Week's Worth of Food for $30 or less.

Hello All,

I just got a call from a friend that had an unexpected car repair this week and was in need of a few ideas for a week's worth of food for $30. She did have one caveat; it had to have meat in every meal. I thought I'd share with you some of these ideas.


Here is what I would cook:
Day 1 - Chili – 1 lb. ground meat and lots of canned beans. I use cummin, chili powder, cayenne, and garlic powder to give it some spice but a 75 cent spice packet would work too. You can get block of store brand cheese and grate it on top or serve it over a baked potato.
Day 2 - Slow cooker Santa Fe Turkey breast. Find the recipe at http://www.bettycrocker.com/Recipes/PrintRecipe.aspx?recipeid=33441 Serve with rice and frozen veggie on side.
Day 3 -Use left over turkey breast from last night and shred with a fork or cut into small bites, put in a tortilla with sour cream.
Day 4 - I would make sausage balls. This sounds really weird but you can make them with the rest of the cheese from Monday, make them into patties. Place them on garlic biscuits and have a movie night in front of the TV.
Day 5 - Use the Pillsbury coupon for pizza dough, it’ll only cost about a dollar. Top with your favorite toppings, you probably have spaghetti sauce in your pantry, cheese, and I like to add one fancy ingredient so you don’t feel deprived, like fresh spinach and garlic, sun dried tomatoes, or feta cheese with the mozzarella. Let hubby pick up some beer and you are good to go. You can also invite friends over and ask them to bring snacks. It’ll really stretch your buck.

Day 6 - Don’t forget the leftovers. You can use the chili as your pizza topping. Freeze leftover sausage balls for a quick breakfast. Or combine them for a buffet night.

Brooke