My husband & I are on a really tight budget which means simple home-cooked meals every night. This week chicken, spareribs, and Italian sausage are on sale, so all of our meals will be based with these ingredients.  There are not many veggies on sale so I will be sticking with the cheapest including broccoli, corn, and lettuce. These meals will feed 3-4 people.

Day 1- Shredded Chicken Burritos + Chips & Salsa
**Make double and freeze the extra for a meal next week. Instead of buying lime & cilantro use canned tomatoes that contain both.

Day 2- Chicken Helper (boxed) + Broccoli + Garlic Bread

Day 3- Spinach & Tomato Stuffed Chicken + Salad

Day 4- Pork Spareribs + Corn on the Cob

Day 5- Pulled Chicken Sandwiches + Frozen Veggies 

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Tonight I wasn’t in the mood to make an extravagant dinner, so I settled for something extremely easy… Chicken & Rice Casserole with 4 ingredients: chicken, rice, cream of mushroom soup & water.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray pam on the bottom of a 13 x 7 baking dish.
3. Pour 1 box of Rice with the seasoning onto bottom of dish. (You can also use 1 cup plain white rice)
4. Place 3-4 chicken breasts onto rice. (I used 8 small chicken tenders.)
5. Mix 1 cup water with one can of Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup and then pour over chicken.
6. Bake for 1 hour.

In celebration of World Egg Day I thought I would share my husband’s favorite egg recipe with you…

Orange Eggs!  It is a simple yet delicious recipe.  All you do is add a little orange juice to scrambled eggs. It gives normally bland eggs a sweet taste.  I hope you give it a try!

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