$125 Budget Weekly Menu {+ easy recipes!}

$125 Budget Weekly Menu – Making a weekly meal plan keeps me sane and helps me to save money. See how I’m feeding my family of six including four teens for around $125 a 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!

BREAKFAST

Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup

Organic Yogurt with Crockpot Granola* and fresh blueberries

Oatmeal* with cinnamon and raisins*

Cereal with milk X2

Egg and Cheese Bagel

Cheese Toast, banana

LUNCH

Crunchy Chicken Salad, fresh fruit

Greek Salad: romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, black olives, feta cheese

Turkey Sandwich, carrots and ranch dressing* x2

Homemade Pizza Bagels

PBJ, apple slices with cinnamon

Leftovers from dinner

DINNER

Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili, corn chips

Spicy Chicken Thighs* (sprinkle chicken skin with Lawry’s Seasoning Salt and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour), steamed broccoli and cauliflower

Orange Chicken, rice, stir-fry veggies (from my 12 Freezer Meals in 1 Hour)

Egg Noodles with Marinara, romaine salad, garlic toast triangles

Breakfast for Dinner: bacon (from Zaycon Foods)*, Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Easy Cheese Quesadillas, canned peaches

Easy Hot Wings, fries

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 meal plan. 🙂)

Read how I feed my family for less without extreme couponing in my Save More-Clip Less ebook!

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