Safeway's Bargain Meals of the Week - 05/20-05/26/09

Thanks for coming by to check out this week’s Bargain Meals at Safeway stores! I am excited to be part of Erin’s team providing money savings tips and suggestions for frugal meals each week!

With the Memorial Day holiday being celebrated by many this weekend, it is a great time to add some grilling to your menus! The following sale items are valid 05/20 through 05/26/09.

Be sure to check out the print ad when you visit your Safeway store this week as there are several in-ad coupons that may interest your family! In addition to suggested meals below, boneless skinless chicken breasts are also on sale for $1.77 per pound this week!



Meal #1 – Grilled salmon with green salad and cantaloupe slices

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Fresh Atlantic Salmon fillets - $5.99 per pound
Fresh Express salads - $1.98
Grape tomatoes – 99 cents
Kraft salad dressings – 3 for $4 ($1.33 each)
Cantaloupe melons - $2.99 – buy one get one free



Meal #2 – Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs with baked beans and corn on the cob

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Fresh 93% lean ground beef - $1.77 per pound
Bar S Jumbo franks – 99 cents
Ball Park hot dog buns - $1.50
Bush’s baked beans – 28 ounce can – 3 for $4 ($1.33 each)
White or yellow corn on the cob – 50 cents per ear



Meal #3 – Meatloaf with baked potatoes and steamed vegetables

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Fresh 93% lean ground beef - $1.77 per pound
Russet potatoes – 5 lb. Bag - $2.50



Thank you so much for stopping by this week! Check back next week for more great ideas using Safeway’s current grocery sales!

Safeway's Bargain Meals of the Week - sales cycle of 05/13 - 05/19/09 (with leftover makeovers)

I am sorry to have missed posting some bargain meals for last week’s sales cycle. However, I am back this week and happy to be part of the Bargain Meals of the Week feature at $5 Dinners! Here are a few thrifty meal ideas for this week based upon Safeway’s advertised sales running this week (05/13 through 05/19/09).

Be sure to check out your store’s print ad as there are some great sale prices this week on cereal products (see bottom of front page). Another item I’m going to make sure I pick up this week are Nabisco Snak Saks – these are on sale for $1 per bag and they make the perfect on the go snack! We like the mini Oreos and Nutter Butters as well as the Animal Crackers and Teddy Grahams.


Meal #1 – Crock pot beef roast with potatoes and carrots

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Rancher’s Reserve Beef 7 Bone Chuck Steak - $1.47 per pound


Leftover Makeover – shred up any leftover roast and serve with BBQ on buns for easy sandwiches a second night! Add a bag of Doritos for $1.77 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday only sale price)



Meal #2 – Grilled steaks with corn on the cob and baked potatoes

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Rancher’s Reserve Beef Top Sirloin Steak, boneless – $3.47 per pound
Corn on the cob – 50 cents per ear

Leftover Makeover – cut up any leftover pieces of steak and use for beef fajitas


Thank you so much for stopping by this week! Check back next week for more great ideas using the Safeway’s current grocery sales. And, check back throughout this week for more ideas creating affordable meals with other store advertised specials!

Safeway's Bargain Meal of the Week for 04/15 - 04/21/09 - including leftover makeovers, recipes and dessert idea!

Check out great bargain meals every week at $5 Dinners!
Here are a few meal ideas for this week based upon Safeway’s advertised sales running this week (04/15 through 04/21/09).


Meal #1 – Roasted turkey breast with mashed potatoes, gravy and steamed carrots

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Honeysuckle White whole turkey breast – 99 cents per pound

Leftover make-over – chop up leftover turkey and use it in place of cooked chicken in your favorite recipe. Consider using it for turkey pot pie, crock pot enchiladas or chicken and broccoli casserole!



Meal #2 – Crock pot beef roast with vegetables

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Rancher’s Reserve Beef 7 Bone Chuck Roast - $1.47 per pound

Leftover make-over – Shred up any leftover roast beef and add some of your favorite BBQ sauce for easy BBQ beef sandwiches! Or, use leftover shredded roast for tacos or burritos by adding a can of green chilies and some salsa for a great filling!



Meal #3 – Shake n Bake Pork Chops with your favorite steamed vegetables

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Boneless Pork Top Loin Chops - $1.97 per pound

Leftover make-over – Dice up any leftover boneless pork chops and toss with your favorite lettuce, cheese and other salad toppings for a great at-home salad entree!



Dessert Idea – strawberry shortcake

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Strawberries – one pound container – 88 cents


Thanks for checking in to see some of favorite meals using ingredients on sale this week at Safeway stores. Check out $5 Dinners for more great bargain meal suggestions - and stop by again next week for more thrifty menu ideas!

Safeway's Bargain Meals of the Week - and leftover tips - sales week of 04/01 - 04/07/09

You can check out Safeway's online grocery circular for some great bargain products. Here are a few menu suggestions for this week based upon Safeway’s advertised sales. Each meal also has a tip to use up any leftovers! Enjoy!

Meal #1 – Crock pot BBQ pork ribs served over rice or noodles with a side of raw or steamed baby carrots

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Bone-in Pork Country Style Ribs – 98 cents per pound
Eating Right baby peeled carrots – 2 pound bag - $1.48

Leftover Suggestions:

Original recipe poster suggested using the sauce leftover from these ribs as a topping for pasta a second night. You can also shred any leftover pork to use as barbeque sandwich filling - or as a starter for burrito, taco or enchilada filling.

Meal #2 - Beef Roast with carrots and potatoes

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Rancher’s Reserve Beef London Broil - $1.98 per pound
Eating Right baby peeled carrots – 2 pound bag - $1.48

Leftover Suggestions :

Roast beef is one of the best leftovers! You can slice it thin and serve with gravy over toast for open faced roast beef sandwiches (don't forget the mashed potatoes if you choose this route - yummy!).

You can add barbeque sauce for quick and easy sandwiches (on toast or hamburger buns). You can also spice it up a bit and use it as topping for shredded beef nachos or tostadas! Or, my family loves to use shredded roast beef for filling burritos and tacos as well.

It is very cost effective to make a large roast and plan for one or more of these leftover remakes later in the week. You can even reuse your beef gravy as part of the sauce with many of these options!

Thanks for stopping by to see our meal suggestions based on what is on sale this week at Safeway stores. Check out $5 Dinners for more great bargain meal suggestions - and stop by again next week for more thrifty menu ideas!

Safeway's Bargain Meal of the Week - sales cycle of 03/25 - 03/31/09

This week, Safeway is repeating their Buy 10, Save $5 promotion that appeared in last week's ad. Check out their online ad or in-store circular for some great deals. Items include in this promotion are indicated in shopping lists below.

Meal #1 - Oven fried Swai fillets with tossed green salad and oven glazed carrots

(My local butcher informed me that Swai is a Vietnamese catfish so this recipe calls for catfish but should easily work for the Swai fillets. We cooked some Swai fillets on the grill a few weeks ago and found it a bit salty but felt that may have been due to our particular seasoning so I'm looking forward to trying this recipe soon.)

Items to buy on sale for this meal:

Swai fillet - $3.99 per pound

Fresh Express garden salad - $1.25 (or 75 cents when you purchase 10 of the Buy 10, Save $5 promo items)

2 lb. bag baby carrots - $2.50 (or $2.00 when you purchase 10 promo items)

Meal #2 - Beef Roast with carrots and potatoes

(you can choose to cook the vegetables with the roast or substitute other favorite vegetables and cook them separately.)

Items to buy on sale for this meal:

Rancher's Reserve Beef Chuck 7 Bone Roast - $1.59 per pound

2 lb. bag baby carrots - $2.50 (or $2.00 when you purchase 10 promo items)

Meal #3 - BBQ beef sandwiches with your favorite chips and salad

(My favorite way to make BBQ sandwiches is to serve roast one night, then shred the remaining roast leftovers and serve them with BBQ sauce on our favorite bread or rolls as sandwiches a day or two later - two great meals for the price of one cut of meat! Plus, it reinvents your leftovers so your family is more likely to enjoy them a second time.)

Items to buy on sale for this meal:
Rancher's Reserve Beef Chuck 7 Bone Roast - $1.59 per pound

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce - $1.25 (or 75 cents when you purchase 10 promo items)

Sara Lee bread or rolls (check to see if rolls are included in store sale) - $2.00

Fritos and Cheetos are each $2.00 per bag (or $1.50 cents when you purchase 10 promo items)

Fresh Express garden salad - $1.25 (or 75 cents when you purchase 10 promo items)

Thanks for stopping by to see our meal suggestions based on what is on sale this week at Safeway. Check out $5 Dinners for more great bargain meal suggestions - and stop by again next week for more thrifty menu ideas!

Safeway Bargain Meal of the Week - sales cycle 03/18 - 03/24/09

This week, Safeway stores in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas are having a buy 10 and save $5 off of your total order promotion. Perusing their ad online showed some terrific bargains if you are willing to take the time to make sure you have increments of 10 in your order.

Meal #1 - spaghetti with meat sauce and tossed green salad

Items to buy on sale for this meal:

Hunt's jarred spaghetti sauce - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

Anthony's pasta - 12 to 16 ounces - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

Fresh Express salad - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

93% lean Ground Beef - $1.99 per pound

Meal #2 - Meatloaf with canned vegetables and your choice of potatoes

Items to buy on sale for this meal:

93% lean Ground Beef - $1.99 per pound

Del Monte canned vegetables - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

Meal #3 - Homemade pepperoni pizzas with green salad

Items to buy on sale for this meal:

Hormel pepperoni - $2 (or $1.50 as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

Hunt's jarred spaghetti sauce - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)
Fresh Express salad - $1.25 (or 75 cents as part of buy 10 and save $5 promo)

Be sure to check out other great bargain meals based on this week's sales at $5dinners! And, please be sure to check back next week for my meal suggestions and recipes to match the new week of sales!

Safeway's Bargain Meal of the Week - sales cycle 03/04 - 03/10/09

Here are a few meals featuring some of this week's notable items on sale at Phoenix and Tucson area Safeway stores!

Meal #1 - Shake n Bake style Pork chops with green salad

Items to purchase on sale this week for this meal:
Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops - $1.69 per pound
Fresh Express bagged salad - $1.98 (consider Caesar or other variety for a change of pace)

Meal #2 - Easy Beef Roast with baked potatoes and green salad

Items to purchase on sale this week for this meal:

Rancher's Reserve Boneless Beef Round Steak - $1.47 per pound

5 lb. bag Idaho Russet potatoes - 99 cents (on sale Saturday and Sunday ONLY for this price)

Fresh Express bagged salad - $1.98

Meal #3 - Pork chops with Scalloped Potatoes
Items to purchase on sale this week for this meal:
Boneless Pork Sirloin Chops - $1.69 per pound

5 lb. bag Idaho Russet potatoes - 99 cents (on sale Saturday and Sunday ONLY for this price)



Great items to consider picking up if you are at the store Saturday (03/07):

Saturday and Sunday only sale items
4 lb. bag frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts - $1.79 per pound
5 lb. bag Idaho Russet potatoes - 99 cents

Using super coupons in weekly ad, dated 03/04 - 03/10/09):
$1.29 for Nabisco Oreos when you spend $10 on other items (coupon on front page)

97 cents for Classico pasta sauce when you spend $10 on other items (coupon on front page)

$1.99 for bottle of Simply Orange juice when you spend $10 on other items (coupon inside ad, page 5)
Some great buys on cold cereal as part of "save $5 when you buy 5 boxes" promo


Using super coupons from mini-ad published Sunday, 03/01/09:

(ad should be available at Customer Service or at cashier )

FREE 2 liter bottle of 7UP when you spend $10 on other items
99 cents for a box of Raisin Bran or Frosted Mini Wheats when you spend $10 on other items
99 cents for Lucerne butter when you spend $10 on other items


Please be sure to check back next week for more dinner ideas using our local grocer's sales! And, for more great meal ideas, check out the Bargain Meal of the Week section of $5dinners every week.

Safeway's Bargain Meal of the Week - sales cycle running 02/25 - 03/03/09

This week, Safeway has a good sale price of $1.88 per pound for Boneless Beef London Broil. Below are a few great options on how to stretch your grocery dollars by making your family a delicious meal with this sale cut of beef!

Menu #1 - Crock pot roast with vegetables

Menu #2 - Grilled London Broil with a great dry rub marinade - consider grilling some vegetables to accompany the meat or add a tossed green salad

Menu #3 - Baked London Broil roast with gravy - serve over noodles, with mashed or baked potatoes or a green salad for a complete meal

If you have other shopping to do while at Safeway, be sure to grab a weekly sales circular from Customer Service or a cashier. There are Super Coupons on the front page for a free 2 liter bottle of Pepsi with a $10 minimum purchase. With that same $10 purchase, you can also buy a package of butter for 99 cents and a box of either Raisin Bran or Frosted Mini Wheats for 99 cents! If that wasn't a great enough deal, there is also a $10 off when you purchase $50 in groceries coupon that is valid 2/25 - 2/28/09!

Thanks for stopping by! For more great bargain meals using this week's sales circulars, check out $5dinners! And, be sure to visit again next week for more budget ideas!

Safeway Bargain Meal of the Week - sales flyer 2/18 - 2/25/09

I apologize for the slight delay in posting this week's menu suggestions. I will post accompanying recipes to go with these menu suggestions within the next few days and will link them to the menu suggestions then! :)

I feel very fortunate to be involved with $5 Dinners' new feature, Bargain Meal of the Week. Each week, I will be posting a meal that you can make based upon the items at Safeway's grocery stores in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas. Meal ideas appear below as well as a list of items on sale that work within each meal.

Meal #1 - crock pot beef stew and homemade rolls

Items to purchase on sale for this menu
Rancher's Reserve Boneless Beef Chuck Cross Rib Roast - $1.98 per pound *
Eating Right Bagged Baby Peeled Carrots - 16 ounce package - 99 cents

Meal #2 - roasted turkey breast with mashed potatoes, gravy and steamed carrots

Items to purchase on sale for this menu
Honeysuckle White Bone In Turkey Breast - 99 cents per pound *

Eating Right Bagged Baby Peeled Carrots - 16 ounce package - 99 cents

* - consider buying extra on sale meats to store in your freezer for future meals

(there is a purchase limit of 3 of the turkey breasts, but no limit on the beef roast)

Red seedless grapes are also a great sale item this week for 68 cents per pound. Consider adding them as a snack item to one of your days this week!

Recipes have now been added. To view, click on the suggested food item and you will be taken to our sister site, One Thrifty Mamma Recipes!!

Thanks for stopping by! Please be sure to tune back in for a new meal each week!

Safeway's Bargain Meal of the Week - sales flyer 2/11 - 2/17/09

I feel very fortunate to be involved with $5 Dinners' new feature, Bargain Meal of the Week. Each week, I will be posting a meal that you can make based upon the items at Safeway's grocery stores in the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas. Meal ideas appear below as well as a list of items on sale that work within each meal. Look below the meal ideas for specific recipes for suggested items.

Meal #1 - beef roast with steamed asparagus and baked potatoes

Items to purchase on sale for this menu
Rancher's Reserve Beef Bottom Roast - $1.77 per pound *
Fresh Asparagus - 98 cents per pound

Meal #2 - crock pot beef stew with rolls

Items to purchase on sale for this menu
Rancher's Reserve Beef Bottom Roast - $1.77 per pound *

Ask at the butcher case and they will chop the roast into stew meat for you free of charge - or grind it into ground beef for your needs as well

* - consider buying extra of the beef bottom roast to store in your freezer for future meals

Recipes:

Meal #1 - beef roast with steamed asparagus and baked potatoes

I have two favorite ways to cook any type of roast.

The first is to use a Reynold's roasting bag and just follow the instructions within the package. You can actually purchase a box of roasting bags and check the instructions while in-store to make sure you have all ingredients on hand to make your meal. The roasting bags make a very moist and delicious roast every time with minimal effort!

My second choice for cooking a roast is to place it in a large crock pot slow cooker with some spices (use your favorites or just pour an envelope of dry onion soup mix on top and add about a 1/2 cup of water). I set the dial to low and let it cook ALL DAY on low. It makes my home smell wonderful and is another great, easy way to make dinner. I will even go so far as to use the meat drippings from the crock pot to make gravy on a good day! :)

You can actually bake your potatoes with your roast in the crock pot too! Just wash them well and pat dry. Wrap each in it's own piece of aluminum foil and place in bottom of crock pot. Place roast on top and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 5-7 hours. A great step by step recipe for stacking this meal in the crock pot can be found on Stephanie O'dea's wonderful crock pot website here.

Meal #2 - crock pot beef stew

*ask the butcher to cut one package of the Rancher's Reserve beef roast into stew meat for you*

1 ½ to 2 lbs. Cubed stew meat
salt and pepper to taste
1 finely chopped onion
½ finely chopped bell pepper
2 (8 oz. Size) cans tomato sauce
5-6 large carrots, sliced
5-6 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
3 cups boiling water
1 (15 oz.) can green beans

Sprinkle stew meat generously with salt and pepper. Layer ingredients in crock pot in order listed (meat, pepper, onion, tomato sauce, carrots and potatoes). Add boiling water. Stir everything to make sure ingredients are mixed well. Some of the meat should come to the surface as you stir well. Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours. After the crockpot is turned off, add green beans before serving.

Thanks for stopping by! Please be sure to tune back in for a new meal each week!