I've had a busy week so I succumbed to buying a boxed meal. It's fast!
It was Banquet Home Style something or other - red box(not the movie rental).
ANYway, It was $3.00 so I bought it. Can of soup with meat and pasta....
I can do THAT!!
SO I am.
The meal tasted decent (Chicken Alfredo) so I bought the least expensive per unit of canned chicken meat, fettuccine pasta, and alfredo sauce. I'd love to make it all from scratch , but that's just not going to happen with my new work and everything else buzzing around....
I bought enough to equate to two boxed meals because the sauce and pasta was double what I think I needed. I'll be back with the results of the experiment and the total costs late.. yummy!
UPDATE : I fixed my own version of this Chicken Alfredo boxed meal today. I used 1/2 of the cheapest alfredo sauce in a jar, the cheapest canned chicken breast, and 1/2 box of the cheapest fetuccinni pasta. I was tempted to cook the past first then drain and add other ingredients BUT I wanted to prepare lik ehte boxed meal.
I put 1/2 of the sauce in a pot, the can of chicken - the larger size, added enough water so the pasta could cook and added it(broken in thee pieces) I cooked it on low until done. It wasn't too bad for a quick fix meal. The chicken was much better and bigger pieces.
I could have bought the whole grain - or gluten free- pasta to make the meal healthier. if you are gluten free - check the sauce!!
I spent $1.00 on the past and have half left over.
I spent $1.33 on the sauce and have 1/2 left over
I spent $1.88 on a larger can of chicken breast and it was better than the boxed meal!
I spent $1.88 on the second can of chicken to use later
TOTAL $6.09
The Boxed meal cost $3.00.
This cost me $.045 each meal extra but the bigger /more chicken pieces was worth it.
UPDATE: I tried the Country Chicken with mashed potatoes and biscuits because it had $3.00 worth coupons. It's was pretty good but also feel I can make this at home for about same as regular price but healthier.
It was Banquet Home Style something or other - red box(not the movie rental).
ANYway, It was $3.00 so I bought it. Can of soup with meat and pasta....
I can do THAT!!
SO I am.
The meal tasted decent (Chicken Alfredo) so I bought the least expensive per unit of canned chicken meat, fettuccine pasta, and alfredo sauce. I'd love to make it all from scratch , but that's just not going to happen with my new work and everything else buzzing around....
I bought enough to equate to two boxed meals because the sauce and pasta was double what I think I needed. I'll be back with the results of the experiment and the total costs late.. yummy!
UPDATE : I fixed my own version of this Chicken Alfredo boxed meal today. I used 1/2 of the cheapest alfredo sauce in a jar, the cheapest canned chicken breast, and 1/2 box of the cheapest fetuccinni pasta. I was tempted to cook the past first then drain and add other ingredients BUT I wanted to prepare lik ehte boxed meal.
I put 1/2 of the sauce in a pot, the can of chicken - the larger size, added enough water so the pasta could cook and added it(broken in thee pieces) I cooked it on low until done. It wasn't too bad for a quick fix meal. The chicken was much better and bigger pieces.
I could have bought the whole grain - or gluten free- pasta to make the meal healthier. if you are gluten free - check the sauce!!
I spent $1.00 on the past and have half left over.
I spent $1.33 on the sauce and have 1/2 left over
I spent $1.88 on a larger can of chicken breast and it was better than the boxed meal!
I spent $1.88 on the second can of chicken to use later
TOTAL $6.09
The Boxed meal cost $3.00.
This cost me $.045 each meal extra but the bigger /more chicken pieces was worth it.
UPDATE: I tried the Country Chicken with mashed potatoes and biscuits because it had $3.00 worth coupons. It's was pretty good but also feel I can make this at home for about same as regular price but healthier.
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