7 Easy and Cheap Dinners and Recipes

Groceries are a large part of most families’ monthly expenses. In most households, the grocery bill is the second highest bill besides the rent or mortgage. Here are delicious quick and easy recipes for a week’s worth of meals for around $50.00. A great way to save more money is to shop at grocery stores and build your meals around them. Save even more by shopping for groceries with a list and using coupons.

Monday: American Chop Suey 1 box pasta $1.00, 1 26.5 oz can Hunts tomato sauce $1.00, 1 lb ground turkey $2.00, 1 8 oz bag fresh Parmesan cheese $2.50 Boil pasta and drain, cook and Drain ground turkey, add tomato sauce and pasta to cooked ground turkey and heat, serve lightly topped with Parmesan cheese. Total Cost $6.50

Tuesday: 6lb bag of individually packed Tyson boneless skinless chicken breasts approx 24 Cost of 6 meals ($14.00 in BJ’s) Costs $2.40 per meal (3 meals for next week) 1 can Cream of Chicken $1.69 , 1 box bagged brown rice 6 packages in it Costs $.50 ($3.00 will have bags left over for next week) favorite 1 pound bag of frozen vegetables $1.50 (you can save yourself the hassle by using canned or ripe vegetables, I prefer frozen ) Arrange chicken in 13×9 pan and top with cream of chicken soup mixture made in can directions. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 1 hour. Serve chicken over rice with sauce and vegetables on the side. Total Cost $6.09

Wednesday: 1 Chicken Caesar Salad 1 head of your favorite lettuce Costs $2.00, 1 cucumber Costs $.50, 2 tomatoes costs $2.00, 1 bottle of favorite salad dressing Costs $1.50 4 chicken breasts $2.40 1 carrot (salad serves 2 Meals) Halve a head of lettuce leaves into 4 individual bowls use 1/2 cucumber, 1 tomato, shred 1 carrot and place in bowls top each bowl with 1 sliced ​​grilled chicken breast topped lightly with grated Parmesan cheese Total Cost $8.40

Thursday: Sloppy Joes 1 pound ground beef Costs $2.50, 1 26.5 oz can Hunts Tomato Sauce, Garlic Onion Costs $1.00, 1 pkg of 6 or 8 hamburger rolls $1.89 Cook and drain ground beef add ketchup and hot served on hamburger rolls with Salad Total Cost $5.39

Friday: 1 1 1/2 -2 lb London broil is $4.00, 1 5 lb bag of potatoes is $3.00 use 5-7, 1 can of Campbell’s Garlic Cream of Mushroom Soup is $1.69, use 8 carrots from lunch. Mix soup according to directions plus 1/4 can water, place beef, quartered potatoes, and carrots, pour soup over all ingredients in baking pan, and bake 60 to 90 minutes until crisp. the meat begins to fall apart. Do not let it dry out, cover with aluminum foil if necessary. Total Cost $8.69

Saturday: 1 pound canned ham is $3.00, 5-7 potatoes, 1 pound bag of frozen broccoli is $1.50 (you can save yourself the move by using canned or ripe vegetables, I prefer frozen), 1 can cream of soup cheddar Costs 1.79, slice ham and place in baking dish potato quarters, add frozen broccoli and top with mixed cheddar cheese soup per canned directions add quarter can more water if needed bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour until potatoes are soft, sprinkle lightly with remaining Parmesan cheese. Total Cost $6.29

Sunday: 4 boneless chicken breasts are $2.40, grilled with BBQ sauce are $1.29, 1 zucchini is $1.00, 5-7 potatoes, 1 green bell pepper is $1.00, 4 fresh corn on the cob is $2.00, 1 bag of brown rice is $ .fifty. Grill the vegetables and serve over cooked brown rice with grilled chicken. Total Cost $8.19

I know these days people are trying to make every penny count. Hopefully these recipes will help stretch your dollar. I work from home and this is one way we have reduced our grocery bill by simply eating simple home cooked food.