Menu Plan for March 27th Shopping List

I've said for many years that coupon and deal shopping only save you money if you are actually eating the food.  Some of you are thinking that sounds dumb but others of you know exactly what I'm talking about!  See there are some of us that are OCD, or disorganized, or perfectionists, or all of these. 

Those who are OCD like to look at our stockpile and praise it.  If someone dares to touch it, we freak! 

Some of us are a disorganized mess (raising my hand here), we know we have food to cook but we "forget" to take something out, we can't seem to make things go together to create a meal, or we only have a few minutes to throw something together so we just get drive-thru instead. 

And then we have perfectionists.  These women have it in their head that they must serve a hot, well-balanced meal daily, while rotating types of meat, and throwing in everyone's favorites here and there.  In the words of Queen Elsa, "Let it Go!"  Last week I cooked a meal every single night, except Wednesday, and every single meal (including Wednesday) was made from chicken.  Because that's what we had available and it's been a long time since payday, amen teachers?

Many of you are now perfecting the couponing and doing great at spending less, so let's add in a menu plan.  Crystal Paine of Money Saving Mom, says that menu planning is the single best way to save money.  Even better than couponing!  So we should do both to maximize our savings.

Here is a list of what I've got planned for my menu this week, along with items from our shopping list and pantry, and links to recipes.

~Pork Roast with smashed red potatoes and green bean bake

~Grilled chicken legs with mac and cheese and creamed peas

~Lemon shrimp pasta with a side salad

~Rosemary Porkchops with baked potato bar, rolls

~frozen pizza and fruit salad

Back ups: frozen ravioli, fish sticks

Snacks: cheez-its, grapes, cucumber slices, popcorn, ice cream, boiled eggs, juice to drink

Shopping list:

Pork Roast (I'm using 2 of the Hormel Always Tender)

Red Potatoes

2 cans of green beans

brown sugar

large package of chicken legs

Kraft deluxe mac and cheese

2 cans of green peas

2 packages frozen shrimp

lemons

olive oil

box of spaghetti or linguine noodles

parsley

2 bags of salad, toppings

large package of pork chops, center cut

Russet potatoes

sour cream, butter

bacon bits

brocolli

shredded cheese

tombstone pizzas

grapes

strawberries

oranges

cucumbers

Pop Secret popcorn

cheez- its

Blue Bunny Ice Cream

Klondike Bars

staples:

milk, bread, eggs, juice