Aldi’s Money Saving Meal~ Chili
It’s time for another Aldi’s Money Saving Meal, in fact, it’s past time. Sorry, trying to play catch up after being sick for 2 weeks.
Chili is a quick and easy meal. It can be thrown into the crockpot in the morning and ready for dinner. It’s also a frugal meal, a little goes a long way.
I’ve used this recipe for many, many years, getting it from an old friend, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee now, Dawn.
My recipe is a very large batch, part could be frozen, or like I did this time, I seperated into small containers for my husband’s lunch for the week. You could very easily cut the recipe in half.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Hamburger, cooked and drained $3.52
- 2 cans Tomato Soup $.98
- 2 cans Water $ -0-
- 1 large Onion $.08
- 1 T. Minced Garlic $.02
- 2 cans Chili Beans $1.38
- 2 cans Pinto Beans $1.38
- 2 cans Chili Style Tomato Sauce $1.38
- 3 T. Worchestire Sauce $.05
- 2 T. Garlic Salt $.02
- 5 T. Chili Powder (I usually use a little less) $.05
- 1 t. Cumin $.02
- Dash of pepper
Total for Chili $8.88 (enough for 2 meals, plus lunches)
Directions:
Cook hamburger and onion, drain. Place all ingredients in crockpot and simmer on low for 8-10 hrs. or high for 4-5 hrs.
Sometimes we add sour cream and cheese to the top. And most of the time I serve it with cornbread.Often I make the cornbread from scratch, but the cornbread mix from Aldi’s tastes good and is quite frugal.
Cornbread Mix $.49
1 Egg $.06
Milk $.05
Total for cornbread $.60
Total for meal $9.48
Dividing the recipe in half would make it $4.74 for one meal
For more great recipes, please visit:
~Frugal Friday hosted by Life As Mom
~Crockpot Wenesday hosted by Dining with Debbie
~Tempt My Tummy Tuesday hosted by Blessed with Grace
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~Mouthwatering Monday hosted by A Southern Fairytale
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Category: Budget Meals, Cooking, Fall Favorites, Soups/Stews
This looks good — and it’s chili season for sure! I made a double batch of mine this weekend too, and put it in batches in the freezer. I like the Jiffy cornbread mix. It’s sweet and moist (and cheap!).
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Looks good, and I love shopping at Aldis. I was disappointed that their hamburger prices recently went up, at least where I shop.
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What an awesome and economical meal!!
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Sounds delicious-I like your idea of seperating it to put in freezer for lunches.
vickie
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A GREAT!!! recipe for chili season.
Geri
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Chili is one of my favorite things about fall. I have to have a grilled cheese on the side to dip though.
It is all about dipping with me 
Thanks for sharing, Liz!
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CupcakeLady Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
@Amy, Grilled cheese sounds yummy! Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
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I love chili – I hear so many great things about Aldi’s but we don’t have one. Your recipe make a lot of chili. Those are my favorites – leftovers!
Thanks for linking to Slightly Indulgent Mondays!
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Great recipe! I’m always looking to try new chili recipes! I’ve recently started buying my ground beef from Aldi. Last time I went, they were sold out
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I love Aldi!!
That chili looks delish!
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Sounds like good chili! We don’t have Aldi’s around this part of Texas. Sounds like you can get some good deals there. Thanks for the recipe and linking to TMTT.
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I love chili, love the way its frugal too!
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