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Dinner Tonight: Budget Friendly

Dinner Tonight: Budget Friendly Shopping List: Week of October 29, 2018

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Here is your weekly meal plan and shopping list!

This week, you’ll want to make a double recipe of the Simple Tomato Sauce so you have enough for Tuesday night’s spaghetti and Thursday’s meatball subs. (We’ve already accounted for the extra ingredients on this shopping list.) You can make both in advance and store in the refrigerator, so you’re not rushing to make dinner on busy nights.

To go with your spaghetti and meatballs, use some of either the broccoli, cauliflower, or both. The chicken recipe that uses cauliflower only calls for half a head, so you will have extra. Also, when you buy your sub rolls, make note of how many you’ll need for meatball subs and how many are in the package. If there are extras, you can use those for the bread portion of the Broccoli Cheese Strata rather than having to purchase another loaf of bread for that meal.

Lastly, when you make the Sheet Pan Chicken Legs with Vegetables, the recipe calls for a “pinch of fresh thyme.” Rather than waste money and food buying a package of fresh thyme you may not use, go ahead and substitute dried thyme or any other dried herbs and spices you have on hand.

Please note that the recipes provided may serve different numbers of people. The shopping list is built from the recipes, so depending on the size of your family, you may need more or less of some ingredients. Remember to check the serving sizes before you shop so you can adjust your list to work for your family!

Monday

Black bean soup; Tortilla Chips

Tuesday

Spaghetti with basic meatballs and simple tomato sauce; Broccoli and/or cauliflower

Wednesday

Sheet pan roasted chicken legs and vegetables

Thursday

Meatball subs; Carrot and celery sticks with dip (optional)

Friday

Broccoli cheese strata; Fruit

Produce

4 onions
1 head garlic
2 limes
1 bunch Brussels sprouts
1 head cauliflower
1 large head broccoli
1 bell pepper
8 carrots
1 bunch celery
Fruit of your choice

Grocery Items/Dry Goods

2 cans (15 oz each) black beans
1 jar salsa
1 bag tortilla chips
1 package pasta
2 (28 oz) cans crushed tomatoes
1 small container rolled oats
1 package sub rolls
1 loaf bread (unless you’ll have extra sub rolls to use)

Frozen Foods

Meat/Seafood

2 lbs. ground beef
12 chicken drumsticks

Dairy

1 small container (4 oz) sour cream
1 dozen eggs
Parmesan cheese (optional)
1 package shredded mozzarella cheese
1 package shredded cheddar or swiss cheese
1 quart milk

Check Your Pantry For

Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Chili Powder
Cumin
Oregano
Basil
Parsley
Chile flakes
Dried thyme
Vegetable oil
Salad dressing, if desired for dipping carrots and celery