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Challenges about Budgeting and Grocery Shopping

Budgeting and grocery shopping is one of the best ways to trim down your monthly expenses and daily spending- but there are dozens of challenges out there- especially the advice that is ultimately unrealistic. Here is a list of budgeting and grocery shopping challenges and how you can make them realistic strategies to save on grocery shopping! Challenges about Budgeting and Grocery Shopping Challenge #1- Unrealistic Research I've spent a lot of time scouring Pinterest and have not felt entirely satisfied with the results. Some articles seem too unreasonable to be applicable. More often than not, it comes down to unrealistic costs of groceries . For example, I cannot find 1 gallon of milk at my local Walmart for $1. And our Dollar Tree out in Montana doesn't have a grocery section- we do have a freezer section, but it is only 2-3 doors of frozen dinners. And our bread and produce is not as cheap as the other articles. What I have done to get around this challeng...
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BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta

BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta is one of my better creations made from leftovers! Last Wednesday we ate Crockpot pulled pork sandwiches and by Sunday, I was turning the leftovers into something new! Before even making the pulled pork sandwiches, I had this idea to turn it into a pasta dish. I imagined some creamy combination- although that is not how this pasta quite turned out. But nonetheless, it was delicious.

One of the things that I am constantly emphasizing in this blog, is that the grocery budget is one of the best ways to control your budget. You have flexible and inflexible expenses in any given budget, and groceries is one of the ways that you can curb your expense. Click here view all my Budgeting Friendly blog posts.

The key to making excellent recreations from leftovers, is reinvigorating the flavors from the previous night. The use of garlic, onion, butter and seasoning is perfect for that. Leftovers are basically the scraps, and one of the sure ways to make a dish look full is to shred the meat. Suddenly a few chicken chunk/strips or pork strips triple. If you are left with maybe 1 serving of last night’s bell peppers (for example), add more bell peppers to the mix. Adding cheese and a carb (like pasta) is an easy way to double to the recipe and put something together fast!

BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta
Does this not look delicious!?

BBQ Pulled Pork Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pork loin leftovers
  • 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1/4 cup Shredded Cheese
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 TBS butter
  • Pasta for 1-2 people
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions

  • Saute onion and garlic with 1 TBS butter in a hot pan. 
  • When onions are translucent, add the shredded pork to the pan. You will need to shred the pork more than it was on Night 1 of your dinner
  • In a pot, cook pasta and drain when tender
  • Slowly add the pasta to the pan, and alternate with adding cheese, salt, pepper and BBQ sauce until it is as cheesy as you want, and consistently mixed.

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