I've been posting twitpics of my dinners lately. Not sure why, well actually it's because Brent over at inworship asked me to once...and I just keep doing it.
I decided to start calculating how much I'm spending eating in. I've been trying to convince myself that I really don't need to order out anymore. I've been so surprised that I can feed my family for around $5 a night. That's 2 adults, and 3 kids ages 8, 5 & 2. They don't eat a lot though.
Last night we had Chicken Alfredo. I usually put brocolli in it, but didn't have any. So, I chose the green vege that was easiest to reach in the freezer. Here's the recipe & the costs:
1/2 stick of butter (melted over med. heat)
1 C. Heavy Cream
1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
bring to boil, then simmer until thick
Add 1/4 C. parmesan
(you can easily double this to serve 6-8)
I also used about 1 C. frozen peas (or broccoli...whatever really)
I broiled the chicken w/ a little garlic powder, salt & pepper
Prices:
butter - .25(the whole box was 1.99. I buy it on sale & freeze it)
cream - .75 (3.89 for a container which is 4 C)
spices - .25 (estimated)
cheese - .25 (grated, cheap stuff)
peas - .30 (.89 for a whole bag)
pasta - .33 (.99 for a box)
chicken - 2.00 (6.00 for 6 breasts at Aldi)
That's $4.13 for the entire dinner! The cream sauce is heavenly! How much are you spending on dinner? Calculate it tonight and come back & let us know!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dinner at home costs pennies
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4 comments:
Sounds like a great recipe...and cheap!
thanks for posting the recipe! When I saw the twitpic I was thinking of asking for the recipe since it looked so good, but you beat me to it!
amazing isn't it? i hadn't actually calculate a cost of a meal yet, but i knew it was cheap. it's been a life saver at our home, where eating out used to be a regular occurence
My husband does this with every meal he ever makes. He makes me guess, though. Then he says higher and lower until I get it.
Her really enjoys the game. I do love saving money, though, and he's great at that.
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