Shopping and Meal List Week 3

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If you made a couple of meals from the first two weeks you have figured out that the meals on this blog are sort of a modified paleo.  I like my food to taste good and a lot of paleo just does not cut it.  Matt eats all paleo all the time and is pretty strict about it.  That being said, last week I hosted book club and made one paleo apple crisp and one regular to compare.  We all tried both and maybe had they not been side by side the paleo would have seemed better, but none of us were won over by paleo that's for sure.   I really try not to eat too many junk carbohydrates and limit sugar so most of my recipes replace sugar with honey.  We don't really eat desserts.  Mostly because my baking skills are pretty abysmal.  Couldn't tell you how but cupcakes and muffins pretty much turn out identical to each other.  My friends should really look forward to my contribution to the cookie swap this year.  Maybe I'll take a paleo cookie so nobody expects it to be good.

 

Week 3- Meal #1- Rosemary Peach Chicken with Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Frozen Onion Mix     $  .50
Chicken Thighs         $3.00
Frozen Peaches        $2.00  *sometimes at Aldi but prob not this time of year
Brussels Sprouts       $3.00
                                $8.50

Week 3- Meal #2- Gourmet Burger Night with Baked Sweet Potato Fries
3-4 Burger Patties    $4.00
Various toppings      $4.00
Sweet Potato Fries  $3.00
                               $11.00

Week 3- Meal #3- Stuffed portabello mushrooms with Easy Risotto
4 Portabello mushrooms   $3.00
Frozen Onion Mix            $  .50
Breakfast Sausage            $2.50 (optional)
Baby Spinach                   $1.00
1 poblana pepper             $ .25
Arborio rice                     $2.00
Dry white wine                 $1.00
                                        $10.25

Week 3- Meal #4- Crockpot balsamic pork and Sauteed Broccoli
5-6lb pork roast               $8.00
1 bag frozen broccoli        $2.00
                                       $10.00

Week 3- Meal #5- Crockpot Chicken and Squash
3 Medium chicken breasts    $3.00
1/2 bag frozen squash           $1.50
1 can diced tomatoes            $ .60
1 container sour cream          $1.50
2 cups cheddar cheese          $2.50
1/3 cup parmesan cheese      $1.00
1 can cream chicken soup     $ .60
Breadcrumbs                        $ .50
Rice                                     $  .25    
                                            $11.50


TOTAL WEEKLY MEAL COST:  $51.50*

*This week was higher but these meals made a LOT and I am guessing you will not make them all because there would be enough leftovers to last you at least another week if you made all 5! 

- Let's Get Cooking!  Leah-