Our Family Meal Plan for this week 03/06/12 - Back to School Edition £59

Our Meal Plan for this week is another low faff, salad based one.  I'm in London once, working 2 nights and have a couple of full days of other work too.  It's also my birthday mid week, I have a school governor meeting that night and am working the following night, so my birthday meal will have to be delayed until Friday.  

Breakfasts will be cereal and milk or toast with spread, as always breakfast is accompanied by a piece of fruit.  We'll probably have pancakes for breakfast one morning over the weekend.  My daughters will be having school dinners this week and as usual hubby and I will have leftovers from dinner the night before or, if there are no leftovers, homemade hummus and salad sandwiches with crudites.

As usual I compared the cost of our groceries using My Supermarket.  Our groceries cost £59.29 from Asda, had I shopped elsewhere my shopping would've cost £71.45 from Sainsbury's or £74.03 from Tesco.

Dinners

Roast Chicken with potato salad, crudites, sliced tomatoes and salad leaves - Monday

Chicken Stir Fry with Noodles - Tuesday

Couscous, Chickpea and Chicken Salad - Wednesday

250g couscous

250ml vegetable stock, boiling hot

400g tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained

300g leftover chicken, shredded

200g cherry tomatoes, halved

half a large cucumber, diced

Dressing

125ml olive oil

3 Tblsp lemon juice

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 Tblsp fresh mint, finely chopped

1/2 tsp sugar

Put the couscous into a bowl with the hot stock.  Cover and leave for 5 minutes.  Measure the dressing ingredients into a jar, put the lid on then shake until completely combined.  Mix the chickpeas, shredded chicken, cherry tomatoes and cucumber with the prepared couscous. Mix through the dressing then serve with salad leaves.  

Vegetable Quiche with Storecupboard Salad - Thursday

Homemade beef burgers and potato wedges with leftover Storecupboard Salad - Friday

Roast Vegetable and  Goats Cheese Filo Tart with crudites and salad leaves - Saturday

End of the Week Frittata with baked potatoes and salad greens - Sunday

Shopping List

44 items: £59.28
Packets and Cereals
1x	ASDA Smartprice Cornflakes (750g)	46p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Crispy Rice Cereal (440g)	77p
1x	Asda Wholefoods Strong White Bread Flour (1.5Kg)	80p
1x	Jus Rol Filo Pastry (375g)	£1.10
1x	Jus Rol Shortcrust Pastry Block (500g)	£1.10
1x	ASDA Smartprice Long Grain Rice (1Kg)	40p
1x	ASDA Wholefoods Cous Cous (500g)	68p
1x	Asda Home Baking Easy Bake Yeast (6 per pack - 42g)	65p
1x	ASDA Wholefoods Brown Bread Flour (1.5Kg)	£1.28
Tins, Jars and Cooking
1x	ASDA Borlotti Beans in Water (290g)	48p
1x	ASDA Cannellini Beans in Water (300g)	62p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Mayonnaise (500ml)	40p
1x	ASDA Chick Peas in Water (400g)	62p
1x	ASDA Haricot Beans in Water (300g)	62p
Dairy and Eggs
4x	ASDA British Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L)	£4.00
1x	ASDA English Mature White Cheddar (500g)	£2.83	any 2 FOR £5.00
1x	ASDA Greek Feta Cheese (200g)	£1.00	was £1.27
1x	ASDA Smartprice Low Fat Natural Yogurt (500g)	45p
3x	Suffolk Farm Medium Free Range Eggs (6)	£3.00
Fruit and Vegetables
2x	ASDA Asparagus (250g)	£3.30
1x	ASDA Salad Tomatoes (750g)	£1.50
20	ASDA Bananas by Weight (100g)	£1.36
10	ASDA Carrots by Weight (100g)	80p
5	ASDA Red Onions by Weight (100g)	40p
1x	ASDA Aubergine Loose	50p	was 90p
2x	ASDA White Potatoes (2.5Kg)	£4.00
5	ASDA Butternut Squash by Weight (100g)	50p
2x	ASDA Whole Cucumber	£1.00
3x	ASDA Round Lettuce	£1.71
2x	ASDA Garlic Loose	60p
1x	ASDA Smartprice Peppers (700g)	£1.65
1x	ASDA Courgettes (3)	£1.00
1x	ASDA Spring Onions	74p
1x	ASDA Spinach (350g)	£1.00
1x	ASDA Unwaxed Lemons (5)	£1.25
1x	ASDA Fresh Tastes Beansprouts (310g)	50p
1x	ASDA Water Chestnut and Bamboo Shoot Stir Fry with Chinese Leaf Red Onion and Peppers (420g)	£1.00	any 3 FOR £3.00
1x	ASDA Cherry Tomatoes (350g)	£1.00
2x	ASDA Smartprice Apples (500g)	£1.76
Meat, Fish and Poultry
1x	ASDA Butcher's Selection British Beef Mince (500g)	£2.00
15	ASDA Extra Special British Free Range Corn Fed Whole Chicken by Weight (100g)	£7.47
Frozen
1x	ASDA Smartprice Peas (1Kg)	98p
Ready Meals
1x	ASDA Soy and Garlic Stir Fry Sauce (230g)	£1.00	any 3 FOR £3.00
1x	ASDA Free Range Egg Noodles (450g)	£1.00	any 3 FOR £3.00

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Prices and special offers reflect those of the online grocery website My Supermarket, and are correct as of 2nd June 2013.   Prices may vary in different in-store locations.

Don't forget to check out the Meal Planning Monday linky hosted by At Home With Mrs M.

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