Try these 4 budget-friendly meals to keep your family full with dinners all week long. Donatella Arpaia, the chef and owner of New York City's Donatella restaurant serves up an Italian feast — all made with the grocery list below.
- 1 box pasta shells
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- Marinara sauce
- Fresh mozzarella
- Parmigiano cheese
- Pecorino cheese
- 1 container whole milk ricotta
- 1 ½-pound lean ground beef
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 ½ pound large shrimp
- 4 7 to 8-oz. salmon fillets
- Garlic
- Fresh tarragon
- Fresh basil
- Fresh thyme
- Carrots
- 1 turnip
- 1 onion
- Package cherry tomatoes
- 1 eggplant
- 3 lemons
- Dry white wine
- Flour
- Panko bread crumbs
- Salt
- Pepper