I finally made these Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits after my friend Shannon kept reminding me how yummy they were . . . and of course they’re even a little more delicious because the Bisquick is such a good price this week at my favorite grocery store!  On Monday night I hurriedly mixed these yummy biscuits up, and they were so simple, used only five ingredients (which were all in our pantry), and tasted just delicious. (My kids declared them better than Red Lobster!)

You can easily double the batch, and freeze them after they’ve baked . . . then just warm them up on a busy weeknight. If you don’t have any Bisquick in your cupboards, print this $.50/1 Bisquick coupon to help you pinch those pennies further while you shop!  If you enjoy baking homemade biscuits, you’ll also want to try out these Simple Seven Up Biscuits.

Here are the sale items you’ll want to watch for this week (1/23/13) to pinch those pennies on this meal:

• Bisquick Original Pancake Mix 40 oz $3.28 at Publix use $0.50/1 Bisquick Original, Bisquick Heart Smart Baking Mix, or Bisquick Shake ‘n Pour Pancake Mix printable, stack with $1/1 Bisquick coupon found in-store (Publix Store coupon ~ look for it on a cardboard display near the front of the store)
• Publix Shredded Cheese 15 oz. $4.49 use $1/2 Market Pantry Cheese Item Target printable if considered a competitor
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter On Sale $1.49 at Kroger (when you purchase 10 participating Mega Sale items)

Thanks to I Heart Publix for the coupon matchups, and check out $5 Dinner Mom for more bargain meal deals!  If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE. 

We love (love, love, LOVE!), eating at Macaroni Grill, but feeding our family of five there can be so expensive! So when I came across this recipe for Macaroni Grill’s Rosemary Bread, I knew I had to try it out. It’s amazing what a simple loaf of bread can do to turn an ordinary spaghetti dinner into something worth coming to the table for, and the entire loaf was devoured by my family in well under ten minutes. (My kids love their bread!)

You do need a bread machine for this recipe (I’ve had mine for 15 years and it is one of my favorite gifts ever!) While it’s a bit of a splurge initially, we use ours at least once every two weeks, and it really does make baking homemade bread so much easier.  I always figure I can make up a loaf of bread at home in less time than it takes to find a coupon and head to the grocery store!  If you love Macaroni Grill Recipes, you’ll also want to try out this recipe for Macaroni Grill Chicken Milano ~ which works perfectly with those BOGO Sun Dried Tomatoes this week at Publix. Yummmm!

Recipe adapted from All Recipes. Thanks to I Heart Publix for the coupon matchups, and check out $5 Dinner Mom for more bargain meal deals!  If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE. 

If you’re looking for an alternative Green Bean Casserole recipe for this Thanksgiving, this recipe is for you! While I like the traditional Cream of Mushroom Soup Green Bean Dish, I’m not a huge fan of cream soups so I thought we’d try this out.

Of course I still had to use French’s Onions because Green Bean Casserole without French’s Onions would just be wrong, but you could also take those out if your family doesn’t love them. Either way, this is a great alternative to the regular recipe, and a different dish to add to your Thanksgiving Feast.  (And if you’re looking for a full meal to make this week with those yummy French’s Onions, try out my absolute favorite Heaven Sent Cheesy Baked Spaghetti recipe ~ I promise, you’ll love this one and it works great with all the sales this week!)

Here are the sale items you’ll want to watch for this week:

• Del Monte Canned Vegetables BOGO $1.30 at Publix this week or on sale $1.33 at Kroger, use $0.50/4 Del Monte Green Beans printable; or
• Breakstone’s Sour Cream BOGO $2.60 at Publix this week or Kroger Sour Cream $1
• Sargento Shredded Cheese BOGO $3.99 at Publix this week or $2.29 at Kroger, use $0.50/2, $1/2 Sargento Shredded Cheese, exp. 12/1/12 (SS 11/04/12 R)
• French’s Onions $2.99 at Publix & Kroger, use 0.30/1 French’s French Fried Onions printable, $0.50/1 French’s French Fried Onions printable, or $1/1 French’s French Fried Onions, exp. 12/31/12 (SS 11/04/12)

Thanks to I Heart Publix for the coupon matchups, and check out $5 Dinner Mom for more bargain meal deals!  If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE. 

I’ve always heard that the stomach is the way to a man’s heart, but never realized just how young that might start.  This morning my (usually very sweet!) twelve year boy and I were a bit on the fussy side with one another, and I had just about had it with him.  (Who knew raising a twelve year old is almost as hard as raising a four year old . . . I thought by now it would get easier one of these days!)  I left his bedroom, walked downstairs to pop these homemade rolls in the oven, and within ten minutes I had the most kind, sweet, appreciative boy standing next to me in the kitchen.  And all it took was a few homemade rolls!

These were a lot easier to make than you might think, and totally worth the effort.  I don’t know that they’re quite as simple as those Simple 7UP Biscuits, but they’re not much more work, and if I can bake them up perfectly I know you can too.  Jackson gobbled down two with some honey from a local farmer’s market, but they would also be delicious with some Homemade Cinnamon Butter. According to him, they’re the best rolls I’ve ever made, and we had just a wonderful rest of our morning.

Homemade Quick Yeast Rolls

recipe adapted from All Recipes

Ingredients

1. 2 tablespoons shortening
2. 3 tablespoons white sugar
3. 1 cup hot water
4. 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
5. 1 egg, beaten
6. 1 teaspoon salt
7. 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

*Note ~ I doubled the recipe to get 24 rolls, but this is the recipe for a single batch.

1.  In large bowl, mix together shortening, sugar and hot water. Let the water cool until it’s lukewarm, then add the yeast.
2. Once yeast is dissolved, add in the egg salt and flour.  Allow the dough to rise until it’s doubled in size. (Tip ~ to help the dough rise quickly, I always set it out on my back porch covered in plastic wrap in the summertime. . .  it’ll rise in no time ~ I think I set mine out to rise for about thirty minutes.)
3. Divide dough into 12 muffin cups, and allow to rise again until doubled in size. The dough will be a bit sticky as you’re dividing it, so you may need to flour your hands before trying to mix them.  You can also let this second batch rise underneath the oven light to make this rise also go a little more quickly.
4. Bake for ten minutes in oven at 425 degrees.  Let cool for a few minutes (although we ate them piping hot out of the oven!), and enjoy.

Thanks to All Recipes for another great recipe!  Need a little more menu inspiration? Start HERE. 

If you’d like to liven up a plain old side dish in your home, this would be a great recipe to try out, and if you get a chance to make them before I do, let me know what you think! (Don’t worry Shannon, they’re on our menu plan for Monday!)

Melodie’s Green Beans

Ingredients

1. olive oil Pompeian Imported Olive Oil BOGO $5.99 at Publix, use $1/1 Pompeian Olive Oil or OlivExtra Plus printable or
   $1/1 Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, exp. 8/31/12 (SS 06/03/12 R)
2. 3/4 cup chopped onions
3. 2 cans green beans Libby’s Canned Vegetables BOGO $1.19 at Publix
4. 1 chicken bouillion cubes

Directions

1. Put a tablespoon of olive oil and onions in skillet and add two cans green beans.
2. Mix in bouillion cubes.
3. Cook on medium/high heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Serve and enjoy!

By the way, Shannon’s sweet little girl is having her fifth birthday today, and she’s donating her toys to children at Child Life Services at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.  Happy Birthday Faith!!!

Need a little more menu inspiration?  Start HERE.