Menu Plan Monday - Week of August 2nd, 2010

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This week I want to focus on a menu plan that is cost effective.  I believe that it is a good idea to have a menu plan that is low cost.  No coupons necessary, just look out for sales and managers specials.  I do not expect folks to eat this way all the time.

Monday:
Baked Chicken Legs ($.59 cents a pound on sale)
Rice a Roni (home made so the cost of 1 cup of rice and 1/2 cup of pasta)
Vegetable

Tuesday:
Hotdogs ($.99 on the managers discount rack)
Baked Beans ($1.50 per can)
Ore-Ida Tater Tots ($1.70 a bag)

Wednesday:
Grilled Brats ($3 pack)
Sauteed Cabbage($.50 pound)
Mashed Potatoes ($1.80 for 5 pound bag)

Thursday:
Taco Dinner ($2.00 for a 1 pound roll of beef)
Refried Beans ($1.50 dried pack makes 3 jars)
Home Made Tortillas (buy your own for $1.50 a pack)
Spanish Rice (1.50 for a bag of white rice 2 cups per pound bag, $.75 )

Friday:
Chicken Cutlets ($.99 a pound on sale one week)
Annies GF Mac and Cheese ($3 box)
Corn

Saturday:
Gnucchi (I make mine home made from potatoes, but a purchase boxed pasta is $3 from Walmart)
Meat Sauce ($2.00 a roll of beef, $1 can of pre-made sauce)
Home Made Rolls (calculated to be $2.50 per recipe)

Sunday:
Hamburgers ($2 roll of beef makes 5/6 hamburgers)
on Home Made Rolls (calculated to be $2.50 per recipe)
Ore-Ida Steak Fries ($1.70 a bag)

Lunches:
Bear Creek Potato Soup $2.50 a bag
Home Made Lunchables ($2.50 for bologna and cheese slices, crackers)
Mini Pizzas (Ingredients calculated to be $3.00 per batch)
Chicken Nuggets ($.99 a pound, one pound per two kids)
Leftovers

The entire plan rounds out to be $50 dollars.  Sounds like a lot for a low cost week, I know.  Remember it is a gluten free diet so there is only so much you can do to cut costs there.