Monday, July 19, 2010

Meals From My Deals


I get the question all the time, "What do you feed your family when you are using coupons?" So here you go, a weekly post I will be doing....Meals From Deals! I will hopefully be doing this on Sundays from now on but as I am behind from my Sunday afternoon nap..you are getting it on Monday! I will only be posting my dinners for now. Breakfast is usually me being a short order cook since no one agrees on everything and lunches are leftovers and quick items that I rotate!

Sunday - Chicken Zuchinni Pasta
2lbs Boneless Chicken Breast - 1.88/lb
zuchinni - FREE from the garden
Tomato- FREE from the garden
Penne Pasta - .29
2 jars Pasta Sauce - .49/each
2 Garlic Breads - .75/box
Total = $6.53 or 1.09 per person

Monday - Turkey Burgers and Salad
2 lb Turkey burger - 1.95/lb
Borden Bacon Cheddar Cheese - .66/pack
Whole Wheat Buns - 2/$1.00
Tomato - FREE
Head of Lettuce - .88
Croutons - .18
All my salad dressing and condiments were purchased for .50 or less...ketchup FREE!
Total=6.62 or 1.10 per person

Tuesday - Mexican Casserole / Sweet Corn/ Salad
2 lb Ground Beef- 1.68/lb ( if you are not able to find a good deal buy the 75/25 and brown then rinse the meat to reduce fat its alot cheaper and just as healthy!)
Taco Seasoning-.29
2 cans Diced tomatoes - .80
Shredded Cheese (Sharp and Monterey Jack) - FREE
Crushed Taco Shells - .99
Sour Cream - .39
Salsa - FREE from a sweet neighbor
Sweet Corn - FREE from the garden
Lettuce -.88
Total= 6.71 or 1.11 per person

Wednesday - Church Night Quickies
2 Birds Eye Steamfresh Shrimp Pasta Primavera - 2.49
Birds Eye Voila Chicken Florentine(cause I dont eat seafood) - 1.99
Total = 6.97 or 1.16 per person

Thursday - Macee's BD party no cooking for mommy:)

Friday -Garlic Herb Marinated Chicken, Mashed Taters, Green Beans
3lb Chicken - .99/lb
Garlic Herb Marinade - FREE
Potato - FREE from neighbor's garden(no we didnt steal them after they went to bed they gave them to us:)
Green Beans - FREE from the garden
might throw some squash in there too!
Total= 2.97 or .49 per person

Saturday - Crockpot Chicken BBQ Sandwiches and Steamed Veggies
whole chicken(cook in crockpot and pull off chicken ..it will be very tender!)- 3.49
BBQ sauce - FREE
green peppers-FREE
2 bags Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies - 1.25 each
Whole Wheat Buns( I buy from the bread store and freeze they are still good!)-2/$1.00
Total=5.99 or .99 per person

Hope this helps those who had asked how I turned my couponing in to meals...if there is something else you need to know or ways this post could be more helpful to you please let me know! Leave a comment and I will try to help!

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