5 Meals for Under $30 at Target
What’s for dinner this week? How many times a week do you ask yourself that question! Check out our menu and recipes for this week. We are basing our menu on the great deals that you can pick up this week at Target. Everything can be purchased at Target and your cost will be less than $30! Our recipes are geared for a family of four, unless otherwise noted. That’s and average of $6 per meal or $1.50 per serving. How awesome is that!
You might find that you already have some of the items listed on the shopping list in your stock pile so your out of pocket cost will be even less! Just so you know, some prices may vary at your local Target.
Check out our menu and recipes. Let us know how this works for you and if you have your own recipes for this week’s deals!
Don’t forget to use your Target Red Card to save 5% off your purchase!
Note: These deals are valid through 3/28/15
Oven Fried Panko Crusted Chicken
with Scalloped Potatoes and Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $5.64
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Chicken drumsticks or thighs
- Panko breadcrumbs – 1 1/2 cups
- Garlic powder – 1 teaspoon
- Paprika – 1 teaspoon
- Fresh thyme leaves – 1 tablespoon or Dried thyme leaves – 1/2 teaspoon
- Eggs – 2
- Flour – 3/4 cup
- Olive oil mister or cooking spray
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Sautéed Swai in Lemon Garlic Butter
with Caribbean Style Rice and Frozen Vegetables
Total Cost: approximately $5.77
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Swai fillets – 1 lb.
- Butter or olive oil – 4 tablespoons
- Garlic – 4 cloves
- Lemon pepper – 2 teaspoons
- Lemon wedges
The original recipe calls for Pollock, but we substituted Swai which will taste just as good. Also, this was a recipe for 2, so we doubled it.
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Sweet & Sour Potstickers
with Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $5.38
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- LING LING Chicken & Vegetable, Pork & Vegetable OR Vegetable Potstickers
- Pineapple chunks in juice, undrained – 8 oz. can
- Sugar – 1/3 cup
- Cider vinegar – 1/3 cup
- Ketchup – 1/4 cup
- Soy sauce – 4 teaspoons
- Red or green pepper – 1
- Cornstarch – 2 tablespoons
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Cindy’s Lemony Chicken
with Quinoa & Brown Rice and Frozen Vegetables
Total Cost: approximately $5.45
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Boneless chicken breasts – 4
- Lemons – 2
- Olive Oil – 4 tablespoons
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Fiesta Spaghetti
with Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $5.10
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Spaghetti – 8 oz.
- Vegetable Oil – 2 tablespoons
- Chopped onion – 1 cup
- Tomato Sauce – 2 cans (8 oz)
- Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained – 10 oz can
- Black Beans
- Ground cumin – 1/2 teaspoon
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