I'm always in awe that all of you followers don't just give up on me already. Although meal planning is a priority, blogging about it doesn't always make the list.
I've made a New Year's resolution to cut down on the grocery budget. I've done well in the past, but I wanted to tighten things up even more for 2012. I read a great idea on Creative Stirrings about stretching your weekly grocery budget by shopping every 8 days on the amount you usually spend every 7. Well unfortunately I can only count on access to our car on one particular day of the week so I don't have a great chance to use this strategy. Instead, I plan in weeks here and there where I skip shopping and use only what we have on hand.
In case any of you try to stretch out your grocery trips on occasion, here are some meal ideas using items you probably have around.
From the archives:
Waffles
Pasta e Fagioli
Curried Honey Mustard Chicken and Rice
Macaroni and Cheese
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken Cacciatore
Neapolitan Baked Ziti (better than lasagna, in my opinion)
Viva la Chicken
Chicken Parmigiana
Omelets
Asian Peanut Noodles
Mexican Haystacks
Parmesan Italian Chicken
Chicken Chili
Super Easy Bean Burritos
Tomato Soup
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Thanks for the recipes and I’m glad you liked our idea! I’m sorry that it doesn’t work for your schedule. But, I am always using "stuff I have around" so your list is a great way for me to spice things up without blowing the budget!
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