![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeHNE57WjOzLBGLRAEsFbpAR7OOtdKL173751DcYpHjMWqVYqkDma2tga8jOnSDUBuigfHsiJ4LUq2CIHy24aW4wkoms72k9bGTYXb7_cm1yJgnp4vTrIoMk8PW3GnU2MX_m40A/s320/birthday_dinner_web.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gkWQYw0_BBlobf23rRffbTDLC96dKCj_NgzXJViCCnuBdcXmsw4-101avsqzicYUbqqQqgtyrO1OTIq0XYb6IEe9HypMHyloRpmbvHMLuU_r1iq1Ly8E1Shx9R97TMmT9KzIhQ/s200/ironchef.jpg)
I hate it when that happens!
My Iron Chef Mom strategy puts this process in reverse.
Rather than heading to Aldi with a menu plan, I spend a few minutes checking the week's sales flyers. I see what's on sale--THEN I find the recipes.
If I can afford to buy extra for the freezer that week, then the next month's meals get even more variety at rock-bottom cost.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdtxrrWOueAKXrx6NywmCdl3j-X4YA7Xpa9XrKOFVJRKEkM-F-glNoPOBYy9bFM9aC2fA8pkF5jby0rokUjPdkfdzloKivQff16kA6zKkcQ0O2jyA3zGAAaWcz8s8gXu9LisNpQ/s320/monday+ads.jpg)
Tonight's meal used chicken leg quarters, frozen vegetables at $1/bag, and sale priced milk. (I'm out of powdered milk, which I usually buy from Aldi. Score one for Amy--and don't forget to check out her yummy chicken lo mein!)
This is Southern-style cooking for my husband's birthday. I made chicken and dumplings, fried okra, and Creole spinach. Here's a breakdown of the cost:
- Four chicken leg quarters ($1.00) ***includes broth
- 6 chicken bouillon cubes (.20)
- 2.5 cups flour (.15)
- 1 cup milk (.15)
- 1 16-0z bag breaded frozen okra ($1.00)
- half one 16-oz bag frozen spinach ($.50) ***
- 1/3 of a 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes in juice (.20) ***
- garlic clove, dash of balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper negligible amounts
Total estimated cost: $3.20, or 80 cents/person.
***indicates that the remaining portion will be used and calculated in another meal this week.
Note: The entree was truly a large recipe. I strained the chicken and dumplings for tomorrow's lunch, and bagged over a quart of chicken sauce for the freezer, probably for a chicken pot pie.
Click here to see ALL the posts in the Iron Chef, Aldi vs. Sale Challenge!
No comments:
Post a Comment