{"id":174802,"date":"2025-04-07T03:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T03:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/weekend-meals-using-up-leftovers-during-the-week\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T03:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T03:12:17","slug":"weekend-meals-using-up-leftovers-during-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=174802","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Meals & Using Up Leftovers During the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I am still using up<\/a> some pantry stocks, and I\u2019m using up freezer stocks as well. This is the best way I know to save money on groceries. By using up what we have on hand and filling in with items we might have to purchase, we can save on our overall grocery bill. Here\u2019s how my weekend meals, and meal prep for the coming week, went.<\/p>\n

First I took a look at what I had on hand, then I thought about what I could make with those items, and what I would need to buy to pull off the number of meals I would need for the weekend and coming week. I noted the items I needed on my shopping list app, and headed to the store.<\/p>\n

I went to the store thinking I was going to get a small chicken, rotisserie size, but they didn\u2019t have whole chickens. They did have whole turkeys, little ones even, but with a $20 price tag that was a hard pass. The best option was the frozen breast chunks, so I got those at just under $8. Yep. I paid that much. <\/p>\n

For about $20 I got:<\/strong><\/p>\n

chicken<\/p>\n

oregano (See my notes on spices.<\/a>) <\/p>\n

lettuce<\/p>\n

cucumber <\/p>\n

zero net carb tortillas<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not a lot of items. The price of things is just so much higher than they used to be, and it seems like every time I shop the cost of something else has gone up. But with what I had on hand at home, I was able to pull together some decent meals.<\/p>\n

My weekend meals were:<\/strong><\/p>\n