[photopress:monday_meal_savings.jpg,full,pp_image] This week, I found a sale on London Broil at my local Stop & Shop and decided to marinate and grill the meat. Fortunately, the weather was good and my barbecue didn’t get rained out! Here is my menu:

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3-5 lbs London Broil ($1.49 per pound) $4.47 – $7.45

1/4 Cup Oil

1/3 Cup Vinegar

2 small Onions, diced (Vidalia Onions $0.99/pound) $0.20

6 Garlic cloves, minced

3 Tbs. Soy Sauce

3 Tbs. Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp. pepper

Combine everything except the meat in a large plastic ziploc bag. Add the meat and close well. Marinate overnight for for a few hours.

Prepare grill. Bring meat to room temperature (1 hour) before grilling. Remove meat from plastic bag and grilled on an oiled rack 7 to 9 minutes per side for medium rare. Let meat cook longer per side if you want the meat more done.

Transfer meat to cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Cut steak across grain into thin slices.

Corn on the Cob (12 for $1.99 – I used six) $1.00
Watermelon $3.88
Campbell’s Pork & Beans (2 cans for $1.00) $1.00

Approximate $13.00 for a whole meal for six people. (Price will depend on the weight of the London Broil.)

Since the Stop & Shop flyer is released on Wednesdays, I usually do my shopping on Thursdays now. This week found me a little behind though so I won’t shop again until next week. After cutting out my coupons and checking the specials (try CouponMom.com for deals in your area), I headed to Stop & Shop. It takes me much longer to shop using coupons and reading the flyer, but I believe that you will be impressed. My total bill was $318.62. After taking off the card savings and coupons, my final price was $217.04! I saved $101.58 – AMAZING!

The key to using coupons is to make sure that you take with you only the things you use and need. There are plenty of coupons that I throw away because the item is something we don’t use regularly or the discount is not big enough to take advantage of.

Here is one of the meals I will be making this week:

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Hot Dogs with Chili

Ball Park Frank Hot Dogs (buy one get one free and $1.00 off coupon) – $1.50

Arnold Select Hot Dog Rolls – $2.50

Kraft Cheedar Cheese (buy one get one free, use 1/2 of one brick) – $1.07

Hormel Chili Turkey ($0.50 off 2 coupon) – $1.54

Stop & Shop Canned Green Beans (4 for $3) – $0.75

TOTAL $7.36 – Price per person (family of five) $1.47

Each Monday, I will post a meal that will cost your family under $10 for a family of four. The savings will be based on coupons and the Stop & Shop weekly circular. I realize that not all local grocery stores will offer the same savings this week, however, print off the meal and wait until your store does offer a similar discount.

Spanish Rice with Sausage

This meal is one of my family favorite meals.

• Premio Italian Sausage (2 for $4 – buy two and save one for another meal or use both if you have a bigger family)
• Spanish Rice A Roni ($3 for 5, plus print off the coupon from CouponMom.com to save $1.00 on three boxes, buy three and save two or use two boxes for the meal if you have a bigger family)
• Hunt’s Diced Diced Tomatoes (14.5 oz. on sale for $1.20)
• Cucumbers (4 for $3, use two)

Cook Sausage in a skillet (no oil necessary) until cooked through. Prepare rice according to directions (this includes adding the canned diced tomatoes). Add sausage before turning down heat and covering with lid. Simmer according to directions on the box.

Cut up cucumbers and leave plain, or marinate in red wine vinegar with salt and pepper.

Total meal cost:

Sausage $2.00
Rice A Roni $1.33
Canned Tomatoes $1.20
Cucumbers $1.50

Total: $6.03