Don’t forget to load your coupons to your Kroger card: **For more information about loadable coupons and how they work check out this post!
This ad is based on the Texas/Louisiana market. My Kroger stores double three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.50 and triple three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.39. Your market may be different. Check with your store for details!
Here are the deals for the week: CART BUSTER ITEMS: *Always Maxi pads – $5.49 *Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $1.79 There is a catalina deal that matches up with this offer~ Between 2/22 and 3/21, buy Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-ups, or Fruit Roll-Up Fruit Stickers: Buy 3, get $1.50 OYNO All items must be purchased in one transaction: 06578 10219 20180 0904 0761 0580 SCENARIO: Use 2 $.50/2 printable coupons (should double) Spend $4.16 OOP, get a $2.50 OYNO catalina *Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mix – 10/$10 *Betty Crocker twin pack potatoes – $1.68 SCENARIO: Use $.40/1 printable (should double) Spend $.48 OOP ($.24/box!) *Charmin bath tissue – $5.99 *Chex Mix or Bugles – 2/$3 – FREE after coupons! SCENARIO: Use $.50/1 printable (should double) $.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix loadable *Crest Pro Health mouth rinse – $4.49 *Dawn dish detergent liquid – $1.99 *Downy fabric softener or Bounce dryer sheets – $4.99 *Duracell batteries – $1.99 *Frito Lay Sun Chips or Baked Lays – $2.98 *General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios – $2.99 Final Price = $2.49 after coupon *Gillette disposable razors – $4.99 *Gillette or Old Spice body wash or deodorant – 3/$10 SCENARIO: Use $4/2 Gillette deodorant/body wash coupon Spend $2.66 OOP *Gold Medal Flour – $1.77 *Green Giant canned vegetables – 3/$2 *Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers – $1.28 *Hamburger Helper Twin pack – $1.68 There is a catalina deal that matches up with this offer! Buy Hamburger Helper, Chicken helper, or Tuna Helper between 2/22 and 3/2: Buy 3, get $1.50 OYNO Must be purchased in one transaction, offer # 09500 20215 10555 0904 0060 0986 SCENARIO: Use $.75/3 printable Spend $3.75 OOP, get a $1.50 OYNO catalina coupon *Iams cat food – $12.99 *Iams wet dog food – 10/$10 *Iams dry dog food – $15.99 Final price – $14.99 after coupon *Nature Valley granola bars – $2.29 *Nice ‘n Easy hair color – $5.99 *Old El Paso taco shells or refried beans – 10/$10 *Pampers diapers – $8.99 *Pantene Shampoo – $2.97 *Pillsbury biscuits, crescents, or cinnamon rolls – 4/$5 *Pillsbury Ready to Bake cookie dough – 2/$4 *Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries or Scrambles – $1.99 *Prilosec OTC – $18.99> *Pringles Super Stack – 4/$5 *Progresso Soup – 4/$5 *Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites – 2/$7 *Secret or Old Spice deodorant – $1.88/each *Swiffer Wet Dry Refills or Wet Jet refills – $6.99 *Tide laundry detergent or New Tide Stain Release – $5.88 SCENARIO: Use $.35/1 Tide coupon (will triple) Spend $4.83 OOP *Totino’s party pizza – 10/$10 *Totino’s pizza rolls – $2.79 *Wanchai Ferry Meals for Two – $5.99 *Wanchai Ferry Meal for Two – 2/$7 *Yoplait Yogurt Multi Pack – 2/$4 OTHER DEALS: CRAZY MEAL DEAL: Buy 2 lbs 31-40 ct Shrimp Farm Raised Previously Frozen Sold Bulk or in 2 lb package, get FREE Fresh Selections Cole Slaw (16 oz), Louisiana Fish Fry (selected 10 oz varities), French Baguette Bread, Louisiana Cocktail sauce (12 oz), RC Cola 2 liter bottle (save $8.79)
Cellfire
Shortcuts
Upromise
$.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, or Fruit Roll-ups printable
$.50/2 Betty Crocker fruit snacks loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, or Fruit Roll-ups printable on bettycrocker.com
Buy 4, get $2.50 OYNO
Buy 5, get $3.50 OYNO
Buy 4 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $1.79/each
$.50/2 Cellfire loadable
$.50/2 Shortcuts loadable
Final Price = $1.66 OOP after coupons and catalina
$.75/1 Betty Crocker Cake Mix printable (no longer available to print, hopefully you printed when I posted about it last week!)
Final Price = $.25 after coupon
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes printable (should double)
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes printable on bettycrocker.com (must register)
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes loadable on shortcuts.com
Buy 1 Betty Crocker twin pack – $1.68
$.40/1 shortcuts loadable
$.25/1 Charmin bath tissue – 2-7 PG (should triple)
Final Price = $5.24 after coupon
$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix printable (should double)
$.50/1 Chex Mix loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/1 Chex Mix loadable on cellfire.com
Buy 1 Chocolate Chex Mix – $1.50
Final Price = FREE after coupons! (you will only be able to get it free once per loadable coupon)
$1.50/2 Crest Pro Health rinse – 2-7 RP
Final Price = $3.74/each (when you buy 2)
$.50/1 Downy fabric sheets – 2-7 PG (should double)
$1/1 Downy Fabric softener (liquid) – 2-7 PG
Final Price – $3.99 after coupons
$1/1 Duracell batteries – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $.99 after coupons
$1/2 General Mills cereal printable
$1/3 General Mills cereals – 2-7 GM insert
$4/2 Gillette body wash or deodorant – 2-21 PG
$2/1 Gillette body wash – 2-7 PG
Free Gillette body wash WYB Gillette deodorant – 2-7 PG
Buy 2 Gillette deodorant – $3.33/each
Buy 2 Gillette body wash – $3.33/each
Use 2 FREE body wash WYB deodorant coupon
$.75/1 Gold Medal flour printable
Final Price = $1.02
$.50/1 Green Giant vegetables printable (should double)
$.50/1 Green Giant bagged vegetables printable (should double)
Final Price = $.28 after coupon
$.75/3 Hamburger Helper loadable on shortcuts.com
$.75/3 Hamburger Helper printable on bettycrocker.com
Buy 4, get $2 OYNO
Buy 5, get $2.50 OYNO
Buy 3 Hamburger Helper twin packs – $1.68/each
Use $.75/3 loadable
Final Price = $2.25 after coupons/catalina ($.37/each!)
$1/1 Iams dry cat food – 2-7 PG
Final Price – $11.99 after coupons
$3/6 Iams Dog food cans – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $3 after coupons (when you buy 6 cans)
$1/1 Iams dry dog food – 2-7 PG
$.40/1 Nature Valley Granola bars printable (should double)
$1/1 Nature Valley Granola Nut clusters loadable on shortcuts.com
$.40/1 Nature Valley granola bars loadable on shortcuts.com and cellfire.com
$.40/1 Nature Valley Granola bars printable on bettycrocker.com
$1/1 Nature Valley Granola Nut clusters printable on bettycrocker.com
Final Price = $1.09 after printable and loadable coupon
$1/1 Nice ‘n Easy hair color – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $4.99 after coupon
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers pr pants – 27 PG
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons
$2/2 Pantene products – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Pantene products – 2-14 RP and 2-7 PG
Final Price – $1.97 each after coupons
$.30/2 Pillsbury Grands printable
$.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet rolls or Grands sweet rolls printable
$.30/2 Pillsbury Grands loadable on shortcuts.com
$.25/1 Pillsbury crescent rolls – 12-13 GM (should triple)
$.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent rolls – 1-3 GM, 1-31 SS
$.40/3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits – 12-13 GM, 1-3 GM
$1/2 Pillsbury Grands biscuits printable
$.75/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday cookies printable
$1/2 Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough printable
Final Price = $1/each after coupon
$.55/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries printable
$1/1 Pillsbury Toaster strudel pastries printable
$.55/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel loadable – shortcuts.com
Final Price = $1.43 for two after coupons ($.72/each)
$3/1 Prilosec OTC – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $15.99 after coupons
$.50/4 Pringles cans – 2-21 PG (should double)
Final Price = $1/each after coupons (when you buy 4)
$.25/1 Progresso Light Soup – 2-7 GM, 2-21 SS (should triple)
$.50/2 Progresso – 2-7 Gm and 2-21 SS (should double)
Final Price = as low as $.50/each
$1/1 Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit – 3-7 SS
Final Price = $2.50/each
$1/2 Old Spice antiperspirant/body wash – 2-21 PG
Final price = $1.38 after coupon
$.35/1 Tide – 2-7 PG (should triple)
Buy 1 Tide detergent, get a stain release free – 2-7 PG
Buy 1 Tide – $5.88
Buy 1 Tide Stain release
Use free stain release WYB Tide
$1/1 Wanchai Ferry dinner kit printable
Final Price = $4.99/each
$1/1 Wanchai Ferry dinner kit printable
Final Price = $2.50/each
$.40/1 Yoplait Multi-Pack printable (should double)
Final Price = $1.20
*Asparagus – $1.97/lb
*Blue Bell ice cream – $3.99
$1/1 Blue Bell ice cream printable (must register)
Final Price = $2.99
*Kroger cheese – 2/$3
*Kroger cottage cheese, sour cream, or dip – 10/$10
*Kroger drinking water – 2/$5
*Weight Watchers Smart Ones – 5/$10
Kroger deals for the week of 3/10
Tip of the Day Tuesday: What’s in MY pantry
As people are first starting to coupon and to stockpile, I often get questions about what to stockpile. The rule of thumb is to stockpile the things that your family will actually use! Otherwise, you end up wasting a lot of space on things that will end up going to waste. If you’re just getting started with stockpiling, you might also want to check out my “What I’m Willing to Pay for Things” post.
Since we’re talking about frugal recipes and cooking from your stockpile this month, I thought I’d share what’s in my “pantry.” My pantry is not very big so my stockpile also extends into my garage on several shelving units and I even have some of it stored in various closets throughout the house (we’ll talk about creative ways to stash your stockpile this month, too!) One of these days, maybe I’ll get around to taking and sharing some pictures, too.
Having said that, here are some of the things that I stockpile:
Applesauce ~ the small single serve cups
Beans ~ baked beans, black beans, pinto beans, ranch style beans, kidney beans, refried beans (I have the cans and the bags of dry beans)
Brownie/cake mixes ~ these are great to have on hand when you need to take a last minute treat somewhere or just to have a treat for your family every now and then! (I stock up when I can get them for $.20 or less)
Canned “convenience” foods (things like Spaghetti-Os and Chef Boyardee pasta)
Canned meats ~ chicken, ham, and tuna (lately I’ve been buying the tuna pouches)
Canned soups ~ This includes “cream” soups, tomato soup, beef and chicken broth, and Progresso type soups
Canned fruit ~ a variety
Canned vegetables ~ a variety
Cereal ~ we usually go through at least 2 boxes a week, and I usually have 30+ boxes in my stockpile
Flour
Condiments ~ ketchup, mustard, marinades, soy sauce, dressings, etc.
Flour
Fruit snacks/fruit roll ups
Juice (bottles of juice, juice boxes, and Capri Sun)
Macaroni & cheese/Easy Mac
Oatmeal ~ the instant stuff
Pasta (a variety of noodles)
Pasta sauce
Pop Tarts
Potatoes (the Betty Crocker boxed potatoes and instant mashed potatoes)
Pudding and Jell-O cups
Rice
Seasoning packets (Ranch, taco, Italian, chili, etc.)
Sugar
Tomatoes ~ diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, RoTel, etc.
Walgreens deals for the week of 3/7
The match-ups this week took a little bit longer than I expected because we went out of town to visit my sister and her new baby. This is kind of a slow Walgreens week in my opinion, but there are still some deals to be found. There are some scenarios mixed in with the coupon match-ups and more at the end.
FREEBIES:
*Dental Care: Reach Total Care toothbrush or Floss, 2 pack Advanced Design toothbrushes, Listerine 72 ct pocket packs or Listerine Total Care or Advanced Mouthwash – 3/$9 minus $5.01 instant coupon = 3/$3.99
$1/1 Listerine Total Care – 3-7 RP, 1-3 RPs
$.50/1 Listerine Pocketpaks – 3-7 RP
BOGO free Reach adult toothbrush – 12-6 RP
$1/1 Reach dental floss – 10-18 RP, 3-7 RP
$1/1 Reach toothbrush – 3-7 RP
$1/1 Reach Floss or toothbrush printable
SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Reach adult toothbrushes – 3/$9
Use 2 $1/1 coupons
Use BOGO free coupon (should deduct $3)
Use Walgreens in ad coupon (give this last!)
Final Price = $1.01 overage (you will need something to cover your overage)
*Hershey’s Chocolate bars – 2/$2
$1/1 Hershey’s Extra Dark Bar or Bag – 1-10 SS (this expires on 3-14)
Final Price = free after coupons! (this only works on the dark chocolate)
(Thanks Common Sense with Money!)
RR DEALS:
*Buy Crest dental care – 3/$8, get a $3 RR: Advantage 1-2-3 toothbrush, Crest Whitening Expressions or Plus Scope toothpaste, Glide floss
$1/1 Crest Premium Toothpaste – 2-21 PG and 2-7 PG
$.75/1 Crest Glide floss – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $2 OOP after coupons/RRs (when you buy 3 Crest toothpaste)
*Buy Easter Mars Minis – 2/$6, get a $1 RR
*Buy 3 or more participating Kimberly Clark products, get a $5 RR: Huggies wipes – $5.99, Huggies jumbo pack diapers, Pull Ups or GoodNites – $8.99, Kotex feminine care – $2.99, Poise or Depend – $10.99, Scott bathroom tissue – $6.99, Cottonelle bathroom tissue – $5.99 – this is a monthly deal that is not in the weekly ad
$2/1 Huggies diapers printable
$1.50/1 Huggies Pull Ups – 2-28 SS
$2/1 Huggies Pull Ups printable
$2/1 Huggies Pull Ups printable
$2/2 Kotex pads – 1-10 SS (expires 3/7)
$1/1 Poise liners – 2-21 SS
$1/1 Poise printable
$1/1 Scott bath tissue – 1-17 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Kotex pads – 2.99/each
Use $2/2 coupon
Spend $6.97 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1.97 after coupons/RR
*Buy Neutrogena Clinical Eye, SPF 30 or Night Treatment – $39.99, get a $10 RR
Buy Neutrogena Clinical Product, get a $15 MIR
$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical printable
SCENARIO:
Buy Neutrogena Clinical – $39.99
Use $5 printable coupon
Spend $34.99 OOP, get a $10 RR
Send in $15 MIR
Final Price = $9.99 after coupons, RR and MIR
*Buy Pampers or Easy Ups – 2/$20, get a $2.50 RR
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers or pants – 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Pampers Cruisers – 2/$20
Use 2 $2/1 coupons
Spend $16 OOP, get a $2.50 RR
Final Price = $13.50 after coupons/RRs
*Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each, get a $3 RR (this is an unadvertised deal)
$2/1 Post cereals printable (1 per computer, y ou have to register for the newsletter)
$1/2 Post cereals – 2-28 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each
Use 2 $2/1 printable coupons
Use $1/2 coupon
Spend $2 OOP, get a $3 RR
Final Price = $1 moneymaker after coupons/RRs
(Thanks Hip2Save!)
*Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner or Windex Outdoor All-in-One – $12.99, get a $3 RR$7/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner printable (no more prints available)
$5/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner printable
$2.50/1 Windex Outdoor All in One printable
Final Price = $2.99 when you buy the shower cleaner
*Buy 3 or more of the following, get an $8 RR; buy 2, get a $3 RR: Prilosec OTC – $18.99, Align Digestive care – $28.99, Metamucil – $9.99
$5/1 Align Digestive Care – 2-7 PG
$3/1 Metamucil – 2-7 PG
$3/1 Prilosec – 2-7 PG
*Spend $25 or more on these products, get a $10 RR: Zyrtec itchy eye drops – $12.99, 25-30 ct- $18.99, Extra Strength Tylenol – $7.99
$1/1 Tylenol (Extra Strength) – 12-6 RP, 2-14 RP, 1-3 RP
$4/1 Zyrtec Itchy eye drops printable
*Buy $20 o more, receive a $10 RR; buy $15, get a $5 RR: Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil liquid or 10-12 ct, VapoRub (1.75 oz) – $4.49
$1.50/1 Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil – 2-21 and 2-7 PG
SCENARIO:
By 5 Vicks NyQuil/DayQuil – $4.49
Use 5 $1.50/coupons
Spend $14.95 OOP, get a $10 RR
Final Price = $4.95 after coupons/RR
*Spend $10 on the following, get a $2 RR: Swiffer Wet Jet Cleaner, 5 pack dusters, 12-16 ct refills – $3.99, Swiffer WetJet starter kit – $19.99, Bounce or Downy dryer sheets, Downy liquid, 10 pack Tide Stain Release, or Cascade Dual Action packs – $3.99, Febreze and Mr. Clean Cleaners and deodorizers – 25% off
$.25/1 Downy liquid fabric softener or dryer sheets – 2-21 PG
$.50/1 Downy liquid fabric softener or sheets – 2-7
$1/1 Downy liquid – 2-7
$1/1 Febreze – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Tide Stain Release – 2-7 PG
*Spend $20 on the following products, get a $5 RR: Nabisco cookies, Oscar Mayer lunch meat, Kraft cheese, Kraft Lunchables – 2/$5, Planters Nuts – $4, DiGiorno pizza – $5
$1/2 Planters Nuts – 1-24 SS
BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Colgate Total toothpaste, regular toothpaste, or Wave toothbrush
*Finest Natural vitamins and supplements
*Nature Made Heart Health supplements
*No Nonsense Pantyhose, Knee Highs, or Socks
*Osteo Bi-Flex joint health supplements
*Patriot candles jar candle
*Renpure shampoo or conditioner
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins
FILLER ITEMS:
*Deerfield Farms baking soda – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Geisha mushrooms – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Kraft macaroni & cheese – $.69 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Madam Mandarin oranges – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Mini sticker book, activity pad, or puzzles – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Morton Iodized salt – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Nestle candy – $.49/each (w/ in ad coupon)
*Peeps candy – $.39 w/ in ad coupon
*Russell Stover candy eggs – $.29
OTHER DEALS:
The following items are BOGO 50% off: Secret, Old Spice, or Gillette Antiperspirant/Deodorant or Body Spray; Gillette disposable razors, Gillette/Old Spice/Zest body wash
*Get FREE Gillette Fusion Hydra, satin Care or Series Shave gel WYB Gillette Venus or Fusion cartridges (4-8 ct)
Buy One Gillette Fusion Shave Prep, get one body wash free – 2-21 PG
Get a Free Gillette Fusion razor WYB cartridges
4 ct catridges are $13.99 (according to online pricing)
SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion 4 ct cartridges – $13.99
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion shave gel – $4.29
Buy 1 Gillette body wash – $4.49
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Use free razor WYB cartridges coupon
Use Buy One shave prep, get body wash free coupon
Shave gel will be free through the store promotion
Total OOP = $13.99 (save $17.77)
*Glade Sense & Spray, Glade Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser, or Glade Fragrance Collection 3 wick candle – $5.99 – $2 instant coupon = $3.99
$2/1 Glade printable coupon
$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray printable
Final Price = $.99 for Glade Sense & Spray and $1.99 for Glade Fragrance Collection items
*Lifesavers Jellybeans – 2/$4
$1/2 Lifesavers Jellybeans coupon – March Walgreens coupon booklet (you can find these at the front of your stores)$1/2 Lifesavers Jellybeans printable
Final Price = 2/$2 after coupons
*Nestle Crunch bars – $.49 (w/ in ad coupon)
BOGO free Nestle coupon – 3-7 SS
SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Nestle Crunch bars (shelf price is $.89)
Use BOGO free coupon (will deduct $.89)
Use Walgreens in ad coupon (will deduct $.80)
Spend $.09 OOP!
(Thanks Hip2Save!)
The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $38.28 in merchandise for $3.26 OOP, $3 RR left to spend
TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 4 Post cereals – $1.75/each
Buy 3 Reach toothbrushes – 3/$9
Use 2 $2/1 Post printables
Use $1/2 Post coupon
Use 2 $1/1 Reach toothbrush coupons
Use BOGO free Reach toothbrush coupon (should deduct $3)
Use Walgreens in ad Reach coupon (give this last, should deduct $5.01
Spend $.99 OOP, get a $3 RR
TRANSACTION #2:
Buy one Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner – $12.99
Buy 3 Reach toothbrushes – 3/$9
Buy 1 Russell Stover candy egg – $.29
Use $7/1 Scrubbing Bubbles printable
Use 2 $1/1 Reach coupons
Use BOGO free Reach coupon (will deduct $3)
Use Reach in ad coupon (will deduct $5.01)
Use $3 RR
Spend $2.27 OOP, get a $3 RR
Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 4 packages of Pampers, you will only earn RR for two)
*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Pampers and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print.
*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)
*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.
*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.
*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)
This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.
Menu Planning Monday ~ My meal plan for the week of 3/8
I’m starting my menu with Monday this week. We were out of town for a family event this weekend, so I didn’t cook at home last night (I’m also working on getting the Walgreens match-ups done since I didn’t have a chance to get them up this weekend and hopefully they’ll be up later today.
If you’re new to meal planning or trying to cut your grocery budget, I’ll be sharing a “frugal” or “from the stockpile” recipe several days this month (at least that’s my goal!). To help me with this task, I’ll be having guest posts (if you’re interested in sharing a guest post/frugal recipe, e-mail me!) from some of my favorite frugal bloggers, too!
For those of you who may be doing Weight Watchers, I have included the points per serving calculations for each of my recipes this week. I used the “Recipe Builder” feature on the WeightWatchers.com e-Tools program to input all of the ingredients and calculate the points, so it should be pretty accurate.
You can read more about my $40 weekly budget in this post here.
If you have blogged a menu plan for the week (or even just a favorite recipe), please feel free to comment and share your link. I’m always looking for new ideas and inspiration and will be happy to share a link to your blog if we try your recipe! Check out hundreds of other meal plans at orgjunkie.com!
MONDAY ~ Peppered steak – this is a family recipe that came from my mother in lawIngredients:
3 cups hot cooked rice
1 lb lean beef round steak (cut into 1/2 inch thick strips)
1 T Paprika
2 T butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 c. beef broth
1 cup sliced green onions
2 green peppers, cut in strips
2T cornstarch
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 lg tomatoes (cut in eighths)
Pound steak to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 1/4 inch wide strips. Sprinkle meat with paprika. Let stand. Brown meat in butter. Add garlic and brother. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in onions and green peppers. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Blend cornstarch, water and soy sauce. Stir into meat mixture. Cook, stirring until clear and thickened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and stir gently. Serve over beds of fluffy rice.
WW points = 7 points/serving (add an additional 2 points for 1/2 cup rice and 4 points for 1 cup rice), this makes 4 servings.
TUESDAY ~ Spaghetti casserole – I found this recipe on Marci’s blog – spaghetti in the slow cooker and we have all of the ingredients…plus, who can go wrong with spaghetti? We’re looking forward to trying it!
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef (Marci’s recipe called for 1 1/2 lbs, but I’m cutting that, I use 93/7%)
1 med onion, chopped
1 (26 oz) jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
1/4 c butter (I’m going to use I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter)
1/4 c all purpose flour
1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk (I used 2%)
1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese (I use reduced fat)
1/4 t pepper
8 oz uncooked spaghetti, broken into pieces
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese (Marci’s recipe calls for 3, I’m using 2 and using 2%)
Directions:
-Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and return to skillet.
-Stir pasta sauce into beef mixture.
-Melt butter in a saucepan over med-low heat; whisk in flour/cornstarch until smooth. Cook 1 min, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over med heat, whisking constantly, 8 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. -Remove from heat, and stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper.
-Spoon 1/3 of meat mixture into a lightly greased slow cooker. Spread 1/2 of broken noodles over meat mixture; pour 1/2 of white sauce over noodles, and sprinkle with 1 c cheddar cheese.
-Repeat layers once (1/3 meat, rest of noodles, rest of white sauce, 1 c cheese). Spread remaining meat mixture over cheese. Top with remaining 1 c cheddar cheese.
-Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
WW points – I’m not exactly sure how many servings this makes since I’ve never made it before but I’m guessing 6, so this is 12 points per serving with the modifications I’ve listed above which is more than I realized, so I’ll have to adjust the rest of the day.
Sides ~ green salad and green beans
WEDNESDAY ~ Chicken licking good pork chops (slow cooker)
Ingredients:
6-8 lean pork chops, 1-inch thick
1/2 cup flour (omit if you don’t brown chops in skillet)
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp oil (omit if you don’t brown chops in skillet)
1 10.5oz can chicken & rice soup
Dredge pork chops in mixture of flour, salt, dry mustard & garlic powder. Brown chops in oil in a large skillet. Place browned pork chops in crockpot. Add can of soup. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3 1/2 hours. If I don’t brown the chops, then I just toss the salt, dry mustard & garlic powder in the crockpot instead of dredging the chops.
*Note: When making this meal, I use a can of family size chicken & rice soup and drain off some of the broth – it keeps the meat tender and there is more of the chicken & rice mixture for everyone! If you don’t have time to brown the chops first in a skillet, I’ve also just dipped it into the flour mixture and put it straight into the slow cooker and it works fine that way, too.
WW points = 6 servings, 7 points per serving
THURSDAY ~ Shepherd’s Pie (slow cooker) This recipe comes from the 101 Things to Do With a Slow Cooker cookbook
WW points = 9 per serving (for 4 servings)
Our “filling” – I’m going to put 2 frozen chicken breasts in the crockpot on low with a can of enchilada sauce (red) and some taco seasoning. I’ll shred the taco meat and that and some cheese will become our “filling”
The sauce (from Marci’s blog)
1 T. canola oil
1 T. flour/cornstarch
1 large (28 oz) can enchilada/red sauce
2 c. chicken broth
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ground black pepper
2 T. chopped cilantro
-In a large saucepan over med. heat, add oil and flour and whisk together to make a paste, cooking for 1 min.
-Pour in the red sauce, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and cilantro, and bring to boil.
-Reduce heat and simmer 30-45 min.
I’m going to use 1 dozen flour tortillas. Whenever I make enchiladas, I always put a little bit of sauce along the bottom of the pan to keep the enchiladas from stocking to the pan. I’ll fill each tortilla with the shredded chicken breast and cheese, roll it, and place it in a 9X13 Pyrex baking dish. Then, I’ll cover the rolled enchiladas with the sauce and some cheese and bake it in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 350 until the cheese is melted.
WW points = 9 per serving for 2 enchiladas
SATURDAY ~ Bourbon chicken – This is a “carry over” from last week. I made this a few weeks ago thanks to a link Keli posted in my comments section. We all loved it and I decided it’s time for a repeat!
Ingredients:
1 1/2-2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces)
1-2 T olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 tsp ginger
3/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 c. apple juice (in the comments section on Recipezaar, some people substituted pineapple juice or orange juice)
1/3 c. light brown sugar
2 T ketchup
1 T cider vinegar (in the comments section on Recipezaar, some people substituted balsamic vinger or did half and half)
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. soy sauce
Directions:
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken. Add remaining ingredients, heating over medium heat until well dissolved. Add chicken and bring to a hard boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over hot rice.
NOTES: On Recipezaar, some people mixed cornstarch and water and added it at the end to thicken the sauce.
WW points = 7 points per serving (for 6 servings), add 2 points for 1/2 cup of rice and 4 points for 1 cup of rice
Serve w/ steamed broccoli or other steamed veggies
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