ארוחת חג ההודיה ב-20 דולר

Today I made a Thanksgiving Dinner with a $20 budget from Dollar Tree!

The guidelines I follow when making these holiday meals: I shop at one Dollar Tree on one day, the only items I can use from home are oil, salt, and pepper. If that Dollar Tree doesn't have what I want, I find a substitute or go without.

Here's what I bought:

4 packs of country ham $5.00

2 cans of french style green beans $2.50

Buttery homestyle instant mashed potatoes $1.25

Milk $1.25

Margarine $1.25

Fried onions $1.25

Cream of mushroom soup $1.25

Mac and Cheese $1.25

Turkey gravy $1.25

Graham cracker pie crust $1.25

Chocolate pudding $1.25

Cream cheese $1.25

Total $20.00

No Bake Cheesecake:

Soften cream cheese to room temperature and cream with a hand mixer, slowly whip in 1 cup of cold milk. Once fully combined, add pudding and whip for 3 minutes. Pour into pie crust and refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.

Green Bean Casserole:

Mix 2 cans of drained french style green beans with 1 can of cream of mushroom soup. Heat over medium high until bubbling. Pour into a baking dish and top with fried onions (You can bake if desired to brown & crisp the onions but I wanted to do this whole dinner without using my oven so I did not)

Mashed Pototoes

Option 1: Boil 2 cups of water and mix in potatoes or for a richer flavor Option 2: Boil 1 & 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of milk, and 2 tablespoons of margarine then mix in potatoes.

Mac & Cheese

Add macaroni, 1 & 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of milk, 2 t