Okay, folks... How did you do last week? Anything left over, like a couple chicken quarters? We had some leftover chicken, which we'll be using later in the week for a quick chicken noodle soup. This week I'm not going to post full menus. I think you get the point of having something like french toast, scrambled eggs or cereal for breakfast, leftovers or sandwiches for lunch, etc. This week I'll share some recipes that make great second meals (such as carnitas) and some tried and true favorites that give you some leftovers (such as lasagna) and a couple of easy to throw together desserts and snacks.
Don't forget to look at that top shelf in the meat section. Many times you'll find the discounted meats there that are still good, they just need to move them off the shelves. Normally when I'm making beef broccoli (Monday), I'll buy a steak and freeze it for about 10 minutes, then it's easy to slice thin strips. This week I found steak that was trimmed and already sliced for stir-fry on that top shelf. It was less expensive that the steak, and I don't have to do any work. True, it's shelf date is tomorrow, but that's what freezer is for. In addition to the beef, I also found boneless country style pork ribs (Wednesday), also discounted for quick sale. You know the rule of "If it's brown, but it down," so avoid the stuff that's gone too far and choose the nice red cuts.
Don't forget to share your own money saving tips in the comments section. Or if you have recipes you'd like to share with the ingredients we're using this week, feel free to share.
So here we go, week #2.
Shopping List
Meat
Beef steak, for stir fry, 3/4 lb $3.54
Country style boneless pork ribs, 1.48 lb $4.59
Pork loin roast, 2 lb $6.76
Ground beef, 1 lb 80/20 $2.99
Produce
Broccoli, 2 crowns, 99c per lb $1.50
mushrooms, sliced, $1.88
tomato, 3 large, 1.48/lb $2.65
avocado, 2 medium $1.98
banana, 49c/lb $1.06
2 apples, 1.22/lb $1.33
lettuce, 1 head, $1.14
onion, 2 medium $.94
green onions, $1.12
Dairy
mozzarella, 8 oz, $2.28
cheddar, 8 oz, $2.28
2% cottage cheese, 24 oz, $1.88
riccotta, 15oz, $1.94
sour cream, $0.98
eggs, omega-3 enriched, 1 1/2 doz. $2.38
Other
lasagna noodles, 1 pkg $1.58
wheat bread, 1 loaf $1.25
corn tortillas, 18 count $1.02
peaches, canned $1
apple juice, 64 oz, $2.48 (100% juice, no sugar added)
peanut butter, smooth $2.88
jelly $1.82
rice crispy cereal $1.84
marshmallows $1.25
Prego pasta sauce, 2 jars, $3.76
chicken broth, 32 oz, $1.68
ketchup, 32 oz, $1.88
brown sugar, 1 lb box, $1
Total: $66.66
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