5 Meals for Under $30 at ShopRite
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 ShopRite. Everything can be purchased at ShopRite 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! Throw in some of the great moneymakers and your cost will go down some more.
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!
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!
Note: These deals are valid through 12/20.
Pork Chops Yum-Yum
with Cabbage, Mixed Vegetables and Baked Potatoes
Total Cost: approximately $5.21
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Pork chops – 4
- Chicken broth – 1/4 cup
- Honey – 1/8 cup
- Soy sauce – 1/8 cup
- Ketchup – 1 tablespoon
- Ginger – 1/4 teaspoon
- Garlic powder – 1/4 teaspoon
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Chicken Enchiladas
with Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $5.58
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Campbell’s Soups for Easy Cooking – Mexican Style Tomato Soup
- Cooked chicken – 2 cups chopped – about 8 oz.
- Shredded Colby Jack cheese – 1 cup
- Tortillas – 8
- Chopped fresh cilantro – 1 teaspoon (optional)
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Black Bean Chili with Sweet Potatoes
with Texas Toast and Celery Sticks
Total Cost: approximately $5.23
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Sweet potatoes – 2 small
- Carrots – 2 medium
- Red bell pepper – 1/2 pepper (optional)
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Onion – 1 small
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Black beans – 1 can
- Diced tomatoes or tomato sauce – 1 15 ounce can
- Vegetable broth – 1/2 cup
- Chili powder – 1 tablespoon
- Cumin – 1 teaspoon
- Cayenne – 1/2 teaspoon (or to taste)
- Garlic powder -1/2 teaspoon
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Baked Ziti
with Meatballs and Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $6.04 (serves 6-8)
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Ziti or Rigatoni – 1 box
- Pasta Sauce
- Ricotta Cheese (16 oz)
- Mozzarella Cheese – 1 cup
- Parmesan cheese
This recipe calls for 16 oz. of ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella. For one pound of ziti, that seems low for the cheese so we added doubled both the ricotta and the mozzarella for our recipe.
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Oven Fried Panko Crusted Chicken
with Mac & Cheese, Broccoli and Carrots
Total Cost: approximately $4.50
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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