Cheap easy dinner recipes for everyone to enjoy.  Money is tight for most people and everyone is pressed for time. Groceries are a huge part of most families monthly expenses. In most households, the grocery bill is the second highest bill other than the rent or the mortgage. Here are delicious quick easy dinner recipes for a weeks worth of meals for around $50.00.

Sunday: American Chop Suey 1 box of pasta cost $1.00, 1 26.5 oz Can of Hunts tomato sauce in a can cost $1.00, 1 lb of ground turkey or ground beef cost $2.50, 4 oz of fresh Parmesan cheese $1.25, Boil pasta and drain, cook and drain ground turkey, add tomato sauce and pasta to cooked ground turkey and heat through serve topped lightly with Parmesan cheese. Serve with frozen broccoli florets steamed cost $1.00, on the side. Total Cost $6.75

Monday: Chicken Stir Fry- 1lb of boneless chicken breast cost $1.99lb, sliced thin marinated in ¼ bottle of Teriyaki marinade about 3 oz (I like Mrs. Dash because it has no MSG or Salt) Cost .75. Sauté marinated chicken in a frying pan in 1 or 2 TBS of water about 10 minutes tilled cooked. Then add 1 lb bag of mixed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots cost $1.00, and simmer until vegetables are heated through. Serve over brown rice or pasta cost .50 Serve with salad. Wash and tear ½ head of iceberg lettuce or 1 head of Romaine, cost $.75 cents, wash 1 medium tomato cost $.65, wash and peel ½ of cucumber cost $.40 cents, wash and shred 1 carrot cost $.15 cents. Toss lettuce, tomato, cucumber and shredded carrot in a large bowl serve plain or with you favorite dressing cost $.50 cents. Total Cost $6.74

Tuesday: Stuff Pork Cutlets- 1- 1 ¼ lbs of thin sliced boneless pork cutlets costs $2.49. ½ box of store brand stove top stuffing mix cost $1.00. Mix stuffing according to directions then stuff and roll individual cutlets. Place in shallow pan cover top with aluminum foil. Bake for ½ hour at 350 degrees. Remove from oven top with one can of pork or chicken gravy cost $1.00 and bake for 10 more minutes. Heat one 1lb bag of frozen green beans cost $1.00. Serve with one can of chilled cranberry sauce cost 1.25 and the remaining stove top stuffing. Total Cost $6.74

Wednesday: Chicken Fricassee- 1 lb of boneless chicken cost $2.00, diced into small pieces and sautéed in 1-2 TBS of olive oil cost $.10. In a large pot heat 1 can of cream of chicken soup cost $1.25, make to the directions on the can, add in cooked chicken and 1 1lb bag of frozen mixed peas and carrots and simmer. Serve on top of toast points cost $.75. Serve with Salad. Wash and tear ½ head of iceberg lettuce or 1 head of Romaine, cost $.75 cents, wash 1 medium tomato cost $.65, wash and peel ½ of cucumber cost $.40 cents, wash and shred 1 carrot cost $.15 cents. Toss lettuce, tomato, cucumber and shredded carrot in a large bowl serve plain or with you favorite dressing cost $.50 cents. Total Cost $7.55

Thursday: Mom’s Easy Meat Loaf and Mashed Potatoes- Place 1 lb -1 ¼ pound of ground beef in a mixing bowl. I try to get the 90% lean when on sale but 85% lean is fine, cost $2.75. Add ½ cup of flavored bread crumbs cost $.25. Peel dice and sauté ¼ onion and add to ground beef. Add 1 tsp of yellow mustard cost .05 cents, 3 TBS of Ketchup cost $.15 cents and mix well in a bowl. Place mixture in a loaf pan, shape and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Take out of oven and drain and remove grease. Pour 1 can of beef gravy cost $1.00 on top of meatloaf and bake for 10 more minutes Mashed potatoes 6-8 medium potatoes cost $1.50. Wash and peel the potatoes then slice into quarters and boil in a large pot until tender drain and rinse. Put potatoes back in pot and mash with potato masher add ¼ cup or so of milk cost $.05 and 3 TBS of butter cost $.40 heat on low heat until warm. Serve with frozen peas or corn heat 1lb bag cost $1.00. Total Cost $7.15

Friday: Chicken Parmesan- 1 lb of boneless chicken cost $1.99 pound out chicken breast pretty thin pan sear with 1-2 TBS of olive oil cost $.10. Cook according to direction 8 oz’s of whole wheat spaghetti cost $.75. When cooked rinse and drain. Heat One 26 oz can of Hunt’s garlic and onion spaghetti sauce cost $1.00 Place one serving of spaghetti on a dinner plate put one pan seared chicken breast on top of spaghetti top with 1 oz of shredded mozzarella cheese cost $1.25 Serve with Salad. Wash and tear ½ head of iceberg lettuce or 1 head of Romaine, cost $.75 cents, wash 1 medium tomato cost $.65, wash and peel ½ of cucumber cost $.40 cents, wash and shred 1 carrot cost $.15 cents. Toss lettuce, tomato, cucumber and shredded carrot in a large bowl serve plain or with you favorite dressing cost $.50 cents. Total Cost $7.54

Saturday: Vegetable Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms- gently rinse 4 portabella mushrooms cost $3.00 and set aside. Peel and dice ¼ onion cost $.20 cents, wash and slice 4-6 white button cap mushrooms cost $.50 cents, then wash and slice 3 stalks of celery cost $.50 cents. Wash and dice 1 green pepper cost $.75 and 1 small zucchini cost $1.00 Sauté in a frying pan onion, mushrooms, pepper, zucchini and celery with 1-2 TBS of water until tender. Use ½ box of store brand stove top stuffing made to directions and add in sautéed vegetables. Stuff individual portabella mushrooms and bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Top 1 TBS ea of Parmesan cheese cost $.40 cents. Serve with Salad. Wash and tear ½ head of iceberg lettuce or 1 head of Romaine, cost $.75 cents, wash 1 medium tomato cost $.65, wash and peel ½ of cucumber cost $.40 cents, wash and shred 1 carrot cost $.15 cents. Toss lettuce, tomato, cucumber and shredded carrot in a large bowl serve plain or with you favorite dressing cost $.50 cents. Total Cost $8.80.

I know these days people are trying to make every penny count. Hopefully these cheap easy dinner recipes will help stretch your dollar. I have a work at home job and this is one way we have cut our grocery bill by just eating simple home cooked meals.