Yahoo Finance 5 Frugal ‘Gourmet’ Meals You Can Create From Dollar Store Ingredients
Most likely, when you imagine preparing a gourmet meal, you picture shopping at a high-end, high-priced store like Whole Foods. However, spending hundreds of dollars on organic produce, top-of-the line dry goods, and fresh meat just isn’t possible, or wise, for many people. While you might think that this puts your aspirations for being a gourmet foodie on hold, there are other options for finding everything you need to make a luxurious, impressive meal.
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You don’t even have to shell out top dollar at a big-box retailer or grocery chain. With one haul from Dollar Tree, you can get the goods to make a great meal. On the shelves of your friendly neighborhood dollar store, you can find everything you need to delight even the pickiest of eaters.
While many content creators have discovered the pleasures of a meal cooked with Dollar Tree ingredients, the Dollar Tree website also comes with its own list of recipes. Here are five of the best.
Chicken a La King
Considered a comfort food delicacy, chicken a la king comes with the flavor, and a big enough portion size, to feed royalty. Find almost everything you need in the canned goods aisles, from chicken to veggies to cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups. The recipe is live on the Dollar Tree website.
Easy Stir-Fry
You can impress even the most discerning dinner guests with a well-made stir-fry. And if you get the ingredients at Dollar Tree, you’ll impress your financial planner with how much you’ve saved. The Living on a Dime blog has a complete, easy and inexpensive recipe for making stir-fry using mostly Dollar Tree ingredients.
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Overnight Oats
Why not start the day in fine style with a sumptuous and nutritious option of overnight oats? You can make your own to last the week for only a few dollars total if you follow this incredibly simple recipe from YouTuber TheCraftyDIYGuy.
Potstickers
When compiling his list of delicious dinners you can make only with Dollar Tree ingredients, TheCraftyDIYGuy shared a recipe for delicious potstickers and vegetables that should cost you less than $4.
Bento Boxes
Bento Boxes offer a versatile and chic way of presenting lunch, from making your kids the envy of the cafeteria to having a touch of beauty and flavor at your work desk. The Dollar Tree site comes with a list of four different Bento Boxes that will delight almost any appetite.
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