It is time to stock up on chicken again. The last time I bought chicken was
Feb. 19 and I had intended to stock up more then, but ran out of time to prepare it for the freezer. I have a little more time now and plan on stocking up a bit.
I like to buy a bunch when it is this price and cut my own to make boneless, skinless chicken breasts and then I freeze them in serving size portions. But I have to admit that I totally despise cutting it and while I cut and hack at the chicken, I am contantly saying to myself "I'm saving over $1 a pound, I'm saving over $1 a pound!" When I'm done hacking at the chicken (can you tell I SO love doing this job and am SO good at it too!...HaHa!) I boil the leftover meat and bones and then take off the cooked meat and freeze it for chicken salad or to use in recipes that need cooked chicken. Sometimes I will even be very efficient and use the stock for soup or to make a white sauce (well I guess it's not quite a white sauce when you use chicken stock - I think it is called some other kind of sauce). There is an added benefit of being able to store more in the freezer as well.
Here's what I got:
19.6 lbs chicken breast .99 lb
1 sirloin steak (can't remember the size) 5.53 Mgr Special
1 wheat bread .79 Mgr Spec
1 can green beans .39
1 can beets .29
1 can hominy .39
1 can corn .39 (all cans were mgr spec)
1 small bottle Odwalla juice .79 mgr spec (DS7 was thirsty and I am trying to get him to eat more fruit)
Total OOP:
28.89
Didn't use a bit of coupons this time but saved: 16.39
Trip #2
No picture because the Snickers are for Easter baskets and I didn't want to lay them all out for the kids to see.
ETA: Guess I took a picture of some of it. And I totally forgot about the beef I found too:
20 lbs chicken
8 Snickers bars 2/1.00 used .50/2 dbl = FREE
1 pkg hot dog buns .49 mgr spec
2 lb bag mini cut carrots 1.49 mgr spec
Total OOP:
31.50 ? can't remember exactly
Wanted to add a forgotten Kroger run for milk last week.
4 gal milk 1.99 ea
Total OOP:
8.20
Third Kroger trip:
I was right next to Kroger, so decided I would stop in and shop the $4 off 8 products March into Savings sale.
3 pkgs shredded Mozarella cheese .99 ea used 3 $2/2 = free
3 pkgs cheddar cheese .99ea = free w/ above coupons
6 pkgs parmesan cheese .99 ea used 3 .50/2 dbl = .49 ea
8 Snickers 2/$1 used 4 .50/2 dbl = free
6 pkgs Irish Spring soap (for my dad) 1.00 ea used 3 $ .50/2 dbl = .50 ea
6 Powerade .49 ea used $1/2 catalina and .55/2 Kroger coupon
3 SunnyD 1.00ea used 3 .25/1 dbl = .50ea
4 lbs bananas .39 lb
2 Yakisoba .79ea used 2 .50/1 = free (no overage)
1 Bottom Round Roast 8.24 Mgr Spec (originally was 13.54)
1.49 ecoupon came off total (from playing game)
So my total before coupons & sales: 93.46
Total OOP: $19.51
At least some of the cheese will qualify for the Kraft buy $20, get $2 OYNO coupon. The coupon will print out in about a week.
