$125 Budget Weekly Menu {+ Easy Recipes!} 11/30

$125 Budget Weekly Menu –After two years of $100 Budget Menus, we’ve increased the grocery budget to $125 a week for six people including three teens and one pre-teen.

This week we kept the budget to less than $50 (see my shopping later) by planning super cheap and easy meals, and using what we already have in the freezer, refrigerator and pantry. We will use the remainder of the grocery money for a family outing this weekend including a rare restaurant dinner as a family!

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*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. 

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BREAKFAST

Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup

Cereal with milk x2

Egg and Cheese Bagel* (bagels previously purchased)

Yogurt, blackberries

Cheese Toast, banana

Fried eggs, bacon*

LUNCH

Homemade Pizza Bagels* (bagels & cheese previously purchased)

Turkey Sandwich, carrots* and ranch dressing* x2

Nachos with avocado* slices

PBJ, apple* slices with cinnamon

Snack lunch: salami slices, pepper jack cheese, fresh broccoli* with ranch dressing*

Tuna salad

DINNER

Quesadillas, steamed broccoli and cauliflower

Hot Dogs, baked beans

Dinner Out

Penne with meat sauce, salad, garlic toast

Scrambled eggs, bacon**

Roast beef*, mashed potatoes*, steamed green beans*

Crockpot Chili*, corn chips*

**We were able to buy several pounds of bacon from Zaycon Foods (read more about Zaycon here) so you will be seeing that in our menus for the next few weeks.

Read what we do about snacks here.

What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link.

Please Note: I post my weekly menu to encourage menu planning and to give meal ideas, not as a nutritional standard. You should feed your family based on your priorities and values. You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $125 because sales vary by region and you will have different items on hand, but you can save money just by using a menu. ) 

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