Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week

Your Shopping List:

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts= $1.97
1 package Rotella's buns @ .99- use 4= .50
1 package Hormel Black Label Bacon @ $2.50- use half= $1.25
4 ears of corn= $1.00
1 container Fastco Cottage Cheese @ .99- use half= .50
1lb. fresh strawberries= .99
1 container Cool Whip= .99

Total Cost for meal= $7.20, including dessert! ( $5.22 if you choose to omit)


Your Menu:

Grilled Chicken Club Sandwiches- use chicken, bacon and bun along your desired condiments
Corn on the Cob
Cottage Cheese
Sliced Strawberries w/ Cool Whip

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week June 18th

Lots of great, easy affordable combos this week at Fareway. These would be quick weeknight dinners, and there are several outdoor grilling dinners so you can keep the heat outside!

Meal #1- (You'll feed six with this meal!)

Bacon Mushroom Burgers
Sweet 'n' Sour Tomato Salad

You need:
2lbs. ground beef @ $1.68/lb= $3.36
1 package Rotellas buns= .99
1.5lbs. roma tomatoes @ .99/lb= $1.54
3oz. slab bacon at $2.49/lb= .50

Total= $6.39

Meal #2- (this is a SPLURGE meal, bun might be fun for the weekend)

Brat patties w/ cheese on buns
fresh pineapple
potato chips

You need:
4 brat patties (about 1.5lbs) at $1.99/lb= $2.98
1 package Fastco cheese singles @ $1.50- use 4 slices= .38
1 package Rotellas buns @ .99- use half= .50
1 fresh pineapple= 2.99
1 bag Fastco Chips= .99

Total= $7.84

Meal #3-

Marinated Grilled Chicken Breasts
Knorr Rice Side
Fresh Strawberries

You Need:
3 lbs whole chicken breasts @ .99/lb= $2.97
1 Knorr Rice Side= $1.00
1 lb. strawberries- $1.49
1 Mrs. Dash Garlic Marinade @ $1.99- use half= $1.00

Total- $6.46

Meal #4

Spaghetti with meat sauce
garlic toast

You Need:
1 package Barilla Spaghetti= .99
1 jar Ragu sauce= $1.50
1/2lb. ground beef= .84
New York Garlic Toast w/ Cheese= $2.50

Total= $5.83

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 4-29

This week at Fareway, watch for the following bargains:

1lb. fresh green beans .99/lb= .99
1 lemon= .25
Texas Toast $2- use 1/2= $1
Thick cut Iowa Pork chops $1.99/lb. (get 1.5lbs.)= $3.00
Applesnax 4pk Applesauce= .99

Here's your menu-

Grilled pork chops (sprinkle with favorite seasoning and use bbq sauce if desired)
Lemon-garlic green beans
Texas Toast
and everyone gets an applesauce cup for dessert!

Cost of meal- $6.23

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 4/8

This week's meal takes advantage of one of the Fareway meat counter's homemade goodies---ham loaf. Saves you the time of mixing all of the ingredients together. All you need to do is put it in the pan. The recipe for preparation and glaze is below.

Your menu:
Church Supper Ham Loaf (substitute the ham loaf for the recipe here. Cook according to these directions and with this basting sauce)
Green Bean Blue Cheese Salad
corn


Your shopping list:
2 lb. Homemade Ham Loaf- $1.99/lb= $3.98
1lb. fresh green beans= .99
1bag Steamers corn= .88

Cost of Meal= $5.85

See bargain meals from grocery stores all over the country at www.5dollardinners.com. Thanks, Erin!!

Hy-Vee Bargain Meal of the Week 4/1

Mmmm....chicken breast...mango....since I'm itching for spring here's a nice tropical flair for dinner.


Your shopping list:
boneless skinless chicken breasts- $1.99
1 fresh mango- .77
1 can Del Monte green beans- .68
1 bag Dole cole slaw mix- .69


Orange Mango Chicken
coleslaw (dressing recipe here)
green beans

Total for meal is $4.90

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 4/1

Fareway has their rump roasts on sale for the first time in a while. $1.99/lb. Perfect for Italian roast beef sandwiches! You'll make the meat in the crock pot, too, so it's easy!

Your shopping list:

2lbs rump roast= $3.98
1 packet of italian dressing mix= $1.25
1 bag of russet potatoes @ $1.99- use 2lbs= .80
1 bag of Rotella brat buns= $1.99
1lb. Braeburn apples= .88


Your Menu:

Italian Crockpot Beef-

Place roast in crockpot, add italian dressing mix, 2T worcestershire sauce, 1tsp. of liquid smoke if you have it, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove from crockpot, slice thinly, and return to crockpot until serving time. Serve meat on brat buns. This is so good I don't need cheese, but I do occasionally add a sliced onion at the beginning, or a jar of pepperoncini if you like spice.

Roasted Potatoes- Wash and cut potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Put into 1 gallon plastic zip bag. Add 3T olive oil, 2T crushed garlic, 1/2 tsp. of salt and 1/4 tsp. of pepper. Shake well, place on cooking sheet and bake at 425 for 30 minutes until potatoes are crisp and golden.

Slice apples and serve along with potatoes and sandwiches.

Cost of everything is just over $9.00. For a family of 4 the meat and buns will make 2 meals.

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 3/25

Look! Recipes from famous celebrities---and on a budget! Go figure. With a show like 24 you'd figure he could afford prime rib. But I guess "minute steaks" fit in with the theme. LOL.

Here's your shopping list:
1lb. minute steaks= $2.89
mushrooms= $1.29
Steamfresh veggies= .99
Rotella's Vienna Bread= .99

Here's your Menu:
Kiefer Sutherland's Minute Steak with Mushrooms
Steamfresh corn
Bread and Butter

$6.07

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 3/19

As sports season kicks in for many families, making weeknights tough, I have a couple of quick meals here, along with a grill meal

Meal #1:

Spaghetti Marinara
Tossed Salad
Texas Toast

Your shopping list:
Barilla Pasta- .99
Ragu Pasta sauce- $1.48
Dole Bag Salad- .89
New York Texas Toast w/ cheese- $2.50 (use half- $1.25)

Total cost of meal is $4.61

Meal #2:
Cheese Ravioli with Italian Tomatoes
Tossed Salad
grapes

Your shopping list:
Rosetto Frozen Pasta: $2.99
Del Monte Diced Tomatoes, Italian style- .99
Dole Bag Salad- .89
1lb. grapes - .99

Total for meal- $5.86

Meal #3:
Grilled Iowa Chops
Baked Potatoes
green beans

Shopping list:
1.5lbs chops $2.82
10lb. bag potatoes $2.89 (use about 2lbs.- .58)
VIP Frozen green beans- .88

Total for meal: $4.28

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 3-11

Fareway is the place to get your St. Patricks Day grub on. We're having Corned Beef with Cabbage and Potatoes! Please note the cabbage is .01 per pound. Yes. ONE CENT.

Here's your shopping list:


3lbs. corned beef brisket $1.17/lb= $3.51
2lbs. Red "B" Size Potatoes $.49/lb= .98
4lbs. cabbage= .04


Here's a good recipe for corned beef.


$4.53 is your total for the meal. You will hopefully have leftovers for some sammies too!


Thanks to Erin over at www.5dollardinners.com for hosting the BMOW!! Menus based on sale ads from all over the country can be found here.

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 3/4

With the weather here going all kattywampus on us--up, down, up down....I'm getting really itchy for Spring. It's all made worse by the fact that we're being teased with some wonderful temps in the 50's and 60's this week. Sure hope that they'll stick with us, although I rather suspect that we're going to get at least one more snowy kick in the pants.

As I study this week's Fareway ad, I'm finding myself drawn to the early Spring veggies and fruits that are on special. That, combined with a wonderful sale on chicken leg quarters, inspired this weeks menu:

Baked Chicken with Smoked Paprika
Strawberry Asparagus Green Salad
Steamers Corn

Your shopping list:

10lb. bag of chicken leg quarters @ .39/lb -4lbs. needed for recipe= $1.56
1 lb. strawberries= .99
1 lb. asparagus at 1.47- you will use half= .73
1 bag of Dole Spinach= $1.47
1 bag of Steamers corn = .99

Cost of main meal ingredients= $5.47

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 2/25

Good sales this week on produce, eggs and pork. See the ad here.

This week we're making ribs in the slow cooker. Your grocery list:

2lbs. country ribs at 1.69/lb. = $3.38
1 lb. broccoli = $1.29
1 bag of baby carrots = .99

Your menu:

Crockpot Chinese Style Country Ribs
Ingredients:

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 large garlic clove, crushed
2 to 3 pounds boneless country-style pork ribs

Combine soy sauce, marmalade, ketchup and garlic. Brush on both sides of the ribs. Place in a slow cooker or crockpot and pour remaining sauce over all. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Serves 6 to 8.

Cook carrots in pan with just enough water to cover for 10 minutes until tender. Drain. Toss with 2T butter or margarine and pepper to taste.

Steam broccoli. Toss with 1T olive oil, 1T lemon juice, 1/2tsp dill, salt and pepper to taste.

Total- $5.66

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 2/18

Check out this week's Fareway ad here

This week I'm going to base the meal around Erin's Rosemary Orange Chicken. (drool, drool, drool!)

Shopping List:

You'll need 2 whole chicken breasts to feed four, about 2 pounds- $1.96
10lb. bag navel oranges-$3.99- use 3 at about .75
1 bag of Fastco Bow tie pasta- .99 using half at .50
1 Fastco cottage cheese .99- using 1/2 cup at .25
2 cans of Butter Kernel green beans = $1.00

Menu:

Rosemary Orange Chicken
Dilled Noodles
green beans

Total of Meal- $4.46

See the entire listing of stores for this week, and corresponding $5 meals here

Fareway Bargain Meal of the Week 2/11

Fareway this week has good prices on produce-- 5lb. bag of potatoes for $1.99, broccoli for .99/bunch, asparagus for $1.88, cauliflower for 1.29/head.

Also good sales on pork products, namely their pork chops, at 1.99. Here's your shopping list for this week:

3-4 Iowa Chops- these are huge...if you have smaller kids- 3 is fine-4 if you have teens, but we have two kids and 3 sometimes even leaves leftovers. Talk to the butcher to get the sizes you need. Approx. $3.00

1 bunch of broccoli .99

1 bag of Fastco shredded cheese. $1.65

1 32. oz bag of VIP frozen corn $1.99


The Meal-

Italian Baked Pork Chops $3.00
broccoli with cheese sauce $1.50
corn with butter 1.00 use 1/2 bag of the frozen corn

Total for the meal: $5.50

A huge thanks again to Erin at 5 Dollar Dinners for letting me contribute to this feature. You can head over and see meals based on sale ads from all over the country here.