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Bargain Meal of the Week

Charlene — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:59:00 +0000

Here is the Bargain Meal of the Week featuring Safeway deals. I decided to use the great sale on Pork Loin Chops this week.
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Pork and Rice Casserole. (pg 49)
Rice- .99
Pork Chops- $1.98
Bacon-.75
1/4 cup Green Onion-.40
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Final Price: $4.12
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Apples are also .68/lb this week. The Cracker Barrel Fried Apple Recipe HERE sounds delicious and would be great after this Pork!
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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway Deals

Charlene — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:04:00 +0000

There is a pretty good deal on chicken this week (.79/lb) and Cara Mia marinated artichokes are $1.
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An idea for a meal idea with these items would be Chicken, Artichoke, and Parmesan Sandwiches.
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This recipe calls for chicken breast, but I think it can be easily modified to use whole chicken that is roasted instead of breaded.
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I would serve with a side salad with black olives and Italian dressing. Bagged salads are on sale for .45 after coupon this week! See the list of Safeway deals right HERE.
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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Here is my Bargain Meal of the Week ideas featuring the Safeway deals HERE. Since 4lbs of carrots are just $1.99 this week- I wanted to come up with new ideas to use them up!
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Carrot Souffle
Use 2lbs carrots $.99
3 eggs .37
1/2 cup margarine .49
Total: $1.85
Might be a good time to practice because this sounds like a great holiday item!
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Carrot Soup
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth .99
1 cup half and half (I would substitute for milk) .50
2 1/2 cups carrots .49
Total: $1.98
Don’t forget the $1 off Artisan bread printable which should net .99 French bread.

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Here is the Bargain Meal of the Week featuring Safeway deals. I had to feature something with bacon since there are 2 free packages of Smithfield Bacon this week after coupon. You can also get 10lbs of Russet Potatoes for $1.49 this week and Boneless Chicken Breast for $1.69/lb. Usually my recipes are a bit lighter but since we are talking bacon here I figured you might as well go for it.
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Here is a super easy menu idea:
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Grilled Bacon Potatoes
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Smothered Bacon Wrapped Chicken
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Cost Breakdown:

Bacon: FREE
Potatoes: $.50
Chicken Breast: $3.00
8 oz. sour cream: .99
Mushroom soup: .50

Grand Total: $4.99 for 4 people!

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway Deals

Charlene — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:37:00 +0000

There are quite a few great deals at Safeway this week (see the complete list HERE) so I have a few different menu ideas. All menus should feed 4 people for around $5.

Spicy Mary Burgers (from Safeway)

80% Lean Ground Beef $1.99/lb = $2.48

I think you can get the same results by omitting the dried tomatoes and using a single serving of V-8 Tomato juice= .99

4 Buns= $1.00

Serve with Grilled Sweet Corn . 16 each = .64

Final Price: $5.11

Bacon Ranch Quesadillas

Use Mission Toritillas on sale for .99- 10 ct = .40

Mozzarella Cheese 1 cup= .99

1/2 cup crumbled bacon $2.99 each = .99

Tomato .99/lb= .30

Marie’s Ranch Dressing = FREE after coupon

I would serve with a simple spinach salad (Fress Express $1 this week) with a little more bacon and tomato and ranch dressing.

Final Price: $3.68

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway Deals

Charlene — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +0000

Here is my Bargain Meal of the Week featuring the best deals at Safeway this week.

Since Broccoli is .88/lb here is a quick and easy way to prepare yours:

Broccoli in Roasted Chicken Drippings

1 Head of Broccoli .88
Garlic .33

Try it with Roast Sticky Chicken Rotisserie Style since whole chicken is .99/lb this week.
This needs to cook on low for a long time so save this one for the weekend.
4lbs Chicken $3.96

Total for 4 people: $5.17 and you should have leftovers!

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Spicy Chicken Legs

Charlene — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:10:00 +0000

Since the deals at Safeway are slim this week I thought I’d focus on the chicken legs which are .77/lb. Check out my menu below for 4 people spending $5 or less total.

Spicy Chicken Legs - this recipe calls for several items from the pnatry that you probably got for free or for very cheap using coupons. Even better, this recipe can be made in the crockpot!

8 Drumsticks (3lbs approx) $2.31

1/2 cup blue cheese dressing (Marzetti is on sale for $1.25 after coupon this week)

I would serve with a wedge of iceburg lettuce (.99/ head) with blue cheese drizzled on top.

Grand Total: $4.55

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Meat Lovers and Veggie edition

Charlene — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:58:00 +0000

Well this week I am featuring a Bargain Meal idea for meat eaters and another in honor of vegetarians (like me!)

Summertime Mango Salsa Chicken:

4 chicken breasts $1.99/lb this week= $2.98
1 fresh mango $1
1/2 red onion .30
1/2 green pepper .40
1 fresh red chile pepper .50

To keep things light I would serve this with sliced cucumbers with red wine vinegar drizzled on top.

Total: $5.18

Veggie Option:

Eggplant Con Queso (this is a little heavy for warm weather but looks so good!)

1 Eggplant $1
1 cup shredded cheddar .99
1 cup diced toasted bread .25
1/2 cup heavy cream .99

Some reviewers also added salsa.

Total Price: $3.23 (the veggies have enough in the budget for dessert!)

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Grilled Pork

Charlene — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:19:00 +0000

Here is my Bargain Meal of the Week featuring this week’s Safeway deals. In honor of 4th of July, I thought I’d post an easy menu for the BBQ. This week I wanted to use the great pork shoulder that is on sale for .99/lb at Safeway.

This recipe calls for a lot of items from the pantry and can be cooked on the grill or in the oven at a very low heat for several hours. Any leftovers would probably make delicious sandwiches the next day, so you might want to grab the Hamburger buns that are on sale for .79.

Marinated Pork Shoulder
4lbs pork (to feed 4 people generous helpings) $3.96

(1) onion .40

I would serve this with grilled corn on the cob with garlic butter- corn on the cob $.40 each

Total for 4 people: $5.96

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:37:00 +0000

Here is the Bargain Meal of the Week featuring the hot deal on tortillas this week at Safeway!

Click here for the list of this week’s deals and click here for a sneak peek at this weekend’s Sunday ad.

Chicken Tortilla Casserole
1 Cup chopped chicken (bone-in chicken is .99/lb this week, click here for easy instructions on how to work with bone-in chicken) Est. Cost: .99
6 corn tortillas (30 ct package is $.99 this week!) Est. Cost: .18
1/2 can cream of chicken soup Est. Cost .50
1/2 can cream of mushroom soup Est. Cost: .50
1/2 jar salsa Est. Cost .75
1/2 onion (on sale for .48/lb) Est Cost .25
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese Est. Cost: .75

Total estimated cost $3.92

For an easy side dish, I would serve Mexican Rice (Rice A Roni is on sale for .99)

If you have leftovers, you might try a Spanish Wrap for breakfast the next day. Fill tortillas with scrambled eggs, leftover rice, shredded hashbrowns and a little cheese. Heat and serve as a breakfast burrito. Yum!

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:37:00 +0000

Here is my bargain meal of the week featuring the great buys at Safeway.

Boneless, Skinless Chicken ($1.44/lb after coupon!!)
Fresh Rosemary plants can be found in the floral dept for $1.95

Crispy Rosemary Chicken
(recipe adapted from Chicken under a Brick- Redbook magazine)
Heat oven to 450. Season 4 chicken breasts with salt, pepper, and fresh rosemary. Squeeze fresh lemon over both sides. Heat oven safe skillet over medium high heat and coat with olive oil- add chicken breast and reduce heat to medium. Place a smaller skillet on top of breast and cook about 20 min. until skin is golden. Flip chicken and bake in oven for 15-20 min.

Serve with Onions Baked with Rosemary and Cream

Cost Breakdown:

Chicken Breast $2.88
Onions $2
Heavy Cream $.50

Final Price: $5.38

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Bargain Meal of the Week: SAFEWAY

Charlene — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:44:00 +0000

Here are a few options based upon the great sale on boneless, skinless chicken breast at Safeway ($1.74/lb after coupon). Click here for a complete list of deals for this week.

Easy Greek Chicken Salad

Use approx 1 lb of chicken, cubed $1.74
1/2 carrots ($1/lb) .50
1/2 cup cucumber $1.38 ( I would serve extra cucumber on the side with red wine vinegar or just a little salt and pepper)
1/4 cup feta (on sale for $1 after coupon) .50
1/4 cup olives (.99/can) .50
Italian style salad dressing (Ken’s salad dressing is $1 after coupon) .25

Final Price: $4.86 total

If you want to serve this on a bed of lettuce, Iceberg is .99 a head this week.

Second option:

BBQ Grilled Chicken (marinade in Kraft BBQ sauce that is free after coupon this week)
2lbs= $3.48

Serve with Grilled Pineapple
Pineapple $2.49 after coupon ($1.24 to serve 4)
Coconut Milk $1.59 = .59

Final Price: $5.31

For dessert there is Betty Crocker brownie mix on sale for .79, which can be served with Breyer’s Ice Cream ($1.75 after coupon) or drizzled with Smucker’s Caramel Sauce (1.94 after coupon).

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Italian Beef Sandwiches

Charlene — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +0000

Here is my Bargain Meal of the Week featuring this week’s Safeway Deals.

I thought I’d feature slow cooker recipes since it is HOT here and the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven!

Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches (4 servings)

Pot Roast is on sale for $1.29 this week- 2 lbs = $2.58
Hamburger or Hot Dog buns are .89 for 6 = .56
Italian Salad dressing seasoning- approx. .50

Serve with Baked Potato .69/lb = $1.38 (This can also be done in the slow cooker!)

Final Cost: $5.02 (WOW!)

Since I am a vegetarian I will be eating the baked potato topped with Athenos feta cheese, which is on sale for $1 after coupon this week!

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:50:00 +0000

I thought this looked really delicious! I hope you stocked up on chicken last week when it was $1.69/lb- otherwise this week boneless, skinless chicken is $2.49/lb and there is a $1/1 coupon Safeway coupon, making it $2.24/lb. Kraft shredded cheese is .99 after coupon.

GARLIC CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Chicken $4.48 (or $3.38 if you stocked up last week)
Cheese .99

Serve with Rice a Roni .66 after coupon

Final Price: $6.13 or $5.03

Here is another budget friendly idea:

Philly Burgers

80% Lean Ground Beef- $2.00 ($1.47/lb this week)

Onions 10/$10- $.50

Peppers .99/lb- $.49

Cheese .49 (I would substitute mozzarella for the provolone)

Buns $1.00

Serve with Fresh Express Salad $1.00

Final Price: $5.48

For dessert:

Betty Crocker Brownie mix .50/ box after coupon

Strawberries FREE with coupon

Safeway Whipped Topping $1.79

Final Price: $2.29

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:32:00 +0000

With the free strawberries and free salad dressing this week, I had to feature a salad for the Bargain Meal of the Week.

BBQ Chicken Salad with Strawberries

4 small chicken breasts $2.65

BBQ Sauce (if you haven’t gotten this free with the $1/1 Kraft coupon in my toolbar, the best deal this week is Sweet Baby Ray’s for $1 after coupon) .33

1 package salad greens ($2.69 or use 1 head Romaine lettuce $1.99)

strawberries FREE after coupon

Red Onion – .57 each

Kraft Ranch Dressing FREE after coupon

Total Cost: $5.54

I would serve this with the FREE after rebate Swiss Iced Tea.

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway May 13-19

Charlene — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:47:00 +0000

Here is my Bargain Meal of the Week featuring these deals from Safeway:

We have to feature chicken since $1.69 is such a great price for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. This recipe is a standby for us and is super easy to toss in the crock pot or you can easily adapt it for the grill.

BBQ Beer Chicken::

I place 2-4 chicken breast in the crockpot with a mixture of BBQ sauce (approximately 1 1/2 cups) and half a beer. This can cook on low for about 4 hours or high for about 2 hours.

Serve with grilled corn on the cob (or to make it more decadent serve with Bacon Wrapped Corn on the Cob).

Cost Breakdown:

4 Corn on the Cob @ .40= $1.60
Chicken Breast= $2.78
BBQ Sauce= $.50 (Kraft is priced at $2.25 this week, use $1/1 coupon from the blue toolbar to the right)
Beer= $.70 (1 can beer approx depending on type of beer purchased, I would use Coors or Budweiser)

Total: $5.58

Another idea would be a Monte Cristo sandwich using the great price on bread and Butcher’s Deli Ham-

White Bread .99 a loaf
Butcher’s Ham .99 (with Safeway coupon)
Primo Taglio Swiss Cheese $2.99/lb (with in ad coupon)
(Turkey is optional)

You can also serve with cranberry sauce or a raspberry jam.

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Bargain Meal of the Week April 29- May 5

Charlene — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:42:00 +0000

I hope you are enjoying great weather where ever you are! It is nice and warm in California so you will see a lot of warmer weather meals from me! All menus are based on 2 adults and 2 children.

Watermelon is .48/lb this week so here is a recipe for Tomato-Watermelon Salad which can be served with the crescent rolls that have been free after coupon and catalina.

Watermelon .20

2 Large Tomatoes .99

1 Pint Cherry Tomatoes $2.00

4 strawberries (I hope you have some left from the great sale last week!) .66

Grand Total $3.85

And here is a fun option for Cinco de Mayo featuring the incredible deal on Mission Tortillas:

Ground Beef Enchiladas

1lb lean ground beef $1.99/lb

6 flour tortillas .25 after coupon

8 oz Colby cheese (32 oz blocks on sale $4.99) $1.25

1 can enchilada sauce $1.19

1 yellow onion .74

Grand Total $5.42

Click here for a delicious recipe for Watermelon Margaritas!

Click here to see all the great deals at Safeway this week!

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Bargain Meal of the Week 4/22-28

Charlene — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:44:00 +0000

For my Bargain Meal this week I thought I’d focus on the great Lean Ground Beef sale this weekend for kicked up burgers! Here is my $5 dinner for 4 people- ENJOY!

BBQ Beef Burgers $1.69/lb = $1.69

Hamburger Buns (I hope you stocked up when they were $1/6 a few weeks ago) $.66

Serve with grilled artichokes which are on sale 10/$10 = $2.00

TOTAL $4.35

OR if you live in a HOT weather area like I do, try this delicious salad instead

Strawberry-Mango Salad

Fresh Express Salad Mix 10/$10= $1.00

Mangos 10/$10= $1.00

4 lbs Strawberries $4.28- use 1/2 lb = .53

Onion $1/lb= .50

Dried Cranberry .50 oz (Safeway bulk bins) = $1.50

TOTAL: $4.53

OR skip dinner altogether and make these Mango Margaritas

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Bargain Meal of the Week: Safeway

Charlene — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:38:00 +0000

Since red seedles grapes are a steal this week and they are so good for you I wanted to find a recipe that used them in a main dish. This looks delicious- Chicken with Red Grapes- you can serve it over Egg Noodles.

Chicken Breast (bone in on sale this week) .99/lb x 1.5 lbs= $1.50

Grapes .68/lb estimate 1/2 lb = .34

Mushrooms 2/$4 = $2.00

No Yolk Egg Noodles (part of the Living Well promo- .50 after coupon, free if your store doubles

Total: $4.34

You will also need cream and red wine. If you love wine check out my article here on how to get the best deal on wine. You can also click on the Safeway tab on the right toolbar to follow my progress with Safeway’s HOT Living Well promo!

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Bargain Meal of the Week

Charlene — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Since there is a whole lotta nothin this week at Safeway- I thought I’d throw out a simple chicken recipe.

Try this Slow Cooker Chicken with Rosemary, Apples and Onions

I have tried this without the fresh Rosemary and Onion and it was very good. Slow cooker recipes are my favorite as they work with whatever you have on hand.

Serve with Baked Potatoes (which can also be cooked in the Crockpot)

Chicken 2lbs $1.99ea = $3.98

Apples @ .98lb= .49

Russet Potatoes @ .69lb= $.69

$5.16 Total for 4 people

If you have extra apples this recipe is super simple for dessert:

Pear, Apple, Cranberry Crumble

I just use apples although you can add other fruits or raisins if you have them. You can freeze the apples in a bag and freeze the topping and have apple crisps in minutes.

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Bargain Meal of the Week

Charlene — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:52:00 +0000

Well since there is a whole lotta nothing at Safeway this week- I wanted to suggest this yummy fritatta from Ina Garten.

Eggs: $1.99- 18pk

Potatoes: .69/lb

Some markets got Super q’s for $4.49 Tillamok cheese!

Eggs (5) .55

Potatoes 1lb= .69

Cheese 4oz x .14= .56

$1.80 not including the butter and milk. I make this with or without bacon- using whatever I have on hand. You can also substitute ham and any veggies you have. If you are interested in learning more about how I save a fortune on bacon and lunch meat check out my article here.

You can also add salsa and sour cream.

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Bargain Meal of the Week

Charlene — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:43:00 +0000

I am participating in $5 dinners Bargain Meal of the Week- to show you how to score the best deals and then what to do with the deals you get! I will be posting a menu idea for Safeway stores based upon what’s on sale this week. The meal will be under $5 and keep in mind I do not have doubles in Northern CA.

March 25-31

Peppery Beef Tri Tip Roast 1 lb, $2.77

Fresh Express Salad, $.75 (part of the mix and match promo) OR

Del Monte Canned Veggies. $.75 (Part of the mix and match promo)

Dessert:

Grilled Pineapple with Whipped Cream (Substitute whip cream for frozen yogurt and granola)

Whole pineapple $3.99- .75/1 IP from toolbar on the right = $3.24

Safeway Whipped Topping tub $1.79

Approx cost using 1/4 of the pineapple: $.81 + 1/4 whipped topping $.44 = $1.25

Grand Total: $4.77

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