ארוחת חג מולד ב-25 דולר

Today we are making a $25 Christmas Dinner with only ingredients from Dollar General, as usual the only items I can use from home are oil, salt, and pepper (and I even use those sparingly)

The final menu:

Deviled Eggs

Pineapple glazed ham

Brown sugar carrots

Green Bean casserole

Mac & Cheese

Scalloped potatoes

Yeast rolls

Pineapple Upside down cake

The shopping list:

Cooked ham slices $3.50

Brown sugar $2.00

Pineapple slices $2.00

White cake mix $1.75

Eggs $2.50

Dijon mustard $1.50

Mayonnaise $3.25

Evaporated milk $1.15

Margarine $1.50

Yeast rolls $3.00

2 cans of carrots $2.00

2 cans of french style green beans $1.34

Cream of mushroom soup $1.00

Funyuns $0.50

Scalloped potatoes $2.15

Mac and cheese $0.85

Total Cost $24.74 plus tax

Pineapple upside down cake

Deviled Eggs:

Scalloped potatoes:

To a pot add 1 & 1/2 cups of cold water, 1/2 cup of evaporated milk, the seasoning packet, and 1 tablespoon of margarine. Stir to combine then heat over medium high heat until boiling. Pour over the dried potatoes and bake at 400 for 30 to 35 minutes.

No drain mac & cheese

into a saucepan add the pasta, 1 & 1/2 cups of water, 1/2 cup of milk (if using evaporated milk, dilute 1:1 with water for this) and 2 tablespoons of margarine. Stir and this will look a little clumpy, heat over medium high heat until boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes until thickened (test a noodle for doneness)

Glazed Ham:

In a skillet heat 1/2 cup of pineapple juice, with 1/4 cup of brown su