EASY 5 INGREDIENT DINNERS | Affordable & Delicious Simple Family Meals | Simple Recipes

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of chicken soup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sodium and preservatives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner, while canned chicken is budget-friendly.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur wheat

Quinoa adds protein, while bulgur is often less expensive.

Boil 2.5 chicken breasts and chop them up.

Place the chopped chicken in a 9x13 baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

In a bowl, mix together 2 cans of mushroom soup and 16 oz of sour cream.

Pour the mushroom soup and sour cream mixture over the chicken in the baking dish.

Melt 1/2 stick of butter in the microwave.

Crush a stack of Ritz crackers and mix them with the melted butter.

Spread the cracker mixture evenly over the top of the chicken and soup mixture.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes, uncovered, until hot and bubbly and the top is toasted.

Prepare boiled potatoes by boiling them until thickened with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the poppy seed chicken with boiled potatoes and green beans, seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper.

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