I got the great idea to plan a month ahead from Fellow blogger Sarah She has a specific way she does it so I tweaked it. Saturdays for us are spent on the soccer field and B and I are on a kickball team so we are gone all day. Sundays will be my Pinterest/Internet blog surfer recipe find days. We will try a new recipe each and every Sunday. So for this month I picked 10 meals.
1-Chicken Alfredo (Learned years ago from a friend)
2 Creamy Chicken Tacos
3-Balsamic Chicken
4-Chicken Pot Pie ( I did 2 bags one for the crock pot and another for the veggies to be added the last 45 minutes)
5-Homemade French Bread Pizza
6-Italian Chicken, Red potatoes, green beans and rice.
7-Healthy BBQ Chicken **Mommababylove**
8-Goulash **Also from momma and baby love
9-Ranch Pork chops, Corn and Mashed Potatoes *Found via Pinterest to Living laughing and Lovingblog.
10-Turkey and Cheese Sliders
If its underlined please click the link it will take you to the recipes.
My Sunday picks were
1- 2 Bean Southwestern chicken (OMG it was SO GOOD)
2 Hawaiian Crock Pot Chicken (Pinterest)
3 Cream Cheese Chicken (Pinterest)
4-Linguine Lemon Shrimp (Pinterest)
5-Bread Bowl Chili (Not a new recipe but my hubby's favorite for football)
Saturdays are free days....Most likely sandwich/sub snack days.
WEEK ONE was recipes 1-5
WEEK TWO was recipes 6-10
WEEK THREE was recipes 1-5 again
WEEK FOUR was recipes 6-10 again. Now you mix them up but keep the recipes the same...i just kept it the same....it was easier.
Now by doing this you are just doubling the shopping list so you have 2 nights of dinners worth.
I then placed the recipes on my white board
Then I made my shopping list....
MEATS
16 pork chops
25-30 Chicken Breasts
1 pound Shrimp
2-3 lbs of Stew Beef
PRODUCE
4 bags baby carrots
3-Sweet Potatoes
4-Large Green Peppers
2-large Red Peppers
2-Zuchinni
4-Onions
3-heads of Garlic
4-large beets
Corn on the cob
Green Beans
Red Potatoes
4 baking Potatoes
Chives
Canned Goods
4 jars Bertolli Alfredo Sauce
2 cans Rotel
3 cans Pinto beans
1 can Black Beans
2 cans cream of Celery
2 cans cream of Broccoli
4 can cream of Chicken
1 can Diced Tomaotes in juice
2 cans Peas
4 Tomato Paste
2 cans tomato sauce
Chip isle
2 jars Salsa
2 bags of Tostitoe chips (Dips)
Dairy/Refrigerator
3-Cream Cheese
2-Mozzarella Cheese
Mascarpone Cheese
Milk
Yogurt
Bagels
2-Biscuits
Seasonings
Brown Sugar
Garlic Powder
Minced Onion
Sesame Seeds
Wheat Flour
Condiments
Dijon Mustard
2-Ranch Seasonings
Bag of Rice
Balsamic Vinegar
Lipton Onion Soup Mix
2-Italian dressing
2-Pizza Sauce
Macaroni noodles
Angel hair pasta
Deli
Turkey
Ham
Swiss
Provolone
pepperoni
***NOTE GROCERY LIST WAS MADE BY RECIPES AND I REMOVED ITEMS I HAD IN MY HOUSE ALREADY****
I also did not place all the fruits that I bought on the list because its always the same
Bananas
Apples
Strawberries
Blue berries
Black berries
Here is what I spent...
Farmers Market-35.00 (Almost all of my produce)
Target-149.00 Groceries
BJ's 50.00 (Paper towels, dish washer detergent and some food)
Giant- 103.00 for remainder and chicken is on sale 1.99lb
GRAND TOTAL- 337.00!!!! Because I pack fresh fruit and veggie lunches I cannot buy all my lunch material...I have 63.00 left in the budget for fruits/veggies and milk. I think I can do it!!!!!
After I returned home I spent the rest of the day cutting, sorting and placing all the crock pot meals in Ziplock bags marking the outside with the dinner date, what was in the bag, and cooking directions...
I will admit...it was TIME CONSUMING. But, I spent a day of my life shopping and preparing so i can have evening and time with my children when they get home from school...no more stressing about what to make for dinner. Its just that simple! :)
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The Crush Family
Thanks for reading and let me know how this works for you! :)
Supermomof3!
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