WHAT I MADE FOR DINNERS THIS WEEK for less than $75

@ashleydensen

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The video provides quick, budget-friendly, and visually appealing meal ideas that are easy to replicate, tapping into the popular trend of "what I eat in a week" or "budget meals" content.

Summary

The creator shares three budget-friendly dinner recipes made in under 20 minutes: Mediterranean orzo with chicken and feta, French onion skillet chicken served over wild rice with mushrooms, and a quick beef fried rice using frozen vegetables and Japanese barbecue sauce.

Structure

1Introduction and Mediterranean Orzo
2French Onion Skillet Chicken
3Beef Fried Rice
4Conclusion

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365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Mixed Vegetables (appears, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video); Japanese barbecue sauce (appears, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video); Kettle & Fire Beef Broth (appears, does not act, removing it would not change what happens in the video)

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WHAT I MADE FOR DINNERS THIS WEEK for less than $75 MEDITERRANEAN ORZO MEDITERRANEAN ORZO MEDITERRANEAN ORZO MEDITERRANEAN ORZO FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET FRENCH ONION SKILLET BEEF FRIED RICE BEEF FRIED RICE BEEF FRIED RICE BEEF FRIED RICE BEEF FRIED RICE

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Here’s everything I made for dinner this week for less than $75! I love making easy and affordable recipes so I hope you enjoy this line up :) #mealideas #DinnerIdeas #EasyRecipe #cheapmeals #easymeals

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Transcript

Here’s everything I made for dinner this week for less than $75! I love making easy and affordable recipes so I hope you enjoy this line up :) Starting off with a new favorite of mine, this is a Mediterranean orzo. If you know anything about me, you know I love a good orzo one-pot meal and that is this. It comes together in less than 20 minutes and it's just filled with so many different flavors. I switched it up this time and I served it over wild rice, which is new for me and then I added some mushrooms, which is such a perfect touch. Next up is the easiest and cheapest meal you could probably make. It's literally just beef fried rice. I just used frozen vegetables and a Japanese barbecue sauce that literally makes it taste like takeout right from home.