I love this lady. I can tell that she has a good heart.

Dollar Tree should sponsor you for all you do for them! I love spinach in mine too. I love watching you!!!

Your videos are very inspirational! You seem so sweet, kind, and humble. For those who complain of the ingredients just replace with ingredients you prefer.

My Dollar Tree does not have a refridgerated/freezer area. Anyway, while visiting a friend who had a freezer/refridgerated section at her Dollar Tree we did a Pizza Night Special using all Dollar Tree products. For less then 50$ we fed 12 adults and 4 children and no one guessed our secret! We picked up the ribeye steaks, sausage crumbles and chicken breast. We also grabbed a 3 pepper mix, monterey jack, cheddar, pepper jack cheeses, frozen spinach. We also picked up pizza sauce, alfredo, banana pepper rings, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, blue cheese dressing, black and green olives., canned mushrooms, italian seasonings, red pepper flakes, bacon bits, pizza crusts, pepperoni, buffalo wing sauce. 1 We made a philly steak pizza with the "cheeze whiz" as the sauce, the cooked ribeye and pepper mix topped with some shredded pepper jack. 2 A couple of Buffalo chicken pizzas. We used a base of blue cheese dressing, the chicken diced celery (we did cheat using the celery) onions from the pepper mix, monteray jack and a heavy drizzle of wing sauce. 3 Veggie lovers with pizza sauce, pepper mix, spinach, garlic, bananna pepper rings, olives and mushrooms and cheddar. 4 Sausage, pepper and mushrooms with pizza sauce. 5 Spinach, chicken, bacon and alfredo. 6 Pepperoni with pizza sauce. 7 We even made a supreme with sausage, pepperoni, pepper mix, olives mushrooms, banana pepper rings, pizza sauce and all the cheeses. 8 A diced Spam and pineapple pizza with a BBQ sauce and monterey jack.

i admire the innovated ways you use DOLLAR TREE ingredients to make tasteful meals for your loved ones...this is encouraging for young families fighting with small incomes or families of elderlies on modest budgets to eat well...we have no DOLLAR TREE stores in brooklyn ny sorry to say...we have DEALS their sister store but things are 5.00 and up...hardly the same thing

You should be on Food Network. These videos are fantastic and you connect very well with your audience.

You've inspired me! I've watched several of your videos over the last couple of days. I'm going to my DT tonight to plan and purchase some meals. I'm a single mom on disability. My kids just turned 18 so my income dropped drastically. I'm now getting about a third of what I was receiving. My kids have to pay me rent so we can keep our apartment. They are going to college (free! Due to my low income) but I take as little as I can from them as they are trying to get their lives started. My food budget is the last area I can chop from. I'm encouraged now that we can eat tasty meals. Thank you so much :)

I accidentally ran across your videos and the Dollar Tree ones are fun to watch. Yes we all know it's not the best quality but the challenge is using Dollar Tree products and the videos gives me other ideas for meal planning. :))

Don't ever quit cooking Ms. Jan. You sweet lady are helping my budget. I love you!!

Some people can't shut up and just enjoy watching this without complaining, about the ingredients she's using isn't organic. Atleast this isn't a 3rd world country, so be grateful for this!..

Thank you, Miss Jan. Your frugal recipes are helping so many families, and senior citizens not go hungry. God Bless you.

I seen many chef's , I like her the most . no lie.

these recipes should help a lot of people in cities where there are food deserts ( no grocery stores just $stores and convenience stores). a lot of people can't afford high dollar foods. Great job Mrs Creson

Jan, looks delicious. Another great recipe using Dollar Tree products. They should give you something for promoting their products.

I made your mexican burrito bake tonite and my husband loved it. I substituted Fritos for the Nacho chips. 👍👍👌

Love this Jan. I made it but used "real" cheese, cottage cheese, Dollartree mushrooms and added fresh spinach and kale in lieu of the DT frozen spinach. It turned out great! Thanks for the recipes. I love them!

She is the Queen of dollar tree meal luv it so cteative👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

My boyfriend and I cooked this tonight! It was great and soooo much food for just two people, we'll have leftovers for two days! We got all the same ingredients as you did, except the shredded cheese. Our Dollar Tree has Frigo cheese so we bought the mozzarella instead. It turned out very good! I was shocked to find the riblets at my store, I would like to try the chicken patties cut up next time. We didn't have a glass dish like you do so we picked up a foil lasagna pan from the Dollar Tree and it worked out perfect! Thanks for another great recipe!

15 seconds into the video “what this is is a big finger” ... I died. You are adorable!

I like the fact that she doesnt dirty up every dish in the kitchen the way I do. Love her!!!!

Thanks for sharing this. Lasagna is usually so expensive to make, so this is awesome. new sub. oh BTW, I saved this video, getting ingreds. fixing this week.

Good grief why do so many people have such a sanctimonious attitude about food?? The point of this is showing what you can put together for the least amount of $$ because some of us need to. And if you watch her other videos you'd know she doesn't just cook Dollar Tree meals.Godalmighty get over yourselves.

Thanks for helping us save money 😂

When something that is supposed to be cheese says, "now melts!".... RUN! lol

That looks really good. I love there Garlic Bread...I add Mozzarella cheese on the toast and bake it

I am really enjoying watching these recipes, who would have thought Dollar Tree for groceries!! Great ideas so thanks for sharing!

You go girl!!! Lasagna from the Dollar Tree? I would have never imagined...but my family loved it. I did add cottage cheese, but I already had some in the fridge. You're a genius.

Thank u for sharing your recipes, i will so try it. May God bless you.

Older women's youtube channels are so wholesome and make me so nostalgic.

It looks extremely delicious and beautifully done !!!!! Thank you so much sweetheart💗🙏🏽🙋🏼

great. I will try this. I love your $$$$ tree menus. TFS!!!

Thank you so much for these wonderful respies ...I watch you all the time and love the Dollar tree meals ....💖

Looks so good!! I am excited to use the no cook noodles. I never tried them. Pork is so good in sauce. My mom used to put pork chops that she had already baked into her homemade sauce. It was delish.

Jan that looks really good...Thank you for sharing...Have a great evening.

I wish I had a grandma :(

You are amazing! Thank you. I love every video I watch... even if I don't make the recipe. Thank you for sharing your kindness with us. ❤

Thanks Jan you rock,!❤️🙋🕊️🧚🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Definitely trying this one!!! Thank you sir sharing!!!! I love watching your videos!!!!

That looks tasty Jan. You can something out almost anything. Yummy.

No spinach fan here but, all the ingredients work well together. A heaping of garlic really brings out all the other flavors. Using riblet meat was pretty ingenious...maybe double that part. Another cooking triumph!

Thank you. My son loves lasagna. I can't wait to try it. I'm praying for you and your family.

This looks amazing...Its Saturday...Im binge watching your cooking videos...Going to try so many of these recipies!!

I love your recipes. They're good, cheap and easy. Wow! Thanks Jan!

You are sooo loved. Blessings 💓💓💓💓

Coolest grandma ever.

You are amazing, Jan Creston! I like listening to your voice. Very informative and relaxing. Thank you for not making video too long.

Thank you for making these videos. Especially when so many people can barely afford food. You are a lovely lady.

I enjoy watching your videos. The recipes are wonderful.

You SO inspire me to cook more!! I LOVE your precious videos!!!!

Delicious recipe of your lasagne Ms. Jan. Like she said, you can add or take away any ingredient as you like. This can be meatless or add ground beef or Italian sausage or make it a Vegetable lasagne. I would add thin slices of zucchini, eggplant, and spinach with ricotta cheese, mozzarella, and parmesan. Yum! Thanks for sharing. God Bless you, Ms. Jan and your family.

I like the tips you use for dollar tree food me my self shop at dollar tree also I will try some of your idea next time I go there keep up the good cooking 😊

I really admire all the dollar tree recipes you invent well done they all look delicious and are affordable to everyone,god bless you for doing these videos.

Foundational cooking.Your an amazing mentor.People,swap out the ingredients or PRODUCTS with your choice.Thank You, your Fabulous!

Great idea..I'm definitely going to try it..love all of your ideas!!

Great video..especially on a budget😄👍

Hi Jan, I love, love, love your videos! I am not as tech savvy as most people these days, and finally figured out how to leave you a comment! I think you are awesome, and love your creativity, and recipes! You are an inspiration to all of us who have a budget challenge! Please keep up the great work!

I was so glad you rinsed your jar and can, I hate to see so much waste. I love your videos, am binge watching you now. Love the dollar store recipes, just disappointed that we don’t have most of the food, crafts and more here in Canada. More expensive and very limited here. Keep up the good work

You should write a D T Cookbook! Yummy!🤗

Love watching you. You are so inspiring.

Gotta go shop at my local dollar tree now. Thank you for your videos and recipe ideas.

I love your videos,gotta try this one God bless

Without these recipes I wouldn't be able to eat. I am on a budget and can't afford the prices in the grocery stores in town. These recipes are filling and healthy. Thank you, Jan.

We made this tonight exactly the way you prepared it (except we already had shredded cheese from another store) and it was delicious! We thank you so much for your videos and helping us to make simple, good and affordable meals. You have been a blessing to our family because we are starting to eat at home more, and not eating out hardly any which is expensive and not very healthy. Thanks again!!

You have the best dollar tree meals I use your videos to meal plan

Love your recipes Jan, thank you for sharing.

God bless you I love watching you cook you have a beautiful family 👊💝☺️

I agree, I love cottage or ricotta cheese too. This looks like a big hit. Can't wait to try this. Love that Texas toast. I been working on stocking my pantry so I will be able to have most ingredients on hand. Great recipe Jan! ❤️

Such a sweet lady~ you remind me of my grandma ~❤~ Another awesome vid~TFS Blessings Always

I have those riblets in my freezer because of this video. I saw it a couple of years ago and starred buying them and a lot of other things too

Times are tough sometimes you want to just find a way to feed the family on a tight "make it work" budget. So get over yourselves for real. Jan i love your dollar tree meals. The serve their purpose! ! Thanks and have a blessed day🙏💗☺ love from sue in PghPa

It looks good to me I’m going too try it and see what I think about it too ms Jan I love you and watching you videos you have a humble soul I really appreciate you coming on here making me for get the bad in my life you always make me feel better hugs prayers and much love ❤️

You are such a sweet lady who goes to a lot of trouble to figure out how we can make if we don't have much money ! They all look good and she shows that you can have variety on a budget !

You’re such a sweet lady and remind me a lot of my mom. I enjoy watching your videos, and I am looking forward to seeing more of them. We shop dollar tree often and if we can make a nice meal like this lasagna for a large family at a great price, then I’m all for that. Keep smiling 🙂

Thank you for the specific directions. I made the lasagna once, and it didn't come out right. I didn't realize that the sauce needs water! I can't wait to make it again using your directions. The DT cheeses normally don't have milk in them . They would be a good choice for a dairy-free substitute. Keep cooking!

Hello Mrs Creson, Im commenting to let you know that i am a new subscriber to your channel and am thoroughly enjoying all your videos. I really like the Dollar Tree Lasagna you made. I havent bought any food items from Dollar Tree before but the Lasagna you cooked looked really impressive and easy and thats what im into these days. I really look forward to more of your recipes in the upcoming days. Thank you for sharing your ideas and healthy meals.

Thanks for another great recipe looks good I will have to try that 👍

Wow another great idea yes dollar tree should be paying you for your ideas I got to go to bed been waiting you for several hrs straight lol thanks

Why did you give us the big finger...lol

Thank you Jan. I love Dollar Tree but have ignored many of these foods i should have tried.

I wish our Dollar Tree sold this kind of food there's not hardly anything in our Dollar Tree as far as food goes love your ideas and love to see you cook thanks for sharing!

Love it!!! I'm so tryith this recipe!!!

I am new to your videos. Everything you make looks sooooo good. Thank you so much.

Hi Jan, saw your Dollar tree Mexican dinner yesterday and told you I would go today to Check Out the Meat there . SURPRISINGLY, THE 3 1/2 OZ OF BEEF WAS THERE !!!! I BOUGHT 2 PACKETS OF THE BEEF AND ALSO 2 PACKETS OF THE PORK AS WELL. I DIDN'T USE YOUR RECIPE FOR THE MEXICAN DISH CUZ I'M REALLY NOT A FAN OF ANY MEXICAN FOOD , BUT MADE MY OWN STIR FRY USING THE 2 PACKETS OF BEEF AND JUST BITS OF LEFTOVERS THAT I HAD IN THE FREEZER AND FRIG AND FROM MY GARDEN. FIRST I GRABBED 2 MEDIUM RED POTATOES CUT THEM UP IN SMALL PIECES , BOILED THEM FOR ABOUT 13 MINUTES AND SAUTEED IN A BIT OF OIL THEN DIRECTLY RIGHT AFTER MY GARLIC, THEN ADDED MY 1 LG ONION, WHILE THAT WAS GOING I STARTED COOKING MY 2 ( 10 MINUTE RICE BAGS) THEN I HAD ADDED MY RED, GREEN AND YELLOW BELL PEPPERS SILCED LONG WAYS WHICH CAME FROM MY GARDEN, ALL TOGETHER WITH MY PEPPERS, ONIONS, GARLIC AND (DICED ALREADY BOILED POTATOES) . I THEN SEASONED TO TASTE( PARSLEY, SALT, PEPPER AND ITALIAN SEASONING. BTW, BEFORE I STARTED COOKING ANYTHING I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED, I SLICED UP WITH KITCHEN SCISSORS LIKE YOU, THE BEEF, (BOTH PKGS) ALONG WITH AROUND 13 LEFTOVER ALREADY COOKED AND CLEANED SHRIMP THAT I HAD FROM WALMART . I QUICKLY REMOVED FROM HEAT CUZ IT COOKS IN UNDER ONE MINUTE AS FAR AS THE SHRIMP AND STRIPS OF BEEF GO. BUT I DID MARINADE THE BEEF STRIPS AND SHRIMP IN PLAIN OLD ITALIAN DRESSING FOR AROUND 45-60 MINUTES !! THE CLEAR ZESTY ITALIAN, NOT THE WHITE OR CLOUDY ONE !!!!!! BUY THROW IT ALL TOGETHER IN THE END AND ITS PERFECT. BEING THAT I HAD LEFTOVER INGREDIENTS FOR THIS DISH IT COSTED ME NO MORE THAN $2.30 AND WILL FEED MINIMUM 3 PPL OR 2 ADULTS AND A CHILD !! LOVING YOUR CHANNEL DEAR, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS 😇

You need to be paid!

Thank you very much great recipie we are going to try

love it im going to make it for my two lil onces my husband and me

Hi Jan I love your videos and Dollar Tree meals. I have made the Mexican Bake and it turned out very good, filling and low cost, which is always good. I am originally from West Virginia and you sound like good hearted WV folk. Subscriber forever. Thanks, Ray🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Love your Dollar tree meals. And all your videos.

I love watching your videos over and over such a pleasant kind woman. I hope your doing okay.

Just found her videos...really enjoying these. Great tips and ideas for inexpensive meals.

I just started eating spinach! and I love it!😀😀

I don't eat pork, but love this recipe. I will tweak it and enjoy! Thank you!💞🙌

I just love you , and all your ideas for good meals on a budget, Thank you

Hi Jan, Today I tried your lasagna recipe for lunch. I substituted the cheese for pizza with the Silver State Brand White Cheddar Cheese With Black Pepper, also found at Dollar Tree. My Dollar Tree did not carry the pasta sauce in a glass jar, so I got another can of the Garlic & Herb Pasta Sauce. I also indulged and bought cottage cheese at the grocery store. It turned out so good. My family was very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Thanks Jan, I will certainly try another one of your Dollar Tree Meals.

I just love Jan ,she's a pearl! Sure wish she was my neighbor down the road. she's a hoot!

Your recipes ar awesome. I am looking half my income this summer and even now can't afford food so these come at a great time. Thank you. The only change I would make is to use real cheese.

I know if Dollar Tree is not cutting you a check I'm never shopping there again! Great video.

Looks good!!! Nice job. Love ur accent.

Mama Jan! I just love u & ur videos...teaching us youngsters how 2 b conservative😘

Love all your videos Jan!!!