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Last week was unusually expensive, so I have declared it a “eat from the pantry week” to save money on groceries. I have chicken in the freezer and lots of fresh fruit and veggies in the garden, so the only thing I will need to buy is milk.
Monday – Teriyaki Chicken, Basmati Rice, and Garden Salad
Tuesday – Use some of the leftover chicken and rice in a stir fry
Wednesday – Use some of the leftover chicken in Asian Chicken Salad
Thursday – Use the last of the leftover chicken and rice to make Chicken and Rice Soup with a twist
Friday – YOYO* Dinner
Saturday – Vegetable Garden Minestrone Soup and Garden Salad
Sunday – Use a saved ham bone to make split pea soup and Garden Salad
*YOYO – means You are On Your Own. I have frozen individual size containers of past meals like White Chili for the kids to pull out and nuke in case there are not enough leftovers in the refrigerator.
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Angela says
Just been catching up on your great blog [fgound it via 'my year w/o spending']- I love the misprint [eating from the panty!!]
We call it 'eating up the cupboards' – I just posted on this topic too. http://angalmond.blogspot.com/2009/10/eating-up-cupboards.html
Angela Barton says
Doing the same thing- just bought the milk- but the fruits and veggies are from a CSA instead of the garden!
Struggler says
Great menu and it looks to me like you'll still be eating pretty well this week.
We have had house guests and I do seem to have unusual quantities of frozen leftovers, so I may be steering clear of the store too for a while 😉
The Thrifty Countrywoman says
Sound like some pretty good meals! As soon as the snow flies all my meals will be from the pantry! How did your apple pie filling work out?
Jane
Lori says
Alea, this sounds like a great menu! We often do eating from the pantry weeks! 🙂
I wanted to thank you for the helpful comments you wrote on my "Budget Week" post. I really appreciated what you had to say.
PS – I am putting you in my google reader so I can keep up with you! You've got a lot of good things on your blog…really loved the last 5 posts! Thanks for a great (and very helpful) blog. God bless ya!
Melissa says
Love the idea of cooking chicken once and getting a few more meals out of it. It's such an efficient way to save time and money without boring the family with the same exact meal every day.
One of these weeks I'll try eating from the pantry. Our freezer has been emptied because nothing has been on sale; this week we're stocking up on chicken and pork chops.
Amanda says
Great minds must think alike. We are doing a pantry week as well. 🙂 I still haven't been able to stretch one meal through out the week like you do. Baby steps 🙂
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
My husband says that he bets your husband was pleased.