Weekly Meal Plan

Here we go again. I repeated a few meals from last plan since we still have a few of those ingredients around. The prices next to the meal plan are from the Budge Bytes recipes linked at the top. 

And we got away with a tab UNDER $100 for our family of 5 again! 

Breakfast will be 

blueberry frozen waffles or PB Toast or oatmeal with either a banana or orange.

Lunch will be 

PBJ sandwiches with fruit

Snacks include 

Crackers, pretzel sticks, cheese (block cut into slices), and I even scored some salted caramel chocolates to hide away from little people. Shh.

Day	Dinner
M	Pasta and Sauce with frozen veggies
T	Orzo Salad
W	Southwest Mix w tortillas
R	White Bean Spinach Salad
F	Summer veggie pasta
S	Lentil and Veggie Soup w bread
S	*Leftover Night*

Produce Dairy Packaged Goods Spices/Sauces

M

Pasta
Jar Sauce
Frozen Veggies

T

4 cups water
1 1/2 cups orzo
1 cup garbanzo beans, rinsed (canned or pre-cooked from scratch)
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup red onion, chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil and mint leaves, chopped
1/2-3/4 cups red wine vinaigrette
salt and pepper to taste

W
1 can of corn (drained and rinsed)
1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
3/4 cup chopped sweet peppers of any color
3/4 cup diced red onion
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup cilantro
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
juice from 1 lime
Tortillas

R

3 cups cooked no-salt-added cannellini beans, from 2 (15-ounce cans) beans, drained and rinsed

1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced

4 cups tightly packed fresh spinach leaves, tough stems removed

2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Crunchy Bread

F
12 oz. bow tie pasta $1.39

2 medium roma tomatoes $0.61

1 medium summer squash $0.39

1 medium zucchini $0.39

1 medium broccoli crown $1.27

½ medium red onion $0.57

⅔ (15 oz.) jar roasted red peppers $1.34

½ bunch parsley $0.49

VINAIGRETTE (Or store bought vinaigrette)

• ¼ cup vegetable oil $0.16
• ¼ cup olive oil $0.44
• ⅓ cup red wine vinegar $0.21
• 1 Tbsp dijon mustard $0.06
• 1 tsp dried oregano $0.05
• 1 tsp minced garlic $0.12
• ¾ tsp salt $0.05
• to taste fresh cracked black pepper $0.05

S
2 Tbsp olive oil $0.32

2 cloves garlic $0.16

1 medium onion $0.50

½ lb. (3-4) carrots $0.55

3 ribs celery $0.80

1 (15 oz.) can black beans $0.89

1 cup brown lentils $0.31

1 tsp cumin $0.10

1 tsp oregano $0.10

½ tsp smoked paprika $0.05

¼ tsp cayenne pepper $0.02

Freshly ground black pepper $0.05

1 (15 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes $0.85

4 cups vegetable broth $0.52*

½ tsp salt $0.02
Bread