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Our menu plan this week features free printable recipes from FrugalRecipes.com. They have a wide selection of printable frugal recipes, split up into main dishes, bread recipes, mixes, sauces, and more, to help frugal homemakers save money on groceries. We budgeting babes need a full arsenal of tools to drive down our grocery spending, and cost-effective recipes are a fabulous starting place! Learn more about ways to save money on groceries here.
Our exclusive free printable Take and Make Menu Plans contain everything you need for an entire week’s dinners and all you have to do is the shopping and cooking! Print out the menu plan each Sunday, which includes:
- A printable grocery shopping list of ingredients. Print out the list, check off what you already have on hand, then take your shopping list to the store.
- A dinner meal for each day. Click the name of the meal to print the recipe and directions. (After the week is over, add the recipes to your cookbook for future use.)
Take And Make Menu Plans:
Frugal Recipes for Budgeting Babes!
Menu is planned for a family of 4. Please adjust ingredients and recipes up to accommodate extra people.
Printable Grocery Shopping List:
| Meats and Proteins: ____ 6 chicken breasts ____ 30 ounces Cheddar cheese ____ 2 1/2 pounds lean ground beef ____ 1 egg ____ 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese ____ 1 package of hot dogs ____ 6 boneless pork chops ____ 3 pounds chicken parts |
Vegetables/Fruits: ____ 4 potatoes ____ 8 carrots ____ 2 celery stalks ____ 3 onions ____ 15 ounce can cream style corn ____ 5 ounces fresh spinach ____ 1 red bell pepper ____ 20 ounces broccoli ____ 1 can mushrooms |
| Liquids: ____ 3 cups milk ____ 3/4 cup vegetable or tomato juice ____ 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ____ Oil ____ 2 cans cream of mushroom soup ____ 1/2 cup chicken broth ____ 2 tablespoons soy sauce ____ 1 tablespoon lemon juice ____ 1/2 cup tomato paste |
Spices: ____ Salt ____ Pepper ____ Cumin ____ 1 teaspoon onion powder ____ 2 teaspoons chili powder ____ 1/2 teaspoon oregano ____ 1/8 teas poon celery seed ____ Dash crushed red pepper |
| Other: ____ 2 sticks butter or margarine ____ 1 sleeve crushed Ritz crackers ____ 1/4 cup ketchup ____ 8 ounces sour cream ____ 32 ounce package frozen hash browns ____ 1/2 cup sliced almonds ____ 16 ounce can cranberry sauce ____ 1 can fried onion rings |
Grains / Baking: ____ 2 cups flour ____ 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs ____ 1 package hot dog buns ____ 1 cup uncooked rice ____ 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar |
Meals with Recipes:
Monday
Dinner: Cheddar Chicken and Broccoli Casserole. This is very similar to an old favorite cheesy broccoli casserole recipe that I lost a long time ago. This one is sure to be a favorite with your kids, even though it’s packing broccoli!
Tuesday
Dinner: Confetti Meatloaf. Sounds tasty, doesn’t it? This recipe got its name because it looks like confetti; the meat mixture is filled with small bits of colorful veggies that give it an unusual look.
Wednesday
Dinner: Pork Chop and Hash Brown Bake. This recipe calls for canned onion rings. However, in the interest of frugality, I’d suggest making your own onion rings by slicing an onion, coating and frying.
Thursday
Dinner: Cheese and Vegetable Chowder. This meatless chowder can be served as a side with baked chicken breasts (which we’ve added to the shopping list for you). Another method of adding some protein is to add your favorite variety of beans into the soup while cooking. Serves 4.
Friday
Dinner: Festive Chicken And Rice. This recipe comes from the 1970s. If you have leftover canned cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving still in your pantry (yes, I do!) this recipe can help you use it up.
Saturday
Dinner: Coney Island Chili and hot dogs. It’s been a long time since the summer barbeque season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a winter chili coney hot dog night with your family!
Sunday
Dinner: Leftover Love. Spread out a buffet table of all the leftovers from the week’s meals. This means a day-off for the chef!
Print out our other Take and Make Menu Plans or check out other menu plans at Menu Plan Monday.
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Great looking meal plan! The confetti meatloaf sounds interesting. :D
Have a great week!
Sherry
sounds delicious and I borrowed the porkchop recipe I needed more recipes for sunday dinners that were quick and easy
thanks
Nice menu. The Confetti Meatloaf sounds fun. Have a great week.
@Erica: Hope you have a great week too!
Barbi