15 Busy Mom Dinner Ideas to Save You Time and Money! $5 Dinners | 10 Minute Dinners

PB&J with veggie sticks or chips and fresh fruit was always a great lunch when my children were little. They are adults now but I do have grandchildren. They love quesadillas or fish stick sandwiches or tacos. I love easy summers. We do not stress of meals. The grill and air fryer have become my best friend to beat the heat. I LOVE all your videos.

Maria…I make this comment from time to time but I’m saying again how much I appreciate it when you remind us to use what we have on hand…to me, it isn’t just for budgetary reasons, it’s common sense advice. Cook what ya have!

I love the fish tacos. I also like to do them with chicken strips, because i can get a big bag of these frozen and they go great with any lettuce or greens, tomatoes and sweetcorn or salsa. 😊

Fish stick tacos. You are brilliant!!!The tuna melt is so high end with the fresh tomato and home made bread.

If you want to change up the first meal a bit for not too much more, take a can of refried beans and spread on bottom of casserole dish, add your frozen burritos (4-5 of them), top with a can of sloppy joe mix or your or sloppy joe mix recipe then drizzle over one cam of enchilada sauce over (we prefer the red), then top with shredded cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 375 for 35mins, remove foil and bake for an additional 5-10mins). Can top with sour cream and salsa. This was an old family favorite but with gluten issues and keeping carb intake lower now, we havent had it in a long time.

Haven't even watched yet, but I just had to mention, every time I see your videos I save them in "Recipes to try" immediately!

Great ideas Maria. Perfect for people like me who hate to cook and don't want to spend more than 10 minutes coming up with something to eat. 😆🧡

We had a box of potatoe flakes soon to expire, we put a can of vegtable soup and added semi thawed carrot, pea, corn, green bean frozen veggies, topped with mashed potatoe flakes (just added water) topped onto soup n veggies and heated through covered in oven...then took cover off and browned mashed potatoe...till brown...shepards pie!...used different veggie soups we found our favorites...also will add ground cooked hamburger meat if we have some precooked and frozen...takes a little while to heat through, but then we have time to straighten up while cooking... Ty... you made me hungry for microwave hotdogs and mac n cheese...then fish sticks and mac n cheese... We sometimes add microwaved frozen broccoli to mac n cheese too...love these recipes...thank you...we need more for busy summers...

I’m a stay at home mom and I absolutely love to cook! Sometimes it can get so busy and I’m finding myself having to rush dinner together. So these recipes are very appreciated ❤😊 Ps…I’ve never used Tony’s creole seasoning on green beans! I need to try that. It’s in my pantry 😂

the frozen burritos in the air fryer is amazing

Impressed, will be adding fish stick tacos plus a few more from video...ty!

This is everyday real life. Imho the keys to fast & cheap meals are a well stocked pantry and a little planning ahead

Thanks for the great recipes! Many of these meals (ravioli, PB&J, tuna melts, ramen) were go-to’s when my boys were home. (They’re 33 and 25 now, with their own families). I make the burrito bowls with canned chicken. I lightly sauté the chicken with a little taco seasoning before adding to the bowl.

Fish stick tacos is genius!

I think 80% of my childhood meals are featured here! (Just add jello and sliced oranges and apples!) I still love tuna melts and english muffin pizzas.

Great ideas in a frugal budget that are quick and easy. It’s hot her in Vicksburg, MS, so I’m going with tuna sandwiches, chips and fruit for dinner tonight. Thanks, as usual. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰

Wonderful suggestions. It simply reminded me of several things I had forgot to use lately.

A good sauce for the tacos, 1 part salsa and 1 part ranch dressing. I have that on the Guerrero tostado shells, 2 of those keeps me in my diabetic limits. They are crunchy. Good with cheese and taco filling topped with the cabbage. I'll also save some cod if I eat it for dinner and make leftovers on tostadas the next day.

We like egg and rice burritos. Add a bit of cheese and salsa too. So yummy!!

Im 12 and I was looking to make dinner for my family and these are perfect they thought it was so fancy lol and was amazing ty❤❤❤❤❤❤