Wednesday, October 29, 2008

WinnDixie flour Tortillas - $1.00 each
Skinless boneless chicken BOGOFree - $4.49 saved on 2 lbs
Winndixie shredded cheese – 4 for $9.00 - $.74 saved
Winndixie dried beans - $.69 - $1.10 saved
McCormick Seasoning packets – 10 for $10 - $.99 saved
Wesson Oil - $2.99 - $1.70 saved
Bird’s Eye Frozen Vegetables – 10 for $10 -
$.89 saved

Total saved on meal - $10.91
Ingredients
3 tablespoons Wesson oil
2 pounds cooked chicken breast, shredded or cubed
I packet McCormick Taco seasoning
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 cups (15-ounce) Winn-Dixie black beans, soaked and drained
1 cup medium heat taco sauce or 1 (14-oz) can stewed or fire roasted tomatoes
1 cup Bird’s Eye frozen corn kernels
Salt
8 (8 inch) Winn-Dixie flour tortillas, available on dairy aisle of market
2 1/2 cups Winn-Dixie shredded Cheddar or shredded pepper jack
2 scallions, finely chopped

Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Add chicken and season with taco seasoning, and red onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add taco sauce or stewed or fire roasted tomatoes. Add black beans and corn. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.
Coat a shallow baking dish with remaining oil, about 1 tablespoon oil. Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with. Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese. Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again. Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly. Top with the scallions and serve.

Monday, October 6, 2008

About this site

Hi, I'm a busy women with a tight budget - just like you I'll bet. In todays economy we can't take a single penny for granted, especially at the grocery store. I know coupons are a GREAT way to find a good deal but - I'm sorry - I just don't have the time or patience to clip, sort and organize coupons. Not to mention the fact that it seem 60% of them are for things I will NEVER buy.

And then it hit me, why not shop using the sales the grocery stores offer every week? There are good deals on a variety of items right in front of us everyday! An added benefit of planning your meals around the weekly sales at the gorcery store in taking advantage of fresh, local and seasonal foods. The benefits of seasonal eating are being discovered constantly. You can add much needed variety to your diet and feel a little more connected to the seasons around you. Nowadays we can find frozen fish from Alaska everyday, but wouldn't you rather eat oranges picked fresh yesterday from a farm 2 hours away? As it turns out, because those oranges are local, they were cheaper to ship here - which reduces costs. So not only is it fresher - but it's cheaper too! Eating from the weekly sales ensures that dinner is upbeat and new. The hum drum of tater tots and chicken every week is a thing of the past!

So - log on with me every Wednesday where I post meals centered around making the most of the weekly Winn-Dixie advertiser. My goal is a well balanced dinner and maybe a dessert or two. At least 50 to 90 percent of the ingredients will be on sale in this week's advertiser and I will post the discounts so we can see how much we've saved.

Let's start saving!!