So I went onto my trusty friend www.kraftfoods.com and picked out 7 meals, printed out my shopping list and went to the grocery store.
For about $100 here's my dinners for 7 days! I did have a few things already that I didn't need to buy but not much.
After I got home I cooked up 3 recipes. Two of them said they could be "made ahead" so I saved those for later and we ate the other one for dinner last night.
Last night we had Quick Fix Beef Burrito Skillet
VERDICT: I think I made this before. I forgot my kids hate beans. I thought it was great but the kids wouldn't eat it. Well Melissa ate the tortillas out of it, Jessica picked out everything that wasn't a bean and I think Trevor fed his to the dog when I wasn't looking.
Tonight we had Layered Fiesta Casserole
I made this all yesterday except didn't cook it until today.
VERDICT: we put some sour cream on top. DH loved it. It was almost too spicy for me. I think I figured out it's because the salsa I have is medium and I'm a wimp. I think Jessica liked it. The little kids are spending the night at Grandma's so I get to eat this for lunch for a few days.
Tomorrow we are having:
Barbecue Beef Filled Biscuits
I'm pretty sure we've had these before. I cooked these up yesterday too. They just need to be warmed up for dinner tomorrow.
Edited to add
VERDICT: Good but kind of just blah. Probalby the BBQ sauce I used. Needed more or something with a little more spice. (didn't use the bulls eye one that it said to use)
I go through patches where I'm bad at cooking meals too, especially if I haven't done my Sunday meal plan. It totally messes me up for the whole week.
ReplyDeleteYum...that skillet burrito thing looks great!
ReplyDeleteKraft is the BEST! I get their quarterly magazines for free and always use their recipes. YUM!!
ReplyDeletePerfect post ~ I was going grocery shopping today! Found some great ideas on the Kraft sight. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to try out those BBQ beef biscuit thingies! They look super yum and the kids could even help with supper. With a family of 6 though I'm thinking two batches lol.
ReplyDeletethose look yummy!! I'll have to check out the website!
ReplyDeleteWow you were super busy making all those meals ahead! I love the kraft site! I've learned if I've made soemthing and don't like it to toss the receipe I printed. Then I just got through the ones I've already printed to do for repeats.
ReplyDeleteMMMMM... stop with the food! (dieting here)
ReplyDeleteI love bullseye bbq sauce. I think you should have used that one for the last one. It would have been better. Bulleye does have a nice flavor.
Maybe I should get the magazine too. You know...for the articles.