Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu VII

Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu VII
Arizona Farm Bureau put together a menu to help you stretch your food dollar by utilizing items that have gone down in price. This quarter’s items down in price are Shredded cheese, boneless chicken breast, milk, potatoes, vegetable oil, sliced deli ham, orange juice, flour, ground chuck, bread, salad mix, apples, bacon and toasted oat cereal. Arizona Farm Bureau recommends stocking up on meat items as they are ideally priced. All the recipes for this quarter's menu VII are from Arizona producers. You can find them by going to the recipe tab on www.fillyourplate.org and plugging in the main ingredient in the search engine.

 
Menu for the Week:
 
Sunday:                 Mexican Meatball Soup
                                Corn Bread  
                                Milk or Iced Tea
                                 
 
Monday:                Grilled Chicken Breast
                                Tossed green salad
                                Italian Bread
                                 Milk or Iced Tea
 
 
Tuesday:               Meatball Subs
                                Waldorf salad      
                                Milk or Iced Tea
 
Wednesday:         Sausage Lasagna
                                Tossed green salad
                                 Italian Bread
                                 Milk or Iced Tea
                               
 
Thursday:             Pork Chops
                                Mashed potatoes
                                Applesauce
                                Milk or Iced Tea
               
Friday:                    Chili Egg Puff
                                 Mashed potato pancakes
                                 English Muffins or toast
                                 Milk or Iced Tea
                                                                                               
Saturday:              Chicken Spaghetti
                                 Broccoli
                                 Rolls
                                 Milk or Iced Tea
                                               
 
            ***You may adjust this suggested menu to your family’s likes and needs*
 
Shopping list
 
Dry goods:
1 lb package rice
1 package spaghetti
1 package lasagna noodles
1 jar chicken bouillon cubes
   Italian seasonings
 
Produce:
5 lbs potatoes
2 bags American salad mix
8 large apples
1 bunch celery
3 medium yellow onions
4 garlic cloves
1 container grape tomatoes
1 grapefruit
1 bunch cilantro
1 package carrots
1 lemon
1 avocado
 2 zucchinis
1 bunch broccoli
1 bunch grapes
1 small bunch parsley
1 green bell pepper
1 small package mushrooms
 
Dairy:
2 gallons milk
4-cup bag of shredded cheese
1 dozen eggs
1 package sliced or block mozzarella cheese
1 small container goat cheese or your favorite mild cheese
1 quart cottage cheese
Cool Whip
 
Pantry items you might have on hand:
Flour                            
Baking powder
Vegetable oil               
Ketchup
Soy Sauce
Tabasco
Sesame oil
Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper             
Mayonnaise                             
                                   
Meats:
4-5 lbs pot roast
3-lbs ground beef
1-package chicken breasts
1/3 lb salt pork
2 lbs bacon
 
Misc:
1 package English muffins
1 bottle Prickly pear syrup
2 loaves Italian bread
Sub rolls or bolillos
1 -4 oz can diced green chili
1 jar chipotle paste
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 can mushroom soup

 
Third quarter menu and recipe contributions were from the following producers:
Black Mesa Ranch – David Heininger (Navajo County)
Chile Acres – Celia and Jimmy Peterson (Maricopa County)
Cheri’s Desert Harvest – Cheri Romanoski (Pima County)
Palmer Farms - Ann Palmer (Cochise County)
AZFB Women’s Director - Linda Merrell – (Greenlee County)
AZFB Women’s Leadership Committee - Vickie Parks – (Coconino County)