My goal is to provide dinner for my family (2 adults and one toddler eating) for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! We typically only cook a main dish 6 times a week, so each main dish cooked will be for 4-6 servings, and there will be leftover servings for lunches, dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week.
Monday: Pork Chops, broccoli casserole, pineapple, toast
Pork Chops (frozen from a couple of weeks ago) @ free
(2) slices bread @ .12
(1/2) can pineapple @ .42
broccoli casserole
10 oz. broccoli @.58
1/2 stick butter @.07
2 cups rice @.25
1 can cream of chicken soup @.50
1&1/2 cup shredded cheese @2.00
garlic
onion
Total: $3.94
Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas, chips & cheese dip, grapes
leftover cheese dip @free
chips @.75
tortillas @1.38
shredded cheeses @3.50
can cream of chicken soup @.50
3/4 lb chicken @2.68
1/2 can rotel @.40
1/3 lb. grapes .33
Total: $9.54
Wednesday: Tony’s Pizzas, bananas, carrots with ranch
(2) frozen pizzas @ 1.00
(2) bananas @ .50
(2) carrots @.22
Total: $1.72
Thursday: Angel Hair Pasta with Garlic Shrimp and brocolli
recipe from Allrecipes.com
pasta @ free
1& 1/2 cups milk @ .21
1/2 lb broccoli @ .44
1/2 cup cream @ .50
lots of seasonings ~~ .25
shrimp @ 3.50
Total: $4.90
Friday: Chicken Spaghetti and green beans
(1) lb chicken @ 1.78
spaghetti @ free
velveeta @ 1.00
cr mushroom soup @.50
1 can green beans @ .62
Total: 4.00
Average cost of the 5 meals we’re cooking this week : $4.82