10 basic meals.......up a notch

There is a concept out there that the average family has about 10 got meals that they eat on a regular basis.   I got to thinking and came up with more.  A brainstorm happened and i thought a list of meals that used a particular protein would create variety and make meal planning easier.   Purchasing bulk meat and limiting the cut to something that is very versatile saves money....a lot of money if you look for RBP and think out of the box.   

Ground Beef 

• Hamburgers :   Not done often on a strict budget, it takes too much meat.   
• Sloppy Joes 
• Meat pasta sauce with pasta. 
• Meat loaf -another high maintenance 
• Burritos 
• Burrito bowl 
• Tacos 
• Enchiladas
• Chilli 
• Cheeseburger macaroni

 Chicken breast : boneless, skinless

• Roasted chicken with roasted root veggies 
• Chicken pot pie 
• Chicken soup 
• Chicken enchaadas
• Chicken parm
• Homemade chicken nuggets 
• Chicken mac n cheese 
• Parmesean chicken with broccolli
• White chicken chilli 
• Buffalo chicken pizza 

Pork loin:  can be cut into stew, stir fry,center cut pork chops and roast 

• Pork roast w roasted veggies 
• Pork chops with cranberry relish 
• Pork chops with bread dressing : and apple and craisens 
• Pork stew with rolls 
• Pulled pork sandwiches 
• Pork slicers 
• Pork stir fry 
• Skillet pork chops 
• Pork tacos 
• Braised pork on rice or noodles 
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Meatless

• Mac and cheese 
• Bean burritos 
• Tuna cassarole 
• Cheese pizza 
• Salmon patties 
• Split pea soup 
• Pesto pasta toss 
• Fried rice 
• French toast 
• Egg omlettes 
• Waffles 
• Peanut butter pancakes
• Huevos Rancheros casserole 
• Cheesy egg sandwiches  / egg mc muffins 
• Vegetable bean soup
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Meatballs : 

• Meat ball subs 
• Meatballs and spaghetti 
• BBQ meatball pizza 
• Meatballs with cream gravy over noodles 
• Meatball soup 

There are al lot more, these are all one that average five dollar meals when the protein is purchased at a RBP>.