One woman has been revealing how to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on a budget by cooking a delicious meal using only Dollar Store ingredients, all for under $20.
Rebecca Chobat, who publishes online under the username Dollar Tree Dinners, has been applauded for her budget-friendly recipes that allow people to cook delicious meals at a lower cost.
The Virginia-based woman regularly shares her recipes online, and hundreds of fans thank her for bringing holiday cheer to their home for much less.
In a recent video, which has been viewed more than 3.1 million times, he takes viewers to a Dollar Store to purchase the ingredients to create a three-course meal.
“I think it was the best Thanksgiving dinner I’ve ever made,” Rebecca declared.
Each item in the store was $1.25, and some of the key ingredients included canned turkey, boxed macaroni and cheese mix, and canned apple.
The menu for their delicious feast began with some fried macaroni and cheese croquettes with ranch sauce.
“I started with a box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Thick ‘n Creamy,” Rebecca said in a follow-up clip where she shared her recipes.
One woman has been revealing how to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on a budget by cooking a delicious meal using only Dollar Store ingredients, all for under $20.
The super cook explained that she used a ‘no-drain method’, which involves draining the pasta before adding a cup and a half of water, a cup of milk, two tablespoons of margarine and the cheese powder, all together in a pot.
“Bring it to a boil, stirring every two minutes, then cover and simmer for eight minutes, stirring occasionally,” he continued.
“The result is some really rich and spicy macaroni and cheese.”
Then he poured the paste into a shallow container and put it in the refrigerator to cool, preferably overnight.
After this, Rebecca cut it into 12 pieces and covered each cut in breadcrumbs, before dipping them in milk, coating them again and forming them into a ball.
Then he fried them in oil until crispy and served them with ranch sauce.
For dinner, she made a casserole that included “all the best parts of Thanksgiving.”
To start, she made powdered mashed potatoes, replacing half the water with chicken broth, which was then placed in the baking dish to form the first layer.
On the second layer, he added a can of French beans that he had drained and then shredded some canned turkey to add on top, and Rebecca suggested adding the turkey broth from the can to make gravy for the next layer.
The final layer included the turkey stuffing mixture and the rehydrated dried cranberries, which he added to the stuffing.
Topped with a few pieces of chopped margarine and baked at 400F for 30 minutes.
“This casserole is the reason I think this is my best Thanksgiving dinner yet,” he said passionately.
“If you need an easy, affordable Thanksgiving dinner, this is the one to make,” Rebecca declared, handing him the plate.
Rebecca Chobat, who publishes online under the username Dollar Tree Dinners, has been applauded for her budget-friendly recipes that allow people to cook delicious meals at a lower cost.
Users loved Rebecca’s economical content. many thank him for sharing the cheap meals.
“This meal alone will cost you $11.25, which is a bargain,” he said, generously adding four servings.
For dessert, Rebecca made some Caramel Apple Cookie Bars, which she says can also be made with cherry pie filling.
To start, she prepared the sugar cookie mix and baked it in a pan, according to the instructions.
Once baked, you took the pie filling (with any fruit of your choice) and let it simmer on the stove until it was thick and spreadable.
For those making the caramel apple version, Rebecca melted Werther’s Chewy Caramel candies and spread them over the cooled cookie crust before adding the pie filling.
I topped it with a little more cookie dough (suggesting purchasing two packs of mixers) and baking at 350F for 20 to 35 minutes.
Users loved Rebecca’s budget-friendly content and many thanked her for sharing budget-friendly meals.
‘Hi, I work at Dollar Tree and I really want you to understand how much you are helping people. “I see A LOT of moms and single people buying these things because of you,” one user wrote in a comment.
‘My partner and I are making your casserole! because it’s just us and a bird isn’t worth worrying about,” another person wrote.
It really brings tears to my eyes. “We have the financial ability to prepare Thanksgiving dinner the way we would like, but the fact that you guys make this possible for SO MANY… you are a treasure on this app,” she gushed.