ALL of THIS Cost $5.77 😲 $5 Dinners ARE STILL POSSIBLE In 2024 Even With Inflation 

I am so impressed by your children and your husband. They are so appreciative that speaks volumes about you.

The local FOOD BANK closed a few days because of a flu break and the staff are sick 🤢 $5 or $6 for a family meal is better than no meal.

Your tortillas are rustic and look delicious. You need to be as nice to yourself as you are to others. That's an amazing meal for around $5

My mom has been making them for years and she can’t make them perfect circles. We call them world maps because they are different shapes. We don’t care they taste amazing!

Making flour tortillas with bacon grease is life changing!

I started watching your channel about 9 months ago. I only knew how to make a few things. I'm really not that good at cooking. But, I now make a lot of your dinner ideas! I really love your channel.

You prove that with some work, and careful shopping kids can go to bed full for less than the cost of a pack of cigarettes !

Thanks for sharing!! 🎉 In my humble opinion, it doesn't matter if the homemade tortillas aren't perfect. As long as they taste amazing, which I know they will cause you are making them, that's all that matters. Keep up the amazing work! With love, from Missouri!!

If I’m not feeling like rolling tortillas I do chicken enchilada casserole. Cut the tortillas into wedges and layer chicken (.59 cents a pound ) enchilada sauce, cheese and anything else you want to layer in like beans, diced tomatos. Bake at 350 until heated through and cheese is melted. I love that you teach people how to eat well on a tight budget. I know more people than ever are struggling just to eat.

Cheese is absolutely a necessity.

A tortilla press is basically used for corn tortillas. My Mexican mother in law rolled out her flour ones. And those weren't perfect either.

I love watching You, Brooke. I hope that You and Your Family are doing well. I am Dalaine. I always say the Native American Woman from up North in South Dakota. I have tried to make Your meals and they are DELICIOUS!!! Thank You so much. I know another Woman mentioned recovering from cancer Treatment and How WONDERFULLY KIND YOU WERE TO HER. I just found out last week that I have a small amount of breast cancer and Your quick and Simple meals are helping Me a lot. Thank You for sharing Your talents with Us. I love watching You and Your WONDERFUL FAMILY. You make Me laugh and smile on days that I don’t always feel like smiling. THANK YOU AGAIN. I hope that You had a very Happy Easter also. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Love Ya. ✝️🙏🏽💕🌸🌷🌺💐🌹🐣🤔❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Brooke. Through you, I found Aunt Vicky and enjoy her channel also. The love you have for your family shines through. I can cook and stretch a dollar any day, but watching you brings joy to my heart. The ending is so uplifting. My favorite part is "let others be happy."

I hope your boys know what a great mom and cook you are 👍

As a single person this would be 12 meals for me! That is amazing. Thanks

I think that's the biggest meal for less than $6 that I've ever seen! Awesome!

Homemade tortillas may take more time to do, but at least you know they have good ingredients. Plus, they can be frozen as well.

As a Hispanic, I approve the tomato base from knorr for rice. Oh and if you aren't using wax, parchment or plastic wrap with the tortilla press, you'll break your tortillas. Hope that helps Brooke thank you love PS, I add a spoon or so of tomato sauce, or paste to mine. Jalapeño would be good, a few slivers of garlic. I know your doing 5 dollar dinners but I freeze my tomato paste in a spoon full and just add 1 to each batch. Also a great addition to taco meat. I freeze Jalapeño too. Chop it. Don't need much

I am amazed you made enough food to feed a crowd with less than $6 🤗

I make enchilada gravy , just a flour rue and chilli powder and water taste like regular enchilada sauce can season with anything you want

For fun, I did through the Walmart app. I live in Fayetteville, NC. GV Brown Rice. .88 Chorizo. 1.34 Flour tortillas. 1.73 GV cheese. 1.77 GV ench/sauce. 1.00 The total before tax is $6.72. If I could make it work, I would especially with the sausage. However, if I absolutely HAD to, I'd skip the chorizo just so I could have more cheese, I'd do it. The total would be $5.38. Brooke, YOU ARE SO INSPIRING ❤

I did my own spin on what you made with the enchiladas sauce I used all pantry items and I used leftovers to throw it all together 😊I had leftover beans and ham 😋

Helpful hint from a long-time sub but first-time comment: Add btwn ¼-½ teaspoon of cumin (depending on amount of rice cooking or preference for the flavor) to the rice along with the tomato bouillon. I PROMISE YOU....the subtle hint of the cumin will really give it a more authentic Mexican rice flavor. Also, if y'all have it on hand, frying minced garlic WITH the uncooked rice in the oil will make this simple rice recipe absolutely **chef's kiss** yummy. The difference is subtle but enough of a gamechanger that you'll always make it this way. Hugs and high-five's for all the froogs out here doing the best we can with what we have ❤.

A few months ago I took your advice and bought tomato bouillon for the first time in my life (I'm now 60 years old - was 59 when I bought it - lol!) You were right - it was a game changer for rice!!! Love your channel so much bestie -- you're never to old to learn new things 🤗💕

Hola Amiga, typically you use the tortilla press for corn tortillas and your rolling roller for flour tortillas. So you are doing it right.

I scored 6 packs of the fancy Marketplace tortillas at Walmart recently for $0.53 each!! They are in my freezer now for future use❤

The rice that gets crispy on the bottom is the BEST!

Wow that looks delicious. We are doing this recipe. Our budget is so tight now . The struggle is real. This recipe helps us out big time. Thank you Thank you. We appreciate you so much. 😊

Food looks very good. I love how your boys are so respectful to you. ‘Boys’ includes Dusty. He seems like a good man. With a fantastic wife!

You really need to do a cookbook and sell it just like the churches do. Love your simple recipes.

Thanks for sharing! I have been going to try homemade tortillas, and these were awesome so easy! I made them keto! I have lost over 300 lbs on keto so when you do recipes I just do like you say & put in what I use or like. Thanks again Brooke!

Your tortillas are beautiful with each one shaped with LOVE! I enjoyed your little "down in the books again" dance! LOL I will definitely be making your tortilla recipe and enchiladas...thanks! This meal is not only cheaper but without all the added chemicals in store bought tortillas. Great job on the $5.77!!!

Hey, Bestie and Ryder! That looks amazing. I hope you realize how many people you are helping. I love you and appreciate everything you do. I am blessed to not be in need but, I know it could happen to anyone at anytime. Also, just because I am blessed have money and live comfortably does not mean I should waste it. I still coupon and do my $5 a week pantry and it's huge! Have a wonderful day and be blessed always, my Southerland Squad! xoxo

Until I watched your videos I had no idea that enchiladas were so stinking easy to make. They are one of my favorite Mexican foods. That is a great meal no matter what the price.

I bought a tortilla press at our local second hand store and have been soo excited to try it!!

I am from Hawaii and everything is shipped in from across the ocean. Our Walmart prices are about 50% higher than yours in the south.

That looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!

You need to make a book Brooke! Also, Rebecca at Dollar Tree Dinners did a price comparison for us on 50 products from Dollar Tree vs Walmart. Super helpful! I figure you will all find it helpful!

👋🏽 Brooke and Ryder!!! I’m so excited for this video because I am running out of ideas on how to stretch my Pennie’s!!! 🖊️ 📄 🍷 (grown up juice!!) I’m ready!

I just tried the GV green chili enchilada sauce and it is great.

Bestie! Fortunately I am blessed and could have gone all out for Easter, but your poor man’s chicken casserole sounded so good AND I already had all the ingredients, also had fresh broccoli. Only had to buy Knorr rice, but only found pasta & broccoli, using your advice, I used what I had and made it my own. Had the corn but needed cream cheese. So all I had to buy was Knorr pasta mix and cream cheese. Let me tell you, dinner was a HIT. Had the orange Koolade pie for dessert. Gave credit to you. Much love for the inspiration. Thanks❤❤

Mexico food wasn't a staple when I was growing up. My daughter came from camp, and they put peanutbutter, granola, and honey. Then roll up, pretty good traveling snack. Another thing was to cook onions until transparent, add some bbq sauce, add cucumbers' cut length ways, and salad fix dressing.

Love every time the kids give it the green light and the little man faints ❤

I just want to say Get it Momma, Way To Go. Absolutely 💯 💯.

Wonderful creation in the kitchen for $5.00!

Brooke, you are such a blessing to me. I have zero imagination when it comes to pinching pennies. Thank you for all of your hard work.

I love your channel and the different series. And it is wonderful to see you make homemade tortillas. I love making homemafe Flat Bread. You inspire me. But, if the cost was $5.77 wouldn't it be a $6 dinner ?

I like to go to Costco and get a $5 roasted chicken. I can then take $5 to Walmart and I can get at least 3 meals out of that $10. It can be done but making things like tortillas and bread from scratch saves a ton of $$$$$

The tortilla press works better for corn tortillas. The main trick is to use either a freezer ziplock with the sides cut out, or parchment paper, folded with the dough between.

I use a cast iron tortilla press. I bought it on Amazon a few years ago for $25. 😊

There straight 🔥 he said 😂😂 " On them tortillas " Well done hun 👏 👏

I learned at one point that tortilla presses work for corn tortillas but not flour tortillas. So I roll out my flour tortillas too and only use my press when I’m making corn tortillas.

Agree! Always add that powder to my rice. Delious! Must have for Mexican rice.

My Mexican rice recipe: Brown rice in oil to golden brown color but don't burn it. Takes work and stirring but worth it. Throw in sliced onions and a whole green jalapeno pepper for flavor. Drain excess oil, which can be used for cooking later. Add 8 oz. can of tomato sauce--any cheap brand will do. Add twice the amount of water to rice. 1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water, so on. Add salt, garlic powder, and chicken stock to taste. Cover, bring rice to a boil, lower heat and simmer until rice is done. Do not move or stir rice during simmering stage.

Thank you so much for sharing this with us Brooke 👍❤😊 Girl there ain't nothin wrong with your tortilla's -They are made with love ❤ Keep on keeping on and Have a Great Day !!! 👍👍❤❤😊😊

We don't live that far from eachother - I need IRL friends like you

Least he didn't faint into his plate 😂 looks great been buying the small over $2 packs of tortillas from wallie world I'm gonna try making some tortillas

I gotta make this

There’s an enchilada sauce that can be made using chili powder a little flour for a rue and chicken bullion. It’s super good. I learned it from simply mama cooks. That could have saved some money you could put towards more cheese 😁

You look pretty today woman. I love you and your family

Awesome thanks for sharing ❤️

I love your videos!!

Ok...when you got the green enchilada sauce... reminded me of a cheap meal we used to buy when we were teenagers to make our allowance stretch... bean burritos with green sauce. It basically consisted of tortillas, refried beans (can make your own out of dried pintos), green sauce and a little cheese.

Looks so good.

I needed this rice recipe last night! Thanks for sharing it! I had bought the tomato/chicken buillion a while back at your suggestion, but didnt think to use it to make the rice for Mexican Monday!😂

Is that enchilada sauce spicy for people who can only do mild salsa type of things?

Love this I need to try this thanks Brooke

I cover each side of the tortilla press with a ziplock bag. I spray a little Pam on each in the beginning to help from sticking!

Thanks!

I think you could even counted the flour as a pantry item. Good work!!!

Amazing! Looks delicious!

I seen a video on a Kelly Barrow Creations where she took a box of frozen tiquitos put them in a baking dish lined up poured red enchilada sauce over them and added cheese to the top. Quick dinner for women that work outside the home. I’ve yet to try it. I do want to try and make homage tortillas now and the rice. Where did you get tomato bullion? I’ve never seen it before.

Love you and your family! Blessings

Your kids are so sweet! My daughter hates everything i make. 😩

I love this series!

Looks delicious❤ I love using the tomato bouillon too!

the tortillas are straight fire! make it again? yes! That says it all.

❤️❤️❤️ Good job!

Thanks for sharing 👍🏽

Looks yum! And I’m definitely gonna use your tortilla recipe. That looks so easy and good.

This looks so darn good! I have been curious about that Great Value green enchilada sauce, and I am gonna give it a try soon. For the tortillas, the press is for corn tortillas and flour are hand rolled. I can't get mine to be perfectly round either but as long as they taste good and work, that's all that matters!

Amazing idea's as always😊

So good and so easy to make ! 😊

Fantastic ❤😋❤

Yes! I totally did the same thing for two people, it is possible!

Love your channel and your boys melt my ❤. Great job mama

Brooke you are amazing. I'm going to try it. Love you too 💞

Great job and loved the video 😘👍🏻💕🙏🏻🙏🏻

You helping us so much

Thank you....thank you....thank you for your recipes....

I seen your video on Easter Sunday hope you are having a good day

Great video! Yes! Thank you

That was a totally awesome dinner... thanks so much for sharing the video..

Thanks Brooke, and the tortillas are really easy to make and with ingredients everyone should have already ❤❤❤

2 meals for less than $6. Incredible ❤

Thank you my friend! You are such an inspiration and remind me that you can feed your family well and watch a b on a budget. I enjoy your smiling, happy face and those precious boys of yours. Industry is a Hooters he shakes his head and approval! Love you all

Amazing meal! Well done!

I was putting a walmart order together and added items to make these enchiladas. Thank you! 😊❤

Great minds think alike, I'm making this tonight

Excellent! Brooke, you did a great job!