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Retro Clock Radio/CD Player
USB Lava Lamp
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To win, enter our "Mommysavers Pantry" Challenge! Here's how it works:

"MOMMYSAVERS PANTRY" Challenge:

Chances are many of you have these commonly stocked frugal ingredients in your pantry already. They’re true grocery bargains. But what can you do with them? Here we’re challenging you to post as many recipes as you can using what we have in our “Mommysavers Pantry” this week. Can you whip up a delicious pasta dish? A yummy chicken gourmet meal? Let’s see what you’ve got!



In our “Mommysavers Pantry”Rice, pasta, tomato sauce, kidney beans, black beans, onions, carrots, garlic, celery, potatoes, chicken, ground beef, frozen broccoli, frozen peas, milk, butter, oil, eggs, chicken broth, Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice concentrate, flour, sugar, salt & pepper.

Rules:
Recipes can only use the items listed above, although common spices can be used as well.
Entries must be original (not taken from other sites) and include all necessary instructions
Recipes must be less than $10 total
Enter as often as you’d like
Moderators are also eligible
Enter before noon CST on April 30th
Winner will be announced on May 1st

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Chicken Jambalaya -$10
What i love most about this recipe is that most of the ingredients are a cheap buy and everything else is in my spice rack!

Ingredients:
1.) cubed chicken
2.) 2 tablespoons butter
3.) 1/3 cup chopped or sliced carrots
4.) 1/3 cup chopped celery
5.) 1/2 can (12 oz) black beans
6.) 1/4 cup chopped onion
7.) 1 ( 14.5 oz) can tomato sauce
8.) 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
9.) 2/3 cup white rice
10.) 1 tsp. dried thyme
11.) 1/2 tsp garlic salt (or use 1/4 tsp chopped garlic and a pinch of salt)
12.) 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
13.)1 bay leaf
14. 1/2 tsp. hot pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add celery, onion and carrots and saute until tender. Stir in tomatoe sauce, chicken broth, rice,black beans, thyme, garlic salt, ground black pepper, hot pepper flakes and bay leaf.

Bring all to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chicken and cook until heated through. Remove bay leaf and serve.

*** not sure if you consider hot pepper flakes and bay leaves a common spice, but i always have them in my spice rack.

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So - how is the winner of this contest being determined?
Is someone going to try all the recipes to see which is best tasting?
or is this a random pull out of a hat thing if you enter?
cause I will start puttin more recipes up if this is based on how many you post...
TIA

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