Ingles 4 Under $40

I'm skirting with my totals again this week, but we're looking at less than $2 over, and you may have a bit of this in your cabinets that you won't have to buy, so that way you can keep it under $40! There are also a few ingredients for the salmon recipe that you might not have, but I recommend using the "real" ingredients to get as authentic a flavor as you can. Sure you can substitute olive oil for the coconut and sesame oils, but you might find some really fun uses for the other two in recipes you can make even better. And, since I don't usually include pantry "staples" in my totals anyway, all the other "stuff" you need will come out at $40. I figured since this week many of Ingles' "spices" were on sale it was a good week to splurge in that department.

Monday - Thai Salmon 

I chose this for Monday so you won't have to let the salmon ruin in your fridge all week. If you wait to do this one then wait to buy your salmon later in the week.

Preheat broiler and oil the bottom of an oven safe dish. Cook noodles according to package directions, drain and drizzle with sesame oil (or olive oil) so they won't stick.

Wisk honey, soy sauce together. Place salmon into - mixture turning to coat both sides. Let sit 5 min.

Place salmon in the oiled baking pan, reserving honey/soy mixture. Broil for 6-7min, until cooked. Heat large skillet over med-high heat and toast sesame seeds for about 1 min until golden brown. Remove seeds from the pan and set aside. Add green onions, bell peppers and spinach. Saute 3-4min then add noodles and honey-soy mixture. Toss until heated through. Add 1t or so of soy sauce if needed. Serve noodles and vegetables with salmon and sprinkle with sesame seeds. 

Tuesday - Taco Soup

Brown ground beef, turkey, and chopped onion. Drain. Add to pot with all other ingredients. Bring to boil and simmer for 1h.

Thursday - Baby Back Ribs

If you follow this link you'll find the original recipe for these ribs that will allow you to make your own rub. For today I did add the cost of one McCormick rub because if you don't already have these spices in your rack you'll spend a bit of money adding them, even if they are on sale. Choose whichever rub you prefer to go with your BBQ sauce and you'll get out a bit easier.

Lay ribs on a double layer of aluminum foil big enough to wrap ribs. Rub spice rub into ribs on all sides. Seal ribs tightly inside foil. Refrigerate overnight. 

BBQ Sauce: Mix bottled sauce with brown sugar, Worcestershire & hot sauces. 

After ribs have rested with the rub, open packets and pour BBQ sauce mix over them and reseal packets. Place onto baking sheets and bake on low at 225 for 8 hours or 250 for 6 hours. Extra BBQ sauce can be warmed and served with ribs. You can also throw them in the CrockPot on LOW for 8 hours without wrapping in foil. 

Prep your potatoes as you like. I enjoy them cubed, drizzled with Olive Oil and salt and roasted at 425 for about 45min to an hour.

*For a bouns cheap meal with left over rib meat - Take one can of Grands Biscuits ($1 this week) and flatten. Preheat oven per biscuit directions. Place flattened biscuits into well greased 6-well muffin pan.  Place remaining rib meat into biscuits. Bake per package direction adding shredded cheese the last 3 or 4 minutes of baking time. Voila.

Friday - Pintos and Cornbread

Y'all know we LOVE this at our house and after a week of rather more expensive meal this one fits the bill for cheap and filling! I don't season my beans with meat, but rather Goya seasoning. But, do it as you prefer. The canned beans are actually 10 cents cheaper this week than dry, but I like the dry ones.(Prep per package directions.) And the LL corn muffin mix would likely be just as good as any of the others (just add 1/2 c of milk) so I went that route. A great deal if you don't already have cornbread fixings in your own pantry. (Don't really know why you wouldn't, but that's a discussion for another day.

Here's this week's list Excel style. Let me know which way you prefer and if this makes any sense. If not, I'll get it redone. Still toying with the best way to do this!

Salmon	1#	4.98
Ground Turkey	1#	2.5
Ground Beef	1#	2.68
Baby Back Ribs	3#	10.44	3.48/#
Red Bell Peppers	2	4
Med Onion	1	~.5
Green Onions	1 bunch	0.64
Baby Spincah	1 bag	3.38
Idaho Potatoes	10#	2.98
MONDAY
Thai Kitchen Thin Noodles	1 box	2.38
Honey	4T
Soy Sauce	4T
Sesame Oil	2t
Coconut Oil	2T
Sesame Seeds	2T
TUESDAY
Ranch Dressing Packet	1	1.25
Taco Seasoning Packet	1	0.5
LL Tomato Sauce 15 oz	1	0.68
LL Diced Tomatoes 28 oz	1	1.5
Hanover Kidney Beans 15oz	2	1.32	.66ea
LL Yellow Corn 15oz	2	1.74	.87ea
Garlic Powder
Chili Powder
THURSDAY
McCormick Seasoning Rub	1	3.44
LL BBQ Sauce	2	1.76	.88ea
Brown Sugar	3T
Worcestershire Sauce	4T
Hot Sauce	1T
Grand Biscuits	1	1
FRIDAY
LL Dry Pinto Beans	1#	1.38
Hanover Pinto Beans	2	1.32	.66ea
LL Corn Muffin Mix	1	0.68
	Grand Total	41.47

~Megan