Meal Prep Sundays - Recipes under $2 per serving! (Includes SmartPoints)

On the Menu for the Week:

• Ground Turkey Lasagna with Mushrooms (10 servings)
• Meat Lover's Bubble Up Pizza from Drizzle Me Skinny (9 servings)
• Butternut Squash Chicken Sausage Soup adapted from Weight Watchers (4 servings)

Ground Turkey Lasagna with Mushrooms (10 servings)

• 16oz. Jennie-O Italian Ground Turkey ($2.77 at Ralph's)
• No Cook Lasagna Noodles ($2.29 at Trader Joe's, used less than half package, approx. $1.15 cost for recipe)
• 2 Tbsp. Minced Garlic (Always have a jar on hand and not necessary for recipe, so I won't include cost.)
• 1/3 medium onion, diced (Ralph's $0.27)
• Mushrooms (Usually $1.99, used half package for $1)
• 25oz. Marinara (Trader Giotto's Traditional Marinara Sauce - $1.39 for 18oz. jar.  Approx. $2.09 for a jar and a half.)
• 15oz. Part Skim Ricotta (Ralph's $3.49)
• 6oz. (2 cups) Lite Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (Trader Joe's $3.99 for 12 oz. bag.  $2 for recipe)
• 1 egg ($3.99 per dozen, 1 egg = approx. $0.35)

Total cost for recipe: $13.12 makes 10 servings, or $1.32 per serving!

10 servings for 8sp each.

Turkey Lasagna Directions:

1. Cook ground turkey, diced onion, and minced garlic until browned.  Break up meat into crumbles while cooking.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.  Spray 9x13 dish with cooking spray.
3. Add mushrooms and marinara sauce to the pan with the browned ground turkey.  Cover and simmer for approx. 20 minutes.
4. Mix ricotta cheese and egg in separate bowl.
5. Place 3 no bake lasagna noodles on bottom of 9x13 dish.
6. Top with 1/3 of the meat and sauce mixture.  Top with 1/2 of the ricotta mixture. Place 3 more lasagna noodles on top.
7. Repeat with 1/3 of meat and sauce mixture and the rest of the ricotta mixture.  Place the last 3 lasagna noodles.
8. Pour the rest of the meat and sauce mixture on top, then sprinkle 2 cups of shredded mozzarella on top.
9. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.  Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes.

Meat Lover's Bubble Up Pizza from Drizzle Me Skinny (9 servings)

• 16oz. Jennie-O Italian Ground Turkey ($2.77 at Ralph's)
• 1 Chicken Sausage Link (I used Trader Joe's Sweet Italian Link - 5 links cost $3.99 or $0.80 per link)
• 20 slices of turkey pepperoni (Ralph's $3.49, used approx. 1/3 package or $1.16 worth for recipe)
• 1 cup Trader Giotto's Fat Free Pizza Sauce ($1.99 for 16oz. jar so $2 worth for recipe - use the rest for pita pizzas with the turkey pepperoni later this week!)
• 1 cup Trader Giotto's Traditional Marinara Sauce (Used rest of the jar from the Turkey Lasagna recipe! $0.70 cost)
• 6oz. Lite Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (Used other half of package from Turkey Lasagna, $2 cost).
• 7.5oz. biscuits (Pillsbury will do, I used Psst. brand because it's cheaper! Ralph's cost: $0.47)
• Black Olives ($1.49 per small 2.25 oz. can, sliced)

Total cost for recipe: $11.39 makes 9 servings, or $1.27 per serving!

9 servings for 6 sp each.

Click link for directions!!  *I changed the recipe by skipping the bacon and adding sliced black olives.  Also, I spread the biscuit dough on the bottom of a 9x9 pan, cooked it for 5 minutes at 350F before adding toppings and then baking for another 30 minutes.  I felt the 9x9 pan made 9 servings easier to distribute.

Butternut Squash Chicken Sausage Soup adapted from Weight Watchers (4 servings)

I stumbled across this recipe because I bought a package of cubed butternut squash for $1.25 at Ralph's.  Since I had extra chicken sausage from the Meat Lover's Bubble Up Pizza, I figured it would be a great way to use up more ingredients!

• 12oz. Cubed Butternut Squash (On sale at Ralph's $1.25)
• 1/2 medium onion (Other half from Turkey Lasagna recipe, $0.27)
• 1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
• 4 cups chicken broth ($1.99 at Ralph's)
• 4 chicken sausage links (Used the rest from the Bubble Up Pizza, $3.20 for 4 links)
• Nutmeg, Salt, Pepper, Thyme, Bay Leaf (Just because I had them in the cupboard)

Total cost for recipe: $6.71 makes 4 servings, or $1.68 per servings!

4 servings for 4sp each!

Directions:

1. Saute 1tsp olive oil and diced onion with minced garlic.
2. Add sliced fully cooked chicken sausages.  Saute until browned, approx. 10 minutes.
3. Add 4 cups chicken broth, 12oz. butternut squash, and seasonings.  Bring to a boil on high.  
4. Bring to a simmer on medium low for approx. 10 minutes or until butternut squash is soft.

Happy meal prepping!