I Made Dinner Cheaper Than McDonald’s

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Romano cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Romano is often cheaper.

Start by slicing 3 bell peppers and add them to the crock pot.

Slice 2 yellow onions and add them to the crock pot.

Add 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts to the crock pot.

Create the braising liquid by mixing 100 g buffalo sauce, 60 g Worcestershire sauce, 18 g chicken bouillon, 10 g black pepper, and 10 g garlic salt. Pour this over the chicken in the crock pot.

Mix the chicken, peppers, and onions together in the crock pot. Cover and set to high heat for 2 hours.

Prepare the cheese sauce by blending together 680 g low-fat cottage cheese, 60 g 1/3 less fat cream cheese, 226 g sharp cheddar cheese, 60 g shaved Parmesan cheese, 120 g Frank's Red Hot Sauce, 30 g Clover Honey, and 300 g milk until smooth. Place the cheese sauce in the fridge.

Cook beef bacon in a pan over medium-high heat until crispy, then chop it up and set aside.

After 2 hours, add the crispy beef bacon and its drippings to the crock pot, cover, and cook for an additional 1 hour and 45 minutes.

After 2 hours and 30 minutes of cooking, prepare the protein pasta by boiling a large pot of water with 2 spoons of salt.

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