frozen burritos

i've started really trying to cut down our food costs around here. i hate the fact that healthy food costs more than unhealthy food. it's no wonder why there are so many overweight americans around. a bag of chips costs less than crackers or even a bag of carrots. even though money is tight right now, i'm still not willing to compromise on healthiness. albertsons had whole wheat pasta (all shapes) on sale for $1.00 a box. i bought all they had and got a rain check for 15 more =) i've stopped buying boxed, canned or premade foods all together except kraft mac n cheese but i found a recipe that the sauce can be made in the microwave last night that sounded great. hoping to try it this coming week and eliminate everything.

to help curb our costs, i've learned that if i meal plan everything, not just dinners, i have less last minute craziness trying to come up with something for breakfast and such and less waste in my fridge. so this is my goal this weekend - come up with an extensive meal plan, buy groceries and start saving. i'm also going to start posting my menu's. i haven't decided what day but i'm hoping some of you will find planning your meals less irritating since i'll be posting mine AND i'm hoping you'll start posting your menu's or great recipes you have.

until i have everything squared away over here i wanted to share with you a tip i've learned and come to love!!

i now make frozen burritos for fast, protein filled breakfasts.
sausage was on sale so i crumbled and fully cooked the sausage. i then added 12 eggs, milk and pepper to the pan and cooked until done on medium low heat. while that was cooking i put 6 hash brown patties in the oven. i prefer homemade hash browns but my husband likes the store bought hash browns and since i was making these for him i decided to make them the way he prefers. =-)

i began assembling egg mixture, 1/2 a hash brown and cheese in large tortillas and rolled them with two layers of stretch tight.

i made 12 yummy burritos, plenty big enough for a man. i placed them all in the freezer and now had enough breakfast for my husband for 2 work weeks (and then 2 for me). they thaw out great!! not soggy or chewy, i'm most impressed with how easily it was to make a ton of breakfasts for my husband. most mornings i just don't get out of bed early enough to make him breakfast and lunch and if it were only up to him, he'd just skip it so... this has been great!! i'm going to try frozen english muffins with canadian bacon, egg and cheese this week. hopefully he'll enjoy those as much as he has these.