If
you make it to Ingles today, be sure to check out the meat fridge for extra
deals. I found some ultra-thin pork tenderloin (2 lbs) for $6.54. That will
either go into the freezer with all this week’s extra ground beef ($2.48/lb) or
it will make a yummy breakfast soon. Stock up on the boneless/skinless chicken breasts
($1.88/lb) too!
Monday
Ground
beef is on sale. That opens up a world of possibilities. Sloppy Joes will cost
about $4 including buns (BTW – stock up on Manwich now if you like the stuff
while it’s still $1/can). Do you need to finish off last year’s canned goods?
Then chili it is. Large cans of Hanover Kidney Beans are on sale for $1.98. Add
a chili seasoning packet and a few cans of tomatoes (some brands are still
10/$10) and you have chili for about $7.50, if you purchase everything this
week. Pasta is always a good option at our house. What do you like to do with
ground beef at a low cost? Let me know!
Tuesday
Pork
roast was looking good and I found a Boston Butt that was only $5.59 (1.45
lbs). I still have potatoes coming out of my ears from the last few weeks so I
grabbed some organic baby carrots ($1.50lb – same as non-organic) and will do a
roast. If you prefer barbeque then go for it, but if you put your Boston Butt
in the crockpot and add a packet of mesquite seasoning (+/-$1) then you will
have a roast that is AMAZING and your veggies will taste out of this world.
See, you can have this meal at $8.09 (if you already have the potatoes) and
that is less than taco night! ***You can eat well for less money than it costs
to do fast food!***
Wednesday
Church
– I did plan ahead when I thought this Wednesday was Halloween. Those extras
will mean either White Chili on Saturday or extra for next week.
Thursday
We’re
switching “Taco Tuesday” to “Taco Thursday” this week. It doesn’t have the same
ring, but rather than eating ground beef two nights in a row I thought the
change might be necessary. I may add variety this week and have enchiladas or
burritos – wild, I know. I’ll just use all the goodies I picked up the other
week when Old El Paso was running a great deal. Otherwise it breaks down to
$2.48/lb for beef, $3.50 for a lb of LL block cheese, and $1.48 for a head of
lettuce. Tortillas and taco seasonings will cost you +/- $3 if not already in
your pantry. If this is in your stash you are looking good. If you are only a week to week shopper this meal
will run you at least $10.
Friday
It’s
not freezing outside, but fall is certainly in the air. I couldn’t resist the
chicken breast deal ($3.82/pkg +/-). Whole, cut up chicken is unadvertised, but
cheap too if you prefer that option. Tonight
it’s Chicken and Dumplings. Mary B’s dumplings are on sale for $2.38 (freezer
section) and between those and the chicken I’m making this meal for $6.30. (If
you don’t have a recipe you can use the one on the back of the dumpling
package.) You can save a few pennies if you go the whop biscuit route and cut
those into quarters, but I hear Mary B makes a mean dumpling and I am excited
to give it a shot.
Conclusion
The
Hatchett family will be eating well the next few weeks from all the inexpensive
meats (both advertised and not) I found while shopping. Next Thursday is going
be Croissant Chicken – I’ll post the recipe later. It’s a super-yummy dish so
grab an extra roll of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (3/$6) to go with an extra
packet of chicken breasts and keep them until then.
~Megan
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