4 cup of brown sugar in a skillet until bubbling. Add drained carrots and toss to coat. Cook until thickened.
Enjoy!
11 дек 2023
