Saturday, October 25, 2008

Dinner meal plan

This is a list of the meals I planned and our family consumed over the past week, and a few planned for the coming week. My goal for a meal is to feed 5 of us for under $5, but a splurge now and then is acceptable:) Veggies are generally snacks in our family, so not included in every meal.

Saturday- bratwurst (kroger bratwurst, $1.99/5, $.99/6 hoagies rolls, $.10/onion) $3.08 to feed 5 of us.

Sunday lunch/ dinner- Pizza (homemade dough) cost $5 to feed 5 of us. Chicken wings, cost $5

Monday- Pepperoni roll (homemade dough) cost $2, hoagie sandwhich, cost $7

tuesday- Jymbayla (zattarains box,$.75, 2 links smoked beef chili sausage, $.50, jalepeno $.10, onion $.20, celery $.20, 2 chix brsts $1.50) $3.05 to feed 5 of us

wednesday- beef stew (chuck roast $2.99, celery $.20, onion $.20, homemade chix stock free, carrots $.20, scallion $.10, potatoes $1) $4.69 to feed 5 of us.

thursday- chili dogs (natural deli dogs $1/pkg of 6, hormel chili $1/can, hotdogbuns $.49/8) $2.49 to feed 5 of us.

friday- Manwhich (2lbs ground beef $3, jalepneo $.10, onion $.20, manwhich bold $1.59, buns $.99/8,$.49/8) $6.37 to feed 5 (my boys were especially hungry and each ate 3 sandwhiches!!)

Saturday- Blackbean chili nachos, (homemade blackbean chili from freezer $1, tortilla chips $1, cilantro $.77,onion $.20, jalepeno $.10, lime $.20, cheese $1.67)$4.91 to feed 5 of us

Sunday lunch/dinner- chix ceasar salad (bagged salad mix $1.50,popcorn chix $.50) $2 to feed 5 of us lunch. hot roastbeef sandwhiches (sirloin rst $6, mashed potatoes $2, gravy $.50, bread $1) $9.50, to feed 5 of us dinner and 5 of us lunch the next day.

Monday- chicken co quo vin (chix quarters $1.29, potatoes $2, mushrooms $1.50, chix stock free, carrots $.20) $4.99 to feed 5 of us.

Tuesday- Chicken fried rice (2 chix brsts, $1.50, rice $.50, 4 eggs $.40, frozen peas $.25, carrots $.10, chix marinade free w/ sale/coupon) $2.75 to feed 5 of us.

Wednesday- cinncinatti chili (homemade cincinnatti chili from freezer, $2, pasta $.73, cheddar cheese $1) $3.73 to feed 5 of us.

Thursday- bolognese spaghetti ( homemade bolognese sauce from freezer, $2, pasta $.74/box, parm cheese $.25) $3.99 to feed 5 of us.

needed from the store to complete all meals-
chicken quarters, $1.20 (co quo vin)
publix italian bread, $2.60 (roast beef sandwhiches)

Mr grocery spending week is from friday to thursday. I spent $49.70 the week ending 10/23. The week beginning 10/24, I have spent $10.74, leaving me $39.24 until 10/30.

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