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 the grocery sales each
week. Then I plan my menu based on the foods I have already at a home (at a great price). 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!
Grilled Chicken, Pineapple, Sweet Peas, Cinnamon Sugar Toast, Roasted Potatoes
1 lb. chicken breasts @ 1.66
misc. seasonings for chicken
1 can pineapple @ .83
1 can sweet peas @ .45
3 slices of bread for toast @ .12
butter, cinnamon and sugar for toast
2 potatoes @ .40
butter and garlic salt for potatoes
Total Cost: $3.47
Pistachio Pork Tenderloin, Green Beans, Pears, Buttered Toast
6 oz pistachios @ 2.25
1 24 oz tenderloin @ 4.99
1 can green beans @ .25
1 huge green pear @ .80
4 slices of toast @ .16
Total Cost: $8.45
Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Salad
2 lb. rump roast @ 3.98
3 potatoes @ .60
3 carrots @ .40
4 slices wheat toast @ .24
salad @ .22 (it’s been so long since I made a salad I’m not sure how much lettuce it takes-does 1/4 head sound right?)
Total Cost: $5.44
Hamburger Helper with Chicken, Toast, Apple Slices and Carrot Sticks with Ranch
Hamburger Helper @ .66
2 cups milk for helper @ .14
2 apples @ .80
carrot sticks @ .40
3 slices of toast @ .18
ranch
Total Cost: $2.18
Spaghetti, Cheese Toast, Sweet Peas, Corn
(we didn’t get to this last week because of so many leftovers)
4 servings spaghetti @ .50
1/2 jar sauce @ .34
4 ears of corn @ .60
1 can sweet peas @ .45
4 pieces of bread @ .16
4 slices of block mozzarella @ .24
garlic salt
Total Cost = $2.29
Little Caesar’s Pizza, Oranges
1 pizza @ $5
4 oranges @ 1.08
Total Cost: $6.08 (I actually have a free pizza Q so our cost is just for the oranges)
Average cost of the meals we’re cooking this week: $4.65
This is part of menu plan Monday over at OrgJunkie. If you’d like some more menu ideas, be sure to go check out her site.
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