My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! I shop from my stockpile to avoid high prices at the store. We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each main dish cooked will serve 4-6, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving us lots of time!
This week I’ll be making a breakfast casserole suggested by Becky and Rebecca and adapted from this recipe
Breakfast Casserole, Sliced Cantaloupe, Strawberries and Orange Juice
12 oz sausage @ .98
10 eggs @ .80
2 cups milk @ .28
2 cups shredded cheddar (about 8 oz.) @ 1.25
6 slices of toast @ .24
dry mustard, onion powder, ground pepper @ .15
half a cantaloupe @ .63
1/2 lb. strawberries @ .62
orange juice @ .45
Total Cost $5.40
Chicken Quesadillas, pineapples, cheese dip and chips
10 tortillas @ .50
1 can rotel @ .77
velveeta for dip @ 1.25
chips @ .25
3/4 lb. chicken pulled @ .84
shredded cheeses (fiesta blend) @ 3.00
1 can pineapples @ 83
Total Cost: $7.44
Spaghetti, Cheese Toast, Sweet Peas and Strawberries
4 servings spaghetti @ .50
1/2 jar sauce @ .34
1 can sweet peas @ .45
1/2 lb. strawberries @ .62
3 pieces of bread @ .18
3 slices of block mozzarella @ .18
garlic salt
Total Cost = $2.27
Chick-fil-A carry out on Tuesday night.
Adult Meal @ around $5.79
Grilled Chicken Salad @ FREE (May Q from CFA calendar)
Kids Meal @ free because it’s kids’ night
Total Cost: around $5.79
Macaroni and Cheese, Ham, Deviled Eggs, Green Beans
macaroni @ .50
cheese @ 1.00
butter and milk for mac @ .10
1 lb. ham @ 1.47
1 can green beans @ .25
6 eggs @ .45
mustard and pickle relish @ .05
Total Cost: $3.82
Average Cost of the Meals we’re cooking this week: $4.95
This is part of Menu Plan Monday at OrgJunkie