Thursday, May 5, 2011

Menu Friday

Feeding a family of 5 on under $70 per week-
Check out my grocery lists and menus to make the food last!

Week 1
May 6-May 13, 2011


Dinner Menu
1. Chicken and Dumplings
2. Spaghetti and meatballs
3. Beef Wellington ala Cheap-o
4. Classic BUFFALO- Pizza and Hot boneless wings
5. Beef Strogonov
6. Chicken and Mushrooms
7. Leftover Extravaganza






Grocery List
Meat
2 pound bag Chicken tenders ($5.99)
2 pounds ground beef ($4.99)
1 pound stew meat ($3.49)
1 whole chicken ($3.49)

Dairy

16 oz sour creme ($2.29)
8 oz mozzerella ($2.29)
crescent rolls ($1.00)

Fresh Veggies
carrots ($1.00)
celery ($1.00)
16 oz button mushrooms($1.50)
ginger root ($0.50)
 4 Roma tomatoes ($2.50)
fresh basil ($1.29)
4 baking potatoes ($1.79)

Box/Can
Linguini ($1.00)
Spaghetti ($1.00)
soy sauce ($1.79)
egg noodles ($1.29)
tomato paste ($0.69)
2 packages brown gravy MIX ($1.29)
1 package yeast ($0.49)
Flour ($2.29)


GRAND TOTAL....$42.96

Please now feel free to splurge on drinks, breakfast, lunch and snack items!

3 soda's, 2 juices, 1 milk=$10
2 breads, lunchmeat, cheese=$10
eggs, cereal, snacks=$7

CHECK OUT OUR NEW PAGE FOR THIS WEEKS RECIPES!

8 comments:

Gillian said...

WOW! I'm amazed by this! In fact, I can't wait to read more... :)

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Epic said...

I'm always looking for new meal ideas so this post was great. I'm now following you!
Thanks for coming by and checking out my Mother’s Day Rocks Blog Hop!
Char
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Patricia said...

Yum your meals sound delicious. I use to make a menu the make a grocery list. No one to cook for anymore except on the weekends. But it did work wonderfully.
Hello I am following you via the FNFW blog hop. Please follow me.

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Are You A Mom said...

Hello,
I am following you from the hop! please stop by Areyouamom.com and say hi :)
Have a great weekend!
Maureen

Miss Imperfect said...

I make a grocery list every time I go to the store, but I ALWAYS spend more. Stuff gets thrown in the cart that isn't on the list and no matter how many times I say NO and yell and scream it doesn't help. lol.

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Im Following you back. :)

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Have a Great Day!!

Shana said...

Inexpensive meals and great recipes--love it! Following you from the Finding New Friends Weekend Blog Hop! Would love it if you LIKE my page: www.facebook.com/flightlessgoose

Sarah said...

I love new recipes - so perfect for me and my roommates! What good shopping though - love it! Hope you had a great Mother's Day!

Crazy Life of a Writing Mom said...

That sounds and looks delicious. What an awesome blog ;)

I'm following.

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