Recipes
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Weekly Meal 11/5 – 11/10…Butternut Squash Soup, Chicken Pot Pie, Lemon Chicken, BBQ Pork, and Cream of Mushroom Soup!!!
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup onion 3 garlic clove minced 1 cup frozen peas and or corn ($0.75 off Green Giant Seasoned Steamers) 2 cups cooked, diced chicken breast 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup ($0.40 off any THREE Campbell’s Condensed Soups) 1/2 cup milk 2 homemade or store bought pie crusts ($0.40 off 3 Pillsbury Refrigerated Grands!) Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In 1-2 tbsp butter Saute carrots, onions, and celery until soft. In a bowl combine the mixed vegetables, chicken, cream of chicken soup and milk. Pour mixture into one of the pie crusts and then…
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Weekly Meal Plan!!! Soup, Salad, Pasta and more yumminess!!!
Chicken, Artichoke and Bacon Pizza Ingredients: 3-4 slices of bacon, cut into bite size pieces 1 cup cooked chicken, chopped into bite size pieces 1/2 cup onion, chopped into thin strings 3/4 cup artichoke hearts, roughly chopped 1 cup parmigiana cheese 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese 2 tbsp olive oil 1-2 cloves garlic, minced Pizza dough (made from scratch or pre-made) Directions: Pre-Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Make pizza dough or lay out pre-made pizza dough. Cook diced bacon over medium heat until crispy. Then cook chicken and onions in the rendered bacon fat. Mix olive oil and minced garlic in a bowl and spread around entire pizza. Mix the…
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Yummy Meal Plan This Week!!! Excited for ALL my dinners this week!!!
Sweet and Spicy Chili Recipe Prep. 5 min Cook Time: 45 min 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground turkey 5 cloves chopped garlic 1 diced jalapeno pepper 2 tsp jalapeno juice 1-2 cans kidney beans (we don’t really like beans so I only use 1 can) 2 cans Italian Tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 3 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp cumin Kosher salt and pepper 2 tbsp brown sugar or honey 1 tsp tabasco Optional toppings: Cheese, sour cream, green onion, corn bread crumble. Directions: Saute onions and garlic in a pan with olive oil. Add ground beef and turkey. Cook until browned. Add Italian tomatoes, tomato sauce, jalapenos,…
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My MAJOR money saving tip for the day: Homemade Chicken Stock!!! YUMMY
Ok so I have decided to add a little something special to my blog…when I started my blog up I had a vision…a vision to not only share tips for coupons, but also sharing frugal living tips! So starting today…I will share at least one tip a week about something you can do to SAVE BIG!!! Chicken broth is something I have found getting harder and harder to coupon for FREE…and since it is SOOOOO Easy to make, I thought I would share with you a tip on how to make your own!!! Homemade Chicken Stock Ingredients 1 onion, rough cut (quartered is fine) 3 stocks of celery (cut into…
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Weekly Meal Plan Starting 10/8…Feeding a family on a $40 a week budget!!!
Roast Chicken with Carrots and Potatoes Ingredients 1 Whole Chicken (Price Chopper, $1.19/lb) 3-5 Cloves of Garlic 1/2 Onion, large chop Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder 1 tbsp Olive Oil 1 tbsp Butter 4-5 sprigs of thyme (optional) 2 cups yellow or red potato 2 cups carrots (Baby carrots whole or 1/4 inch chopped carrot) Directions Rub Chicken with Olive Oil and butter mixture and season raw Chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder (my favorite Chicken Seasoning is Johnny’s!) Place Chicken in a roasting pan or dutch oven with 1 sliced onion, 4-5 cloves of garlic and 4-5 sprigs of Thyme (optional). Do NOT add any water to the…
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Weekly Meal Plan…some of my favorite recipes this week!!!
Hawaiian Meatballs, Rice and Sauteed veggies with Pineapple Ingredients 1 cup fresh pineapple, finely diced 1/2 lb ground beef 1/2 lb ground turkey 1/4 cup red pepper, finely diced 1/2 cup onion, finely diced 1 egg 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 1 cup soy sauce 1 tsp ginger (or fresh garlic) 1 tbsp corn starch 1/2 cup water 2 cups rice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper Directions Get your rice started in the rice cooker. Take the ground turkey and ground beef…mix them together with your hands or kitchen aid mixer. Add egg, finely diced red pepper, onion, pineapple and 2 tbsp of brown…
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Dinner Tonight….Italian Sausage Spaghetti
Ingredients: 2 cups Italian Sausage 1 lb spaghetti noodles 1/2 cup finely diced onion 4 cloves finely diced garlic 1/2 cup finely diced sweet colored peppers (optional) 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Sweet Basil 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Cilantro 2 cans Italian Tomatoes or 1 jar of pasta sauce (your choice) 2 tbsp Brown Sugar 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar Salt and pepper Garlic powder Directions: In an extra large pot bring water to a boil. Once boiling add spaghetti noodles to the water and add a pinch of salt. Boil until noodles are tender. Add olive oil to a large saute pan or Dutch oven and heat. Place chopped Italian…
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Dinner tonight! Delicious Enchilada Soup with crunch tortilla strips!!!
Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup 1 can black beans, drained 1 can corn, drained 2 cans diced tomatoes (14.5 oz) 1 packet enchilada sauce (I used 2 tbsp taco seasoning…since I buy in bulk at Costco) 1 can Chicken Broth 2 cans ( 10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup milk 3-4 boneless chicken breasts (I used boneless chicken thighs) **** use corn tortilla chips or make your own (see below), avocado, cheese, and sour cream to top your soup!!! Tortilla Chip Strips Take 3-4 corn tortillas and slice them into long strips. Meanwhile heat up 1 cup of vegetable oil…once the oil is HOT…place 6-8 strips of tortillas into oil…cook until…
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Dinner tonight!! Change of plan for this weeks meal plan…soup sounded better with a sick kid at home!!!
Loaded Baked Potato Soup Ingredients: 8-10 slices bacon, diced 1 onion, diced 5 large Russet potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 cans chicken broth 3 tbsp butter 3 tbsp flour 2 cups milk 3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided Salt and pepper 3 green onions, sliced (optional) Sour cream, (optional) Directions: In a large pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to drain and set aside. Drain all but about 2 tbsp of bacon grease from the pot. Cook the onions in the remaining bacon grease for about 5 minutes, until transparent. Add potatoes and chicken stock to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and…
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Weekly Meal Plan 9/17…such a yummy week!!!
Monday: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Ingredients 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup onion 3 garlic clove minced 1 cup frozen peas and or corn ($0.75 off Green Giant Seasoned Steamers) 2 cups cooked, diced chicken breast 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup ($0.40 off any THREE Campbell’s Condensed Soups) 1/2 cup milk 2 homemade or store bought pie crusts ($0.40 off 3 Pillsbury Refrigerated Grands!) Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In 1-2 tbsp butter Saute carrots, onions, and celery until soft. In a bowl combine the mixed vegetables, chicken, cream of chicken soup and milk. Pour mixture into one of the pie crusts and then top…