Menu Plan Monday - 12 January 2009
Another week of frugal eating here at Kin’s Home, with an added adult into the mix for extra fun. So I scoured my cheap recipe books and pulled off some more dazzling economic gymnastics (as well as some shrewed reduced meat buying) to bring you this week’s menu plan. I hope you enjoy!
Monday: Penne Arrabiata According to the book I have this recipe in, it works out at $1.81 a serve, or $7.24 for the meal. I am confident I can do it cheaper than that by using Home Brand pasta and tinned tomato, as well as stock cubes rather than liquid stock.We are picking people up from the airport around dinner time, so a quick easy meal is a necessity, and I think I can probably get this one on the table for under $5.
Tuesday: Roast Pork Roll. I picked up a large (3kg) roast pork at the shops last week reduced for $45 to $22. As we will have an extra couple of people for dinner (I believe we’re up to 5 adults and 3 kids) I’ll cook the roast on Tuesday and have sandwich meat and leftovers for other recipes later on in the week. When you have a lot of mouths to feed, and you can snaffle reduced roasts, they can be a very economical way to feed a lot of people.
Wednesday: Fried Rice. Over the years Hubby and I have refined our fried rice recipe. I may have to get him to type it up and share with you one day. One of the things we’ve found that gives it some extra taste is using roast pork instead of bacon for flavour. Yum! This will also use some of the leftovers from Tuesday night.
Thursday: Meatloaf. Some meatloaf recipe’s I’ve found call for half and half beef mince and sausage mince. I picked up some sausage mince for 80c for 500g last week, so combining that with the $1 mince I got the week before, I plan on making 2 loaves for the total meat component of $1.80.
Friday: Fish and Chips. Yeah, it’s a cop out, but the kids love it, and by Friday I’m over cooking anyway. Frozen fish can be an economical way to go, as can frozen chips if you get them on special. Otherwise a $3 serve from the local shops is usually enough for us, and gives us the feeling of take away without the cost.
Saturday: Tomato Macaroni Cheese. An old family favourite and guaranteed winner. Again, much cheaper using home brand products.
Sunday: With all this yummy food there is still bound to be some leftovers. Either meatloaf, macaroni cheese or some roast pork. Roast pork toasted sandwiches sounds like a winner.
What’s on your menu plan this week? Do you have a menu plan? If not, check out my How to Menu Plan post and then head over to Orgnaizing Junkie and post your menu and see what everyone else is eating this week.
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Noice
I’m trying to use up my gazillions of zucchinis
I would love to see how you make fried rice. I love it, but have only made it at home once.
I love meatloaf
and also the tomato macaroni cheese sounds delcious.
I would love to get that fried rice recipe! We love making ours at home, and stirfry as well, but we haven’t developed our ‘foolproof’ method yet. Sometimes it’s great and sometimes it’s just kind of blah. I need a go-to fried rice standby for my frugal cooking!
You definitely have done some shrewd meat buying. This is something that I am working on myself at the moment and still need to improve on.
I have launched a Free Menu Planner you might like to check out. Have a great week!
Sounds good! I never make meatloaf. I may to try your recipe. I am sure my husband and son would be thrilled! Happy Monday!
I always love meatloaf! Have a great week!
Allie
Learningtobefrugal.com
Your menu sounds really good this week. I am definitely going to try the macaroni recipe that you have posted the link to. My family loves anything with macaroni in it and it sounds really good.
Your menu sounds like mine has been in recent weeks. My family loves it when I make meatloaf I’ve got one http://myakrecipes.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/family-favorite-meatloaf/ . We had the “fish & chips” (only we call them fish sticks & french fries) last Friday at the girl’s request.
Keep up the great work.