Money-Saving Meal Plans
Meals for One or Two | Meals for Four or More
- MONDAY: Veggie Monday: Roasted butternut squash soup (boxed or homemade) with a variety of salty and/or crunchy condiments (toasted pumpkin seeds, sautéed mushrooms, blue cheese crumbles, scallions, cracked pepper water crackers, seared Brussels sprouts).
- TUESDAY: Potato ‘Bout It! Loaded baked potatoes piled with shredded cheese, broccoli (frozen is handy) and crumbled bacon. Butter, sour cream, scallions and hot sauce are at your discretion.
- WEDNESDAY: Seasonal Supper: Celebrate Oktoberfest or cooler fall weather with German sausages, sauerkraut and baked sweet potatoes. Don’t forget the German mustard and beer.
- THURSDAY: Turkey Day: Why wait? It only takes about half an hour to roast a small boneless turkey breast. Skip the stuffing (for now) and serve with our Baked Apples recipe. Save leftover turkey for sandwiches.
- FRIDAY: Fish “Fry”: Choose whichever “on sale” fish fillets look good. Season and press fillets in panko bread crumbs, then panfry in ghee (clarified butter) or olive oil. Prepare frozen potatoes and green peas and you’re set.
- WEEKEND: French Brunch: Prepare a simple omelet and lightly dressed green salad. Enjoy with good bread, good butter and a glass of white wine, followed by fresh pears or apples and cheese.
- MONDAY: Veggie Monday: Enjoy a classic spaghetti dinner with 365 Everyday Value® organic whole wheat pasta and jarred sauce, adding a few toasted pine nuts if you wish. Serve with garlic bread, green salad and our organic salad dressing.
- TUESDAY: Belated Breakfast: Yes, it’s scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, waffles and maple syrup for dinner. Balance the meal with tomato slices or by adding spinach or bell peppers to the eggs.
- WEDNESDAY: Southern Hospitality: Cook up our Easy Shrimp and Grits with Sweet Peppers recipe and make everyone smile. Serve with a green salad.
- THURSDAY: Thanksgiving Test Kitchen: Practice a few new—perhaps healthier—side-dish recipes you’re planning for upcoming holiday meals. (Try our Butternut Squash with Wilted Spinach and Blue Cheese.) Serve with a quick protein entrée of broiled fish or tofu.
- FRIDAY: Oktoberfest: Whip up our Ale-Braised Bratwurst with German Potato Salad, turn on the polka music and raise a mug…of root beer if not an authentic German beer.
- WEEKEND: Ham it Up: A spiral-sliced ham can provide a few meals for several people or several meals for a few people. Serve slices at the first meal, saving plenty of portions in the freezer for omelets, sandwiches and soup, in which you’ll use the bone, too.
