Sunday, May 11, 2008
Cheap, Quick & Easy Dinners
| By Lynn Forgy Starting in May, I am experimenting with a monthly meal planner. I planned out all the dinner meals for the month, went to the grocery to buy all the supplies, and so far all is going well. Below are some family favorites that are cheap, quick and easy: 1) Cheese Sandwiches with Hash Brown Potatoes Cheese slices (we use the fat free due to dietary requirements, which cost $3; the regular slices cost less) Bread ($.50 a loaf at Kroger this week!) Hash Brown potatoes ($1 per bag - you can make 2 or 3 meals out of 1 bag) *Total $4.50 2) Tacos Taco Shells ($.90) Meat (we use chicken tenderloins or chicken breasts, cooked and chopped up, bought in bulk - approximate cost $2) Taco seasoning ($.30) Cheese ($0 if using some of the remaining slices from Meal #1) *Total $3.20 3) Potato Soup Potatoes ($3 per bag - $.50 for this meal) Milk (we buy the powdered milk to use for recipes, $6 per box, approximately $.25 for this recipe) *Total $.75 4) Cheesy Tuna Noodles Noodles ($.60 per box) Cheese (use the remaining slices from Meal #1 and #2) Tuna ($.50 per can) Milk (powdered milk, $.25 for this recipe) *Total $1.35 5) Tuna Patties, Corn and Green Beans -Note: Tuna patties are made much like salmon patties, mixing tuna, onion, milk, and egg, then frying them Tuna ($1.00 - 2 cans) Onion ($.25 for the tuna patties) Milk (powdered, $.10) Flour (have on hand) Corn ($.40 per can) Green Beans ($.40 per can) *Total $2.15 These meals are very quick to put together, and more importantly for me they are cheap and filling. |
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