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Budget meal: Beans and Rice Enchilada Casserole

Budget meal: Beans and Rice Enchilada Casserole

Turn beans and rice into a frugal, wholesome meal, packed full of vegetables and flavour with this enchilada casserole. Healthy budget meals like this one make it easy to eat well on a tight budget.

Zucchini and Sweet Potato Fritters for a Light Meal

Zucchini and Sweet Potato Fritters for a Light Meal

These zucchini and sweet potato fritters are great for a light dinner or lunch. Tasty and healthy. I have normal kids. Like most kids, they don’t like eating their vegetables. Especially the three-year-old. And like most mums, I’m getting pretty good at sneaking vegetables in. I do have a few vegetarian meals that the kids…

stretch your grocery budget with leftover roast chicken burritos

stretch your grocery budget with leftover roast chicken burritos

Save money on the groceries by stretching your Sunday night’s roast into Monday’s chicken and bean burritos. These burritos are super easy to make and are so tasty the whole family will love them. On the table in under 15 minutes, these burritos make a great weeknight meal.

Loaded Nachos: Never Eat Ordinary Nachos Again

Loaded Nachos: Never Eat Ordinary Nachos Again

Loaded nachos for a relaxed Friday night meal. Do you know what’s better than nachos for a relaxed Friday night meal? Loaded nachos. Ordinary nachos are usually topped with melted cheese and maybe some guacamole or sour cream. They’re ok. But loaded nachos are super sensational. Loaded nachos still have the melted cheese, but they…