You are using coupons, scooping up cheap and free stuff. Want some ideas for how to use the free bread crumbs or Italian dressing? Great!
For a bit of inspiration. I thought I'd post the meals we are having next week. They are all around or under $5 per meal and we usually have enough leftovers for the next night with another veggies added maybe..family of 4 eating good, healthy (most times..) and cheap! I know that some of my prices relect the fact that we shop at the Commissary so your prices *might* be a bit higher. Plus using coupons for EVERYTHING helps and that is really the only way I can get near $5 for each meal.
Meal 1
BBQ chicken, Brussel Sprouts, Crockpot Applesauce
$2.25 Bag of thighs or drums
.50 BBq sauce (1/2 a bottle)
1.00 one bag VIP brand frozen brussel sprouts
1.25 4 apples (about $1 a lb)
.25 spices/vanilla/brown sugar for applesauce
Total: $5.25
Meal 2
Omelet, Blueberry French toast Bake, Fresh fruit
.63 - 6 eggs ($1.25 a doz)
.50 - green pepper, onion tomatoes in omelet
.50 1/2 French Loaf (stale) (from Albertsons 'day old bread' rack)
.10 - 1/2 cup milk
.05 - 1/4 cup sugar (calls for 1/2 a cup, but that's too much for us)
$1 - 1 bag Organic frozen blueberries (bought w/ $1 off coupon)
$2 - fresh fruit
Total $4.78
Meal 3
Baked Chicken, Pesto Pasta, veggies
$3 - 3 lbs chic. breast (bone in - Sale at Alb. right now .99/lb)
.05 - herbs to season chicken
.50 - Wheat pasta (purchased w/ coupon)
.25 - Handful of walnuts, chopped (pesto)
basil from basil plant outside
.50 - olive oil (pesto)
$1 - Frozen Veggie
Total - $5.30
Meal 4
Chicken and Dumplings
$2.5 - 2.5 lbs sale chicken, boiled
broth from boiled chicken
.50 - 1 onion
.05 salt/pepper/garlic salt
.50 - Bisquick to make dumplings
.50 - Milk to add to Bisquick
$1 - Frozen Green Beans
Total $5.05
Meal 5 - check this total out:
Feta stuffed chicken, wild rice, veggies,
.87 - 4 (4 ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves (chicken breast purchased in bulk during .87/1 lbs sale)
free -1/4 cup dry bread crumbs (free w/ coupon)
.50 - 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese with basil and tomato
? Vegetable cooking spray
.20 - 1 1/2 teaspoons margarine, melted
1.50 - 3 cups torn spinach
from garden - 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
.05 -1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
.10 1 teaspoon olive oil
? 1/8 teaspoon pepper
.35 Uncles Bens Wild Rice - 1 Box (bought w/ coupon)
free - 1 Bag Green Giant Steamers veggie (free w/ coupon)
Total - $3.47
Meal 6
Bistro Chicken on Salad w/ pasta
I am tweaking the recipe in the link ...1/2 as much pasta and tossing it all over fresh spinach:
.50 - 1 cups cooked penne pasta (coupon)
1.00 - 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes
1.00 (4 oz.) Crumbled Feta Cheese (all feta on sale this week, plus coupon)
free - 1/2 cup Italian Dressing Fat Free (free after coupon)
garden - 1/3 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves, cut into strips
.50 - 1/4 cup chopped red onion
.50 - 1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (.99 store has an awesome brand of these tomatoes ..for .99!)
.87 - 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, grilled or broiled (1 lb of sale chicken)
$1 - spinach leaves
Total $5.37
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