Part 2/3 $15 Budget Dollar Tree Date Night Appetizer, Dinner, & Dessert!

Full Recipes and Price Breakdown:

Appetizer: Pickle Fritters

Dill pickles $1.25
Southern fry mix $1.25
Ranch for dipping $1.25

Appetizer Cost $3.75

Drain entire jar of pickles and chop finely. Mix chopped pickles with dry fry mix until a tacky dough forms (for me this was about 1/4 to 1/3 of a cup of fry mix) I pan fried these fritters in oil until cooked and then I drained on paper towels and I fried them a second time to get them ultra crispy. Serve with ranch for dipping.

Main course: Creamy Gnocchi Skillet

Gnocchi $1.25
Sausage $1.25
Frozen Pepper stir fry $1.25
Cream cheese blend $1.25
Parmesan cheese $1.25
Mozzarella cheese $1.25

Main course cost $7.50

Bring a large pot of water up to a boil, cover and set aside.

In a skillet, fry and crumble the sausage until brown, do not drain. The sausage fat will add extra flavor. Add 2 handfuls (about half the bag) of pepper stir fry (mine was thawed) and sautee for a few minutes. Stir in 6 oz of cream cheese blend cut into cubes and about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of the boiled water we had set aside earlier. Continue to heat and stir until you have a smooth and creamy sauce and stir in 1/4 to 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese to taste. Taste and season if desired. Set aside.

Return to your boiling water and cook your gnocchi for 3 to 5 minutes until it starts to float to the top. Do not overcook this or it will be gummy. As each gnocchi floats transfer them to your prepared cream sauce. Gently stir the gnocchi and sauce together, top with mozzarella and broil until brown on top.

Desert: Cherry Cobbler

Muffin mix (mixed berry or blueberry) $1.25
Cherry pie filing $1.25
Vanilla ice cream $1.25

Desert cost $3.75

Mix muffin mix with 1/2 cup of water or milk. Add cherry pie filling to the bottom of a baking dish and top with muffin batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes and serve warm with ice cream.

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For the main course for making a creamy Yi Skillet bring a pot of water up to a boil and leave on standby for a second Brown and crumble your sausage but leave the drippings in and use that to sauté a couple of handfuls of the pepper stir

Fry add in 6 oz of cubed cream cheese and about 3/4 of a cup of the boiling water that we set aside this will make a creamy sauce base for Ari next stir in half the jar of Parmesan cheese this is about 1/4 cup and the resulting sauce is

Similar to an alfredo sauce the sauce is ready to go so now we can boil in Yi drop it into the boiling water and removing it as soon as it starts to float I transfer it directly from the pot into our prepared cream sauce mixture and gently stir This Together

Top it with shredded mozzarella cheese and broil it for a few minutes until it’s golden brown on top