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Weekly Family Meal Plan #1 ($100.44) Quick, Easy, Affordable Meal Ideas
Are you looking for quick, easy, and REALISTIC dinner options for your family?
Maybe you have a picky kid or 2 – heck even picky husbands count.
I know how hard it can be to find dinner ideas on a regular basis that is not only yummy for the entire family but easy to make too.
That’s why I am bringing you along every week and sharing with you what I actually cook for my family of 5. I am even taking it one step further and putting them in a video.
Scroll down to watch me cook this week’s meals along with the grocery and cost breakdown PLUS all the links to the recipes I used will be down there too.
Missed the previous week’s meal plans? Check them out here Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7
Groceries This Week – $100.44
Every week I have decided to share with you exactly what I am buying at the grocery store and how much I am spending to make an entire week’s worth of meals for my family.
Keep in mind some of the items required to make these meals I already had on hand. This is just what I personally needed to purchase and you may need to buy more or less depending on what you have to make these same meals.
One way I keep grocery costs down is by shopping at multiple stores and buying in bulk when the prices are good. I was able to cut $25 off my grocery bill this week by using my fetch rewards points and redeeming them for a $25 gift card to Target. I often do this and it’s a great way to stock up for free.
Sprouts:
- Blueberries (3) $2.50 each – total $7.50
- Grass fed ground beef 1lb – $6.49
- Boneless skinless chicken cutlets 1.35 lbs – $8.09
- Red onion – $1.10
- Yellow onion (2 large) – total $2.05
- Red bell pepper (2) – total $1.96
- Green bell pepper (2) – total $1.98
- Applegate organic sweet italian chicken sausage – $8.07 (this was a little bit of splurge but I personally just prefer this brand. You could save a dollar or two if you went with a cheaper option)
- 4 pack of guacamole – $3.99
Total = $41.23
Sam’s Club:
- Red seedless grapes 3 lbs – $5.89
- Little bites muffins (not needed for recipes but purchased this week) – $11.57
- Orange juice 2 pk – $6.99
- Refried beans 8 ct – $8.27
Total = $32.72
Target:
- Egg noodles – $1.59
- Diced tomatoes – $0.55
- Chicken bouillon – $0.79
- Dunkin donuts creamer – $3.99
- Half gallon milk – $2.99
- Shredded mozzarella cheese – $1.99
- Frozen cheese tortellini – $2.99
- Chopped caesar salad kits (2) – total $5.98
- Pasta sauce – $1.49
- Frozen texas toast garlic bread (2) – total $3.98
- Sour cream – $1.89
- Serrano pepper salsa – $2.99
- Flour tortillas – $3.29
- Frozen waffles (2) – total $2.58
- Diced green chiles – $0.65
- Bread (2) – total $2.38
- Cream of chicken family size 22 oz – $2.31
- Cream cheese – $2.79
- Cream of chicken 10 oz – $1.27
- Good & Gather honey nut hoops (2) – total $5.00
Total = $51.49 (I had a $25 fetch rewards gift card so my total out of pocket was $26.49)
GRAND TOTAL FOR GROCERIES – $100.44
WATCH ME COOK THIS WEEK’S MEALS BELOW
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Weekly Meal Plan #1 January 2-8 2022
Here is a list of the dinners we made this week!
If you are in need of more easy dinner ideas for your weekly meal plan you can check out my other meal plans HERE.
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Chicken & Noodles (Stove-Top or Crock Pot)
This chicken and noodle recipe was such a great recipe to make during this cold week we had.
This reminded me of a creamy chicken noodle soup and was a hit with the entire family.
The best part is that this recipe can be made on both stove top and crockpot. Seriously it can't get any easier than that.
We served this with leftover freezer biscuits and salad. Yummy!
Easy Cheesy Baked Tortellini (With Meat Sauce)
If you have ever tried the super infamous baked ravioli this recipe is very similar to that.
I always enjoy meals that come together very easily and especially ones that you don't need to sit by and stare at.
Of course, this recipe was a hit with the kids because who doesn't love pasta?
We served this with a side caesar salad and garlic bread.
Sausage and Rice - One Pot!
This recipe was a super comforting, creamy, and warm meal on a cold rainy day.
If you try this recipe I highly suggest trying a sweet Italian chicken sausage. It was so good.
Pro tip - Let this meal sit for a few minutes at the end once everything is combined. At first, it looked a little too creamy but as it sits it thickens up and becomes the perfect texture.
We ate this with a side salad but any vegetable would do.
Green Chile Chicken & Potato Skillet
If you are looking for an extremely flavorful, easy, and healthy one-pot meal this week this recipe is it.
I will mention that this recipe may be a tad bit on the spicier side (spicier than I was expecting) so keep that in mind if your kids are on the pickier side.
We served this with a side of broccoli and some leftover rolls that we had in the freezer.
How to Make Easy Chicken Quesadillas
If you've got serious cravings for take out this week this recipe will totally hit the spot! Kid friendly and easily customizable you can make everyone's quesadilla exactly the way they like it.
We ate this with a side of refried beans and chips but mexican rice would be a great addition as well.
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