How to Eat for Only $5 a Day - Day 2 of 7

$35 Dollar Tree Shopping List Mixed Vegetables Green Beans Seasoning Blend Beef Patties Sausage chub Smoked Sausage Garlic Bread Pasta sauce Alfredo Sauce Pasta of choice (penne) Dry black beans Dry white rice Corn Tortillas Mozzarella cheese Rotel Vegetable Bouillon Biscuit mix Country gravy mix Taco seasoning (3 pack) Pancake mix Hazlenut spread Soy sauce Buddy Bars Spicy Nacho Fieras Sonic Jello (cherry limeade) Extra butter popcorn Lemonade drink mix Black tea (60 bags) Day 2 Meals: Breakfast: Leftover Biscuits & Gravy Reheat biscuits in toaster oven or microwave, reheat gravy in microwave. If doing toaster oven, 400 degrees for 8 minutes should about do it but keep an eye on it. Serve gravy over biscuits (2 biscuits per day) Lunch: Leftover Smoked Sausage Alfredo pasta Reheat pasta in microwave for 1 & 1/2 minutes with 1 tablespoon of water to thin sauce Dinner: Crispy Black Bean Tacos If using dried beans: Sort your beans and soak them overnight. Rinse and drain beans the following day. Add beans into a pot and cover with 1 inch of water and season with salt or bouillon powder. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 1 hour. If beans aren't tender, simmer for an additional 20 to 30 minutes. (i have a how to cook dried beans video for easy reference) I split my cooked beans between 3 containers, which is equivalent to a little more than a can of black beans per container. I know cooking dried beans is a process so feel free to just use canned beans instead. 1 lb of dry beans is equivalent to 4 cans of beans. In a skillet with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium to medium high heat, sauté 1/2 cup of seasoning blend, 1/4 cup of rotel, and 1 packet of taco seasoning. Add beans, 1/2 cup of water, and mash beans while continuing to sauté. I wanted my bean mash to be fairly thick but still have some chunky bean texture to it. Spread beans onto corn tortillas and fold in half. Fry each taco for 30 seconds to 1 minute per side until crispy and then drain and devour. I only ate 3 of these because that all I could possibly eat at that given moment, but you don't have to limit yourself to that, I would say a reasonable portion would be 4 to 6 tacos. Snacks for the day: 1 pack of buddy bars, and some spicy nacho Fieras