Dinner Menu and Estimated Costs

Wow, this past week we only followed part of our meal plan. Sick kids, husband working late…resulted in too many quick, less than balanced meals. There is next week right!  I did manage to fix a few things however, so here are some of the meals, and their estimated costs for me to make them. I do use coupons when I shop, but not for everything that I buy. The reason I only estimated is because I didn’t want to have to go into the detail of how many exact ounces or 1/4 cups of something I used like oil or milk or flour and its cost to the penny, but regardless, I think I am pretty close on my estimates.

Pizza (my estimated cost: $4.00) Crust ingredients: $1.00 Partial jar of sauce: $1.00 Cheese: $2.00

Chicken and Pesto Stromboli (my estimated cost: $8.00) Dough ingredients: $1.00 Chicken: $4.00 Jarred pesto: $2.00 Cheese: $1.00

Hot Dogs  (my estimated cost: $7.00) Hot Dogs: $2.00 Buns: $1.00 Carrots: $1.00 Apples: $1.00 Smileys: $2.00

Chicken, veggie and bisquit casserole (my estimated cost: $7.00) Bisquits: $1.00 Chicken: $4.00 Mixed veggies: $1.00 Soup and Milk: $1.00

Scrambled Eggs (my estimated cost: $5.00) Eggs: $2.00 Bagels: $1.00 Apples: $1.00 Carrots: $1.00