Meal Planning: Week 7

Before I fill you in on grocery deals for the week...pictures of our meals as promised:

Wednesday - Nick's Enchiladas

Thursday - Chicken Parmesan

Friday - Pulled Pork Barbecue

 (served on a bun with slaw and baked beans on the side)

Saturday - Leftovers

Sunday - Meatloaf with Nick's family

Monday - Red Beans and Rice

Tuesday - Chicken and Dumplings

All in all, it was a week of delicious dinners. I plan to post recipes for the barbecue and the chicken and dumplings within the week.

This Week's Groceries...

Stop #1 - Lowes Foods

Pictured:

* 14 chicken breasts (approximately 10 lbs)

*2 Hillshire Farms smoked beef sausages

*Oscar Mayer deli shaved smoked ham (9 oz)

*1 head of cabbage

*10 Eastern peaches (purchased Tuesday)

Total Value: $50.80

Total Spent: $32.61

Stop #2: Food Lion

Pictured:

*3 jars of Prego sauce

* 1 jar Claussen dill spears

*1 box Cheez-Its

*4 sticks Blue Bonnet butter

*1 bottle mustard

*1 bottle lemon juice

*2 broccoli crowns

*2 Hass avacados

*1 yellow squash

*8 gatorades

*1 roll of aluminum foil (75 ft)

*6 kaiser buns

*1 bag tortilla chips

*1 bag Dole baby greens mix

*1 bag shredded lettuce

*1 half gallon of milk 

*10 slices swiss cheese

*1 box beef stroganoff - store brand

*1 packet Taco Bell taco seasoning

*1 box raisins

*1 box Sweet Tarts

*1 box Butterfinger minis

*Small piece of fresh ginger 

*1 jar dry roasted peanuts

*4.47 lbs 80% lean ground chuck

Total Value: $76.89

Total Spent: $58.73

Let's Tally It Up...

Total Value of This Week's Purchases: $127.69

Total Spent This Week: $91.34

Saved: $36.35 (28.5%)

Total Value of Items for This Week's Meals: $53.05

Obviously we are not going to eat 10 lbs of chicken and 4 lbs of ground beef in a week. Aside from lunch meat for Nick's sandwiches and maybe some porkchops, we shouldn't have to buy anymore meat for a month. In terms of my weekly limit ($50) I went over $3.05. I know, I know. However...in my defense... Aldi was closed due to a storm related power outage, so I had to purchase some items at Food Lion that I planned on purchasing at Aldi (gatorade, milk, taco seasoning, and tortilla chips). Had they been open, I would have met my goal of $50 or less for the week.

What will we be eating this week?

* Grilled Chicken with Side Salad

* Taco Salad (had this tonight)

* Shepherd's Pie with Steamed Cabbage (new recipe)

*Hibachi Chicken with Mixed Vegetables

(tastes just like going out for Japanese)

*Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions

*Easy Night: Either Mac and Cheese or Fish Sticks

Finally - Deals of the Week!

Not too many deals out there this week, but these two are especially good!

*80% lean ground beef - $1.99 / lb (Food Lion)

*Boneless, skinless, chicken breast - $1.79 / lb (Lowes Foods)

I'll leave you with tonight's dinner masterpiece...

Taco Salad - DEElish!!!