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Fried Bologna and Egg Sandwich
Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Main Dish Pork Sandwich

Fried Bologna and Egg Sandwich

Sometimes, all you need is a simple, no-frills fried bologna sandwich. The addition of a runny egg bumps the delicious value of the sandwich while maintaining its simplicity. I love a fried bologna sandwich. While it’s not something I eat regularly, I occasionally crave the childhood favorite. I even make it the lazy way—with microwaved bologna and cheese slapped between two slices of toasted white …

Cobb Salad Pizza with Homemade Pizza Dough
Bread / Pizza Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Main Dish Pork

Cobb Salad Pizza with Homemade Pizza Dough

Cobb salad on a pizza is amazing! Homemade pizza topped with ranch dressing, chicken, ham, bacon, cheese lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and eggs is a meal on a slice! This recipe stemmed from my desire to make pizzeria style pizza crusts; the kind that the House of Pizza around the corner makes. These crusts are thin in the middle but puffy around the edges, light and …

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf
Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Main Dish

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf

Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf with a cheese tunnel in the center, bread crumb coating on the outside, and topped with marinara and more cheese!  Meatloaf is a topic of controversy in my household. I like mine moist and with a slather of tomato-based sauce. My husband likes it firm and naked (no sauce). It’s not that his version is awful—it is delicious, but not what I …