Weekly Meal Plan

This week is all about chicken.  Really that’s the only good priced thing on sale so all the recipes this week are centered around that.  Most of them are ridiculously easy too because not many additional ingredients are on sale for a good price.

Important Note: This plan is based on a budget of $200 for 2 weeks worth of food.  $150 is for dinner and breakfast with $50 being set aside for lunch items (not included here). 

SALE INFORMATION

	Staters	Ralphs
Apples		0.99
Boneless Chicken	1.99	1.97
Peaches		0.99
Lettuce		0.99
Bone in Chicken	1.19
Ground Beef	2.59
Pork Spareribs	1.99
Cucumber	0.79
Cheese	2.5
Lunchables	0.88
Ragu Sauce	0.99
Sour Cream	1.49
Pasta Sides	0.75
Watermelon	0.19
Pineapple	0.79
Pears	0.99
Seedless Grapes	0.99
Strawberries	1.5
Progresso Soup	0.99

MEAL PLAN

Important Note: Some items will not be included on shopping list since they were bought in bulk or purchased on sale previous weeks.

	Breakfast	Dinner
Monday	3 Yogurt Fruit	Chicken Alfredo 2 lbs Chicken 1 lb Pasta of choice Frozen Spinach Lettuce (Salad)
Tuesday	6 Packs Oatmeal Fruit	Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches 3 lbs of Chicken 1 Bottle BBQ Bread Watermelon
Wednesday	Cereal Fruit	Eat at Church
Thursday	6 Packs Oatmeal Fruit	Teriyaki Chicken 3 lbs chicken White Rice 1 Large Onion 1 Large Bell Pepper
Friday	Cereal Fruit	Parmesan Crusted Chicken 2 lbs chicken 1 Jar Sauce 1 lb Pasta of choice Salad
Saturday	Apple Pancakes 6 Eggs	BBQ Crusted Chicken 3 lbs chicken 1 bag BBQ Pork Rinds (or Spicy Rinds) 1/4 batch of BBQ Chicken Rub Salad
Sunday	3 Yogurt Fruit	Balsamic Marinated Chicken 3 lbs Chicken Balsamic Vinegar Oil Honey

SHOPPING LIST

Note: Total “required” items to prepare meals (not including the items I already had) totaled $56 which means I had about $20 “extra” to spend on sale items to stock up for later.

It’s a great time to stock on “sides” (pasta sides and rice-a-roni on sale for a great price) and also soup (Soup and Grilled Cheese dinners are great for winter) and Pasta Sauce (even alfrado is on sale!)

Ralphs		Staters
Boneless Chicken x10	$20.00	Bone in Chicken x6	$8.00
Lettuce x2	$2.00	Frozen Spinach	$2.00
Apples X4	$4.00	Rice	$3.00
Peaches x2	$2.00	Sauce X4	$4.00
		Pasta Sides x5	$5.00
		Yogurt	$5.00
99 Cent Store		Grapes x2	$2.00
Bell Pepper	$1.00
Onion	$1.00
Pork Rinds	$1.00

Total: $60