Comments on: Meal Planning Around Grocery Sales - 15 Ways To Use Those Jars of Pasta Sauce http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: st http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-47115 st Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:02:04 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-47115 Here's a good snack idea that I use often, especially when I'm too tired to make a complete meal. Often, I use half to 2/3rds of a jar of pasta sauce, so I usually find a half full jar or two in my fridge, most weeks. I like the garlic naan at Trader Joe's. It keeps for a long time if you store it in the fridge, and tastes great toasted with hummus on top. When toasted lightly, it's still very doughy and pillowy and soft--nice texture. So the snack idea is to toast a couple slices of naan, and to take a half jar of pasta sauce and put it in a bowl and microwave it for 2 minutes or so. Cut pieces of naan in half. Dip the pieces of naan in the hot pasta sauce. This is just about the same as eating pasta and sauce--same ingredients, just different texture. But, it's much quicker and easier to make, and to clean up. Eat that with a side salad, and you have a nice light dinner or lunch. Here’s a good snack idea that I use often, especially when I’m too tired to make a complete meal.

Often, I use half to 2/3rds of a jar of pasta sauce, so I usually find a half full jar or two in my fridge, most weeks.

I like the garlic naan at Trader Joe’s. It keeps for a long time if you store it in the fridge, and tastes great toasted with hummus on top. When toasted lightly, it’s still very doughy and pillowy and soft–nice texture.

So the snack idea is to toast a couple slices of naan, and to take a half jar of pasta sauce and put it in a bowl and microwave it for 2 minutes or so. Cut pieces of naan in half. Dip the pieces of naan in the hot pasta sauce. This is just about the same as eating pasta and sauce–same ingredients, just different texture. But, it’s much quicker and easier to make, and to clean up. Eat that with a side salad, and you have a nice light dinner or lunch.

]]> By: Not Made Of Money » Save Money By Stacking Coupons http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-46274 Not Made Of Money » Save Money By Stacking Coupons Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:24:25 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-46274 [...] I am going to do with those 10 jars of pasta, you might check a post I made quite a while ago for creative uses for pasta sauce. If you found this post helpful, you can get free updates by subscribing via RSS or by E-mail. [...] [...] I am going to do with those 10 jars of pasta, you might check a post I made quite a while ago for creative uses for pasta sauce. If you found this post helpful, you can get free updates by subscribing via RSS or by E-mail. [...]

]]> By: Cajuntechie http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-14378 Cajuntechie Wed, 30 May 2007 20:10:17 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-14378 Also makes good chicken spaghetti - a healthy alternative to beef... can just boil the chicken breasts (nice cause it doesn't dry them out and you don't have to use any oil), then shred the chicken into lil pieces (I just use big scissors to cut into bite size pieces) . put in a pot with some sauce to stew together. Doesn't need to be long time, just lil bit of time will make chicken soak up some of the sauce. Spoon onto a little whole wheat pasta and you got delicious and healthy meal. Also makes good chicken spaghetti - a healthy alternative to beef… can just boil the chicken breasts (nice cause it doesn’t dry them out and you don’t have to use any oil), then shred the chicken into lil pieces (I just use big scissors to cut into bite size pieces) . put in a pot with some sauce to stew together. Doesn’t need to be long time, just lil bit of time will make chicken soak up some of the sauce. Spoon onto a little whole wheat pasta and you got delicious and healthy meal.

]]> By: Wallet Rehab - Ways to save money http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-13250 Wallet Rehab - Ways to save money Mon, 21 May 2007 14:28:27 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-13250 Wow, what a great way to stretch your food budget. Thanks! Wow, what a great way to stretch your food budget. Thanks!

]]> By: The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Offer Is In Edition http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-13243 The Simple Dollar » The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: The Offer Is In Edition Mon, 21 May 2007 13:30:36 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2007/05/meal-planning-around-grocery-sales-15-ways-to-use-those-jars-of-pasta-sauce.html#comment-13243 [...] Meal Planning Around Grocery Sales: 15 Ways To Use Those Jars Of Pasta Sauce I don’t necessarily view pasta sauce as a staple item (I tend to prefer to start with tomato juice, add herbs to it, then boil it to the thickness I like and add my own meat … but I digress), the idea here is brilliant: just keep an eye out for big sales on particular staple foods, stock up, then be creative with them. (@ not made of money) [...] [...] Meal Planning Around Grocery Sales: 15 Ways To Use Those Jars Of Pasta Sauce I don’t necessarily view pasta sauce as a staple item (I tend to prefer to start with tomato juice, add herbs to it, then boil it to the thickness I like and add my own meat … but I digress), the idea here is brilliant: just keep an eye out for big sales on particular staple foods, stock up, then be creative with them. (@ not made of money) [...]

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