Marsh has meat this week. Family pack assorted pork chops
are 99 cents a pound. Hormel Cure 81 Spiral Sliced Half Hams are 99 cents a
pound. Sugardale hams (water added) are 69 cents a pound. And they have iceberg
lettuce for 99 cents a head. These prices are good through next Wednesday,
February 26.
Aldi has some great buys on produce. Green peppers are three
for $1.49. Mushrooms are 99 cents for eight ounces. Roma tomatoes are 99 cents
for twenty ounces, or 80 cents a pound. Red potatoes are $1.89 for five pounds,
or a little less than 40 cents a pound. Onions are 99 cents for a three pound
bag. These prices are good through next Tuesday, February 25.
IGA has turkey breast for $1.19 a pound. Ten pound bags of
chicken leg quarters are $5.99, or 60 cents a pound. These prices are good
through next Sunday, February 23.
Kroger has their regular one-week sale and also a special
four-day sale. The four-day sale ends Sunday, February 23. On sale for those
four days they have milk for $1.98 a gallon (limit 2) and ten pound bags of
russet potatoes for $1.98, or 20 cents a pound (no limit). On sale for the week
ending Wednesday, February 26, they have iceberg lettuce for 99 cents a head
and leaf lettuce for 99 cents a pound. Celery is 99 cents a head and Roma
tomatoes are 99 cents a pound. Ragu spaghetti sauce of various types is $1.29 a
jar after a 50 cent discount for buying six of various things. Split chicken
breasts (including bone and skin) are 99 cents a pound. Various cheeses are
$3.49 a pound. Cottage cheese and sour cream are $1.99 for 24 ounces.
I’ve given recipes for all of the types of meat that are on
sale this week, so I’m going to do something a little bit different. I’m going
to focus on the veggies instead of the meat. I’ll still give recipes and menus
that come in at about $1.50 per serving for the whole meal, though, and they
will all include meat. I just won’t limit myself to one kind of meat.
The first recipe, SMOKEDSAUSAGE AND PEPPERS uses Bar S Smoked Sausage that’s $3.99 for two and a
half pounds, or $1.60 a pound, this week at Marsh. There are a few different
kinds at this price. I’m going with the Polish sausage. In case you’re
wondering why I say to cut the sausage on the diagonal, it’s because it makes
the pieces look bigger! This will cost about $5.15 and will make four servings. You
could add a lettuce salad and stay under $6.00. Or a can of fruit. Or carrot
sticks and dip. Or you could add some more veggies to the sausage and peppers. Carrots
would be good, or cabbage, or mushrooms.
One of my favorite vegetable dishes is MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS. It seems to go over well with guests, too. It
goes with just about any kind of meat. Here I’ll pair it with pork chops. You’ll think this makes a huge amount, but because the
mushrooms and onions cook down so much you’ll end up with a lot less than you
expect. It makes four servings as a side dish. With the mushrooms and onions on
sale, it will cost about $2.50. Add four 8 ounce pork chops for another $2.00,
and a salad of iceberg lettuce, carrots, green pepper, and a diced Roma tomato
for another $1.50, for a total of about $6.00.
And finally, PEANUT STIR-FRY. You can use whatever meat you want with this – IGA’s turkey
breast or chicken leg quarters, or Marsh’s pork. It's the PEANUT SAUCE that's important here. Let’s go with the pork, shall
we? Pork is so good in a stir-fry and goes well with peanuts, too. You can use
pretty much any vegetables you have on hand. I just chose these because they’re
on sale and the colors look nice together. Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower
are good in a stir-fry, too, as are fresh green beans, tomatoes, zucchini, etc.
Pretty much anything goes. This will come to a little over $5.00 and will make a lot.
You shouldn’t need anything to go with it.
Isn’t it great when veggies go on sale? These are good, but
I can hardly wait till summer!
