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!
Recently a friend was laughing with me over how we won’t be able to get by on 6
eggs and sausage links when my kids get to be tweens like hers. I
realized that my breakfast meal doesn’t always serve 4-6 like I post my
other meals. I want this menu plan to be beneficial to all families, so
I’ll try to do better about being sure the main dish will serve at
least 4 and stay under the $5 average mark.
Last week we never got around to the “meaffins” suggested
by Super Saving Sisters, mainly because I never bought ground beef for them. So, it’s made it to my list again this week. I’ll try a new dish that you guys suggested again next week after we see how the meaffins turn out.
Meaffins, Fruit Cocktail, Carrot Sticks with Ranch, Toast
1 lb. ground beef @ 2.27
1 handful oatmeal @ .05
1 egg @ .08
3 TBS rooster sauce @.20?
1 can fruit cocktail @ .76
carrot sticks @ .40
3 slices of toast @ .18
Total Cost: $3.94
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
Little Caesar’s Pizza, Oranges, Bread Sticks
Hubby has to go out to dinner for work twice this week, so I’m banning cooking on one of those nights!
Little Caesar’s Pizza @ 5
Bread Sticks and sauce @ 2.99
2 oranges @ .80
Total Cost: $8.79
Corndogs/Hotdogs, Broccoli & Cheese, Pineapples, Cinnamon/Sugar Toast
6 Corndogs @ 1.50
2 Hot Dogs @ .08 (turkey won’t eat the corn breading)
leftover pineapples @ FREE
Broccoli @ .64
3 slices of velveeta @ .45
3 slices of bread @ .18
Total Cost: $2.85
Cereal, Sausage Links, Jelly on Toast
Hubby finally cracked- I went to a couponing class last week with cereal for the dinner plan and came home to find leftover pancakes.
Cereal @ 1.50
10 sausage links @ 1.00
4 slices of toast @ .16
jelly @ .30
Orange juice @ .64
Total Cost $3.60
Average Cost $4.27