I have to admit, I’m sad to see the end of the Italian Days sale… though I doubt I could possibly fit any more canned products in my house right now. This week is the start of the Publix Stock Up Sale so we’ll see what great coupons get released once the sale starts. Once again, there aren’t any great sales on my old stand-by meat products, ground turkey and chicken. I included two recipes with them anyway but I’m getting adventurous this week and I’m going to attempt to cook steaks. Cross your fingers!
This is a bit of a bleak week in the produce department as well so I’m relying a little on my freezer stash of veggies, namely all those red peppers and frozen veggies I’ve been stocking up on. As you get more into couponing you’ll see that the sales are cyclic, which is why the stocking up is so key. Especially if you are trying to eat healthy, you might have two or three weeks where there aren’t any good deals on things that would work with your healthy eating habits. Those are the weeks when I rely on the pantry and the freezer to keep my grocery bill down.
Lastly, I’d like to point out that, for the first time, it is in fact Monday when I’m posting this. I hope you’re impressed hehehe :)
Step 1: Find out what meat and produce is on sale for the week
This week at Publix Eye Round Steaks and Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets are on sale. In the produce section pineapple, baby carrots, strawberries, and Idaho potatoes are on sale.
Step 2: Take an inventory of your pantry and freezer, check out what other items are on sale, and pick several recipes that use those ingredients.
There is a great sale on peanut butter this week and my pantry is overflowing with chicken broth and canned tomato products.
Step 3: Take a look at your calendar for the week and see which nights you’ll have more time to cook and which nights you won't and plan your menu accordingly.
This will be different for every family but, in general, I cook 3 or 4 nights a week and we eat something from our freezer stash the other nights.
Step 4: Get all of the recipes together and make a shopping list of what you’ll need.
African Peanut Soup
Sneaky Sloppy Joes and Homemade Baked Beans
Broiled Eye Round Steak with Cauliflower Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Honey Glazed Carrots
Thai Chicken Curry with Pineapple
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Also check out Strawberry Bread and Strawberry Breadmaker Jam… Did I mention strawberries were on sale?!?!
Here is a shopping list for the complete menu based on you having nothing in your pantry or freezer. You will obviously omit the items that you already have. Go HERE for an explanation of the couponing abbreviations. The top list has all of the coupon matchups. There is a second list at the bottom that just lists the items with no match-ups and is a little easier to read.
Coupon Mach-Up List:
Produce
- 1 lb Strawberries (16oz pkg, 3/$5)
- 3 Red Bell Peppers
- 1 Large Sweet Potato
- Pineapple (Golden Ripe Pineapple, $2.99)
- Cilantro
- 16 oz Bag Baby Carrots plus 5 Medium Carrots (Publix Baby Cut & Peeled Carrots, 16 oz bag, 4/$5)
- Minced Garlic
- 5 large Onions
- Bag of Spinach
- 1 lb Potatoes (Idaho Potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.99)
- 1 Head Cauliflower
Grocery
- Honey
-$0.55/1 Sue Bee Honey, any bottle (printable)
-$1/1 Burleson’s Pure Honey (printable)
- Olive oil
-$1.00/1 Filippo Berio Olive Oil (printable)
-$1.00/1 Goya Olive Oil (printable)
-$1.00/1 Pompeian Olive Oil (printable)
- Sucanat
- Whole Wheat Flour
- Baking soda
-$0.50/2 Arm & Hammer (printable)
- Rolled Oats
-$3.00/3 Quaker Oatmeal (printable)
-$1.00/1 McCann’s Irish Oatmeal Product (printable)
- Pecans
- 3 32oz cartons Chicken Broth (College Inn Broth 32 oz, BOGO $2.49)
- 1 can Unsweetened Light Coconut Milk
- Lime Juice
- Lemon juice
- Balsamic Vinegar
-Heinz coupon (printable)
-$0.55/1 Pompeian Vinegar (printable)
- 3 cans Navy or Cannellini Beans
- Molasses
- Ketchup
- 1 6oz can Tomato Paste
- 1 14.5oz can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
- Brown Rice
Uncle Ben’s Boil-in-Bag Rice 14 to 15.8 oz, BOGO $2.29
-$1/1 Fresh Beef WYB Uncle Ben’s Product 2/13/2011 RP Insert (exp 4/10/2011)
-$0.30/1 Uncle Ben’s Rice Rite Aid Video Values (exp 3/26/2011)
-$0.75/1 Uncle Ben’s Plain White or Brown Rice 1/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 3/6/2011)
-$1/1 Uncle Ben’s Plain White or Brown Rice 1/9/2011 RP Insert (exp 3/6/2011)
- Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
Skippy Peanut Butter 15 to 16.3 oz jar, BOGO $2.49
-$1/2 Skippy Peanut Butter Walgreens Coupon (printable)
- Peanuts
Spices
-$0.55/1 McCormick Spice – Healthy Beginnings Publix Booklet
- Cinnamon
- Coconut Extract
- Curry Powder
- Ground Ginger
- Dried Mustard
- Paprika
- Oregano
- Cumin
- Basil
- Chili Powder
- Garlic powder
Meat
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Halves (Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets, $3.99/lb)
- 4 3oz Eye Round Steaks (Eye Round Steaks, $3.99/lb)
- 1 lb Lean Ground Turkey
- ½ lb Deli Sliced Ham OR Italian Sausage OR Bacon (for Homemade Baked Beans)
Publix Naturally Hickory Smoked Bacon, 16oz pkg, 2/$7 OR
Publix Extra Thin-Sliced Lunch Meats, 9oz tub, 2/$6 OR
Oscar Mayer Center Cut Sliced Bacon, 12oz pkg, 2/$8
-$5/3 Shopping Spree Coupon Good Housekeeping March pg 127
-$1/1 Oscar Mayer Bacon TARGET coupon Coupons.com (exp 4/15/2011) (printable)
Dairy
- Skim Milk
- 12 oz Plain Non-Fat Yogurt
Frozen
- 1 cup broccoli or snap peas
- ½ cup Frozen Shelled Edamame or Green Peas
Non Coupon Match-Up List:
Produce
- 1 lb Strawberries
- 3 Red Bell Peppers
- 1 Large Sweet Potato
- Pineapple
- Cilantro
- 16 oz Bag Baby Carrots plus 5 Medium Carrots
- Minced Garlic
- 5 large Onions
- Bag of Spinach
- 1 lb Potatoes
- 1 Head Cauliflower
Grocery
- Honey
- Olive oil
- Sucanat
- Whole Wheat Flour
- Baking soda
- Rolled Oats
- Pecans
- 3 32oz cartons Chicken Broth
- 1 can Unsweetened Light Coconut Milk
- Lime Juice
- Lemon juice
- Balsamic Vinegar
- 3 cans Navy or Cannellini Beans
- Molasses
- Ketchup
- 1 6oz can Tomato Paste
- 1 14.5oz can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
- Brown Rice
- Creamy Natural Peanut Butter
- Peanuts
Spices
- Cinnamon
- Coconut Extract
- Curry Powder
- Ground Ginger
- Dried Mustard
- Paprika
- Oregano
- Cumin
- Basil
- Chili Powder
- Garlic powder
Meat
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Halves
- 4 3oz Eye Round Steaks
- 1 lb Lean Ground Turkey
- ½ lb Deli Sliced Ham OR Italian Sausage OR Bacon (for Homemade Baked Beans)
Dairy
- Skim Milk
- 12 oz Plain Non-Fat Yogurt
Frozen
- 1 cup broccoli or snap peas
- ½ cup Frozen Shelled Edamame or Green Peas
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