2015 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week 12

2015 $50 Budget Menu Plan Week 12: Spring break is on it’s way and it won’t be long before we’re feeding half a dozen extra kids several times over the course of the week…

This week we purchased the following: broccoli, carrots, tuna, pepperoni, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, milk (for cooking), sliced cheese, apples, bananas, potatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, celery, wheat bread, blackberries, tomatoes, mushrooms

Total spent this week on groceries: $47.20

From our Backyard: Fresh Eggs (up to about 12 a day)

From our Windowsill/ Garden: a few fresh herbs in the windowsill– cilantro, basil, parsley and rosemary

Breakfast Options for this week:

• Banana Walnut Oatmeal
• Fresh Fruit (Grapefruit, Apples- leftover from last week)
• Toasted Bagelswith Mock Raspberry Jam
• Eggs-poached, over-easy, hard boiled, scrambled with leftover sauteed veggies & a sprinkle of cheese, etc
• Homemade Bagels-Blueberry, Cinnamon Raisin or Onion

Lunch Options for this week:

• Leftovers (Pizza Noodles,
• 18 way Egg saladsandwiches or wraps
• Tuna Pasta Salad
• Key West Wraps (made with leftovers)
• Grilled Cheese Po’ Gwrl (grilled cheese with sliced tomatoes)

Monday March 23rd:

• Dinner:Key West Grilled Chicken,Salad

TuesdayMarch 24th:

• Dinner: Pizza Noodles (Pizza egg noodles with Marinara sauce, pepperoni, sauteed mushrooms & onions)

Wednesday March 25th:

• Dinner: Dinner Gathering with Friends/Family, bringing a dessert (Eclairs).

Thursday March 26th:

• Dinner: 3 Cheese Spinach Ravioli,Salad, Garlic Bread

Friday March 27th:

• Dinner: Grilled Montreal Steak, Salad, Fiesta Tater Wedges

Saturday March 28th:

• Dinner: Quick Ravioli Soup(using leftover cheese raviolis)

Sunday March 29th

• Dinner: Montreal Grilled Chicken, Broccoli Slaw

Various Snacks & Desserts:

• Fresh Fruit Choices Available– Apples, Bananas, Blackberries
• Blackberry Smoothies
• Homemade BBQ Potato Chips
• Hard Boiled Eggs (Perfect munchie item midday, packs a great protein punch)
• Jalapeno Pepper Jelly on Crackers

Drinks Available: * Iced Tea (Unsweetened or Sweet Tea)
* Coffee
* Hot Chocolate/Cocoa

Less Likely to be used, but still available:
* Copycat Gatorade
* CopyCat Arizona Green Tea
* Lemonade
* Iced Coffee Drinks
* Almond Milk

FYI:If you’re wondering why all the ingredients listed in the recipes aren’t necessarily showing in the “purchased groceries” list, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions!

The steaks listed in this weeks menu plan are actually venison. If you’ve been following our plans for awhile you’ll recall that we purchased some venison very cheaply last hunting season directly from processors. You can read more about that in previous menu plans.

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