May 2024 grocery series recap

$50 for 20 meals!!!

Keep scrolling to get all of the recipes I shared in my latest grocery series in one place!

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This week’s recap

This week I did a brand new edition of my budget grocery series, and from the feedback I’ve received so far, you all are loving the recipes as much as I do! This time, I took another $50 grocery haul from Trader Joe’s and turned it into five different recipes that each made four servings.

Not only did I launch a new series, but I also officially launched my YouTube channel! This was such a big goal of mine and I’m so happy to finally be on YouTube, giving you longer, more detailed videos to go along with my short videos on Instagram and TikTok. I can’t thank you enough for subscribing and watching the videos this week! I have more videos to come (think meal prep!!) very soon.

I always have so much fun putting these series together, and seeing you all grab the grocery list and follow along makes me SO happy. If you’re someone who tried the recipes, left a review on my website, or tagged me this week over on Instagram or TikTok, just know, I appreciate you so much!

Below if a full recap of the entire series so you can access everything in one place. This series is also live over on the budget grocery series section of my website, so you can always get what you need there, too!

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The Grocery List

For this series, I went back to Trader Joe’s, but you can grab the list anywhere.

Produce:

• 1 large yellow onion

• 1 head of garlic

• 1 english cucumber

• 1 cabbage head (about 8-9 cups sliced)

• 1 red bell pepper

• 1 jalapeño pepper

• 2 limes

• 10oz baby bella mushrooms

• 1 green onion bunch (about 6)

• 1 cilantro bunch (about 2 cups)

• 1 basil bunch (about 2 cups)

Canned/packaged:

• 10-12 corn tortillas

• 15oz chickpea can

• basmati or jasmine rice (3 cups dry)

• 32oz chicken or veggie broth

• 13.5oz can full-fat coconut milk

• 6oz tomato paste

• 8oz jar sun-dried tomatoes

• 14oz GF pasta (I did TJ’s brown rice penne, which has 16oz)

Meats/other proteins:

• 1 lb chicken breast (omit for plant-based)

• 1 lb ground pork (sub plant-based crumbles or additional tofu block for plant-based)

• 1 lb ground chicken (sub plant-based meatball substitute or 15oz can chickpeas for plant-based)

• 14oz block firm tofu (can sub for 1.5 lbs chicken breast)

Pantry staples you’ll use

• olive oil

• sesame oil

• coconut aminos, tamari, or soy sauce

• maple syrup 

• rice vinegar 

• sriracha

Spices you’ll use

• salt & black pepper

• garlic powder

• ground ginger

• chili powder

• ground cumin

• dried oregano

• red pepper flakes (optional)

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The Recipes

Click the link to access each of the recipes, or head over to my Instagram or TikTok for the step by step videos. And don’t forget—I have long form videos for ALL of these (+ for grocery list substitutions & prep options) on YouTube now! Each of the five recipes make four servings!

Recipe 1: Tomato basil chicken meatballs with creamy tomato rice

Recipe 2: Roasted chickpea & mushroom tacos with jalapeño lime slaw

Recipe 3: Sweet & spicy pork bowls with basmati rice

Recipe 4: One-pot sun-dried tomato pasta with chicken

Recipe 5: Spicy tofu bowls with cucumber salad

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Thank you again for the support this week! I hope you all have a lovely Sunday, and be sure to stay tuned over on Instagram and TikTok to see what I have for y’all this upcoming week! And are you subscribed on YouTube?! Subscribe here.

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Much love,

Jenn