$125 Budget Weekly Menu – Making a weekly meal plan keeps me sane and helps me to save money and stay on budget. I feed my family of six including four teens for around $125 a week. Here’s what we’re eating this week.
*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks in the $125 Budget and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. Click purple links to go to recipes!
[See my Grocery Shopping for this week here.]
BREAKFAST
Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup*
Bagels with Cream Cheese
Oatmeal* with cinnamon and raisins*
Breakfast Burritos with Sausage and Egg* (from the freezer)
Cereal with milk x2
Cheese Toast, applesauce*
[See my Easy Freezer Cooking Plan: 1 Week of Breakfasts in 1 Hour here.]
LUNCH
Banana Berry Smoothie, popcorn*
Ham and Swiss Grilled Cheese (making bread for these), tangerine slices
PBJ*, grapes x2
Turkey Sandwich, cucumber slices
Hummus, tortilla chips, pepper slices* (leftover from previous week)
Cheese Nachos, carrots*
DINNER
Delicious Steak Fajitas* (tortillas previously purchased), Tomato Cucumber Salad
Spicy Black Beans*, rice*
Oven Baked Tacos* (gr beef from freezer, taco shells from the pantry), romaine salad* (leftover from last week)
Fettuccini Alfredo with grilled chicken and steamed broccoli* (pasta previously purchased), toasted bagels with butter and garlic salt
Spicy Chicken Thighs* (sprinkle chicken skin with Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour), steamed green beans*
(This is a repeat from last week because we ended up having leftovers.)
Homemade Pizza (pepperoni and sauce from pantry)
Dinner Out with gift certificate
Read what we do about snacks here.
What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. 🙂
Please Note: 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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Hi Karen! Great question – My husband eats with us 2 days a week and it’s usually leftovers. His employer provides lunch at work when he is there.The lunches that I list are for the kids and I.
I’m just wondering. Do all 6 of you eat the lunches in your menu, or just you? Are your kids’ lunches at school & Hubby’s lunch at work part of the $125? I’m impressed either way, but just curious 🙂