Here’s what we ate in the last week:
Avoiding Food Waste
Like I mentioned last week, we had a lot of bananas that had turned brown and needed to be used up, so I baked two loaves of banana bread. The first loaf didn’t last 3 hours. The second loaf was gone at the 28 hour mark.
Dinners (and Leftovers for Lunches)
For this week, I made:
Pasta with Meat Sauce
I didn’t take a picture, but I made pasta with Italian sausage, marinara sauce, and parmesan cheese.
Shrimp/Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
I didn’t take a picture of the finished product, but I cooked these prepared seafood meals I bought at the grocery store.
Chicken, Black Beans, and Rice Tacos
For this night’s meal, I put a pound of chicken thighs in the InstantPot, a pre-made pouch of rice and black beans, taco seasoning, and some salsa verde. We ate this mixture with corn tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa. Oh, and shredded pepper jack cheese. These were easy and delicious.
Meat Loaf with Roasted Zucchini
I made a YUGE meat loaf (3 pounds of ground beef and ground pork) and roasted zucchini. We had leftovers for lunches.
Sour Cream Chicken Tacos
I had requests for tacos again, so this time I put 3 pounds of chicken thighs in the InstantPot with a pint of sour cream enchilada sauce I made about a month ago (and had put in the freezer). Again, we had them with guacamole, salsa verde, sour cream, and pepper jack cheese. If I had to do it over again, I’d put less water in the InstantPot with the sour cream sauce. It was a bit runny.
Sour Cream Chicken and Rice, Sautéed Green Beans, and Salad
I heated up the leftover sour cream chicken from the day before and served it on top of rice I cooked with lime juice. If I would have had cilantro, I’d have added that, but I didn’t. I sautéed green beans and made a quick salad. The rice soaked up the sauce from the chicken, which was lovely.
Father’s Day Dinner: Ribs, Mac and Cheese, Green Beans and Salad
This is what I made for dinner. I heated up the leftover green beans from the previous night, but I didn’t eat any. I added a glaze to the pork ribs (dijon mustard, raspberry jam, pineapple juice, and garlic powder) and cooked them low and slow until they were done. Then I added another layer of glaze and broiled them for about 10 minutes. The flavor was great.
What are you making for dinner? Do you have any favorites? What are your go-to frugal meals?
*Some links in this post may be affiliate links. For links to products on Amazon, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You are not charged for using an affiliate link. If you use my link, I earn a small commission, which I can use to offset the administrative costs of this blog. If you use my links, thank you.
Frugal Forward 
Leave a comment