Week Three Meal Plan:
Saturday- Chicken Fried Rice
Sunday- Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Monday- BBQ Chicken Sliders; French Fries; Corn
Tuesday- Biscuits & Sausage Gravy
Wednesday- Cheesy Chicken Divan
Thursday- Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake; Corn
Friday- Football Friday (Find your own dinner night)
Grocery Lists:
Aldi-
2 cans refrigerated biscuits- $0.99 each
1 can cream of celery soup- $0.49
2 cans cream of chicken soup- $0.49 each
1 box (32oz) chicken broth- $1.19
1 bottle BBQ sauce- $0.99
1 box chicken stuffing- $0.89
1 bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese- $1.98
2 jars Alfredo sauce- $1.69 each
1 box ready to cook bacon- $2.46
1 bag shredded swiss cheese- $1.99
$16.33
Walmart-
2 packets Pioneer gravy mix- $0.88 each
1 lb breakfast sausage- $2.08
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables- $1.00
1 can diced potatoes- $0.50
1 bag slider rolls- $1.84
1 bag frozen french fries- $1.68
Bag of frozen peas and carrots- $0.92
Carton of 18 eggs- $0.96 (half saved for a second meal)
1 box pasta noodles- $0.99
$11.73
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.
*Frozen chicken, frozen corn, sour cream, and shredded mexican cheese were included in week One’s cost breakdown.
Cost Breakdown Per Meal:
Chicken Fried Rice- $3.07
Chicken Pot Pie Soup- $5.36
BBQ Chicken Sliders, French Fries, Corn- $7.16
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy- $5.82
Cheesy Chicken Divan- $6.43
Chicken cordon Bleu pasta bake, corn- $9.53
Total Cost for Week 3 Meals: $37.37 (average of $6.23 per meal)
