Bargain Meal of the Week at Safeway

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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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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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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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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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

Click here for a complete list of Safeway deals and coupon match ups.

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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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