$5 Dinners Week of 8/22 $5.07 Average Cost

Crockpot Salsa Chicken, apple slices and mandarin oranges
1 lb. chicken thighs @ 1.67
3/4 jar of salsa @ 1.41
1 can corn @ .52
1 cup black beans @ .20
2 apples @ .78
2 small cans of mandarin oranges @ 1.00
Total Cost: $5.58


Butterfly Shrimp, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Peas and Bananas
1 box of shrimp @ 3.50
3 potatoes @ .55
1 can sweet peas @ .24
2 bananas @ .42
butter, garlic salt and milk for potatoes @ .10
Total Cost: $4.81


Strawberry Pancakes and Sausages with Bananas
12 little sizzler’s sausages @ 1.00
pancake mix @ .33
1 pkg strawberry muffin mix @ free (super 1 food club Q)
syrup @ .25
4 bananas @ .84
Total Cost: $2.42

Chicken Quesadillas, pineapples, cheese dip and chips
8 tortillas @ .40
1 can rotel @ .77
velveeta for dip @ 1.00
chips @ .25
3/4 lb. chicken pulled @ .84
shredded cheeses (fiesta blend) @ 3.00
1 can pineapples @ .83
Total Cost:  $7.09


Oven Fried Chicken Strips (I’m using this recipe), green beans and mashed potatoes, leftover pineapple and mandarin oranges
1 lb. chicken tenderloins @ 1.67
1 cup bisquick @ .20
1 egg @ .08
1/4 cup grated parmesian cheese @ .33
1 can green beans @ .25
2 potatoes @ .55 (we will mash enough for both nights together instead of doing the work twice)
butter, garlic salt and milk for potatoes @ .10
leftover pineapples and mandarin oranges @ free
Total Cost: $3.18

Stanley’s BBQ, Baked beans, Apples
3/4 lb. BBQ @ around $5 (using a $5 off voucher)
2 cans pork and beans @ 1
brown sugar and BBQ sauce @ .20
bread (for buns) @ .32
2 apples @ .80
Total Cost: $7.32



Average cost of the meals we’re cooking this week: $5.07

This post is part of Menu Plan Monday over at OrgJunkie.


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