Southern BBQ dinner – 91¢

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  • 1/4 chicken w/ BBQ sauce
  •  potato salad or Cole slaw
  • baked beans
  • salad
  • 1/2 can soup
  • corn bread
  • iced tea

Smart-shopping cost: 3-course dinner  = $1.31; single plate  = 91¢

29¢ – chicken quarter, BBQ sauce

32¢ – potato salad (Kroger manager’s special)

Please check this page to see how I get such low chicken prices.

20¢ – salad

20¢ – 1/2 can of baked beans

12¢ – corn bread

5¢ – iced tea

5¢ – BBQ sauce*

5¢ – 28¢ – Soup

Cheap soup is .50¢ a can, regular price. I found some cheap onion soup packets on manager’s special that came to 5¢ a cup. I priced this meal using a 20¢ price.

*Kroger sells Kraft BBQ Sauce for $1.49 per bottle, but puts it on sale for 49¢ per bottle several times per year. Just buy 4-6 bottles and you’re set for the year.