Super Fast Broccoli Cheddar Strata

Not sure what to make for dinner tonight?

Here's one of my hubby's favorites and, of course, the ingredients are on sale today at Safeway!

Shopping List Broccoli Cheddar Strata

Eggs
(Sale - 18  Lucerne Large Eggs - $2.50)

Broccoli 

(Sale price $.99/lb)

Shredded Cheddar 

(Sale $2.00 ea for Lucerne)

*Also will need minced garlic, milk, bread or croutons, and cooking spray.

Optional ingredients - diced ham or bacon bits.

Broccoli Cheddar Strata Recipe - 10 minutes prep & 25 to cook!

Step 1 - Break 8 eggs and beat with 1 cup milk.

Step 2 - Add 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 cup chopped broccoli, 1 cup shredded cheddar. Add 1/2 cup chopped ham or bacon bits, if desired. Mix all ingredients together.

Step 3 - Spray baking dish with cooking spray. Add cubed bread or croutons. Add enough to loosely cover the dish. 

Step 4 - Pour egg mixture on top of bread. You may need to push the mixture around to even out the dish. Sprinkle a handful of cheddar over the top.

Step 5  - Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Hubby always LOVES this dish. I like to pair it with a nice side salad too.

Don't forget - today is the last day for the frozen food coupon too! Buy $15 in frozen food products and get $5 off - great time to stock up on frozen meats and veggies!

Here's some ideas of some stuff to pick up....

The frozen shrimp is a great sale right now - $6.00 off makes it $9.98 for 2 pounds, pair it with a frozen pizzas (Freschetta has a coupon for $3.99) and some frozen veggies (coupon for $1.99 a bag) and add you frozen food coupon and you've got a great deal. Just make sure you have $15 in frozen foods! Now you've got pizza for another dinner for later in the week and shrimp and veggies for a 3rd dinner! I'll be posting a meal plan for the shrimp and veggies later this week! 

PS - I'm thinking frozen peas may be involved if you want to grab some! Peas, please! :)

Penne a la Vodka - a delish dish!

This was tonights dinner and it was awesome- and it's all on sale at Safeway! You've gotta try this!

And you don't even need to clip any coupons on this one!

Shopping List for Penne a la Vodka

Bacon - Hormel Black Label
($3.99 ea)

Penne Pasta - Ronzoni 

(Sale price $1.00)

Canned Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes-Safeway brand 

($.79 ea)

Texas Sweet Onion 

($.99/lb)

*Also will need minced garlic, heavy cream, vodka, and olive oil.

Penne a la Vodka Recipe - about 25 minutes including chopping onion!

Step 1 - Fry 10 slices diced bacon and 1/2 of large diced onion in large fry pan. Drain extra grease.

Step 2 - Add minced garlic and drained canned tomatoes. Return to a simmer.

Step 3 - Add 2ounces vodka and deglaze (cook until vodka has evaporated.) Add 1 cup cream.

Step 4 - Cook and drain penne pasta while sauce thickens.

Hubby rated this at 4 stars. I rated at 5 stars. This will definitely be coming back to our table! :)

Safeway Frozen Food Coupon!!

Look for this coupon in your Wednesday Safeway flyer!! This is such a great deal. Grab some healthy frozen foods. It's a great time to stock up on frozen vegetables & meat AND there are some great deals on fish for Lent right now!

I will plan on grabbing some frozen shrimp and some frozen chicken...



Time to go save some money!  ~ Julie

This week's meal ideas and some extra savings ideas!

Here's some great ideas for the week! Hope your Monday went well!

Some of these items are only on sale through March 22nd, so hurry in!

My best deals are from Safeway yet again. I also want to let you know about their coupon program. You don;t even have to clip anything to save money - it's great. The program is called Just for U and you go through their weekly specials and click to add to your Club Card. Here's the link - check it out to save!

Shopping List for Creamy Chicken Verde Enchiladas

Chicken

(Coupon price 1.99/lb in 4 lb bag = $9.96)

Cream of Mushroom Soup
(Sale price $.89)

Salsa Verde
(Sale price $2.00)

Mission Flour Soft Taco Tortillas 
(Coupon price $.99 - *Just for U loadable)

Kraft Cheese - Mexican Cheddar Jack
(Coupon price $1.99)

*Also will need minced garlic, milk, and Pam or similar spray.

Creamy Chicken Verde Enchiladas Recipe

Step 1 - Cook 2 -3 chicken breasts and shred, this can be cooked ahead and frozen too. 

             (If I'm in a hurry I use the 12 oz cans of precooked chicken)

Step 2 - Mix together 1/2 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 cup Salsa Verde, 1 tablespoon minced    garlic, 1/4 c milk, 6 oz shredded cheese and shredded chicken.

Step 3 - Portion filling into equal amounts for each tortilla. I use about 1/4 cup in each tortilla and roll and place into greased baking dish.

Step 4 - Mix remaining cream of chicken soup, 1/2 c salsa verde, & 1/2 c milk. Pour on top of rolled enchiladas. Cover with remaining cheese.

Step 5 - Bake in oven for 25 minutes at 375 degrees. 

Top with Sour cream and enjoy!!! Always 5 stars from my hubby! (Serve with salad or a nice green vegetable too!)

Bonus meal idea....

Grab a baking potato (on sale!) for each person and the Green Giant broccoli & cheese steamers, (on sale with coupon). You can add some sour cream and if you want to get really yummy add some bacon bits!!! Super easy and sooo good!

Additional savings alert - I also picked up a bunch of other great deals at Safeway today such as Mini Wheats cereal, Dannon crush cups (my sons fav right now), and so much more. Check out The Krazy Coupon Lady for more items on sale and additional ways of saving with coupons!

(I saved 56% on my receipt with minimal effort). Best of luck!

See you at the dinner table! ~ Julie

Oh dear! I was wrong...

So it's time for me to come clean. Time to fess up. My oh so picky husband was right. And he was a real sport too.

What could all this be about? Well, corned beef, of course!

So I went ahead and made the corned beef. I omitted the cabbage as my husband was threatening to puke if I cooked such a thing. No, he is not Irish. Of course, neither am I. Well, I am a bit Irish but not enough to be raised on corned beef and cabbage! Besides when he said the cabbage would make the whole house stink for days I was scared off. I have a strong aversion to stinky stuff.

So I cooked the corned beef, smothered it in the crock pot and let it cook all afternoon. Then I made some potatoes and carrots to go with it. We sat down to dinner and Nick liked it! He even went for seconds. But that's not all. I didn't like it - AT ALL!!! Here I've been teasing my hubby about being picky and I could barely eat it. I was just sure I would like it too. Well, I guess it's good to try new things, right?

Well, I will not give up. I will continue to try new things. And with that being said, I have bought a new cookbook. I hope to be trying several new things out from the book. Let's just hope they're better than tonight's dinner! And, to all that have a bit of Irish in them, please accept my apologies and you can have my helping of corned beef too! :)

See you at the dinner table! ~Julie

Dinner ideas for the week of March 14th.

Here are some ideas for this week - hope you enjoy them!

Some of there items are currently on sale at Safeway. If possible shop on March 15th to get the best prices.

Grocery List for Shrimp Scampi Linguini accompanied with Green Beans

1 bag Waterfront Bistro Medium Cooked Shrimp (Sunday Flyer coupon $4.99/lb) *must buy 2 pound bag of shrimp
1 box Barilla linguini - $1
1 Lemon - $.50
Fresh Green Beans on sale $1.49/lb

*You will also need these items if not already on hand.

Butter, garlic, bread crumbs (I use croutons), white wine, & olive oil.

Shrimp Scampi Linguini & Green Beans Recipe- should serve about 6 people.

Step 1 -Preheat oven to 350.

Step 2 - In an oven safe pan melt 1/2 stick butter. Add 3 chopped garlic cloves and shrimp, stir to evenly coat. Don't let the garlic brown. Now cover shrimp with bread crumbs. Drizzle with half cup of wine and 1/2 the juice of the lemon. Cover and bake in oven for about 10 minutes. Then remove cover for another 5 minutes.

Step 3 - While shrimp is in the oven boil water and cook your pasta. Also steam your green beans to desired doneness.

Step 4 - Drain pasta, and add a bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Now plate pasta with shrimp scampi and add green beans for the side. Done!!!

Here's an idea for another meal from Safeway this week.

Great to serve on St. Patty's Day - get out your crock pot for this one!

Grocery List for Apple and Brown Sugar Corned Beef.

3 lbs corned beef brisket with spice packet - on sale $1.59/lb

1 head cabbage - on sale $.39/lb

*You will also need these items if not already on hand.

2 cups apple juice, brown sugar, mustard, small red potatoes, 2 carrots, & an onion.

Apple & Brown Sugar Corned Beef Recipe - should serve about 5 people.

Step 1 -Mix 2 cups apple juice and 1/2 cup brown sugar in crock pot until sugar dissolves. Add a tablespoon or so of mustard and the spice packet and mix well. Lay brisket in juices and top with chopped potatoes, carrots, onion, and cabbage. Push everything into the liquid.

Step 2 - Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.

Step 3 - Slice meat thinly across the grain and serve with veggies.

Step 4 - Now go to McDonalds because your husband refuses to eat it! Yep, my dear hubby said these exact words "Well, we can try it and see if I puke." Hmmm, apparently he has had a bad experience with corned beef and cabbage. Now I just need to decide on how brave I am going to be on Thursday!

Remember when I said he was a wee bit picky - well, check back soon to see what happens next! Oh, and Happy St. Patty's Day to you all!

Dinner tonight!!!

If you are in need of an idea for dinner tonight - here's my idea!!

All of the ingredients are on sale, but this sale ends tonight!!

Grocery List for Chicken Alfredo with roasted Asparagus (from Safeway)

Frozen Chicken (4 lbs bag) on sale $9.98 (with coupon $7.98)
Ronzoni pasta on sale $1/box
Ragu alfredo sauce (I used the garlic - yum) on sale $1.49 (with coupon $.99)
Asparagus on sale $1.28/lb

* Bonus meal idea....
If you are using coupons use your $5 off $15 from the freezer department and pick up something for dinner tomorrow. (I bought 3 California Pizza Kitchen Pizza's using the freezer coupon and the 3 coupons from the Safeway Frozen Foods booklet.)
Check out http://thekrazycouponlady.com:8080/2011/03/04/0-25-cpk-pizzas-at-safeway/ to see how to do this! ($1.57 a pizza is pretty good - dinner tomorrow too!)
Add a salad to the pizza and you've got a quick, healthy, and inexpensive meal for tomorrow!!


Easy Chicken Alfredo with Roasted Asparagus Recipe

Step 1 -Defrost 1 pound of chicken, cube and fry in olive oil with garlic.

Step 2 - Add Ragu Alfredo sauce to cooked chicken. I also rinse jar with some milk and add that too. Let chicken simmer in sauce.

Step 3 - Boil water and cook your pasta. I used angel hair - so it cooks quickly (4 min)
Cover asparagus with olive oil, place on pan and broil in oven (about 5-7 min).

Step 4 - Drain pasta, and add a bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Now plate pasta with sauce on top and add asparagus for the side. Done!!!

Enjoy -my husband rated at 5 stars!!!! And he's a picky eater....more about that later! :)