Cheap Dinner Ideas for Busy School Nights
Do you have kids in school? Are your kids involved in after school activities? Those busy, activity filled school nights are so very hectic and it is extremely easy to find yourself blowing your budget on fast food. I mean, if your family is anything like mine, it is not unheard of to end up at home after nine on a school night and it’s hard to find time to cook dinner.
Cheap, Quick Dinner Ideas for Busy School Nights
- Breakfast. Breakfast is always a quick and cheap dinner idea for busy nights. Make some eggs and toast, make some oatmeal, a quick omelet… There are some really easy breakfast ideas that you can prepare in 20 minutes or less.
- Slow Cooker Meals. The slow cooker is your friend during the busy school nights. In the morning, before you start your day, you can toss just about anything into the slow cooker and turn it on low. It’ll be done by the time you get home. Here are a couple of my favorites:
- Chicken burritos. Chicken that has been cooking in the slow cooker all day long is extremely tender and you can wrap it up in a tortilla mixed with cheese or cheese and beans together and voila, you now have chicken burritos!
- Beans. Toss some beans in a slow cooker and come home to delicious beans at the end of the day. Again, you can easily turn these into burritos if you have a burrito fan in the house.
- Roast. Pork or beef roast will each be deliciously tender at the end of the day after cooking in the slow cooker all day.
- You can grab some 1-minute rice or other quick side to make along side of these main dishes.
- Sandwiches or Cereal. Mama, you do not need to feel sorry for letting your kids eat sandwiches or cereal for dinner some nights. No, I’m not suggesting that you do these for dinner each night, but once in a while it is not going to hurt anyone. I like to do a free for all dinner once a week. I prepare a meal for my 3 year old, but everyone else is on their own and the big kids almost always choose sandwiches and cereal.
What is your favorite cheap and easy dinner idea for those busy nights?
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Will Stack With:
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or
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or
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Are you getting ready for fall with some deep cleaning? How about a nice deal on some lime, rust and calcium cleaner? I love this cleaner because it handles the hard water residue we have here. How about this deal? Such a good price!
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Percent Off Codes:
Take an extra 30% off your purchase with your Kohl’s card – SALE30 – exp 8/28
Take an extra 15% off your purchase – HEATWAVE – exp 8/28
Take an extra 15% off a $100+ purchase – CATCH15OFF – exp 8/31
– Save by signing up for Kohl’s mobile sale alerts. Just text SAVE24 to 56457 and you’ll score a unique discount code valid for 15% off your online purchase.
– Register for the Kohl’s email newsletter and you’ll get 15% off your next purchase, plus daily Kohl’s coupons and promos emailed to you every single day.
Will Stack With:
Take an extra $10 off a $40 men’s basics items – BASICS10 – exp 8/25
Take an extra $10 off a $40 purchase of Semi Annual Intimates Sale items – INTIMATES – exp 8/25
Free Shipping with your Kohl’s Card – AUGMVCFREE – exp 8/28
or
Free Shipping on $75. No code required.
or
BUY ONLINE. FREE STORE PICKUP. MOST ORDERS READY IN 2 HOURS.
Earn $10 in Kohl’s Cash for every $50 you spend from 8/21-8/28. (Redeem 8/29-9/3.)
Redeem your previously earned Kohl’s Cash from now-8/28.
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It’s one of my favorite times to shop – the time when Kohls.com has great coupon codes and sales! The deals are always so great! There are some really great deals like this one:
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- Add coupon code SALE30 and AUGMVCFREE.
The total for this will be just $27.99! Plus free shipping!
Percent Off Codes:
Take an extra 30% off your purchase with your Kohl’s card – SALE30 – exp 8/28
Take an extra 15% off your purchase – HEATWAVE – exp 8/28
Take an extra 15% off a $100+ purchase – CATCH15OFF – exp 8/31
– Save by signing up for Kohl’s mobile sale alerts. Just text SAVE24 to 56457 and you’ll score a unique discount code valid for 15% off your online purchase.
– Register for the Kohl’s email newsletter and you’ll get 15% off your next purchase, plus daily Kohl’s coupons and promos emailed to you every single day.
Will Stack With:
Take an extra $10 off a $40 men’s basics items – BASICS10 – exp 8/25
Take an extra $10 off a $40 purchase of Semi Annual Intimates Sale items – INTIMATES – exp 8/25
Free Shipping with your Kohl’s Card – AUGMVCFREE – exp 8/28
or
Free Shipping on $75. No code required.
or
BUY ONLINE. FREE STORE PICKUP. MOST ORDERS READY IN 2 HOURS.
Earn $10 in Kohl’s Cash for every $50 you spend from 8/21-8/28. (Redeem 8/29-9/3.)
Redeem your previously earned Kohl’s Cash from now-8/28.
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I hate spending too much money on things like laundry soap and toilet paper! A good deal on a brand we use makes me happy and a getting a deal like this is so important to me! It’s time for me to stock up again! Having this delivered is a nice bonus! The price below is listed with the 15% Subscribe & Save savings – you get that by subscribing to just 5 items in a month! Remember to clip the $12.00 off coupon to get this price!
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NOTE: With Amazon Subscribe & Save, you save an additional 5% off the price and get free standard shipping. You are free to cancel at any time. After placing your order, wait until your order ships. Then, you can go into your Amazon Account page and click the “Manage Subscribe and Save” link and cancel it. That way you won’t have continual shipments of your order in the future.
PLUS, remember, if you have 5 or more Subscribe & Save items that arrive in the same month, you will save an additional 15% (instead of 5%).
This item will ship free for all Amazon Prime members. Or, regular members can score free shipping by adding $25 or more worth of eligible items to your cart. You can get a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime here. Keep in mind, Amazon pricing can change at any time! Don’t wait to purchase this deal or it might be gone when you come back!
Hot Shot Grill by Charles Oakley – Just $89.25!
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Step 1:
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Step 2:
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