Week 2 Shopping List

NOTES

• The shopping list is organized by category and then within each category by meal. After each item you’ll see a number in parenthesis which corresponds to the meal number. That way if you decide a certain recipe doesn’t sound good, you can easily cross all the items from that recipe off the shopping list.
• Under Veggies/Fruit I have italicized anything that is a veggie or fruit but NOT found in the fresh fruits and veggie area of the supermarket.
• Please note I did not include any sides in the meals so add extra frozen vegetables, side salad ingredients, garlic bread, dessert, etc. to the shopping list as needed!
• The shopping list assumes you have at least small amounts of flour, sugar, and cooking oil (vegetable or canola) on hand.


Meat/Seafood
• 2 lbs ground beef (2, 4)
• Shredded chicken (You'll need at least 1 cup for the soup. Read the "Notes" under recipe 3 for options for how to get shredded chicken.) (3)
• 1 lb shrimp (5)

Veggies/Fruit
• Garlic (1, 3, 4, 5) (or to save time, buy the pre-minced jarred kind)
• 1 bag baby spinach (9 oz bag) (1, 4)
• 1 package mushrooms (1, 5)
• White or yellow onion (3, 4) (approximately 1 1/2 onions)
• 1 pkg frozen veggies or 1 c. corn (frozen or canned) and 1 c. frozen peas (2)
• 2 c. frozen or canned corn (3)
• 1 stalk celery (3)
• 1 green pepper (3)
• 1 can diced green chiles (3)
• 1 bunch cilantro (optional) (3)
• 2 cans diced tomatoes with italian seasonings (4)
• 1 6 oz can tomato paste (4)
• 1 bunch green onions (5)
• 1 large head broccoli (5)
• 2 carrots (5)
• Fresh ginger (a small chunk as you only need 1 tbsp grated) (5)

Breads & starches
• 1 box manicotti (1)
• 1 lb bowtie pasta (or tube or rigatoni if you already have those on hand) (2)
• ¾ cup orzo pasta (small rice-like noodles) (3)
• Rice (brown is best for you) or try quinoa (another whole grain; see cooking instructions in recipe 5) or rice noodles (5)

Spices
• Black pepper (all but 5)
• Salt (all)
• Basil (1)
• Garlic powder (2)
• Poultry seasoning (3)
• Cumin (3)
• Italian seasoning (4) or:
• Red pepper flakes (also needed for recipe 5)
• Basil
• Oregano

Dairy
• 2 1/2 c. mozzarella (Recipe (1) needs 2 c., Recipe (2) needs ½ c.)
• 1 ¾ c. cottage cheese or ricotta (1)
• ¼ c. parmesan plus extra for topping (real parmigiano reggiano is best!) (1)
• ½ c. cheddar cheese (2) plus extra for topping soup with (3) and orzo pasta (4)
• ½ c. milk (3)
• ¼ c. sour cream (3)

Other
• 1-2 eggs (1)
• 1 jar marinara/pasta sauce (Hunts Four Cheese is tasty and inexpensive) (1)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup (2)
• at least 2 c. chicken broth - I end up using more like 4 - (3) plus 3 tbsp (5) (if you can't find a small can, buy the bigger one and freeze any leftovers in a freezer bag or plastic container)
• 1 can navy or other white beans (3)
• 1 14 1/2 oz can beef broth (4)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce (5)
• 1 tsp cornstarch (5)
• ½ tsp sesame oil (5) (you can use canola or vegetable oil to save money but the sesame oil gives this dish a nice flavor and I will include it in most of my stir-fry recipes)
• 3 tbsp dry sherry or white cooking wine (5)