See my $75 grocery budget meal plan for this week.
$75 Grocery Budget Meal Plan
It’s time for my weekly meal plan that I post to:
- Keep myself accountable for my grocery spending;
- Ensure that I actually make a meal plan;
- Encourage you to make some kind of meal plan to reduce your stress and your budget;
- Give you permission to serve super simple meals;
- Provide some meal ideas.
I’m sharing what we’re actually eating this week which includes a combination of both pantry items and fresh foods, so hopefully you’ll find something you can add to your meal plan.
THE SECRET TO THE $75 GROCERY BUDGET
The main way I stick to the budget is by using what we have on hand to create my meal plan, then purchasing lower priced and sale items in multiples so I have a constant stockpile to work from. Each week I’m purchasing some items for the current week, and some items for upcoming weeks.
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THIS WEEK’S $75 GROCERY BUDGET SHOPPING TRIP
Here’s the receipt.
And here’s what I purchased.
I forgot to take a photo of the entire cart, but this is a screenshot of a video that I took.
Items purchased for future weeks: onions, bone-in chicken breasts ($.99/lb), canned diced tomatoes, eggs, frozen corn.
(Did you know that you can freeze eggs if they’re about to reach their expiration date?)
Weekly Total: $54.30
February Monthly Total: $171.32
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$75 Grocery Budget Weekly Menu
We have lots of baked and shredded chicken in the freezer to use up, so you’ll see many chicken recipes this week.
*Items marked with an asterisk were purchased in previous weeks and are in the pantry, fridge or freezer. Click colored links to go to recipes.
BREAKFAST
Homemade Freezer Waffles with DIY Waffle Syrup x2
Fried Eggs with Spinach, strawberry and banana slices x2
Oatmeal with blueberries x2
Cereal* with milk
LUNCH
Turkey Sandwich, grapes
Salad with baked chicken* (from the freezer) x3
Tuna Salad* (ingredients from pantry), cucumber slices
PBJ*, apple* slices with cinnamon (apples given to us)
Leftovers from Dinner
DINNER
Southwest Chicken Chili, tortilla chips
Burgers, frozen fries (from last week because we had plain chili instead of chili cheese fries)
Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew* (all ingredients from freezer/pantry — recipe at the end of this post)
Sauteed cabbage*, roasted potatoes*, steamed green beans* (from the freezer)
Delicious Steak Fajitas*, Tomato Cucumber Salad (steak and tortillas from the freezer)
Chicken Enchiladas, rice, steamed green beans
Breakfast for Dinner: pancakes* (mix from the pantry), scrambled eggs
What are you eating this week? Leave a comment or link. 🙂
Please Note: You may not be able to replicate this exact menu for $75 because sales vary by region and you will have different items on hand, but you can save money just by using a meal plan. 🙂)
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RECIPE
Slow Cooker Brunswick Stew
INGREDIENTS
1 lb cooked pulled pork
1/2 lb shredded baked chicken (chicken thighs are the tastiest
1/4 cup prepared BBQ sauce of your choice
(1) 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
(1) 16 oz bag frozen corn
(1) 12 oz bag frozen lima beans
(1 ) 32 oz container chicken broth
1 tablespoon Lawry’s seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Add meat to slow cooker. Pour BBQ sauce over it and stir to coat. Add remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
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