We’ve done several cycles (10 days) of 5 ingredient meals. Check those out here! I thought it was time that we did one with chicken!
Eating only 5 ingredients for dinner allows me to save time, money and keeps food waste at a minimum. It’s a really simple way to make your grocery budget stretch a little bit further if you need it to!
To me, comfort food is a steaming hot casserole dish full of chicken and rice. That’s why these 5 ingredient meals are going to be EASY for me. I love rice. I love chicken. Everything else is just an extra perk as far as I’m concerned!
With a few of my 5 ingredient cycles, I’ve had to get pretty creative and outside of my comfort cooking box. That is not the case with this cycle! I’m cooking up some of our family favorites and saving a lot of money while I’m at it!
Only 5 Ingredients, 10 Family Dinners
The only ingredients we will be using for dinner for the next 10 days are:
- Chicken
- Black Beans
- Rice
- Carrots
- Cheese
*I do use a few things to cook with that I consider pantry staples. Those ingredients are:
- Oils/Butter
- Seasonings
- Broth/Bouillon
Our 5 Ingredient 10 Day Family Meal Plan
Day 1: Chicken and Rice Soup
Day 2: Chicken Burrito Rice Bowl
Day 3: Chicken and Rice Bake
Day 4: Chicken Stir-Fry
Day 5: Taco Soup
Day 6: Bean Burrito Rice Bowl
Day 7: Grilled Chicken, Roasted Carrots and Rice
Day 8: Chicken and Carrot Risotto
Day 9: Chicken Fried Rice
Day 10: Chicken and Rice Soup
By cooking with only 5 ingredients, we are spending very little on dinner!
All of the ingredients for the next 10 days of dinner only cost $15.97.
- Chicken: $9.91
- Rice: $1.99
- Black Beans: $1.19
- Carrots: $1.00
- Cheese: $1.88
If you break that down to a per meal cost that is $1.58 per meal.
Which is only $0.40 per person per meal! So cheap! So healthy!
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