Hi and thank you for visiting my blog. My name is Tina, I am 39 years old and married to a wonderful man named Robert. I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area with my husband and our three pugs, Suki, Koko and Lucy and two kitties, Max and Trixie.

I am of Italian decent and love to cook not just for my family but for everyone! I have a lot of weeknight dinner guest and try to keep it casual but delicious! My Mom passed away a few years ago and was my great teacher. Keeping the family recipes in tact and in rotation help me feel closer to her and like I am honoring her memory.

I do cook a little healthier than my Mom did and do a lot more vegetarian meals, ground turkey and chicken. I hope you enjoy my blog and my recipes.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Cheap Eats and Healthy Too!

So, this is a dinner we eat on a regular basis. It isn't exciting, it isn't challenging but it is healthy, cheap, quick and easy. My organic chicken was on sale for $1.99 lbs. so this whole dinner cost under $7.00 to make.
Grilled Chicken, Harvest Blend and Broccoli
Grilled Chicken (marinated in Good Seasons Italian salad dressing) $2.58
Trader Joe's Harvest grain blend (1/2 bag) $1.00
Trader Joe's Low Sodium Chicken Stock (2 cups) $1.00
Broccoli, steamed $1.69

Total Dinner for two= $6.27

So for my friends who say it is cheaper to eat out...give me a break!! There is basically no recipe...just marinate the chicken for a few hours and grill it. Follow the package direction on the Harvest Grains blend..this stuff is awesome! Steam the broccoli and eat!

2 comments:

Joelen said...

What a great buy! It looks great and Im always looking for ways to use TJ's harvest grain blend... thanks!

Jaime said...

that looks delicious!