The Receipt

Hello! Another adventure at the 99 Cent Only Store!  I posted, as usual, the picture of my car trunk LOADED down with the $65 worth of buys on my Facebook.

My cousin said that she wanted to see my receipt..you know a list of items I purchased for those bucks.  So here it is.

My 16 year old loves the canned Vienna Sausages..don't ask me why...she does.  And I also stocked up for at-work-lunches to eliminate about $50 from our debt a week from eating out.

Depending on when you go, 99 Cent Only Stores has good produce. It's different each time I go. This time I got a bunch of broccoli, mushrooms, lettuce, green onions and cucumbers.  I get eggs (they carry medium and large) and milk (they carry Whole and 2%)  They also carried Weight Watcher's brand cream cheese and bagels..which is a CHEAP breakfast for the family!  I also purchased a few food storage containers and my 13 year old was with me...she found a great scarf she liked!

This trip is different than the last and the one before that....and so on.  It depends what we need, what I see and what I'm in the mood for.

Baked Rigatoni

This is a dish that's easy to do and thanks to 99 Cent Only Store...I fed my family of 4 with PLENTY of leftovers for around SEVEN BUCKS!

Here's the Recipe and Savings!

(You can cut this recipe in half...but I love having leftovers to feed the mass of teens in and out of our house during the summer days and nights!)

2 Bags Rigatoni Pasta

1 Can Whole Tomatoes

1 Can Garlic & Onion Tomato Sauce

1 Bag Cheese (variety is king at the store - so choose what kind you want)

2 Pkg. Italian Squash

*There's your $7.00

Seasonings can be whatever you have on hand!

Boil the pasta until it's al dente - you don't want them mushy and falling apart. 

Drain noodles. 

Rough chop whole tomatoes. 

Put the noodles back into your pot you cooked them in and add the whole tomatoes and sauce and stir. 

Add the cheese and any seasonings you want from simple salt and pepper to garlic salt, oregano, basil or any Italian seasonings you wish! And STIR!

Pour everything into a casserole dish and back at 400 for about 20 minutes. 

AND EAT!!

I was lucky to find Italian Squash at the 99 Cent Only Store and I sauteed that in some EVOO with a dash of salt, pepper and oregano and there's my side!

Oh...and for dessert - Chocolate Chip Cookies....so for a grand total of about $8.00 for dinner for 4 AND leftovers galore!