The average out-to-eat dinner meal costs $15 per person. For that same amount of money you could feed a family of 4 just by changing the habit of planning out your week while still preparing for the last minute events! Here are some of our weeknight budget friendly meals that help stretch our dollar a little further:

Beef and Salsa Tacos

• 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
• ½ tsp ground cumin – Signature Kitchens ground cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 pkg frozen chopped spinach thawed & drained – Signature Kitchens frozen spinach (10oz)
• 1 ¼ cup salsa – Signature Select Mild Chunky Salsa (16oz)
• 1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese – Lucerne Reduced Fat Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• 16 corn tortillas – Mission Street Tacos Corn Tortillas

Southwest Egg Rolls

• 2 cups frozen corn, thawed – Signature Kitchens Whole Kernel Corn 
• 1 can black beans, rinsed – Signature Kitchens Low Sodium Black Beans
• 1 pkg frozen chopped spinach thawed & drained – Signature Kitchens frozen spinach (10oz)
• 2-3 green onions, chopped – Green Onion Bunch
• 1 tsp ground cumin – Signature Kitchens ground cumin
• 20 egg roll wrappers – Melissa’s Egg Roll Wrappers

Banana Sushi Rolls

• 1 ripe banana – Single Ripe Banana
• 1 Tbsp peanut butter – HomePlate Peanut Butter
• ¾ cup corn flakes – Signature Kitchens Corn Flakes Cereal

Creamy Lemon Pasta

• One box Banza penne pasta
• 2 lemons, juice and zest
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp signature select extra virgin olive oil
• 1 5.3oz container Chobani plain greek yogurt
• Parsley, diced
• Salt and Pepper

Mediterranean Pasta

• One box Barilla whole grain pasta elbows
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 half red onion, diced
• ½ cup Lindsay Sliced Ripe Pitted Olives
• 1 lemon
• 2 Tbsp signature selection extra virgin olive oil
• Diced parsley
• Salt & Pepper

Healthy Tuna Veggie Salad

• 1 pouch Signature Kitchens Albacore White Tuna in Water
• 2-4 Tbsp Kraft Mayonnaise w/ Olive Oil
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 2 roma tomatos, diced
• 1 half red onion, diced
• 1 Tbsp cilantro, diced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 avocado
• Salt & Pepper

Chicken Sausage and Peppers

• 1 pack Open Nature Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Chicken Sausage
• 1 bag Signature Red, Green, Yellow Pepper Strips
• ½ Signature Kitchens Chopped Onions
• 1 bag Signature Kitchens Cut Leaf Spinach
• 1 can Signature Select Salsa Fire Roasted Tomatoes

Chicken Enchiladas with Avocado Cream Sauce

• 1 pack Mission Yellow Corn Tortillas
• 3 avocados
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 10 oz box Signature Kitchens Chopped Spinach
• 1 container Deli Cold Pulled Rotisserie Chicken
• 1 bundle cilantro
• 1 5.3 oz container Chobani plain greek yogurt
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 1 lime
• Salt & Pepper
• ½ cup water