Chicken Phillies and Our Menu Plan
We all know the cost of groceries are continually rising. It can be difficult to cook a healthy, budget friendly meal for your family that they will love. Walmart challenged me to create a great tasting, budget friendly meal. Since we are approaching grilling season, we decided on Chicken Phillies, Quick & Easy Noodles and a side Salad.
I put together a video showing you what ingredients we bought, how to assemble the sandwiches and our yummy dinner for just over $2 per person.
The Chicken Phillies can also be made up ahead, just grill the veggies and chicken, place in a sealed container and in the fridge until you are ready to assemble sandwiches.
Chicken Phillies
Chicken Phillies is a delicious and budget-friendly recipe from HoosierHomemade.com.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- 1/3 bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 hoagie buns
- 1 green, 1 orange and 1 red pepper
- 1 large onion
Instructions
- Split chicken breasts open and place in container, pour dressing over and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, clean peppers and onions. Cut into quarters.
- Grill veggies first, then add the chicken. It took about 20 minutes for the veggies, and 10 minutes for the chicken.
- Place on plate and let cool slightly.
- Slice veggies and chicken.
- Place a few pieces of chicken, then peppers and onions.
- Top with a sprinkle of cheese, wrap in foil and place on a cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 5-10 minutes until the cheese is all melted.
- While sandwiches are in the oven, cook the noodles and put together the salad.
Cost of meal…
- Chicken $2.50
- Dressing $.50
- Buns $1.00
- Peppers and Onions $1.25
- Cheese $.93
- Noodles $1.00
- Salad $1.38
- Dressing $.25
Total for meal $8.81…$2.20 per person
Here is what we are eating this week…
Our Menu Plan
Monday ~ Breakfast – Make Ahead Sausage Casserole and Fruit
Tuesday ~ Chicken N’ Noodles, Mashed Potatoes and Corn
Wednesday ~ Taco Ring and Rice
Thursday ~ Chicken Phillies, Noodles and Salad
Friday ~ April Fool’s Day Dinner {watch for ideas on Wed}
Saturday ~ Soup & Sandwich
Sunday ~ Lasagna Skillet {recipe from Lauren’s Latest}, Salad, Garlic Biscuits
What’s on your menu this week? Are you ready for grilling season?
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These turned out great! Quick and tasty.
Looks good and cheap!