Menus for a Week for Four for under $110.00!

So here are the menus that I came up with. They're not exciting, but they are good and they are filling and they are nutritious and they are cheap! Three meals a day for a week for four people - for just $105.90. And that's assuming you have very little to start with other than things like salt and pepper, mustard, and a very few other condiments.

MONDAY

12 eggs scrambled in 4 tablespoons butter (3 eggs per person)

Salad of 1/2 head lettuce, 1 pound carrots, 1/2 head of celery, 4 cans tuna, 4 hard-boiled eggs, 3/4 cup mayo (1 can tuna and 1 egg per person, plus veggies and mayo)

4 pork chops (2 pounds), with a pound of mushrooms and 2 onions sautéed in 4 tablespoons of butter, and half a head of lettuce with half a cup of salad dressing (one 8-ounce pork chop with vegetables and salad with 2 tablespoons of dressing per person)

TUESDAY

1 quart cottage cheese and 8 ounces sunflower seeds (1 cup cottage cheese and 2 ounces sunflower seeds per person)

Salad of 1/2 head lettuce, 10 ounces grape tomatoes (that’s one box), 1 cucumber, 1/2 pound baby carrots, 4 cups chicken (meat from4 leg quarters, cooked and boned), and 3/4 c salad dressing (1 cup chicken and 3 tablespoons dressing per person, plus a bunch of vegetables)

1 pound brats, 4 ears sweet corn, 4 tablespoons butter, salad of one pound cabbage with 1/2 c mayo and 1/2 onion (1 brat and 1 ear of corn per person, with a tablespoon of butter per person for the corn, and some cabbage salad)

WEDNESDAY

12 eggs scrambled in 4 tablespoons butter (3 eggs per person)

Salad of 1/2 head cauliflower, 1/2 head celery, meat from 1-1/2 pounds pork chops, 1/2 c mayo, 1 T mustard, 1 T lemon juice (meat from 6 ounces of pork chops per person, plus the veggies and dressing)

4 chicken leg quarters (1 pound each), 1 bunch broccoli with 2 tablespoons butter, salad of 1/2 head lettuce with 10 ounces grape tomatoes and 1/2 c salad dressing

THURSDAY

1 quart cottage cheese and 8 ounces sunflower seeds (1 cup cottage cheese and 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds per person)

Soup of 1 quart homemade chicken broth (made with the bones from the chicken), 3 cups chicken (meat from 3 leg quarters at 1 pound each), 1/2 bunch chopped broccoli, 1/2 pound sliced baby carrots, 4 ounces sliced mushrooms, and 4 eggs (1 cup broth, 3/4 cup chicken and 1 egg per person, plus the vegetables)

Joe’s Special (scramble of 1 pound hamburger, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 14 ounces (half of a 28 ounce bag) frozen spinach, 8 ounces mushrooms and 6 eggs), salad of 1 cucumber with 1/4 c sour cream and 1 t vinegar (4 ounces hamburger, 1 egg and lots of veggies per person)

FRIDAY

12 eggs scrambled in 4 tablespoons butter (3 eggs per person)

Salad of 1/2 head lettuce, 10 ounces grape tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1/2 pound baby carrots, 4 cups chicken (meat from 4 leg quarters at one pound each), 3/4 cup salad dressing (1 cup chicken and 3 tablespoons dressing per person, plus the veggies)

4 pork chops (2 pounds), 4 ears sweet corn with 4 tablespoons butter, salad of 1 pound cabbage with 1/2 onion and 1/2 cup mayo (1 8-ounce pork chop and 1 ear of corn with 1 tablespoon butter per person, plus cabbage salad)

SATURDAY

12 eggs scrambled with 8 ounces of mushrooms and 1/2 onion sautéed in 4 tablespoons butter

Salad of 1/2 head lettuce, 1 pound carrots, 1/2 head of celery, 4 cans tuna, 4 hard-boiled eggs, 3/4 cup mayo (1 can tuna and 1 egg per person, plus veggies and mayo)

Soup of 1 pound ground beef, 1 onion, 8 ounces mushrooms, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can green beans, 8 ounces cabbage, 2 cloves garlic, 1 cup celery, 1 pound baby carrots (4 ounces ground beef plus lots of vegetables per person)

SUNDAY

Quiche of 6 eggs, 1 pound sausage, 8 ounces cheese, 2 cups half and half, 8 ounces mushrooms (1-1/2 eggs, 4 ounces sausage, 2 ounces cheese, 1/2 c half and half per person plus mushrooms)

Salad of 4 cups chicken (meat from 4 leg quarters at 1 pound each), 1/2 head cauliflower, 1/2 head celery (less the cup of celery that went into Saturday’s soup), 1/2 cup mayo, 1 T mustard, 1 T lemon juice (1 cup chicken and 2 tablespoons mayo per person, plus veggies)

4 pork chops (2 pounds), 4 ears sweet corn with 4 tablespoons butter, salad of 10 ounces grape tomatoes and one cucumber in 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 tablespoon vinegar (1 8-ounce pork chop and 1 ear of corn with 1 tablespoon of butter per person, plus the salad)