Week One Meal Plan:
Saturday- Aldi take out pizzas; caesar side salad
Sunday- Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili
Monday- Alfredo pasta with diced ham; broccoli; texas toast
Tuesday- Chicken Fried Rice
Wednesday- Biscuits and sausage gravy
Thursday- Crockpot Orange Chicken & rice with peppers
Friday- Football Friday (find your own dinner night)
Grocery Lists:
Aldi-
2 Aldi’s take home pizzas- $4.99 each
caesar salad kit- $1.49
1 can tomato sauce- $0.25
1 can diced tomatoes- $0.46
1 packet taco seasoning- $0.35
2 jars Alfredo sauce- $1.69 each
Box of Texas Toast- $1.59
2 tubes refrigerated biscuits- $0.99 each
1 bottle BBQ sauce- $0.99
$20.47
Walmart-
1 can black beans- $0.57
1 can kidney beans- $0.57
Box of pasta noodles- $1.00
Diced Ham- $2.08 (half saved for a second meal)
Bag of frozen peas and carrots- $0.92
Carton of 18 eggs- $0.96 (half saved for a second meal)
2 packets Pioneer gravy mix- $0.88 each
1 lb breakfast sausage- $2.08
1 jar orange marmalade- $1.84
1 bag frozen stir fry peppers and onions- $1.96
$12.86
Notes:
*I buy two 10lb bags of frozen chicken breasts at Sam’s Club. The cost per dinner works out to be $1.67.
*I buy rice in bulk from Sam’s Club once a month. The cost per dinner works out to be $0.45.
*I don’t include the cost of staples that I keep on hand such as oil, spices, milk, soy sauce, etc.
*There are quite a few items I buy at Sam’s Club that will be used all month long- like sour cream and shredded cheese- so I don’t include them in my cost per meal breakdown but I do include them in my overall budget.
Sam’s Club Monthly Purchase for Meals:
10 lb bag frozen chicken breasts- $19.99
Tub of sour cream- $6.48
Shredded Mexican Cheese- $6.98
Bag of frozen broccoli- $5.58
Bag of frozen corn- $5.58
$44.61
Cost breakdown per meal:
2 Aldi take home pizzas; caesar salad- $11.47
Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili- $4.80
Alfredo pasta with diced ham; broccoli; texas toast- $8.13
Chicken Fried Rice- $3.07
Biscuits and sausage gravy- $5.82
Crockpot Orange Chicken & rice with peppers- $6.91
Total Cost for Week 1 Meals: $40.20 (average of $6.70 per meal)
