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Challenges about Budgeting and Grocery Shopping

Budgeting and grocery shopping is one of the best ways to trim down your monthly expenses and daily spending- but there are dozens of challenges out there- especially the advice that is ultimately unrealistic. Here is a list of budgeting and grocery shopping challenges and how you can make them realistic strategies to save on grocery shopping! Challenges about Budgeting and Grocery Shopping Challenge #1- Unrealistic Research I've spent a lot of time scouring Pinterest and have not felt entirely satisfied with the results. Some articles seem too unreasonable to be applicable. More often than not, it comes down to unrealistic costs of groceries . For example, I cannot find 1 gallon of milk at my local Walmart for $1. And our Dollar Tree out in Montana doesn't have a grocery section- we do have a freezer section, but it is only 2-3 doors of frozen dinners. And our bread and produce is not as cheap as the other articles. What I have done to get around this challeng

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Tuna noodle casserole is a childhood favorite! I make it, and then I have leftovers for 1-3 more meals! My husband isn't a fan of this dish, so that's why I get to eat it 1-3 more times. Bonus: It tastes better each time. Tuna noodle casserole is also incredibly cheap. It doesn't quite feel healthy- since so many of the ingredients are packaged...okay maybe all of the ingredients, but it's cheap. This can easily be considered a $5 Dinner too! Tuna is almost all protein and you're at least getting vegetables in when you combine the peas and mushroom soup.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Estimated Price at a Glance-

  • Tuna- 78 cents
  • Cream of Mushroom Soup- $1.50
  • Sweet Peas- 55 cents
  • Pasta- $1
  • Salt, pepper, chips and cheese- $2

Tuna Noodle Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of tuna
  • 2 single serving bags of Potato chips, plain Lays
  • 1/2 can of sweet peas
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
  • Colby jack cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup of Elbow noodles
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

You could also try to make a cream soup on your own. The go-to foundation for make a cream soup is chopping the vegetable, adding veggie stock, seasoning and a roux. Then you could add the other ingredients for the casserole.

Tuna Noodle Casserole Filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Cook noodles until al dente
  3. In a pot, heat the condensed cream of mushroom soup
  4. Drain noodles and set aside
  5. In a bowl: combine warmed soup, peas, tuna, noodles, a little bit of cheese and a little bit of chips (optional)
  6. In a casserole dish, add a small layer of crushed potato chips, then the soup mix.
  7. Top with layers of chips and shredded cheep
  8. Bake 20 minutes until cheese is melted and chips are crispier
Pre-made Tuna Casserole

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