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| 3 Cheese Tortellini with Marinara and a Wedge salad topped with Ranch dressing and Bacon |
The Differences: None
The Prep: Take two packages of Bertolli 3 cheese tortellini and cook according to package directions. Heat up the Marinara sauce and mix it with the tortellini. Cut the head of lettuce into wedges and top with Ranch dressing and bacon bits. 5 minutes to boil the water, 8 minutes to cook the pasta, 5 minutes to heat up the marinara sauce, 5 minutes to cut the lettuce into wedges and another 5 to put the salad together. So put the meal together in 30 minutes!
The Cost Breakdown:
Tortellini: $14.98
Marinara: $1.69
Lettuce: $0.99
Bacon: $1.99
French Bread: $0.99
Not included is the cost of the butter and garlic salt for garlic bread and the ranch dressing for the salad.
Total: $20.64 or $5.16 per person for a family of four.
The Verdict: This is a great meal if you need something fast on a weekday. It tastes good, its not likely that your kids will not enjoy it, and its quick and affordable... there isn't a better recommendation than that!
Cost Analysis: Okay, I did a detailed analysis of my financial records for March and April. For the month of March we spent $1485 on groceries, in the month of April we spent $1270 so we saved $214 on groceries. That was an unexpected plus. For the month of March we spent $532 on eating out, for the month of April we spent $379 so we saved $153 on eating out. Woo hoo! So for the month, just in terms of the food we put on the table, we saved $367! That might not seem like a huge amount of money but I think its fairly significant... It just proves that being consistent with groceries and not eating out will save you money.
Final analysis: So far this meal planning journey has been a success! I highly recommend it!
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