Grocery Mama

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Ground Turkey Burger

 

I am super excited to see King Soopers has the ground turkey on sale or $0.99 a lb!!! I'm stocking up.

Here is a fun grilling ideato use up the ground turkey:

Ranch Turkey Burgers

1 pound ground turkey

1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix

1 egg

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 bread crumbs

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

seasoned salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
2. Knead together the turkey, ranch mix, egg, garlic, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined; divide into 4 equal portions and form into patties.
3. Cook on the preheated grill about 5 minutes per side for well done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

I cook these on a skillet and the till turn out great!

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Ground Turkey Burger

 

I am super excited to see King Soopers has the ground turkey on sale or $0.99 a lb!!! I'm stocking up.

Here is a fun grilling ideato use up the ground turkey:

Ranch Turkey Burgers

1 pound ground turkey

1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix

1 egg

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 bread crumbs

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

seasoned salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
2. Knead together the turkey, ranch mix, egg, garlic, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, and pepper in a bowl until evenly combined; divide into 4 equal portions and form into patties.
3. Cook on the preheated grill about 5 minutes per side for well done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

I cook these on a skillet and the till turn out great!

1 Cheap Meal Fridays - Campfire Cooking

 

This weeks Cheap Meal Fridays is dedicated to some campfire cooking. We are going camping this weekend so I'm looking for some great cheap, easy and yummy outdoor recipes outside of the normal hot dogs on a stick.

Here are some I found:

Chili (this is a great idea. I can brown the hamburger meat at home first and cook everything together there!)

Campire Muffins 

Chops and Drops 

Grilled Chicken/ Fish 

Hamburger Gumbo 

Baked Apples 

Baked Potato in a Can 

If you have any ideas, please comment below!

1 Cheap Meal Fridays - Campfire Cooking

 

This weeks Cheap Meal Fridays is dedicated to some campfire cooking. We are going camping this weekend so I'm looking for some great cheap, easy and yummy outdoor recipes outside of the normal hot dogs on a stick.

Here are some I found:

Chili (this is a great idea. I can brown the hamburger meat at home first and cook everything together there!)

Campire Muffins 

Chops and Drops 

Grilled Chicken/ Fish 

Hamburger Gumbo 

Baked Apples 

Baked Potato in a Can 

If you have any ideas, please comment below!

1 cheap meal Friday - chicken brocolli noodle bake

 

I had the opportunity to make this dish for some friends a few weeks ago and it was well recieved! I hope you enjoy it as well. It can be easily doubled or even tripled!

Chicken Brocolli Noodle Bake

1 can cheddar cheese soup

1/2 cup milk

1 cup chicken, cooked and diced (I buy a rotisere chicken to use. it saves a ton of time!)

2 cup noodles, cooked

1 cup brocolli (use the frozen bits. heat before mixing)

1 T bread crumbs

In a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish, stir the soup and milk. Mix in the rest of ingredients except bread crumbs. Sprinkly crumbs on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes!

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Pasta Zuchinni Bake

 

This week King Soopers has zuchinni on sale, as well as, saltine crakers and print out the no yolks noodles from my coupon page.

Here's a recipe we are making this week:

Zuchinni Pasta Bake

INGREDIENTS

• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 cups chopped zucchini
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 pinch dried celery flakes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta, cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a blender or food processor, thoroughly mix the Parmesan cheese and crackers.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the onion in the skillet, and cook and stir until tender. Mix in the zucchini, tomato, and garlic, and season with oregano, basil, celery, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook and stir until the zucchini is tender.
4. In the prepared casserole dish, mix the pasta with the vegetable mixture and mozzarella cheese. Top evenly with the Parmesan cheese mixture.
5. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is lightly browned. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Zuchini Ravioli

 

Zuchini Ravioli If you've never tried a vegetarian meal, this might be for you. Besides cutting down on the meat cost, it's really tasty. I normally make this when I see the bertolli pasta go on sale and have a coupon for it! 2 (24 oz.) pkg. frozen cheese-filled ravioli 3 c. zucchini, cut into strips 1/4 to 1/2 c. sliced green onions 1 medium red pepper, cut into small chunks 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. dried basil  1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1/2 c. water 1 tsp. chicken bouillon (powder), or 2 tsp. concentrated chicken broth (Knorr's) cheese topping of your choice (we used shredded 6-cheese Italian)

Cook ravioli according to manufacturer's directions. Drain, and rinse with hot water. Set aside.

Spray a large, nonstick skillet with a light coating of nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat, adding zucchini, onions, pepper, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir for about 4 minutes, or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Reduce heat to medium-low, and stir in water, bouillon, and cooked ravioli.* Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. (Try not to tear the ravioli).

Place ravioli and vegetables on serving plates, and add cheese topping to your liking. Serve immediately.

1 Cheap Meal Fridays - Mashed Potato Quesadilla

 

Mashed Potato Quesadilla

I made these this week and they were really good. Not only that, they are super easy to heat up in the oven for a tasty lunch or even breakfast!

Ingredients:

2 cups mashed potatoes
6 slices of cooked crumbled bacon
1/4 cup sliced green onions
8 flour tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
butter
salsa
sour cream

Stir bacon and green onions into mashed potatoes. Spread the potato mixture onto on side of the tortilla. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and top with another tortilla. Lightly butter both side of quesadilla.

Preheat large skillet over medium heat. Place the quesadilla in preheated pan and cook until brown and crispy. Flip and do the same on the other side. Serve with Salsa and sour cream.

If you have a cheap meal idea, or would just like to link to one on the web that you have tried, please link below!!!

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Stretching Steak w/ Fajitas

 

We hardly ever have individual steaks for dinner. But if you come across a great sale, just buy less and stretch the meat in easy to make fajitas. You can even buy up and freeze for later!

Steak Fajitas for Freezer Cooking

Ingredients

·                     1 lb sirloin steak

·                     2 T lime juice

·                     2 T white wine vinegar

·                     1 T salad oil

·                     1 t oregano, dried

·                     2 garlic cloves, crushed

·                     6 flour tortillas

·                     1 frozen vegetables, fajita mix

·                     1⁄2 c salsa

Instructions

Place steak in quart-sized freezer bag; combine lime juice, white wine vinegar, salad oil, oregano, and crushed garlic cloves; add to meat.

Freeze. To bundle: Steak/marinade mixture; flour tortillas; frozen vegetables.

To prepare: Thaw steak in marinade. Remove steak and pan-sear in hot pan. Cook until medium rare; remove from pan. In the same pan, add frozen vegetables and marinade; cover and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender.

While vegetables are cooking, slice meat into thin slices against the grain. Add to cooked vegetables. Add salsa to meat and vegetables; heat through.

To serve, spoon into warmed flour tortilla; garnish with avocado cubes, chopped tomato or fresh cilantro.

 

This recipe was copied from Organized Home.

1 Cheap Meal Friday - Artichoke Chicken

 

Chicken and Artichoke

Last week Safeway had jars of artichoke hearts on sale for $0.99. That's a great deal. But I needed a plan to use them. Chicken was also on sale, so I googled Chicken and artichoke recipes. Here is what I found! I made it last week and was really good. It's a keeper in our recipe book for sure.

3 lbs chicken breast cut into cubes. Although I used a whole chicken I cooked down.

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp paprika

4 tbl butter, or use olive oil

1/4 sliced mushrooms

2 tbl flour

1 cup chicken broth

3 tbl sherry

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

1 can artichoke hearts

Preheat oven to 375. Melt butter in skillet and brown chicken that has been seasoned with salt, pepper and paprika. (if the chicken is already cooked, just throw it in with the butter or oil to heat up.) Remove to a 9x13 in casserole dish.

Add mushrooms to pan drippings and saute. Add flour and gradually add broth and sherry. Season with rosemary.

Arrange artichoke hearts over chicken pieces. Pour sauce over the top. Cover and bake at 375 for 40 minutes.

I served this with macky wac noodles and broccoli!

Enjoy!