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! 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!
Shrimp Alfredo with pasta, Roasted potatoes, Sweet peas, Oranges
rigatoni pasta @ .50
1& 1/2 cups milk @ .21
1/2 cup cream @ .50
lots of seasonings ~~ .25
shrimp @ 1.50 (Brookshire’s BOGO sale this week)
2 potatoes @ .50
1 can sweet peas @ .45
2 oranges @ .42
Total Cost: $4.35
Catfish, Corn on the Cob, Hush Puppies, Fried Okra, Potato Salad, Cupcakes
This was a meal with friends. We spent $7.50 on the okra, corn and hushpuppies.
Total Cost: $7.50
Jack in the Box
2 Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburgers @ 4.19 (used BOGO Q)
2 Tacos @ .99
2 Bananas @ free (from Brookshire’s kids table)
Total Cost: $5.18
Onion Porkchop, Butternut Squash, Fried Zucchini Slices, Jello Jigglers, Brownies
1 lb. onion Porkchop @ 1.98
1/2 cup chopped onion @ .24
1/4 cup milk @ .07
1/4 cup club crackers @ .05
2 lbs. butternut squash @ free (blessed from a friend’s garden)
1 lb. fried zucchini (blessed from a friend’s garden)
1 egg @ .07
breading @ .25
jello @ .80
brownies @ .38
Total Cost : $3.84
Little Caesar’s Pizza, Crazy Bread and Sauce
Pepperoni Pizza @ 5
Crazy Bread and Sauce @ 1.99 (used Q)
Total Cost $6.99
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
Average Cost for the meals we’re cooking this week: $5.00.
This post is part of Menu Plan Monday over at OrgJunkie.