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Although buying fast food is a cheap fix, making dinner for the family is a better option. Plus making the food means knowing what went in it and it is far cheaper and healthier than hitting the drive-through.
The first thing to do is to plan ahead. Pick some meals that are fairly easy to make such as casseroles, soups, chili, even tacos and pick a day to serve them.
A slow cooker is the best option when preparing meals to cook and leave. It’s really simple, just throw in some meat, add a few cans of sauce or vegetables, turn the dial on the slow cooker to low and let the whole thing cook over night, or put it on high and let it cook while at work and the kids are at school.
A real time saver is to cook a large amount of ground beef in the crock-pot or slow cooker. Just buy a few pounds of ground beef and put in the pot and turn on high and keep mixing every five minutes. Once all the meat is cooked, divide it up and use for later recipes such as chili or spaghetti, or tacos. Eat up!