Chicken Taco Recipe

Today I am posting one of my favorite low-fat healthy recipes: Chicken Taco meat

You need
about 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 package taco seasoning
1 cup chicken broth (I just dissolve a chicken bullion cube in a cup of water).

Stir the package of taco seasoning into the broth.

Put the chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker and pour the broth/seasoning mixture over it. Cook until done. I usually start it out on high for an hour or so and turn it down to low. If I start it around lunchtime, it's done in plenty of time for supper.

Shred the chicken with a fork. This is great in tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, and burritos!

United sale ad: March 28th-April 3rd

This week at United:

Imperial Margarine quarters: 59 cents

Cool Whip 8 oz: 88 cents

Betty Crocker cake mixes: $1.29 (there was a coupon for 75 cents off cake mix and frosting in the Sunday paper)

Buy 5, save $5 instantly on: select Kellogg's cereals, Sunshine Cheez-It and select Keebler cookies, and Kellogg's Special K or Nutri-Grain bars and Pop-Tarts. (all on sale 2/$5). There are also $1 off 3 Pop-tart coupons out right now. So the $5 off 5 would save you $1 a box, making the items $1.50 each. And if you use the Pop-tarts coupons, it will bring your price even lower.

Mail-in rebate offer. Buy $20 worth of participating products in one transaction and save $6. Pick up mail in offer at the service desk.
KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce: 4/$5
Borden cheese singles: $2.19
Kingsford twin pack charcoal: $12.59
Hidden Valley Ranch: 2/$5
Pringles potato chips: 2/$3 (there was a $1 off four cans coupon in the paper last week too)
Heinz ketchup 2/$4
Hawaiian Punch: 2/$4
Farmland smoked sausage: 2/$5
Vlasic pickles: 2/$5
Kingsford or Match Light: $7.99
Clorox bleach: $1.99
Clorox clean-up spray: $2.99
Clorox wipes: 2/$4
Glad freezer or storage bags: 3/$4
All 2X laundry detergent: $3.99 (there were coupons for All in the paper recently)
Snuggle Fabric softener (also coupons in the paper recently)
Glad press & seal or Glad containers: 2/$5
Glad cling wrap: $1.99
Sparkle paper towels: 6 or 8 roll: $5.99
Angel Soft bathroom tissue: $5.99

United also has the same manufacturer's coupon to save $2 off Clorox Clean-up, Clorox, Clorox wipes, and Glad trash bags, their Clorox wipes are 2/$4, so you could get them for 2/$2 with the coupon!
Starting Sunday April 1st through Tuesday, April 3rd, United will have a 3 day sale. Some of the items include:

Best Choice large eggs: 99 cents
Imperial Sugar: $1.99 (limit 1). You can go to the Imperial Sugar website and download a 50 cent coupon to get those for $1.49 a bag.
Kool-Aid drink mixes: 12/$1

Jumbo Foods Ad March 28th-April 3rd

This week at Jumbo's:

10# Russet potatoes: $2.49

Hormel spiral sliced ham: $1.69 a pound

Coke and Dr. Pepper products: 20 pack: $4.98

Pillsbury Grand biscuits 12-17.3 oz, 10/$10. Use with 40 cent off 3 coupons to get them for about 87 cents each. (And yay! I"m out of biscuits so I need to stock up again. LOL)

Best Choice butter quarters: $1.79 for a one pound package. Excellent price!

Country Crock margarine: 45 oz, $2.99. There was a $1 off coupon in the All You magazine which would make this $1.99 or there were 40 cent coupons in the paper which would bring it down to $2.59

Clorox regular bleach, $1.88 for a 96 oz jug. There is also a $2 off two manufacturer's coupon in the ad, which would bring the price down to 88 cents each! That same coupon can also be used for Glad trash bags, Clorox clean up (on sale 2/$5, bring price down to 2/$3) and Clorox disinfecting wipes (on sale 2/$6 bringing price down to 2/$3)

Crystal Light drink mix: 7-10 count 2/$4. Use with $1 off 2 coupon and make it 2/$3

As usual, I'm sure there is stuff that I missed, so check out the ad for yourself at Jumbo Food's website.

The ad says a 10# meat sale will be starting Sunday so watch your newspapers for info on that!

Staples ad March 25th-31st

This week at Staples, there are some fairly good deals:

Staples paper 8.5x11, 5000 case, $48.99 with a $24 Easy Rebate, makes it $24.99 a case. You can get up to two rebates this way.

Speaking of Staples and Easy Rebates, I just discovered recently that you can have your Easy Rebates sent to PayPal instead of waiting on a check. The first time, I wasn't impressed because they ended up sending me a check anyway but the next time I used it, I got the PayPay refund in about 4 weeks rather than the almost 8 weeks I waited for the check.

There is a $5 off $25 cleaning and break room purchase in the ad (you can also go print it off online). Staples does accept manufacturer's coupons so you may be able to stretch that coupon even farther.

100% back on Staples Rewards with a return address stamp purchase (value up to $21.99)

Walgreen's weekly ad March 25th-31st

This week at Walgreen's:

Lots of Easter treats are on sale, check out the weekly ad to see them.

Tide laundry detergent, 48 to 64 loads, $11.99, use with $1 off coupon to get for $10.99

Household cleaners: Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, and Shout: 2/$6, use with $1 off two store coupon and $1 off two manufacturer's coupon to get for 2/$4

Glade products: air fresheners (plug-ins and press and spray kit), $4.49 with $1.50 Register Reward and $1 manufacturer coupon.

Glade Sense and Spray: $7.99 with $2 Register Reward and $3 manufacturer coupon

Ziploc bags: $2.79 and I know there have been manufacturer coupons for those recently, but I have them in an envelope to mail to a friend so not sure how much they are. LOL.

American seed packets: 5/$1

A&W, Sunkist, Canada Dry, and Hawaiian Punch 12 packs: 4/$12

Select Post and Quaker cereals: $1.99 (limit 4)

K-mart deals 3-24-12

Check out what I got at K-Mart tonight for $20.65. I hadn't been to K-Mart since they changed their double coupon policy. Now they will double coupons up to $1, but you have to purchase $25 worth of grocery or HBA products and there is a limit of 5 coupons.

General Mills cereal was on sale for $2 a box, I got 6 boxes and used a $1 off 3 box coupons, so 6 boxes of cereal for $8 (or $1.33 a box)

Sunshine Cheez-its, 2/$5, used a coupon for $1 off two boxes, so $1.50 each.

Pringles, $1.67 each, I had some coupons for $1 off two, so got those for 67 cents a can.

5 packages of Bar S smoked sausage for $5, plus got a bag of chips and a can of pork and beans for free with the purchase of that.

Jumbo Food's Ad: March 21st-27th

This week at Jumbo's:

Boneless skinless chicken: $1.47 a pound
Country Style pork ribs: $1.47 a pound
Strawberries:1# pkg: 2/$4
Cantaloupe: 2/$4
2 Liter Coca-Cola products: 89 cents (limit 4)
Santita's tortilla chips: $1 (limit 2)
Kellogg's cereals (Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks) and 8 ct. Pop-Tarts: 2/$4
20 pack 12 oz Coca-Cola products: $5.79

$320 from the Lord

A couple of weeks ago, I told you about one of the credit card companies agreeing to settle an account for $320 and accept $25 monthly payments on that amount. Now, I didn't get that in writing (was distracted by the kids) and was going to call them last week about it. On Tuesday before I went to my club meeting, I stopped to get the mail. In the mail was a card from a friend with a $320 check along with a note that I'll paraphrase here. She and her husband were going to be getting some money and in discussing what to do about the money, her husband said he felt that God wanted them to tithe 10% and give 10% away and he felt like God wanted them to give us $320. She told him that she didn't think I would accept it and they agreed to pray about it and decide where the money would go later. A few days later, her husband mentioned it again. A few days after that, I texted her and told her about the settlement offer of $320 and she said that she knew then that her husband was right. So they sent us a check for $320 to pay that bill off and asked us to accept it from the Lord.

That is incredible enough, but here is the rest of the story:

I called the credit card collector and asked for a statement in writing that they would agree to that settlement. Spoke to the same lady as the week before who was so nice and helpful. She stalled and said she couldn't do it until AFTER I paid and she could only accept the payment if I did a check by phone. I refused to do that and I insisted on having it in writing before I would mail the check. She finally turned me over to a supervisor who faxed me a paper agreeing to the settlement and agreed that I could mail it.

I believe that God knew that the company was going to try to go back on their word about the payment arrangement (since I didn't get it in writing) and was protecting us through our friend. So here is a big thank you both to God and to our friends!

Debt Update March 20th

I've got a lot of things to share this week, but I'll start today with an updated debt list. We were able to pay off one of the credit card debts (settled in full) so that is one item paid off. Woohoo!!! I'll tell more about that later. And we've made a house payment (ON TIME so no late fee!!!):


$100 towards student loans
$118.02 towards our Napa bill
$107.78 towards our tax bill
$150 towards one credit card
$345 towards one credit card (settled in full-so PAID!!!!!!)
$25 towards one credit card
$50 towards one credit card
$100 towards our Bass hospital bill
$18.80 for a doctor bill
$407.15 towards our house


For a total (since February 5th, 2012) of: $1421.75

We also have $312 in our baby emergency fund, but that will probably drop today because we are having the Honda worked on.

Coupon Binders for Sale!

These are the binders I have for sale. They are $20 each.


There are two of these pages in each binder:

There are two of these pages in each binder:

There are 16 of these pages in there:

There is a content page and divider pages for several categories: baking, blank, canned food, baby, cereal/breakfast foods, cleaning supplies, first aid/medicine, frozen food, laundry, miscellaneous, paper products, personal care, refrigerated, restaurant, snack food

This is the front of the binder: I have a few different colors: light blue, dark blue, green, orange

Check for today's one day sales at Jumbo's

Be sure and check today's paper to see what the one day sales are at Jumbo's!

Walgreen's photo specials March 16th and 17th

Today and tomorrow at Walgreen's you can get a free 8x10 by using coupon code: FREEONE. You can also get 25 free 4x6 prints with purchase of 25 by using coupon code: PRINTS4U

Remember Facebook page contest

Remember, I'm having a contest on my Facebook page. When I reach 100 likes, I'll have a drawing to give away a coupon binder!

Woodward this Saturday

For my friends and family that read this blog and live in the Woodward area, I wanted to let you know that I will be in Woodward this Saturday, March 17th at the flea market (I believe it is being held at the fairgrounds). A friend invited me to go with her. I'll be selling coupon binders and promoting my websites.

Jumbo Food's Ad: March 14th-20th

This week at Jumbo's:

Baking potatoes: 25 cents a pound

Green cabbage: 25 cents each

Best Choice canned vegetables: 2/$1

12 pack Coke/Dr. Pepper products: 2/$5 (limit 4)

Kraft salad dressing: $1.79

Ragu pasta sauce: 2/$4 plus there is a coupon in the ad for free pasta with purchase of 2 Ragu sauces

Time change: UGH

Just a little mini-rant here:

I don't know about you, but I sure wish that "they" would leave the time alone. Pick one and stick with it, I don't care which! Just quit changing the time twice a year. It is hard on the little kids, it is hard on me, and it makes everyone cranky.

Okay, you may now return to your regularly scheduled day...

Look what I got for $7 at Jumbo's!

Tom went to Jumbo's for me after work yesterday to pick up the salsa and canned vegetables that were on sale. We got 8 jars of salsa and 8 cans of corn for $7 total. They were already wiped out of the green beans so Tom had to get a rain check for those.

United Sale Ad: March 7th-13th

I didn't see a whole lot to get excited about in the United ad this week:

Campbell's Chicken noodle or tomato soups: 69 cents a can. If you use with the 40 cents off 4 cans coupon, you can get them for 59 cents a can

20 pack Coke/Dr. Pepper products: $5.99 (limit 2 with additional $20 purchase)

That's about all I saw. If I missed something, someone please let me know!

Jumbo Foods Ad: March 7th-13th

This week at Jumbo's:

Iceberg lettuce: 79 cents a head

Libby's vegetables, 14.5 oz can: 2/$1. If you have any of the $1 off 4 cans coupons that expire 3-31, you can use them and get these for 25 cents a can

Charmin Ultra soft or ultra strong, 9 pack $4.99. Use with 25 cent off coupon to get for $4.74

Tide 2x laundry detergent 20-32 oz, $5.99. Use with 50 cents off coupons to get for $5.49 or if you happened to get any of the $2 coupons that Tide was giving away online a while back, you might be able to get it for $3.99.

Red Gold 14.5 oz tomatoes: 2/$1
Red Gold 46 oz tomato juice: $1
Red Gold tomato sauce, 8 oz: 4/$1
Red Gold tomatoes with green chilies10 oz, (similar to Rotel), 2/$1
Red Gold 16 oz salsa: $1. If you happen to have any of the Jumbo's fund-raising coupon booklets, there is a coupon for $1 off 2 Red Gold salsas in there, which makes these 50 cents a jar!
Red Gold sloppy joe sauce: 15.5 oz: $1

There are a couple of manufacturer coupons in the sale insert this week. One of gets you a free bottle of KC Masterpiece Marinade or BBQ sauce with purchase of Kingsford charcoal. The other saves $2 off two Glad trash bags, Clorox cleaner with bleach, or Clorox disinfecting wipes. Also says to see store display for more coupons.

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Because of my couponing, I have an overabundance of canned pineapple right now, which reminded me to share one of my favorite dessert recipes with you:

Take one can of crushed pineapple (in juice, not syrup) and one box of Angel Food Cake mix (the kind you just mix with water). Stir the pineapple and cake mix together (nothing else, just two two items!), pour them in a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for about 20-30 minutes. This is the yummiest stuff ever! Since Angel Food Cake isn't very high calorie, it's even a fairly healthy dessert. I've been making it for years since I first got it from a friend who was doing Weight Watchers.

Mandy's Double Coupon Deals from United

Mandy from Work at Home Adventures and Mandy's Fun with Pinterest shared her finds at United's double coupon event this weekend:

I went to United for the double coupons. I didn’t find any crazy deals, but here are a few I got.

Welch’s fruit snacks – Used coupon for $1 off 2 boxes made them $1.79/box
Colgate Total toothbrush – On clearance for $1.61 used 75 cent off coupon made it 11 cents!
Wolf Brand Chili – on sale for $1.69 can used coupon for 75 cents off 3 cans made it $1.19 can
Yoplait Frozen Smoothie mix – Chocolate/banana on clearance for $1.81 used 75 cent off coupon to make it 31 cents!
New Kraft Fresh Takes Cheddar/Jack (you coat chicken and was amazing!) used $1 off coupon made it $1.59

Thanks for sharing Mandy!

Jumbo's One Day Sale, Saturday, March 3rd

Jumbo's is celebrating their 25th anniversary this month and they have some 25 cent sales today to honor that. Remember, one day sale prices are "while supplies last", so no rainchecks!

10 count package of grade a chicken drumsticks, $2.50 (or 25 cents each)

Jello Instant Pudding and Pie Filling, chocolate and vanilla, 25 cents each

Little Debbie's Snack and Granola bars: 25 cents each

Yellow onions: 25 cents a pound

Reminder: United Double Coupon event today until Sunday (March 1-4)

Just wanted to remind everyone that United is doubling coupons up to $1 today through Sunday, March 4th.

Save-a-Lot deals 2-29-12

I finally got a chance to go to Save-a-Lot and use the coupons that I told you about here: It Pays to be Persistent.

I got some really great deals. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures when I got home. I was just ready to put stuff up, eat supper, and collapse. LOL.

With the first $5 certificate, I got Libby's pineapples, on sale for 99 cents a can. Got 12 cans for $11.88. Used six $1 off 2 coupons to bring it down to $5.88. Then used the $5 certificate. That made it $1.87 with tax. So I got 12 cans of pineapples for $1.87!

The other $5 certificate, I got bread, ranch dressing mix, and some mints, it was $1.10 total.

Then for the other 3 transactions, I spent $25.69, $20.13, and $23.14. Some of the great deals in there were Sunshine Cheez-It crackers, on sale for $1. Use a $1 off two coupon to bring them down to 50 cents a box (plus what I saved using the $5 off $25 coupon). Tuna Helper, $1 a box, plus used a 75 cents off 3 coupon to get them for 75 cents a box. And they had a coupon for 25 cents off a can of tuna on them so I got 3 cans of tuna for .44 cents each after the coupon. Got some General Mills Cereal for $1.67 a box after using $1 off 3 coupon.

Most of the rest of the stuff I got was just stuff I needed, but it was nice to save a little extra on it using the $5 off $25 coupons.