Saturday night, I have six people and 60 bucks.

Fred Meyers has chickens tomorrow for .87.  Get a five lb one,    This should yield you 2 legs, 2 thighs, and one breast cut in two for a meal.   Add potatoes and a veggie .

Take the broth and rice (DT) and some veggies and make soup in the slow cooker.  Add rolls or biscuits .

Pizza casserole or pizza

Mac and cheese , vegetable

Rice and beans
spaghetti sauce and spaghetti
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Fred Meyers
Chicken
Milk 1.79
Check the spaghetti for .50 spaghetti
Prego 3/5
Check the space by the eggs English muffins should be a huge package for 1.67. (3/5)

Total 12.93



Winco

Carrots 2.28 fir 5 lbs
Potatoes 10 lbs 1.99
Celery .99
Peas 1.00, sometimes .88 and corn
2 cans diced tomatoes .58
4-8 8 ounce pkgs of cheese at about 1,28 a pkg.   I think they are Winco brand.   Get regular and pizza cheese if you can
1 pkg meatballs 2.00

20.82



Dollar tree
Pizza sauce
3 pizza crusts - unless you can make it yourself -  pizzas are 2  indiciduals to a package, cost of home made is .17.
Rice
Beans
Macaroni - try to get a value added box.    Normally I would have bought boxes when I can get them for .76 with coupons.
Bread -5

Total 12.00

Total 46.75

Add eggs 2 dozen where ever they are close to a buck.  Winco did it lasts week.  Add some fresh fruit at a dollar a lb or less .  

Following the on the cheap way gives you the luxury of not being stuck.  If I had a few bucks, I would buy a case of green beans at Winco.