Weekly Meal Plan for 8/22-8/26: Plus Recipes and Shopping List!
Monday 8/21: Strawberry and Candied Pecan Spinach Salad
Ingredients:
Fresh Express Salad, $1.49 (Safeway)
Use $2/1 Fresh Express Salad Coupon from Safeway August Fresh Ideas Magazine
Total OOP: Free (possible overage)
1 lbs of Strawberries, $2.50 (Albertsons or Costco)
1 bag of Honey Candied Pecans, $1.49 (Safeway)
Mozzarella or Feta Cheese (This is a staple that I buy at Costco every month)
* if you have to buy this the best price is Walmart for Feta:
Buy Athenos Feta Cheese 4 oz. $3.12
Use B1G1 Athenos Feta Cheese
Total OOP: $3.12 for both 0r $1.56 each!!
Balsamic Vinegar (This is a staple I buy at Costco every month)
*if you have to buy it, try and use previous weeks Catalinas at Fred Meyers to get if for cheap!
Olive Oil (This is a staple I buy at Costco every month)
*if you need it the best deal is at Safeway:
Filippo Berio Olive Oil, 17oz, $3.99 wyb 2
Use (2) $1/1 Filippo Berio Olive Oil
Total OOP: $2.99 each wyb 2
Grape Tomatoes or Sugar Snap Peas, $1.49 (Safeway)
Here is how I would do my Safeway transactions for this week:
Buy (4) Bagged Fresh Express Salad, $1.49
Buy (1) Grape Tomato or Sugar Snap Peas, $1.49
Buy (1) Bag Honey Candied Pecans, $1.49
Use (4) $2/1 Fresh Express Salad (Fresh Ideas Magazine, August)
or (4) Fresh Express Salad Printable
Total OOP: $0.94 for all (6) items!!!
Recipe for Balsamic Vinaigrette:
Place 1 tablespoon Strawberry jam and 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar in a bowl and whisk. Then add 1/4 cup Olive Oil and continue to whisk until combined. Season with salt, pepper and garlic.
Total cost for meal: as low as $0.94 to $3.05 (price varies on what is in your current stockpile and refrigerator)
Tuesday 8/23: Tuna Casserole and Garden Salad
Ingredients:
(2) Cans Tuna, $0.33 (Fred Meyers w/in-ad coupon)
1/4 cup Walla Walla Sweet Onion, $0.79/lb (Fred Meyer)
2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, $2.50 (Fred Meyer w/in-ad coupon)
*hopefully you already have some in your refridgerator
1 cup Frozen Peas, $0.88 (Fred Meyer w/in-ad coupon)
*hopefully you have this in your freezer already from a stockpile purchase
(2) Cans Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
*hopefully you have some in your stockpile, if not I am unsure of the best place this week
(1) Can Panko Bread Crumbs
*hopefully you have some in your stockpile, if not I am unsure of the best place this week. ***Or you can do what I do and use the heels of your bread and make your own!
Directions:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, thoroughly mix noodles, onion, 1 cup cheese, peas, tuna and soup. Transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish, and top with Panko bread crumbs and remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is bubbly.
Total cost for meal: approx. $4.83 if you have to buy everything! (price varies on what is in your current stockpile and refrigerator)
Wednesday 8/24: Hawaiian Style Polish Dogs, Corn on the Cob and Garden Salad
Ingredients:
Polish Dogs (Safeway, Bar-S $4.49 or QFC, Hebrew National, $5.99 BOGO or Fred Meyers Kroger Bratwurst $3.00)
Hot Dog Buns (QFC)
Corn on the cob (QFC, $0.25 each)
Salad (Safeway use from same purchase made for Mondays salad)
Orange and Yellow Bell Peppers (Fred Meyer, $1.25 each or Albertsons, $0.99 each for Red Peppers)
(1) Walla Walla Sweet Onion, (Fred Meyer, $0.79/lb)
Pineapple (Costco, unsure of prices at stores)
Directions:
- Slice 1 cup each of Yellow/Orange Bell Peppers, Onions and Pineapple.
- Saute until soft (slightly al dente).
- Toast Buns until golden brown.
- Serve peppers, onions and pineapples over hot dog.
Total cost for meal: $12.98 (price varies on what is in your current stockpile and refrigerator)
Thursday 8/25: Ground Turkey Burgers over Lettuce/Spring Mix
Ingredients:
Ground Turkey (QFC, Jennie-O $3.00 or Fred Meyer, Foster Farms $3.99 w/in-ad coupon) *look for $1/1 Foster Farms Peelies on the product!
Feta Cheese (Use Feta from the same purchase for Mondays meal)
1 bunch of Cilantro (usually around $.70/bunch)
1/2 cup finely diced Walla Walla Sweet Onion (Fred Meyer, $0.79/lb)
Lettuce mix or Sprint mix (Safeway, use the same from meal on Monday)
Directions:
- Dice 1/2 cup onions. 1 cup Cilantro and 2 cloves garlic.
- Mix the above mixture and 1 cups Feta cheese into the ground turkey. Make sure to really mix it well!
- Season with salt and pepper.
- BBQ until fully cooked.
- Serve over a bed of lettuce/spring mix! And top with your favorite condiments. (my favorite topping is avocado and a little bit of ketchup!)
Total cost for meal: $4.49 (price varies on what is in your current stockpile and refrigerator)
Friday 8/26: Summertime Chicken Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
Whole Fryer Chicken (Safeway, $0.79/lb)
***this is a stock up price…might want to buy a couple and put them in the freezer!
Farfalle Pasta (you should have them in your stockpile, if not Albertsons $0.95 after coupon)
Buy (1) Barilla Piccolini Pasta
Use (1) $0.55/1 Barilla Piccolini 6/26/2011 SS Insert
Total OOP: $0.95 (not a great price)
Yellow and Orange Bell Peppers (use left over peppers from Wednesdays meal)
3/4 cup sliced carrots (cheapest at Costco! Fred Meyer, Organic $1.50 for 1 lb bag)
3/4 cup sliced Celery (Fred Meyer, Organic $2.00 per bag)
1 cup Italian Dressing (Safeway, WishBone Balsamic Vinaigrette $0.99 or home made)
Buy (2) WishBone Salad Dressings, $2.99 on sale BOGO (preferrably Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette)
Use (1) $1.50/2 Wish-Bone or Western Dressing 7/31/2011 RP Insert
1/2 cup Feta Cheese (use from previous meal purchase this week)
Optional Ingredients to add: Artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and/or mozzarella cheese.
Total OOP: $1.49 wyb (2) or $0.75 each
Directions:
- Place whole chicken in a 9×13 casserole dish
- Season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover with aluminium foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for approximately 3 hours or until golden brown and tender.
- Once done let sit and cool, before cutting or shredding the chicken for the pasta. You will only need 1 cup of chicken for the pasta and then put the rest of the chicken away for another meal (perhaps sandwiches for lunch tomorrow!)
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook 1 cup of pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
- Combine pasta, 1 cup shredded chicken, and all veggies in a large bowl.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over salad, and toss gently.
- Cover salad and chill.
Total cost for meal: at most $8.20 (price varies on what is in your current stockpile and refrigerator)