Clever Homemaking

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

Menu

Chicken
Green Beans
Cantaloupe

Sanderson Farms Whole Chicken is on sale at HEB this week for $.67/lb.

Moms Who Think has a very easy recipe for cooking a whole 3 lb chicken in the crockpot.

Pick up a can of green beans for $.33 and a large cantaloupe for only $1.00 to create a very frugal and tasty meal.

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

This week we are going to take advantage of HEB’s monthly and weekly specials to cook up some GUMBO!

Menu

Sausage Gumbo
Cornbread
Red Delicious Apples

Cost Breakdown

Sausage Gumbo

Tony Chachere’s Creole Gumbo Mix – $1.00
14 – 16 oz. Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Rope – $2.50
* Cook according to package directions

Cornbread

Jiffy Cornbread Mix – $.33
1 Egg – $.08

Red Delicious Apples – $.79/lb

Total Cost: $4.70

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

Wrapping sausage links in tortillas has become a fad in my part of Texas.  All of the local link sales have started doing it and it tastes really good.  If you haven’t tried it yet, you should take part in one of HEB’s combo loco deals this week.

When you purchase Kiolbassa Smoked Sausage regular pack assorted varieties, you get 10 ct. Mission Homestyle Flour Tortillas AND Bush’s Best Grillin’ Beans 22 – 28 oz. assorted varieties for FREE.

You can easily create a frugal meal of tortilla wrapped sausage links and Bush’s Beans.  Pick up a couple  small Valencia oranges @ $.17 each to complete your meal.

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

Menu:

Macaroni Beef Casserole
Salad
Gala Apple Slices

Recipes and Cost Breakdown:

Macaroni Beef Casserole

HEB boxed macaroni & cheese dinner – $.33
1 lb. ground beef – $1.69
1 can Rotel tomatoes – $.94
1/2 cup shredded HEB natural chunk cheddar cheese – $.38

Fix macaroni according to package omitting the butter. Brown ground beef. Add Rotel tomatoes to beef and bring to a boil. Combine meat and macaroni into a 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake at 400 until cheese melts – about 10 minutes.

Salad with dressing – $1.44

Gala Apples – $.50

Total: $5.28

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

I’m loving this new Spring weather!  Let’s cook on the grill this week!

Menu:

Sausage Links
Grilled Zucchini
Barlett Pears

Cost Breakdown:

1 pkg Chappell Hill Smoked Sausage – $2.50
Barbeque Sauce – $.50
- Cut into desired number of links and grill!

Wrap links with bread – FREE if you purchase the HEB Meal Deal

1 lb Zucchini – $1.29
- Slice, drizzle with oil and grill!  (I like to add a little lemon seasoning to mine!)

Slice a couple of Bartlett Pears – $.66

Total Cost: $4.95

For a full list of HEBs deals this week, visit my HEB Deals page.

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

A complete listing of this week’s HEB deals can be found here.

A wonderful way to save on groceries is to implement a “breakfast night” once a week.  Most breakfast meals are very frugal and hearty.  This week we will take advantage of the breakfast items on sale at HEB.

Menu:

Breakfast Burritos
Minneola Tangelos
Hash browns

Cost Breakdown:

Breakfast Burritos

Scramble 8 Hill Country Fare eggs – $.67
Saute 1 small green bell pepper – $.33 and 1/2 small onion – $.20
Fry and crumble bacon – $2.00
Combine all and spoon on to 8 HEB Flour Tortillas – $.79
Wrap!

Cut up minneola tangelos – $.50

Prepare Hill Country Fare Hashbrowns – $.50

Total Cost: $4.99

Posted as part of $5 Dinner’s Bargain Meal of the Week.

A complete listing of this week’s HEB deals can be found here.

Menu:

BBQ Seasoned Chicken
Ranch Style Beans
Suzy’s Mashed Red Potatoes
Navel Orange

Cost Breakdown:

2 lbs Hill Country Fare Seasoned Chicken Leg Quarters – 1.98
*Fully seasoned

Ranch Style Beans – .62

1 lb. Navel Oranges – .99

Suzy’s Mashed Red Potatoes – 1.45
* Half the recipe to make 4 servings

Total Cost: $5.04