5 Meals for Under $30 at Walmart
What’s for dinner this week? How many times a week do you ask yourself that question! Check out our menu and recipes for this week. We are basing our menu on the great deals that you can pick up this week at Walmart. Everything can be purchased at Walmart and your cost will be less than $30! Our recipes are geared for a family of four, unless otherwise noted. That’s an average of $6 per meal or $1.50 per serving. How awesome is that!
You might find that you already have some of the items listed on the shopping list in your stock pile so your out of pocket cost will be even less! Just so you know, some prices may vary at your local Walmart.
Check out our menu and recipes. Let us know how this works for you and if you have your own recipes for this week’s deals!
Note: These deals are valid through 11/15/14
Baked Chicken Leg Quarters
with Roasted Potatoes and Salad
Total Cost: approximately $4.65
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Chicken leg & thigh pieces (about 2 lbs.)
- Butter – 1/2 stick
- Potatoes – 4
- Dried parsley
- Garlic – 4 cloves
- Rosemary (fresh preferred, or dried)
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Gemelli with Three Cheese Sauce & Eggplant
with Tossed Salad
Total Cost: approximately $5.77 – serves 8
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Gemelli – 1 lb
- Barilla Three Cheese Sauce – 1 jar
- Eggplant Diced – 1 1/2 cups
- Fresh Basil Chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons
- Fresh Tomato Diced – 1/2 cup
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Chili Mac
with Carrot Sticks
Total Cost: approximately $5.68
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Elbow or Farfelle pasta – 1/2 lb
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Onion – 1
- Green pepper – 1
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Chili powder – 2 tablespoons
- Cumin – 1 tablespoon
- Tomatoes – 1 28 oz can
- Kidney beans – 2 cans
- Shredded sharp cheddar cheese – 1 cup
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Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
with Vegetables and Rice
Total Cost: approximately $5.28
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Boneless chicken breasts – 1 lb
- Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry McCormick Skillet Sauce – 1 package
- Vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon
- Vegetables for stir-fry
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Baked Pollock
with Baked Potatoes, Frozen Vegetables and Biscuits
Total Cost: approximately $5.81
Ingredients you will need for this recipe:
- Pollock fillets – 1 lb
- Sour cream – 1/3 cup
- Parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup
- Butter – 2 tablespoons
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