4 Delicious and Affordable Dollar Tree Meal Ideas

Today, I want to share some of my favorite Dollar Tree meals.

Each meal is made up of 5 ingredients or less which means they cost around $5-$6 to make. These simple meals are perfect for anyone looking to make delicious meals on a budget.

1. Breakfast-for-dinner breakfast casserole

For this dinner I used a box of pancake mix, some sausages, cheddar cheese, and some frozen and cut bell peppers. Start by putting half the bag of peppers into a pan with some oil and salt to sauté. Shred your cheese.

Mix 1 ½ cup of pancake mix with 1 ½ cups of water. I also heated up my sausage in the microwave and cut it into small pieces.

I put the pancake mix into the casserole dish and added in the peppers and sausage pieces, sprinkling them evenly throughout the dish.

Then I covered it all with a hefty layer of shredded cheese.

Once that was done, I put it in a 450-degree oven and baked it for about 15-20 minutes. This came together quickly and easily and I was able to make a lovely meal in under 20 minutes.

2. Biscuits and gravy

The next meal I made was biscuits and gravy. I used a Country gravy packet, some sausage links, and some biscuit mix. I followed the instructions on the package to make the biscuit batter.

Once, it was mixed I used a cookie scooper and scooped the biscuits onto a baking sheet.

3. Pasta carbonara

For this recipe, I used bacon strips, parmesan cheese, 2 eggs, and some rotini pasta.

First, I put the pasta in boiling water and cooked it according to the instructions on the package. Next, I stirred up the egg and cheese mixture.

I broke two eggs into a bowl and added ½ a cup of the parmesan. I also added in about 1 ½ teaspoon of dried parsley, as well as some salt and pepper. I cut up the bacon strips and got them cooking in a large enameled cast-iron pot.

Once my bacon was cooked and crispy, I added in a little bit of fresh garlic that I had in my refrigerator.

If you don’t have fresh garlic, you can use garlic powder or just skip this ingredient. I poured my egg mixture and the cooked pasta into the pot and let it sit on a low flame for a few minutes. This is one of my family’s favorite recipes.

4. Teriyaki noodle bowl

All I needed for this recipe was a bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables, a bottle of teriyaki sauce, a can of white chicken, and a package of top ramen noodles. I started by heating the vegetables in a pan with a tiny bit of oil, salt, and pepper.