WEEKLY BUDGET CHALLENGE - LOTS OF MEAT AND CHICKEN MEALS

I've had some requested to include more meat and poultry in a weekly budget challenge video. I planned my menu around one of the most popular cooking light recipes of all time - a honey glazed barbecue spiced chicken dish. I'm also going to make pozole verde, a recipe that has been on my bucket list for awhile, along with a hearty Mexican cornbread casserole.


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MENU

BREAKFAST

Corn pancake with egg, black beans, avocado, diced tomato, and cilantro
½ toasted bagel with avocado and everything but the bagel seasoning and half banana
Corn pancake with egg, black beans, avocado, diced tomato, and cilantro
½ toasted bagel with spinach, egg, and cheddar cheese
½ toasted bagel with avocado and ½ banana
½ toasted bagel with spinach, egg, and cheddar cheese, served with breakfast potatoes
½ toasted bagel with sliced bananas, drizzled w/honey, black sesame seeds, 1 hard boiled egg

If you are doing this with 2 people it will be 2 ½ bagels per person, 5 eggs each person

LUNCH

Lentil soup
Pozole verde
Mexican cornbread casserole
Pozole verde
Mexican cornbread casserole
white beans with cornbread casserole
pozole verde

DINNER

lentil soup
honey glazed chicken with mashed potatoes and corn
honey glazed chicken with mashed potatoes and corn
lentil soup
pozole verde
mexican cornbread casserole
bowl of white beans with cornbread casserole

Left OVERS

Several corn pancakes
all of the green beans - I'll use them this week
half of a head of cabbage
1 tomato
1 carrot- I'll make a sesame dressing for a salad today
cilantro - and it is still in good shape. lol.
5 potatoes
2 1/2 bagels
3 bananas
5 eggs
LOTS of white beans
over half of the jar of honey

This meal plan was based on 2 people at $25 per person so I had some of their portion left over.

INGREDIENTS LIST

2 packages chicken thighs bone in $2.84 pound Walmart 11.08
tomatillos 1 pound .79 per pound at El Super 0.79
radishes 0.33
jalapeno 0.1
cabbage .79 per pound Wholesome Choice 0.91
2 limes 0.32
hominy $3.47 at El Super 2.19
onion 0.67
white dry beans (supposed to be kidney) 1.14
honey 3.94
avocado 0.68
rice 1.12
tomatoes 2 romas 1.25
spinach 0.99
cilantro 0.48
green beans 0.78
3 jiffy cornbread 1.56
hamburger ground beef chuck 1 pound 3.98
can tomatoes 0.88
cheddar cheese 2
carrots 0.52
red lentils 1.49
bagels 1.58
creamed corn 0.5
canned corn 0.5
bananas 1.21
eggs 3.52
lemon 0.33
potatoes 5 pound bag at Walmart 2.92
garlic 0.7
black beans 0.78
1 poblano chilis 1 - I only used 1 but recipe called for 2
TOTAL 50.24


RECIPES

Cooking Light honey brushed chicken thighs
https://www.cookinglight.com/food/top-rated-recipes/spicy-honey-brushed-chicken-thighs-video

Mexican cornbread casserole - Made 8 servings
https://bakeitwithlove.com/mexican-cornbread-casserole/

Red Lentil Soup – Courtesy of the New York Times.
https://archive.ph/F20J4
I used 2 cups lentils with 2 potatoes- This made 6 servings

Taco seasoning
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/46653/taco-seasoning-i/
*omit or adjust red pepper flakes to your desired level of spice

Pozole Verde - Made 6 servings
1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
4 cloves garlic
½ onion
2 bay leaves
4 tomatillos
7 chicken thighs - ( I used 5 but 7 were available)
1 large can Mexican hominy
cabbage
jalapeno
avocado
radishes
cilantro
chicken bouillon
1/2 onion
1 bunch of spinach

boil chicken with tomatillos, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and oregano.
pick out chicken to separate bowl and shred. take out gristle. Take out tomatillos, onion, garlic and put in blender. Add a little broth or water to the blender. Discard bay leaves. Roast and peel skin from chili. add to blender along with cilantro and 2 cups of spinach. Blend. Cook in new pan for 20 minutes. Add this to broth in larger pan, add in hominy and cook for 25 minutes. Add in shredded chicken and then serve. Top with prepared toppings.

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