Squash and Potato Patties - A Frugal $1 Meal

I am always looking for frugal dinner ideas, and one of the ways lower dinner costs is by using what is in season and on sale.

This week my local grocery store had

A dozen eggs for $.99

Squash for $.99/lb

5 lbs potatoes for $1.99

While I have been a vegetarian for more than a decade, my husband is a big meat eater. The kids are not big meat fans, and since my husband is trying to lay off the meat at times, I decided just to cook vegetarian tonight.

I made squash and potato patties and scrambled eggs.

For the veggie patties I used:

1 squash

2 potatoes

1 egg

I shredded the potatoes and squash, heated it in the microwave for 1 minute. I drained the mix, and then I added an egg, some salt and pepper. I put it on the pan over medium heat, and turned the patties once they browned.

For the scrambled eggs I used five eggs.

It was a great meal, and the squash and potato patties were awesome. We used some ketchup for the patties, but I think next time I will make my own tomato basil sauce to go with it. I did not have any basil in the garden, otherwise this would have been great.

The cost for this meal was was 1 dollar for the four of us, so even if you do make a tomato salsa or sauce and/or add a baked chicken leg, it will still be a very cheap and tasty meal.

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What did you have for dinner?