Sausage & Roasted Veggie Penne-Food Network

For a real punch of protein, use whole-grain pasta for this dish. This video is part of 10 Dollar Dinners with Melissa D'Arabian show hosted by Melissa d'Arabian . SHOW DESCRIPTION :On her daytime cooking series, season five winner of The Next Food Network Star and stay-at-home mom, Melissa d'Arabian, shows viewers how to incorporate creative and tasty meals into their budgets by sharing her tried-and-true recipes. With countless tips to save time and money in the kitchen, she keeps her $10 promise in every episode: four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities. From approachable Parisian and Moroccan menus to sophisticated upgrades for everyday chicken and pork, Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian demonstrates home cooking at its finest.

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[moebiscuits]

Just pricing it off the top of my head here, I'm lookin' at about $5 for the sausage, $4 worth of vegetables, $2.50 for the pasta, maybe $7 for a bottle of white wine...That's $18.50. I suppose if you consider just the amounts of each she actually used, maybe it's about $10. But still, that's gonna feed 4 people? I don't think so. And just how budget minded can she be when her pantry's as big as my kitchen?

[MrsCavbar]

When I plan my monthly menu and make a grocery list, any meal I make must feed 3 people 2 nights, preferably with enough left over to make home made TV dinners, and it has to be $10 or less. Some of her recipes are great, others not so much but all can be modified to fit a person or family's needs. With my shopper's card and coupons, this meal would be $2.50-sausage, $3-4 veg, $0.98-pasta and $1.50 for broth (ew wine) for $9 and change total.

[muncher541]

@moebiscuits I don't know where you're shopping, and I also don't know why you're complaining. I shop for ingredients at normal stores like Target and Safeway, where sausage is about $3.50-4, pasta is $1-1.50, and I'm underage and I can't drink wine so whatever lol. And that will serve 4 people, I know because I've made it and it's served 5.

[BlkJag08]

Now I'm gonna take out my vegetable and shove them up my ass! :D

[Aeto22]

expensive pasta???????aren't we suppose to be on $10

[sarge727]

@moebiscuits Very true, lol. But really, how many people go for wine at dinner? Well...me, but still, its not the norm. and 2.50 at LEAST for the pasta, lol, that shit is getting expensive. :)

[cjackson448]

@sarge727 A dinner for 4 for $10 really isn't expensive at all. Compare that to an entree at a restaurant, and you'll be paying around $10 for one person. It really is a bargain.

[sarge727]

not gonna lie.......a dinner for 10 dollars is rather expensive.....but considering the amount of people you can serve, its prolly not too bad