https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:32:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you/page/2#post-1534129 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:51:59 +0000 autumnlove 1534129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Cool, DH is making it tonight! Fish is expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you/page/2#post-1533474 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:17:16 +0000 looch 1533474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: My husband loved it, it's going in the rotation!</p> <p>I kind of eyeballed the mayo/wasabi and ended up not needing all of it, so next time, I plan to use about a quarter cup of mayo for 4 6 oz servings of salmon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you/page/2#post-1533471 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:13:41 +0000 looch 1533471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: technically, yes, but I had to purchase them , so I included the full cost. When I use them in the future, I won't remember what I paid, lol, so they're pantry items! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you/page/2#post-1533331 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:21:41 +0000 Arden 1533331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had Subway, so $5. A foot-long veggie sub split between us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you/page/2#post-1533295 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:32:47 +0000 MaisyMay 1533295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had lunch at Ikea, so dinner was light.</p> <p>We did toasted french bread with chicken salad, steamed veggies, and then applesauce. The french bread was $1.99, canned chicken was $1.50, steamed veggies were $2, mayo and mustard already had. Applesauce was $2.50 for the jar. All told, $8 for the meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533270 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:51:36 +0000 Mae 1533270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: we hadn't been in a while and omg so good. I don't even like the chicken all that terribly much, I'm totally in it for the fries + canes sauce. Nom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533269 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:50:17 +0000 MrsSCB 1533269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @Mae: haha, Canes is our go-to fast food splurge -- sooooo yummy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533253 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:36:35 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1533253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took out of town guests out to dinner tonight. We wanted to show them a great time... So it was a bit of a splurge. $187 for dinner for six. (drinks, appetizers, entreés and dessert as well as after dinner drinks)... It was delicious.</p> <p>I had waygu stroganoff with house made noodles, shredded Brussels sprouts, browned cauliflower and bites of cheesecake and brownie sundae. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533244 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:28:15 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1533244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious how the salmon turned out for you!</p> <p>Tonight's dinner was incredibly simple...</p> <p>Roasted chicken drumsticks -<br /> Chicken drumsticks ($2.79/lb) = ~$4<br /> Salt, pepper, and cajun seasoning = pantry items<br /> Mushrooms stirfried with butter and S+P = ~$3 for mushrooms</p> <p>$7, with leftovers for tomorrow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533232 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:24:43 +0000 Mae 1533232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: lol us too! $13ish for 2 of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533228 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:23:29 +0000 lawbee11 1533228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: I'm soooo jealous!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533220 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:17:44 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1533220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight we had chicken pot pies... DH made them so I'm not sure all that went into them - but it made enough for two dinners so it was cost efficient.</p> <p>The night before we had beef chuck chili so I'll calculate that:</p> <p>beef chuck 1 lb $8??<br /> about 4 cans of assorted beans $5<br /> 2 cans of tomatoes $2<br /> bell pepper $3<br /> 1 onion $1<br /> assorted spices - probably less than $1?</p> <p>So $20 total. </p> <p>However it made over about 8 servings (3 of us ate it for dinner, and we all had it for lunch the next day with leftovers).</p> <p>$2.50 serving. We make chili often because it's our cheap meal. We usually use cheap ground beef, but the chuck roast was super good in it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533218 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:16:36 +0000 Katrocap 1533218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Indian take-out (chana masala, chana vindaloo, samosas): $26. I only ate half of my chana, so the leftovers will be lunch tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533202 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:09:42 +0000 MrsSCB 1533202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to Raising Cane's drive-thru and it cost about $6.50 :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533197 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:08:36 +0000 pinkb 1533197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made slow cooker pulled pork.</p> <p>Pork roast (4.5lbs) $12<br /> Large sweet onion $1<br /> Tortillas (had in pantry but cost $2.50)<br /> Cheese 8oz $2.50<br /> Safron rice $2.00<br /> Mustard powder, bay leaves, garlic, celery salt, cumin, crushed red pepper, vinegar (pantry)</p> <p>So $20.00 but it fed LO and DH tonight for dinner and all 3 of us will have it for dinner tomorrow. And I will have it for lunch tomorrow and probably several "snacks" for DH since he is a meat head. So I would say a minimum of 7 "meals" so $2.68 per serving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533148 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:45:45 +0000 sera_87 1533148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made enchiladas (with from scratch sauce) last night;</p> <p>1kg ground beef: 11.50$<br /> 2 Red peppers: 2$<br /> Onion: 1$<br /> Chicken broth: 50 cents<br /> Chili powder/flour/onion salt/garlic powder/salt: 20 cents x 5 = 1$<br /> Tortillas: 2.50$<br /> Cheese: 12$ (I was super lazy and bought pre-shredded). </p> <p>Total: 31.50$ for 11 servings. Works out to 2.86$ per serving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533116 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:29:43 +0000 MamaMoose 1533116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: hahhaha #pregnant </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533082 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:10:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1533082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: for some reason mac and cheese and milk instantly made me crave a vanilla milkshake! Hahahahha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533080 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:09:32 +0000 lawbee11 1533080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made the chicken noodle casserole that was on the blog a couple of weeks ago. We'll get at least 2 more dinners and 2 lunches out of it (it's huge!) so I am guessing just a couple of bucks for each of us (just me &amp; DH). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533079 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:08:04 +0000 MamaMoose 1533079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$60 because we went out. Salad to start, burgers and fries for us, Mac and cheese and milk for little lady. It was delicious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533048 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:53:15 +0000 blackbird 1533048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me:<br /> Salmon $7 plus herbs, lemons, and Dijon mustard (pantry<br /> Arugula $1 (I had 1/3 of the bag) with evoo and balsamic (pantry)</p> <p>DH:<br /> Tilapia $3.50 with same seasoning<br /> Pasta with red sauce $2</p> <p>$13.50 total or $6.75/pp </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533012 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:35:34 +0000 DillonLion 1533012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Frozen pizza $5<br /> Ranch $5 for the giant bottle<br /> Dr Pepper 2 liter...$3?</p> <p>So healthy! ;)</p> <p>LO had frozen peas and shredded cheese also, so another $5 for that stuff </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1533007 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:33:16 +0000 Periwinkle 1533007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight was a really easy dinner:<br /> - Pre-made Greek turkey burgers from our amazing market that does a ton of prepared meats, $4.82 for 2 burgers<br /> - Asparagus, $2.99<br /> - Sweet potato (we shared one), maybe $1?</p> <p>So, less than $5 per person. LO ate a bit earlier and had lentils and a banana (bland diet for his tummy) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532991 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:24:37 +0000 Smurfette 1532991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had Skinny Taste Chicken Piccata. I have no clue cause I had most of it on hand, just had to get capers, lemon, and the asparagus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532985 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:21:26 +0000 regberadaisy 1532985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: for the baked ziti? Sorry, I don't because DH makes his meatballs from scratch. :( He always uses ground beef but wanted to add ground pork tonight so that's not always a constant. It was a splurge! He always adds minced onions, mince garlic, garlic salt, pepper, bread crumbs and eggs. He just kinda does it to consistency?<br /> For the sauce we typically like Ragu tomato, garlic and onion for a baked ziti. I always saute garlic then onions and peppers. Then we add the meatballs and sausage and let it simmer for about an hour.<br /> For the pan I put sauce down, then ziti, then meat, then ziti then sauce again and mozzarella on top. Bake in 350F oven for 20 minutes. Broil at the end for crisp the cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532983 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:19:56 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1532983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Think you meant that for @septca :wink: But yep...fish is expensive (I love it!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532980 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:17:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1532980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@redsmarties: yes fish is always expensive but the meal itself isn't bad because we use pantry items to season and usually cheap sides (rice and steamed veggies). Same goes for steak dinners usually.</p> <p>Our steak dinner is usually </p> <p>T Bone steak ($6.99lb and we usually buy over a pound and share one)<br /> Rice side (~$1)<br /> Steamed frozen veggie ($1 per bag) </p> <p>So even though the steak is expensive it's still a meal under $10 for 2 adults, 1 child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532978 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:16:16 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1532978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: nice you e got two more meals done! Can you share the recipe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532971 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:14:31 +0000 regberadaisy 1532971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK. So we made baked ziti w/sausage &amp; meatballs tonight and recreated olive garden breadsticks.</p> <p>6lb ground beef $16.50<br /> 1.5 lb ground pork $4.57<br /> 8 sweet Italian sausage $5.40<br /> (3) 45 oz jars of pasta sauce $4.38<br /> (2) boxes of ziti $1.80<br /> 1/2 red pepper, 1/2 green pepper, 1/2 onion $2.50<br /> 1 big bag of shredded mozzarella $2.50</p> <p>$37.65 round up for misc spices + bit of parsely = $39 / 3 pans = $13</p> <p>But this fed 5 adults + 1 toddler. FIL had 3 servings, DH &amp; BIL 2 servings, MIL, LO &amp; I 1 servings each. And there's leftover for them for dinner.</p> <p>And we made two extra pans to freeze.</p> <p>We made breadsticks tonight from everything we had in the house so I'll round it that tonight's meal was $15 for 5 adults + 1 toddler and leftovers for 2 adults. Not bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dinnerwhat-did-it-cost-you#post-1532968 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:12:24 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1532968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cooked dinner at my mom's...so it was free! </p> <p>But, if I'd bought the ingredients (Mexican casserole rice):<br /> 3 large chicken breasts - $6.50<br /> 2 cups (uncooked) rice - $1.00<br /> 2 tomatoes - $1.00<br /> 1 onion - $.50<br /> 1 avocado- $.75<br /> 1 can black beans - $1.25<br /> chili powder/cumin - a couple of cents<br /> hot sauce/sour cream/salsa - $2.50</p> <p>About $13, and it made enough for 4 dinners and 2 lunches. </p>