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20 Meals for $200

Good Evening!

World's worst blogger here. (Seriously. I will never be consistent here, folks.) But I have some meal prepping for you: 20 meals for less than $200. I'm not sure the exact amount because I bought groceries for the week and a year's supply of baking ingredients (for all the Christmas goodies) and frankly, I don't want to do the math. But it's definitely in the just under $200 ball park. Let's get started...

 Menu |
Simple Spaghetti & Meatballs
Tuscan Chicken
Cajun Smoked Sausage & Rice
Pulled Pork
Pork Tacos
Teriyaki Salmon
Vegetarian Chili
Chuck Roast
Winger's Chicken and Waffles
Southwest Chicken

Y'all. These are the most simple meals to throw together. Because Christmas. And I'm not going to busy myself being extra when I want to enjoy the holidays. It took me about an hour.

 Grocery List |

2 packages of spaghetti noodles
2 packages of rigatoni
1-2 cartons of broth (this is to add to the meals when cooking, can be subbed with water)
6 cans of black beans
4 lbs. of rice (brown)
2 cans pinto beans
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans corn
1 jar of salsa
Liquid smoke
1 bottle Mr. Yoshidas

4 jars of marinara sauce
2 30 oz. cans of tomato sauce
2 8 oz. jars of sun dried tomatoes

2 bags of meatballs
2 packages smoked sausage
1 large pork loin
2 bags salmon filets
2 chuck roasts
2 bags of popcorn chicken
2 3 lb. bags of chicken breasts

2 packages of cream cheese
1 bottle of grated Parmesan cheese

2 pulled pork seasoning packets
2 taco seasoning packets
2 packets chili seasoning
2 pot roast seasoning packets
Brown Sugar
Frank's Hot Sauce
Basil

1 sweet onion
Baby spinach

2 packages rolls
2 boxes taco shells

Get home. Label bags. Smoked sausage and popcorn chicken (for the winger's chicken) goes directly in the freezer. I make this the day of. I place the bags in piles based on what meat I'm using and then I just started dumping ingredients. I make two of each.

 Simple Spaghetti & Meatballs
2 jars sauce
2 bag meatballs
1 bay leaf

7 hours on low. Serve with noodles.

 Tuscan Chicken
1.5 chicken breasts
8 oz. sun dried tomatoes
2 handfuls chopped spinach
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups broth
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp basil

25 minutes in the Instant Pot. Remove chicken, shred. Switch to saute, add cornstarch. Add back in chicken and cooked rigatoni. Add fresh cracked pepper.

 Cajun Smoked Sausage & Rice
Saute sliced smoked sausage (brown the sides a bit)
2 cups cooked rice
1 can black beans
Drizzle with EVOO
Cajun seasoning to taste (about 2 Tbsp)

 Pulled Pork
3 lb. pork loin (1/4 of the large pork loin)
1 pulled pork seasoning packet
A few splashes of liquid smoke

8 hours low. Shred. Serve with rolls.

 Pork Tacos
3 lb. pork loin (1/4 of the large pork loin)
1 taco seasoning packet

8 hours on low. Serve with taco shells and all the fixings.

Teriyaki Salmon
1 bag of salmon filets
1/2 cup Mr. Yoshidas

Thaw and bake at 40 for 12-15 minutes.

 Vegetarian Chili
1 can black beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
30 oz tomato sauce
1 chili seasoning packet

8 hours low. Serve with cornbread or on chili dogs.

 Chuck Roast
1 chuck roast (4 lbs.)
1 pot roast seasoning packet
1/2 chopped sweet onion
1 cup broth

8 hours on low.

 Winger's Chicken and Waffles
Prepare popcorn chicken according to package instructions.
Prepare waffles according to package instructions.

Sauce:
1 1/2 c brown sugar
6 Tbsp Frank's hot sauce
2 Tbsp water

Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.

Serve the waffles with the chicken and drizzle with sauce.

 Southwest Chicken
1.5 lbs. chicken breasts
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 cup salsa

Add the above in ingredients to the Instant Pot and add 1 cup rice and 1 cup chicken broth. Cook for 30 minutes.

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