Gretchen’s Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan + Freezer Cooking Plan

Homeland

1 Reeses Puffs Cereal – $2, used $0.75/1 printable (doubled) – $0.50 after coupon

2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls – $1 each, used $1/2 printable (no longer available, doubled) – Free after coupon

1 Eggland’s Best Eggs – $2.85, used $0.50/1 MobiSave rebate – $2.35 after rebate

3 (8 oz bags) Best Choice Cheese – $1.25 each

Total after coupons: $6.60

Dillons

1 Kroger Applesauce – $2.19

1 Flour Tortillas – $2

0.95 lbs Broccoli – $1.89

1 Kroger Frozen Orange Juice – $1.59

1 Green Bell Pepper – $0.99

1 Annie’s Mac & Cheese – $1, used $0.75/1 e-coupon – $0.25 after coupon

1 Psst Garlic Powder – $1

1 Kroger Brown Rice – $0.89, used $0.50/1 e-coupon – $0.39 after coupon

1 bag Bruschetta Toasts – Marked down to $0.59

1 Kroger Rice Cakes – $1.69

1 Psst Saltines – $0.89

1 Pineapple – $0.99

1 Cucumber – $0.79

1 bag Yellow Peppers – Marked down to $0.99

1 bag Apples – Marked down to $0.99

1 gallon Milk – $1.99

2 bag Kroger Frozen Chicken Breasts – $7.99 each, used $1.45/1 e-coupon AND $3/$10 Meat e-coupon – $5.76 each after coupon

2.31 lbs Bananas – $1.36, used $0.25/1 Checkout 51 rebate – $1.11 after rebate

1 Kroger Old Fashioned Oats – $3.29

Items a part of the Mega Sale (Buy 10, Get $5 off instantly):

1 Ronzoni Pasta – $0.49, used $1/1 e-coupon – Free plus overage after coupon

1 Ken’s Salad Dressing – $1.49, used $0.75/1 MobiSave rebate – $0.74 after rebate

1 Nabisco Wheat Thins – $1.79, used $1.25/1 MobiSave rebate – $0.54 after rebate

1 Land O Lakes Butter – $1.99

4 Campbell’s canned Soup – $0.49 each, used $0.40/4 printable AND $0.20/1 Ibotta rebate – $0.34 each after coupon and rebate

1 Lender’s Bagels – $1.79, used $0.75/1 MobiSave rebate – $1.04 after coupon

1 Green Giant canned Veggies – $0.49

Total after coupons and rebates: $40.79

Dillons Trip #2

I ran into Dillons today to see if they had any meat marked down. This wasn’t the best price but I really wanted to do some freezer cooking this week and desperately needed meat for that. 

1 package (3 lbs) Ground Beef – Marked down to $9.50.

Total: $9.50

Total for all stores: $56.89

Menu Plan for This Week

Breakfasts

Eggs & Green Peppers, Bananas x 4

Cereal x 2

Cinnamon Rolls, Sliced Pears (My Mom gave me a big bag of pears from their pear tree!)

Lunches

Macaroni & Cheese, Veggies

Tossed Salad with Tuna

Peanut Butter & Jelly Rice Cake Sandwiches, Veggies x 2

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Veggies

Cheese, Crackers, Fruit

Leftovers

Dinners

Blueberry Pancakes, Eggs, Pineapple

Steak (from my in-laws), French Bread, Pineapple

Mexican Lasagna, Asparagus (leftover from last week), Sliced Pears

Chicken Enchiladas, Tossed Salad

Dinner with family

Chicken & Rice, Green Beans

Spaghetti Pie, Green Beans, Butterhorn Rolls

Freezer Cooking

I’m planning to do some freezer cooking this week to use on busy days coming up during the holiday season. Here’s what I’m hoping to get made:

Baked Oatmeal x 3

Double Fudge Banana Muffins x 2

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Balls x 2

Blueberry Pancakes x 3

Butterhorn Rolls

Mexican Lasagna (doubling dinner and freezing one)

Chicken Enchiladas (doubling dinner and freezing one)

Chicken & Rice (doubling dinner and freezing one)

Spaghetti Pie x 2 (tripling dinner and freezing two)

BBQ Meatballs x 3

Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas x 2 (using the yellow peppers)