Meal Planning: 6/3 thru 6/9

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Several things led my grocery bill this week to be higher than normal: First, my girlfriend Kelly introduced me to The Martha Stewart Everyday Food app for my IPhone and I swear, I have spent hours, flipping through all her recipes and even picked out two to make this week; however, that meant I needed a few extra items from the store that I otherwise would not have needed to purchase.  Second, I was out of pantry staples like onion powder, Sherry, and breadcrumbs so, I had to do a bit of stocking up.  And third, Safeway was offering nearly $1.00 off a lot of the items we use on a regular basis PLUS another $0.50 off each item if you buy eight or more qualifying items.

Current Inventory:
7 portions ground turkey

6 portions ground beef
5 portions boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 portions shrimp


Spent: Safeway $205.52
[Budget: $225 = $150 weekly plus $75 leftover from last week]

Broccoli crowns (on sale $0.97/lb)
2lbs bananas
5lbs green & red seedless grapes (on sale $1.99/lb)
Green and red leaf lettuce (on sale $0.79 each)
Iceberg lettuce
Onions
Ginger
Whole cashews
Organic celery
(5) Limes (on sale 5@$1.00)
(2) Blackberries (on sale 10@$10)
(2) Blueberries (on sale 10@$10)
(2) Organic Strawberries (on sale 2@$6)
Mushrooms
Dried cranberries
Crutons
Sugar snap peas
Blue cheese vinaigrette
Carrots
(4) 64oz Mott's Apple juice (on sale $1.49)
(4) Bull's Eye BBQ sauce (on sale $0.99 each)
(6) Kraft Mac 'n Cheese (on sale $0.47 each)
Onion powder
Panko breadcrumbs
(4) Hunt's diced tomatoes (on sale $0.75)
(4) Mandarin oranges (on sale $0.99)
(2) Bertolli marinara sauce (on sale $2.00)
Tortilla chips (on sale $2.00)
Pizza sauce
Skippy peanut butter
Hoisin suace
Sherry vinager
Unsweetened cocoa powder
(2) Orida frozen french fries (on sale 2@$4)
(4) 18ct eggs ($3.99 each Buy 1, Get 1 Free)
(2) cream cheese
Monterrey Jack cheese
(6) yogurt (on sale 10@$5)
(2) Jell-O (on sale $2.99)
Unsalted butter
Organics Flax frozen waffles
Organics frozen broccoli
Organics frozen peas
Hamburger buns (on sale $2.00)
Milk
(3) Axe shower gel (on sale $2.35)
(2) TresEmme shampoo (on sale $2.99)
(2) TresEmme conditioner (on sale $2.99)

Weekly Meal Plan

Leftovers
Baked chicken Parmesan with salad
Beef Enchiladas and guacamole with chips
Cashew chicken and broccoli over rice
Baked meatball ziti with salad
Hawaiian turkey burgers with oven-fries
Chicken lettuce wraps