Grocery Mama

Super Bowl Fare

Tomorrow is the Super Bowl! (Go Pitt!).

Anyway, here are some ideas for some goodies to make.

 

Pistachio's are easy to put into a bowl and they are on sale at every grocery store this week!

I am making a BBQ Chicken Pizza. Using my No Fail Pizza Dough, I just add BBQ for the sauce. Then some cooked leftover chicken. I put shredded chedder/ and some montery jack cheese on the top with some green chilies. I just throw it in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes.

Here are some other great ideas I found aroung the blogasphere:

Erin at $5 dinners has some fantastic options including hummus.

Make your own salsa.

White Chicken Chili and Potato skins - yum

Frugal Ideas

Any other ideas?

1 Cheap Meal Fridays - Main Meal with a Side Dish

 

This week, it's a slight twist on 1 Cheap Meal Fridays. Pasta Roni has been making a huge push in providing affordable dinner options for families. Headed up by spokes-mom Kathryn Sansone (a mother of 10!), she gives some great money saving tips and recipes to use with Rice a Roni products.

One of their newest product is the Pasta Roni (retails for about $1.59). My son and I tried this for lunch this week and it tasted really good. Read the instructions first. I started to make it like normal mac and cheese. You don't cook the noodles in a big pot of water. You cook the noodles in 2 1/4 cups and the seasoning packet. Very easy to make and if you add simple ingredients, all of a sudden your side dish becomes a main meal.

Here is an idea:

Taco Mac and Cheddar

I box of Pasta Roni Cheddar Macaroni

2 1/4 cups water

1 cup cooked chicken

1/4 tsp cumin

1/2 cup mild salsa

1/2 cup shredded cheddar/ jack cheese

Bring water to a boil in small saucepan. As pasta, mix thoroughly and return to boil. Reduce heat to a medium boil and boil uncovered until pasta is tender and most water is evaporated. Turn off heat and add special seasonings packet and stir. Stir in cooked chicken and cumin. Top with salsa and cheese. Let pasta stand covered for 4-5 minutes. Enjoy.

 

He was so proud (he made it himself!).

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I personally don't drink energy drinks You'll have to let me know how it goes!

FREE Sample-Quaker Rice Cakes-Chocolately Drizzle or Cheddar Cheese

  

 Change your opinion of rice cakes with one of these two free samples of Quaker Mini Delights!

Free Diet Dr. Pepper

Dr. Pepper is offering a free 20oz bottle or 2 liter bottle coupon for the first 2 million people to request it.

I don't need anymore toothpaste

Last week as I was preparing my shopping list, I was going through the store sales and writing down prices. I saw that with a coupon I could get colgate toothpaste for $0.50. I go through my list a second time, just to make sure I didn't forget anything and to weed out the items I don't really need or can wait to buy. You know what - the toothpaste came off the list.

Why? I don't need anymore toothpaste! I have three unused boxes stockpiled, a full tube I'm using, one on my husbands sink and one in the kids bathroom. I don't need anymore - even though it's only $0.50. I used my $0.50 to get some yogurt.

That's phrase "It's Only" is what I believe gets the frugal shopper in trouble. Well it's only this price so I'll pick it up. It's only this amount so I'll buy two. Those It's Only purchases add up. All of a sudden you spent an extra $20 on items you may not use or just really don't need.

Yes, I'll need to buy toothpaste again someday. I'm sure it will go on sale again so I can get it at a good price. For now, I have plenty. And even though it's only $0.50, I just simply don't need it. That's my $0.50 that will go towards something I need this week.

My goal is to save my money and to buy what I need at the best possible price. Not to buy all I can at the lowest price.

As you go through your shopping list, make sure it's not full of it's only price products. Ask yourself, do I really need this, or can I save a few dollars?

$10 Gift Card - Dillyeo

If you watch my side bar - you'll notice a Dillyeo Widget. Dilleo is a site that brings a hot deal of the day.

Today when I checked it out, I noticed a free $10 gift card!!

You can use this on a future purchase, must use it by 2/8!

Enjoy!

Some free samples and coupons for a monday!

 

Dog's Life Magazine from Beneful (I'm hoping they include some coupons! Those are hard to come by!)

Crest White Strips Advanced Seal

Always Infinity Pads

Chunky soup Buy2 Get 1 FREE coupon

$2 off 1 Crystal Light Drink Mix Coupon

It's funny commercial voting time!!!

Ok, you can admit it, you watch the super bowl for the commercials! I know I do (alhtough Go PITT!!)

Anyway, CBS is running thier Best Commercials of all Time show and you get to Vote!!!

You can check them out here!

Tide is in the running and they would like to celebrate by offering a $1.00 coupon on their Tide to Go pen!

Check out the commercials and let me know which one you voted for!

1 Cheap Meal Fridays - Red Beans and Rice

 

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this recipe. Full of flavor and quick to make, it will be sure to be a family favorite! We love this recipe and make it quite often!

1 Tbsp olive oil

3 slices bacon (I use turkey bacon - still yummy and not as greasy!)

1/2 cup chopped onion

3 garlic cloves chopped

1 can red beans (or kidney)

1/2 cup broth (chicken or veggie)

1 tomoto

1/2 tsp cayenne

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/3 cups brown rice

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the bacon, onion and garlic and saute for around 7 minutes until the bacon is done. Stire in the beans, broth, tomato, cayenne and salt. Cover this and cook for about 10 minutes.

Ladle the beans over the rice.

I usually serve this with steamed brocolli!

Enjoy!