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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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HOT $1/1 Ocean Spray Cranberries coupon + yummy recipe for homemade cranberry chutney!!!
There is a rare coupon for $1/1 Ocean Spray Cranberries on Facebook…grab it now and get ready for the Fall holidays…num num num!!! ***I love homemade cranberry sauce see below for recipe!!! Homemade Cranberry Chutney (sauce) Ingredients: 1 lb package of fresh whole cranberries 2 cups white sugar The juice of one orange and 1 tsp orange rind 1 cinnamon stick Directions: Place sugar in water and bring to a boil. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Wash cranberries well and place them into the boiling water. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and toss in orange rind. Let simmer for 20 minutes then cool. If you want to make your cranberries a…
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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! 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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Yummy! Check out this weeks meal plan thru Sunday!
This weeks meal plan…sorry it’s so late!!! But I hope I made up for it with some yummy meals and recipes!!! Wednesday: Apricot/Peach Pork Loin Pork Loin, $1.88/lb…HyVee Thursday: Mexican Lasagna and salad Old El Paso Refried Beans, $1.25…Hen House Use $0.50/1 Old El Paso product (use zip 90210)…final cost: $0.25 each after double Kraft Cheese, $1.49…Hen House Use $1/2 Kraft Shredded Cheese (NLA) or $0.55/2 Kraft Natural Shredded or Sliced Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia, exp. 9/19/12 (SS 08/19/12 R)…final cost: $0.99 each wyb 5 Friday: Roasted Chicken and Veggies Whole Fryer Chicken, $0.79/lb…HyVee Russet Potatoes, $1.49 (10 lb bag)…Price Chopper Saturday: Pot Roast and Veggies/Salad Pot Roast, $2.48/lb…Price Chopper…
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Today’s Weekly Meal Plan Dinner: Summer Fresh Fish Tacos
Monday: Summer Fish Tacos Ingredients 1-2 lb of very fresh fish fillets (Price Chopper Swai Fillets only $3.49/lb) 1 lemon (Price Chopper, $0.50 each) Salt and pepper Olive oil 1 dozen corn tortillas (3 tortillas per person) Vegetable oil or butter Salsa (I like to make a mango salsa with this dish!) 1 ripe Avocado optional ($0.50 each at Aldi) Cabbage optional (HyVee 2lb/$1.00) Cider vinegar Salt Directions Prepare the salsa. Either use store bought or make your own. Prepare the cabbage and avocado. Thinly slice cabbage. Put in a small serving bowl. Sprinkle with cider vinegar (about a Tbsp) and salt (about a tsp). Mix in the vinegar and…
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Weekly Meal Plan July 2-6th….Yummy dinners this week…all for $10
This weeks meal plan: Monday, July 2nd Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup ***bought the Kielbasa for $0.99 at Price Chopper this week! (Deal ends 7/3!) Tuesday, July 3rd Country Style BBQ Pork, Corn on the Cob and Rice Wednesday, July 4th Polish Dogs, or Deluxe Sausage (hotdogs), or Hamburgers ***Polish/Sausages from Price Chopper $0.99 each ***Hamburger, buns and cheese Kmart this week (only $2.99 for all items!) Thursday, July 5th Lasagna and Salad ***use hamburger $2.99 from Kmart deal this week, and cottage cheese $039 from Hen House deal this week) Friday, July 6th Beef Stew and Garlic Bread ***My total cost for meals this week… approximately $10 (feeds my family of 6)
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Dinner tonight! Yum! Chicken Fajitas!!!
Ok so I am sitting here thinking about what to make for dinner…finally a thought came to me! (I know a rare occasion for me…lol) I have chicken breasts dethawed and lots of onions and colored peppers from Aldi’s (they are crazy cheap this week)!!! Perfect chicken fajitas 🙂 Chicken Fajita Recipe Ingredients 2-3 Chicken breasts (depending on family size…we are a family of 5’ish so I will do 3 breasts) 1/2 orange bell pepper 1/2 yellow bell pepper 1 whole onion (I love lots of onion) 3/4 cups Soy Sauce 2 whole Limes 1 tbsp taco or fajita seasoning (if you don’t have any, just combine 1 tsp cumin and…
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Target: Excellent deal on Hillshire Farm Sausage + my recipe for Cabbage and Sausage soup!!!
I wanted to remind you that you can still score this sweet deal on Hillshire Farm sausage!!! Plus you can use this sausage to make the most delicious Cabbage and kielbasa soup..yummy!!! It might be time to stock my freezer ***Target Deal Scenario*** Hillshire Farm Sausage, $2.79 Buy (3) and Get (1) Free Buy (4) Use (4) $0.55/1 Hillshire Farm Sausage printable (use zip 90210) You will need 2 computers to print from! Final Cost: $1.54 each wyb 4
