Sunday Dinner

Tonight was a night for comfort food; baked potatoes stuffed with ham, broccoli and cheese. Stuffed potatoes (with a variety of fillings) are also one of my go-to dinners for busy nights because it's a meal that doesn't require much planning or effort on my part.

I just baked potatoes, sprinkled on a little Mrs. Dash, then filled with Green Giant Broccoli in White Cheddar sauce, diced ham, and more shredded cheese. It doesn't get much simpler than that, and it's delicious on a cool night.

Totals:
.60 - potatoes (10 lb/$3 at Lowes Foods)
.67 - diced ham (3 lb Hormel canned ham/$3.99 at Lowes Foods - used about 1/2 lb)
$1 - 2 boxes broccoli in cheese sauce (.50/ea after BOGO sale + double coupon at HT)
.25 - shredded cheese

$2.52 for dinner for 3

Weekend dinners: Friday night we ate out with friends. A celebration Saturday afternoon left everyone still pretty full at dinner time, so we just picked at leftovers.

Wednesday Dinner

Tonight was an exact repeat of dinner I served last month - Citrus Shrimp with rice and Sesame Broccoli.

I've made this for family, friends, even a bunch of picky little kids and I've never met anyone who didn't love it.

Totals:

$3 - shrimp (used 1 lb for 3 of us instead of 1.5 lbs in my recipe)
.20 - rice
$1 - orange & lemon
.25 - additional sauce ingredients
$1.50 - broccoli

$6.05 for dinner for 3

Monday Dinner

I broke out the grill tonight for what may be the last time this summer. Awhile back, I splurged on a boneless marinated lamb shoulder and decided it was finally time to cook it. (This particular roast was originally $14 and change but I got it for about $7 after meat markdown + coupon.) So I grilled it to medium-rare, sliced it thin and served it with yellow cherry tomatoes from my garden (these need no embellishment) and my Fake-Out Lemon Broccoli Risotto.

Totals:

$7 - lamb
$1.25 - broccoli
$2 - other risotto ingredients
free - cherry tomatoes

$10.25 for dinner for 3 (with lamb and risotto left over)

NOTE: The wine department can be a great source for coupons, and they are often for unbranded items that never have coupons (fresh meat, produce, gourmet cheeses, etc). For this lamb roast, I used a coupon for $4 off any fresh meat that came off a wine bottle.