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 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!
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 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!
Taco Salad, Corn, Apples, Chips and Cheese Dips
1 lb. ground turkey @ 1.67
taco seasoning @ free
tomato @ .60
tortilla chips @ .25
cheese and rotel for dip @ 1.31
lettuce @ .11
1 can corn @ .54
2 sliced apples @ .80
Total Cost $5.28
1 lb. ground turkey @ 1.67
taco seasoning @ free
tomato @ .60
tortilla chips @ .25
cheese and rotel for dip @ 1.31
lettuce @ .11
1 can corn @ .54
2 sliced apples @ .80
Total Cost $5.28
Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Chips with French Onion Dip, Peach Slices
1 pk hot dogs @ .18
1 pk hot dog buns @ .88 (we’re using bread slices instead)
2 cans pork and beans @.80
1/2 bag chips @ .50
1 pk hot dogs @ .18
1 pk hot dog buns @ .88 (we’re using bread slices instead)
2 cans pork and beans @.80
1/2 bag chips @ .50
1/2 container french onion dip @ .50
brown sugar and BBQ sauce @ .20
2 peaches @ 1.17
Total Cost: $4.23
brown sugar and BBQ sauce @ .20
2 peaches @ 1.17
Total Cost: $4.23
Chicken with Noodle Mix, Watermelon, Green Beans, Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
3/4 lb. chicken pulled @ 1.10
1 noodle and sauce packet @ .67
1/4 large watermelon @ 1.22
1 can green beans @ .25
cookies @ .27
Total Cost: $3.51
Shrimp Scampi, canned peaches, buttered garlic toast, steamed broccoli
1 lb. shrimp @ 2.50
1 can peaches @ .78
4 slices of bread @ .16
broccoli steamer @ .67
butter and garlic for shrimp and toast @ .20
Total Cost: $4.31
BLTs, mango, left over veggies, left over chips and cheese dip
1 pk bacon @ 2.25
mango @ .50
lettuce @ .10 (if even)
tomato @ .88
left over veggies @ free
leftover cheese dip @ free
chips @ .50
Total Cost: $4.23
Little Caesar’s Pizza, Salad and Oranges
Hot and Ready Pizza @ 5.00
2 oranges @ .80
1/4 head of lettuce @ free (super 1 foods freebie last week)
carrots @ free (from our container garden)
dressing @ .20
bacon bits @ .20
Total Cost: $6.20
Average cost of the meals we’re cooking this week: $4.63
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This meal plan is part of Meal Plan Monday over at OrgJunkie.
oh yummm…shrimp scampi … I’ve got shrimp in the freezer too!
Thanks for sharing a pretty awesome looking menu plan! Stopping over from Menu Plan Monday 
I like the price breakdown for each of your meals! Thanks for sharing.
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I love how you break down the cost of everything!
Great menu, Taco salad sounds yummy.
its cool seeing thr prices of each item
lots of fruits and veggies
i love that!whats a container garden?
I’d love if you visited my blog and checked out my Menu Plan
Enjoy the rest of your week!
From Cristin To Mommy