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What We Ate this Week 03.20.15

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Sunday: My daughter had a very long swim meet, so we grabbed burritos at a favorite local restaurant. Friday: Chicken Burrito Bowls – with a rotisserie chicken from Costco. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went to a Boy Scout fundraiser dinner.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 12.12.15

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Friday: Burrito Bowls with a Costco rotisserie chicken. I stopped at Costco BEFORE I found the turkey deal above or I wouldn’t have bought the chicken. That’s with ground turkey, not Thanksgiving turkey. Thursday: Turkey Noodle Soup using the leftover turkey from a few weeks ago. Saturday: Leftovers.

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 02.27.15

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Sunday: Chicken Burrito Bowls with leftover Costco rotisserie chicken. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: My husband and I had a date night. We received a gift card for Bone Fish Grill for Christmas from my parents and they watched the girls overnight too. Tuesday: Easy Lasagna , garden salad.

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Turn 1 Rotisserie Chicken into 3 Easy Meals

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I pick one up at Costco during my once a month shopping trip. Burrito Bowls – This is by far my favorite dinner to use the chicken. You could buy raw whole chickens for less per pound and roast yourself, but rotisserie chicken makes a very quick dinner when time is short. Their chickens are around 3 pounds and sell for $4.99.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 05.01.15

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This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Leftover Burrito Bowls from Friday’s dinner. Monday: I made Chicken Noodle Soup with leftover chicken from the Costco rotisserie chicken. Sunday: We grilled turkey burgers that I found marked down. I also made chicken stock using my slow cooker method.

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What We Ate this Week 02.12.16

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Friday: I’m going to Costco today for my monthly trip, so I’m picking up a rotisserie chicken, so I decided on Homemade Burrito Bowls tonight. Wednesday: Turkey Cornbread Potpie , garden salad, applesauce. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. My most favorite dinner!

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

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Friday: I’m buying a rotisserie chicken from Costco and making Burrito Bowls. Thursday: I had leftover cooked chicken in the freezer and used it to make chicken, sweet potato & black bean quesadillas. For lunches and snacks, we ate leftovers, pb & j sandwiches, apples, oranges, tortilla chips and salsa.

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