How I fed the Family for 2 weeks and only spent $86.05!!!

I decided that I was going to try to feed the family for 2 weeks and only spend $75! We have stuff in the freezer and the pantry, and I need to use it! I also have a bunch of coupons from the paper and the Internet that I wanted to use before they expire. I made a menu based on what I had, what I had coupons for and what cost the least to make. I made my list and went to the commissary this morning....I missed the goal by $11.05! I was so close! Below is the menu for the next 2 weeks with the recipes. Because most of these chicken recipes call for 4 breasts, I always have leftovers for either the next day for lunch or dinner. I have also frozen the leftovers for a night that I don't have time to cook! All of the recipes I have added to the blog. I hope this helps you all with fast, easy and inexpensive meals for your family!



Thursday:

Tacos-I usually use ground turkey, but I have some ground pork, so I am going to use this. I already have the taco shells and the tortillas, cheese, and sour cream. All I bought was the beans.



Friday:

Roasted turkey breasts with vegetables.



Saturday:

Chicken Casserole-this is the Easy chicken casserole from the blog. This lasts us 2-3 meals



Sunday:

Leftover Chicken Casserole



Monday:

Breakfast-pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast



Tuesday:

Lemon Chicken, Asparagus, rice (we use this chicken for the chicken in our chicken salads, so this recipes is for 6 chicken breasts)



Wednesday:

Big Salads-I use the left over chicken from the night before.


Thursday:

Homemade pizza-I buy pizza dough in a packet and sauce in a can. Kieth and I make one for us. For the boys, I use whole wheat english muffins. I let them put what they want on theirs and we bake them! Easy, fun and the whole family gets involved!



Friday:

Pork chops, green beans and rice-this is one of my favorite meals!!!



Saturday:

Spaghetti and breadsticks-I use ground turkey and a can of the cheapest spaghetti sauce I can find! I then add to the sauce (without measuring), italian seasoning, basil, garlic, onion, oregano. I also use whole wheat pasta.



Sunday:

Homemade chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, corn

Monday:

Meatballs, rice and veggies

I buy frozen italian meatballs that are already cooked. I heat them on the stove with BBQ sauce and serve over rice.

Tuesday:

Ravioli, salads

I buy frozen cheese filled ravioli and use the leftover spaghetti sauce from a few nights ago for the sauce.

Wednesday:

Macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and grilled cheese

This is our whatever you want meal!!! I make homemade mac and cheese and the boys have either hot dogs or grilled cheese!