This is a fun week, mostly because we can make some recipes with a little more variety. We can combine corn, mushrooms, beans, salsa, and avocado with our tater tots to make Tater Tot Supreme and with our chicken and tortillas to make Chicken Veggie Bean Tacos. The ground sausage enables us to make Spaghetti and Meatballs as well as Biscuits and Gravy (which is always easier than I think).
Peanut butter is expensive ($2.99) but it’s great for snacks and heavy in calories and protein. I splurged on the avocado ($1.00) because I love avocado & I think it adds a lot the meals.
If you need to cut something, think about cutting the mixed vegetables. We don’t need them for anything this week.
- Avocado – $1.25
- Black Beans – $0.69
- Black Pepper – $1.19
- Bread – $0.99
- Bread crumbs – $1.19
- Canola Oil – 4 cups – $2.99
- Corn (frozen) – 16 oz – $0.99
- Tater Tots – 2 pounds – $1.99
- Garlic – 1 bulb – $0.34
- Ground Sausage – 1 lb – $2.89
- Jalapeno – 1 pepper – $0.12
- Lime juice – 5 ounce – $1.99
- Milk – 1 gallon – $2.69
- Mixed veggies – 16 ounces – $0.99
- Mushrooms – 16 ounces – $1.79 (SALE)
- Paprika – 1 ounce – $0.99
- Parmesan Cheese – 2 cups – $2.19
- Pasta – 16 ounces – $0.79
- Peanut butter – 32 ounces – $2.99
- Potatoes – 5 pounds – $1.49
- Salsa – 16 ounces – $1.79
- Onion – 3 pounds – $1.49
Total: $32.57
Leftover from Week 2:
- Baking Powder – most of the can
- Baking soda – most of the box
- Butter – 2 sticks
- Cheese – 13 oz
- Vegetable broth (from bean soup) – 1 cup
- Cinnamon – half the jar
- Eggs – 12
- Flour – cups
- Lentils (8 ounces)
- Milk (1 quart)
- Oatmeal (11 cups)
- Onions (0-1)
- Pasta (16 oz)
- Pasta Sauce (16 oz)
- Potatoes (4-5)
- Salt (lots)
- Sugar (most of a bag)
- Tortillas (about 20)
- Yogurt (8 oz)