Menu - Week of December 12th

Grocery budget for the week $150 - I went over by nearly $60 this week, but I found many sales that I took advantage of - stock up week I guess... we won't need to buy milk for the remainder of the month though either.

How it was spent:

Farm fresh milk $40 (will get us through the rest of December as I froze most of it)

Farm fresh eggs $21 / 4 dozen

$147.74 Spent between three grocery stores

Between sale prices and coupons I saved $78.81! (and they were actually products we normally buy and use + a couple of Christmas treats (sparkling cider anyone!?) ...not just bought for the sake of a sale)

Monday - Chicken Soup w/grilled cheese

-remaining chicken from our roast last night

- 1 cup onion, finely chopped

- 2 potatoes chopped

-1 16oz bag frozen veggies

-alphabet noodles

-chicken base and water

+ grilled cheese for the non tummy flu-ers. :P

Tuesday - Spaghetti w/salad

1 pound ground turkey

• 1 minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 diced tomatoes
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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Wednesday - Chicken Pot Pie

2 lbs chicken breast, cooked and cubed

1/2 cup carrots, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1 zucchini chopped

1/2 cup peas

1/2 cup corn

1 onion, chopped

butter, flour, salt, pepper, celery seed, milk, chicken base, + pie crust

Thursday - Lentil Tacos

1 onion, finely chopped

1/8 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp olive oil

1/2 lb lentils (dried)

1 Tbsp chili powder

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp oregano

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup salsa

12 corn tortillas, shredded cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream

Saute onion, lentils and spices in oil then cook in the slow cooker on low for 5 hours

Friday - Homemade Pizza and Salad

Pepperoni and Olives

Saturday - Chili w/Cornbread

• 1 cup dried black beans (soaked overnight)
• 1 cup dried kidney beans (soaked overnight)
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 4 tomatoes chopped
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 cup water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 cup diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Sunday - Pot Roast, Potatoes and Steamed Veggies

~ veggies: broccoli, zucchini and baby carrots