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 boneless chicken breast, deli ham, milk, shredded cheese, sirloin roast, ground chuck, eggs, and white bread. To obtain actual recipes for the “Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu XXI” go to www.fillyourplate.org and click on the recipe tab.
Menu for the Week:
Sunday: Herb roasted Chicken
Tossed Salad
Milk & Iced Tea
Monday: Chicken Tacos
Refried beans
Spanish rice
Milk or Iced Tea
Tuesday: Ham and Veggie Omelets
Waldorf Salad
Milk or Iced Tea
Wednesday: Ham & Cheese hoagies
Waldorf salad
Milk or Iced Tea
Thursday: Crock-pot roast
Potatoes and carrots
Rolls
Milk or Iced Tea
Friday: Grilled Hamburgers
Green salad
Milk or Iced Tea
Saturday: Grilled Carne Asada
Flour tortillas
Beans and Brown Rice
Milk or Iced Tea
***You may adjust this suggested menu to your family’s likes and needs.
Shopping list
Dry goods:
1 dozen flour tortillas
1 dozen corn tortillas
1 package hoagie rolls
1 package dinner rolls
½ cup package walnuts
Produce:
2 heads iceberg lettuce
1 bag salad mix
5-bag potatoes
5 lbs medium apples
1 large slicing tomato
1 bunch Celery
1-bunch green onions
Dairy:
2- Gallons milk
4 cup bag of shredded cheese
2 dozen eggs
Meats
2 lbs sliced Deli Ham
4 lbs boneless chicken breast
1 4-pound roast
4 lbs package Carne Asada (skirt steak)
Misc:
1 jar salsa
1 can refried beans
1 pack frozen green beans
1 can diced tomatoes
Cool whip
Pantry items you might have on hand:
Minute rice Oil
Flour Brown sugar
Chili powder Butter
Seasonings Mayonnaise
Italian dressing Mustard
Nutmeg Ground ginger
Cinnamon
The cost of all the items on the “Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu XXI is about $76.80. Note that most of the shopping list items for this quarters menu are non-processed…keeping costs down.