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Menu Plan For
 August 15th – August 31st

Thanks to Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday. Go and check out more great menus!   Menu planning will help you have more time with your family and enjoy your summer.

Keepers from last weeks Menu include the following: 

 Honey Pecan Chicken , Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Chicken Mozarella

Enchilada Casserole

Creamy Chicken Breasts

Chesse Quesadillas

Mexican Style Ravioli

Our Menu

Sat – 15 – BBQ Ribs, Mac and Cheese and Potato Salad  

Sun 16 – Teriyaki Sirlon Steak, Baked Potatoes, Green Beans

Mon 17 – Chicken Pot Pie with Homemade Crust 

Tues 18 –Cheese Beef Macaroni x 2 , Corn

Wed 19 – IHOPS French Toast, Eggs & Bacon

Thurs 20 – Quick Baked Cod, Baked Potato, Peas

Fri – 21 – Pizza Rolls Sandwiches 

Sat 22 – Whole Chicken  – Beer in the Rear Chicken, Oven Potato Wedges , Corn on the Cob

Sun 23 –  Oven Baked Pork Chops and Rice , Carrots

Mon 24 – Crockpot Salisbury Steak with Mashed Pots, Green Beans 

Tues 25 –Duggar Family Tater Tot Dish

1 lb ground turkey cooked, seasoned, drained
2lb bags tater tots
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can evaporated milk
1 can cream of chicken
Brown meat & place in large cass. dish.
Cover with tater tots. Mix soup & milk together.
Pour over top. Bake at 350 for 1 Hour.
(One of Daddy’s Favorites!) Makes 1- 9”X13” pans

Wed 26- Country Ham and Cheese Macaroni, Carrots and Dinner Rolls.

Thurs 27 – Spaghetti & Meatballs/Texas Toast

Fri 28 – Corn Dogs & Fries

Sat 29 – Crunchy Oven -Fried Chicken DrumsticksPotato Salad, Corn on Cob

Sun 30 – Grilled Honey Balsamic Chicken, Green Beans, Baked Potatoes

Mon – 31 – Chessy Scalloped Potatoes , Peas

DESSERTS and SNACKS:

Sour Cream Blueberry Muffins

Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles

Homemade Jello Pudding Pops

RECIPES TO TRY:

Kool-Aide Pie

Gorilla Bread

Piggies in a Blanket

Chocolate Cobbler

Bananarita Smoothie

Pioneer Woman Chicken Strips

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Baked Ham Rigatoni

Homemade Orange Julius

Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

Semi Homemade Peach Cobbler

Frosted Tea Cake Cookies

Fudge Puddles

Italian Beef Sandwiches

Easy Fruit Salad

Spaghetti O’s Casserole

Goulash

Grocery Budget

We did really well with staying within budget today.  We are under and have a bit to save for next time when I will need alot more meat.  I planned meals around the meat we have so I can clean out the freezer.

Sam’s Club – $114.88  for 14 items ($39.74 – was non-grocery: laundry detergent, toilet paper and cat litter)

Aldi – $ 76.00 for 42 items

Festival – $30.84 for 12 items

Kowalski’s – $3.99  for 1 items

Grand Total – $225.71

Food Total – $185.97/ 2.3 weeks = $80.86/week for a family of 5 or 6 depending on the day!

Grocery Shopping……

Well I didn’t stay within my budget today very well.   Hubby and everyone have been complaining that there is no snack food in the house and I also bought pop.   But since I only buy pop once a month, my next shopping trip should be less.   Taking Tommy shopping with me sure didn’t help out much either. 

Pop, Snack and few groceries at Walmart = 41.82 (scrip cards used)

Aldi – $94.40

Festival – $39.55 (scrip card used)

Total Spent = $175.77 or $87.88 per week for a family of 5

My goal is to stay within $80.00 per week for our grocery.  I genreally budget $100 a week and I use the extra for things I need during the week or if we happen to eat out once.  

We will be moving to a family of 6 full time starting in August.  I hope to keep the budget the same.  We will see how that goes.   Right now I am buying stuff for my BIL to make lunches to take to work. These are convenience foods I would not normally buy so that has increased our food expenditures.