Read this post if you want to find 2-week meal plan for a family of 5 for $170 which requires only one shopping trip. All the recipes are homemade, have organic ingredients and you and your family will definitely love them.
Two meals are larger, so you will utilize the remains of one meal to make another meal and you’ll have two meals. I’m almost certain that each family has two evenings in a span of two weeks where they are out (at a restaurant, at a friend’s house…) or they have one of those nights when everyone eats different things.
2-Week Meal Plan For A Family Of 5 for $170
- crescent rolls – $1.50
- dozen eggs – $1.60
- 1 lb. ground sausage – $1.90
- cheddar cheese – $1.60
- organic salsa – $1.90
TOTAL = $8.50
Directions – Take a baking pan and grease it. Then, lay the crescent rolls. Take the eggs and whisk them with salsa and the cooked ground sausage. Pour the mixture over the rolls. Add on top some cheddar cheese. Bake it for 40 minutes at 375 degrees.
- bag of flour tortillas – $1.20
- bag of onions – $1.30
- 1 bag of chicken breasts (frozen) – $6.70
- block of cheddar cheese – $1.60
- head of lettuce – 99 cents
- 16 oz. container sour cream – $1.30
- 32 oz. can whole tomatoes – 95 cents
- carton of four Roma tomatoes – $1.20
- carton of chicken broth – $1.80
TOTAL = $17.04
- Meal – Slow Cooker Meatballs
- 28 oz. can tomato sauce – 95 cents
- Parmesan cheese – $2.99
- extra virgin olive oil – $2.99
- box of spaghetti – $1.60
- Italian breadcrumbs – $1.80
- 2 lb. ground turkey – $1.90/ea.
- 28 oz. can whole tomatoes – 95 cents
- minced garlic – $1
TOTAL = $16.08
- Meal – Meatball Subs {use the leftovers from Meal #3}
- hoagie buns – $1.80
- block of mozzarella – $1.60
TOTAL = $3.40
- 1 lb. organic bacon – $4.99
- ranch dressing – $1.30
- flour tortillas
- sweet potato chips – $1.99
- avocado – 80 cents
- Roma tomatoes
- lettuce
TOTAL = $10.27
- Meal – Pre-Made Sausage Pizza– $6
- Meal – Grill Night
- baby spinach – $2.49
- cottage cheese – $2.29
- carrots – $1.39
- Never Any!Flavored Brats {2 pkgs.} – $2.99/ea.
- roasted garlic hummus – $1.99
- Italian dressing – $1.29
TOTAL = $15.43
- 2 cans of tuna – 65 cents/ea.
- dill pickles – $1.29
- mustard – 69 cents
- two loafs of 12-Grain Bread – $1.79/ea.
- cheddar cheese
- mayo – $1.99
TOTAL = $8.85
*Directions –Take a bowl and mix the tuna, half cup of mayo, one chopped pickle, two tbsp. of mustard, and salt and pepper. Take the bread and layer it with the tuna salad and the cheddar. Put butter on both sides of the bread and heat the bread. Flip it on both sides until they are brown. Serve it with the broccoli almond chopped salad.
Side Dish – Broccoli Almond Chopped Salad
- sliced almonds – $2.99
- vinegar – 79 cents
- milk
- mayo
- head of broccoli – $1.19
- sugar
- carrots
TOTAL = $6.86
- Meal – Cinnamon Apple Pancakes with Scrambled Eggs
- eggs – $1.29
- flour – $1.49
- sugar
- maple syrup – $4.99
- organic applesauce – $1.89
- milk
TOTAL – $9.66
10 & 11 Meal – Italian Sandwiches
- dry Italian dressing package – 79 cents
- 3-4 lb. beef roast – $7.99
- 16 oz. jar of pepperoncinis – $1.79
- hoagie buns – $1.79
- unsalted butter – $2.87
TOTAL = $15.23
- chicken
- soy sauce – 99 cents
- head of cabbage – $1.19
- honey – $3.49
- honey mustard – $1.29
- vinegar
- sliced almonds
- barbecue sauce – 99 cents
TOTAL = $7.75
And because everyone needs dessert…
Strawberry Cake
- frozen strawberries – $3.99
- mini marshmallows – 89 cents
- sugar
- whipped topping – 89 cents
- organic yellow cake mix – $1.99
Total = $7.76
So, those were the twelve meals that should feed a family of four or five. Below you can find some breakfast items and snacks. These are the extras:
- 2 add’l jars of organic salsa – $1.89/ea,
- box of cereal – $1.79
- organic bananas – $1.36
- 32 oz. plain Greek yogurt – $3.89
- peanut butter – $3.99
- Two half gallons of 2% milk – $3.29/ea.
- 2 bags of tortilla chips – $1.19/ea.
- cantaloupe – $1.49
- string cheese – $2.69
- organic apples – $5.49
- graham crackers – $1.39
- granola bars – $1.79
TOTAL for extras = $37.98
TOTAL for 12 Meals + Extra Items = $170.59
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