Menu Plan Monday, June 9th

Dinners

Pizza, salad
Tacos
Tater Tot Casserole (external link)
Spaghetti
Cajun Chicken Alfredo (external link)
Chicken Mushroom Casserole (external link), replacing wine with chicken broth
Catfish

Lunches

Crockpot Cheese Steak, recipe coming soon
Pbj
Waffles
Grilled cheese

Breakfasts

Cereal
Sausage Casserole, recipe coming soon
Toast
Eggs

Menu Plan Monday: June 2, 2014

Some of the recipe links go to external websites.

Lunches (served with fruit)

Ham and Cheese Ranch Pasta Salad
Chicken Noodles Soup
PBJs
Grilled Cheese
Leftovers

Snacks

Restaurant Style Salsa with Chips
Pizza Pretzel Nibblers (recipe coming soon)
Mmm Better Brownies
Almond Coffee Cake (recipe coming soon)
fruit

Dinners

Cheesy Ground Beef Casserole, Corn on the Cob
Oven Fried Chicken Chimichangas, Mexican Salad (recipe coming soon)
Potato, Ham and Cheddar Soup, Parmesan Bread Sticks (recipes coming soon)
Oven Fried Catfish, Cripsy Oven Fries
Stuffed Shells, salad and Texas toast

This Week's Menu Plan

My husband lost his job two weeks ago. Luckily he started a  new job yesterday, BUT we have two weeks where no paycheck is coming in. Scary, but I know the Lord will provide for us, and it does remind me of the founding purpose of this blog: To share healthy, expensive recipes to help you save money on your grocery bill. 

Here I'm sharing this weeks menu plan with links to any recipes not on my blog. I hope this inspires you as you make your weekly menu. I spent around $70 at Walmart for groceries for this menu plan, including diapers and toilet paper. I had a whole month of WIC coupons which helped buy milk, cereal, bread, juice and fresh fruit.

Monday
Turkey Bacon Sandwiches with mayo, tomatoes and lettuce, watermelon

Tuesday
Slow Cooker Chicken Quesadillas, canned refried beans for a side (I had this chicken in the freezer.)

Wednesday
Pinto Beans with Bacon, cornbread muffins (I had the beans in the cabinet, just had to buy bacon)

Thursday
Cheeseburger Flatbread Melts, Summer Ranch Tomato Side (I had all the ingredients for this. I plan on making the pizza dough instead of buying it.)

Friday
Pizza, salad

Saturday
Shepherd's Pie

Sunday
Ravioli, Texas Toast, and green beans


Lunches

• waffles (I have some syrup left)
• grilled cheese
• peanut butter and jelly
• Leftovers

Snacks

• Creamsicle Smoothies 
• Pretzels
• Oatmeal cookies 
• Chocolate No Bake Cookies
• Fruit
• Canned Peaches
• Cereal

This Week Menu Plan

Dinners

Navajo Tacos *
Zucchini Sausage Lasagna *
Homemade Pizza, Salad
Homemade Chicken and Noodles *
Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes *
Cilantro Lime Chicken *, rice
Parmesan Chicken, potato salad

Lunches served with fruit

Hot dogs
Italian Sausage Kale Soup *
Canned soup (from a coupon deal)
Grilled cheese
Super Sandwich *

Breakfasts

Eggs
Toast
Waffles
Poptarts (coupon deal)
Cheerios (coupon deal)

* recipes coming this week!

Weekly Menu Plan, First week of February 2014

Dinners

Chicken Taco Salad *
Roasted Chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
Spicy Sausage Pasta Lightened Up * , kale
Awesome Chili 2.0 * , crackers
Pepperoni Rolls * , salad
Navajo Tacos *
Beef Stroganoff with rice, green beans

Lunches

Sauteed Bacon Mushrooms and Lentils *
Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese *
Pizza Quesadillas *
Canned Soup from coupon deals
Ramen noodles
Pbj

Snacks

Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie *
Homemade Granola Bars
Oatmeal PB Sandwich Cookies *
Popcorn

* Recipes coming this week.

Frugal Menu Plan for last week in January 2014

Here's this week menu plan to provide inspiration and ideas as you plan your menus:

Dinners
Baked Pasta with Sausage
Navajo tacos
Taco Skillet 
Pizza, salad
Tacos
Spaghetti (I got some free spaghetti on a couponing trip)
Baked Chicken, baked potatoes, canned corn

Lunches
Homemade corndogs
stuffed pepper soup
homemade chicken nuggets
chicken noodle soup
grilled cheese
ramen noodles

Snacks
Cajun Popcorn 

The shopping list for this menu plan cost $117 at Walmart, that includes diapers and things like that.

Eating to Lose Weight, Menu Plan

Dinners

• Wild Rice with Turkey Sausage and Mushrooms, green beans
• Chicken Guacamole, refried beans
• Tacos, salad
• Parmesan Crusted Fish, Kale, Boiled Potatoes (I'll skip the potatoes)
• Italian Turkey Sausage with Peppers, Roasted Cauliflower
• Lasanga Roll-ups, Parmesan Zucchini
• Pizza with Turkey Pepperonis, salad

Menu Plan: Week of Thanksgiving, $93 at Aldi

Dinners

• Knefla* (German potato soup with dumplings), homemade rolls
• Baked Chicken, buttered noodles with Parmesan, corn
• Spaghetti (trying with 1/2 the meat), salad
• Homemade corn dogs*, Herb and Parmesan Potato Slices *
• Parmesan Baked Fish*, noodle side
• Venison Tenderlion Sandwiches*, baked potatoes
• Homemade Pizza*, salad

Note: I had hot dogs, fish, chicken and venison in the freezer. I had the noodle side in the pantry from a previous coupon deal.

Lunches

• Pizzadilla*
• Ham and Cheese Soft Pretzel Bites*
• Breakfast Burritos*
• Ramen noodles
• grilled cheese
• PBJ
• Leftovers

Breakfast

• Pull Apart Pumpkin Bread*
• Cereal
• Toast
• Waffles
• Eggs
• French Toast

Snacks

• Homemade granola bars
• Tortilla Chips and salsa (salsa leftover from last week)
• Pumpkin bread*

Thanksgiving Day (bring sides to in-law's)

• Pistachio Fluff
• Broccoli Salad
• Pecan Pie Bars 

Shopping list and price list coming soon.

Aldi Two Week Menu Plan

After reading about discount grocery store Aldi on several blogs, I decided to try shopping there this week to see for myself if I could save money. My goal is to get my spending down to $100 a week for my family of six. I spent $169 at Aldi for two weeks worth of groceries. BUT I made make a trip milk and items for my husbands lunches the weekend between the two weeks. And I had a roast and pork chops in the freezer and didn't have to buy them. I ended up spending about $120 a week. Better than the $150 I had been spending, but I think the budget still needs work.

I found a lot of these recipes on momadvice.com.

DINNERS

1. Roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, canned corn
2. Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops, wild rice, green beans
3. Ravioli, salad
4. Baked salmon, boiled potatoes, corn
5. Christina's Salsa Chicken, rice, refried beans
6. Poor Man's Parmesan Chicken, salad
7. Cheesy Ham Rotini Casserole, green beans
8. Stroganoff, rice, corn
9. Tacos
10. BBQ smoked sausage, mac and cheese, salad
11. Chicken rice casserole, kale
12. Simple Delicious Chili, crackers
13. Pizza, salad
14. Blacken Salmon, pasta side dish mix, summer squash

LUNCHES

• Pumpkin pancakes
• Turkey bacon quiche
• Baked Potato Soup
• PBJs
• Ramen noodle
• Chicken noodle soup
• Leftovers

SNACKS

• Apples
• Mandarin Oranges
• Yogurt
• Boiled Cookies
• Pumpkin pie
• Graham crackers and pb
• Creamsicle Smoothies 

Click here to see the shopping list complete with prices.