Idea #1 - Potato Soup. I love this stuff! I love to serve it with a loaf of bread and a salad. It is one of those heavy soups that eat like a meal. Hash browns are on sale so that is why I chose this recipe. Hormel bacon is also on sale. Kroger cheese is on sale - don't be afraid of your grater to save a few pennies. Because I always cook for an army - I would double this recipe.
Idea #2 - Adult Taco Salads. When I was in college, we had taco salads - a lot. My sister loved them and I kind of overdosed on them because of that. So now, I eat them sparingly. But I really love a more sophisticated version of one! So I gather spring lettuce, browned ground chuck seasoned with taco seasoning, black beans, fresh salsa (the kind you get in the produce section), sliced avocados, sliced banana peppers, and grated cheddar cheese - and I toss it up! I serve the salads in tortilla bowls - but chips work well with them too. Every thing I mentioned for this is on sale except for the beans, banana peppers, and salsa. You might have them at home - and they might be on sale just not mentioned in the ad. Obviously, make this to your liking - olives would be good with this as would other types of beans.
Idea #3 - Hot Sausage. This is going to be my crock pot meal for the week. Brown the sausage wither in the oven or on the stove. Add to your crock pot - the sausage, sliced onions, sliced peppers, and tomato sauce. Let them simmer on low all day! Serve this with hoagie rolls - and for me fresh veggies are a must. Relish tray it is! Don't forget cheese if you like to top your sandwiches off with it!
Idea #4 - Quiche. I love quiche. I love it because I am a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad omlet maker. I have never mastered the flip. Almost every omlet I have tried has turned out to be scrambled eggs. So... quiche or fresh tomato pie from Deep South Dish it is! Eggs, bacon, cheese, tomatoes are all on sale. I would pick up some fresh parsley for this one if you don't have it. Flour is on sale if you feel like making a pie crust - but if you don't Pillsbury pie crusts have lots of coupons out there now. To me there is no buying generic pie crusts. I am going to serve this with salad and bread again. (See how I am repeating some of my sides and ingredients to get the most bang for my buck!)
Idea #5 - Grilled Pork Chops. Every now and then I like to have pork chops with the bone in them. And just my luck - these are on sale. I like to make a rub with olive oil and Chef Paul's seasoning for pork - rub them down and then let them sit in the fridge for a bit. As sides, how about Kroger frozen broccoli and baked potatoes? Bananas are on sale - you could try grilled bananas for dessert!!!! or your could make some homemade banana bread. For me banana bread = Betty Crocker!
Idea #6 - Mary's Favorite Hamburger Soup. This is a recipe I am trying this week. Kroger mixed veggies are on sale. Ground chuck is on sale (which I am going to buy in bulk and use for the taco salad, this, and then hunky hamburgers). You will need baby carrots, celery, and onions - but I am guessing you are going to get those for that relish tray and salads this week anyway. You are also going to need 2 cans of stewed tomatoes and some egg noodles (I keep both stocked when they go on sale). Everything else you probably have sitting in your pantry. I probably will substitue garlic powder for garlic; just use regular bouillon, and eliminate the kitchen bouquet. If soup just isn't enough - this is definitly a meal that screems - add grilled cheese! (which Sara Lee bread and Kroger American Cheese will make nicely!)
Idea #7 - Hunky Hamburgers. How do you like that name? Really this is meat loaf but in the form of bulky hamburgers. When I was young, my sister drove my Mom nuts with her pickiness. So Mom would make the same meals and just name them different. My Mom's meatloaf has been meatloaf, hunky hamburgers, Swedish meatballs... you get the point. It took Aimee quite some time to catch on. Ha! In my meatloaf, I add ground chuck, eggs, milk (just a bit), bread crumbs, onions, and a bit of green pepper. Definitely a sale meal! How you sauce this is personal. I love my hamburgers with cream of mushroom soup poured over them in the last 10 minutes of cooking. But Hunt's has a meatloaf sauce that works too! Use up the rest of the bag of poatotes here by mashing some. Double this one and freeze what is left! When you are in a rush one day - you will thank me!
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