Meal plans for week of February 13

Note : we use a matrix for meal planning based on protein.  1 fish or seafood, 1 beef, 3 chicken  or Pork and 2 vegetarian .  

1. Chicken enchaladas , rice, broccoli 
2. Pizza 
3. Cottage pie, fruit cup 
4. Pork chops over dressing with apples and cranberries. 
5. Chicken noodle cassarole , mixed veggies 
6. Salmon patties , honey fingered carrots, salad 
7. Breakfast 4 Dinner.

Notes 

1. Chicken from the rib bones , tortillas 12/1 at DT. Sour cream white sauce. 
2. Pizza - homemade crust 
3. Cottage pie -pre cooked hamburger, 🥕 carrot, peas, gravy, mashed potatoes 
4. Fry pork chops( brown)  makemdressing, add chopped carrots and cranberries.
5. Chicken noodle cassarole, ( cooked chicken breast ) mixed veggies frozen, noodles, white sauce mix 
6. Salmon patties, carrot rounds with honey,butter, and  ginger.   Salad 
7. Eggs.   Waffles - eggs were .56 a dozen and waffle mix was a dollar at GO.   

Ground beef and salmon are more expensive; eggs and chicken, pork chops are all 1.50 a pound or less. Averaging keeps the total within budget.    Scratch cooking and finding the cheapest possible price (RBP) keeps the total spent down,