Super Easy Pasta Salad



Heres what ya do:

Take 1 lb of small pasta (I used picollini I got from Safeway for .25)
Cook it al dente
Rinse it in cold water and drain really well

While the pasta is cooking take whatever veggies you like and cut into small pieces. I cut mine smaller than the pasta (Like 1/4 of the size)

Once pasta is cool put in a mixing bowl and add ranch dressing. Coat the pasta and add the veggies.

I like to add cayenne pepper to it and a little black pepper and salt.

Sometimes I make mine the night before and let it set in the fridge.
It is super easy and can be made with whatever veggies you have. Also you could use Italian dressing if you like.

All this pasta salad cost maybe $1.50-$2 and we have 3 meals worth.

My Super Duper Sunday Shopping Trip - Albertsons





Things that are NOT pictured:
2 Gallons of Darigold milk (Free)
6 VitaminWater10 (Free)
5 Kelloggs Cereal ($2 for all 5 because of doubles)
2 Keebler Deluxe Rainbow Cookies ($2.49 for both)


I started out in front of my computer this morning trying to figure out how to use/roll the $3 Taco Bell Cat and the $5 Post Cereal Cat as well as use some of the manu. doubles.

Transaction #1

6 Post Cereals @ $1.59 each

Total before sales/coupons $30.54
Total after ClubCard $12.42
Use $3 Taco Bell Cat & Coupons
Total OOP .42
Total Savings $30.12
Receive $5 Post Cat


Transaction #2

5 Kelloggs Cereal $1.99 ea
5 Taco Bell Refried Beans $1 ea

Total before sales/coupons $30.40
Total after ClubCard $14.95
Use $5 Post Cat & Coupons
Total OOP $1.95
Total Savings $28.45
Receive $3 Taco Bell Cat
Receive 2 Cats for Free milk Gallon

Transaction #3

5 Boxes Post Cereal 1.59 ea
1 Quaker Quakes – 1.99
1 Smartwater – 1.00
1 Mentos Gum – 1.00
6 VitaminWater10 – 1.00 ea
1 Hersheys Bar - .69 (Last Minute Filler)
2 Gallons Milk $2.69 ea

Total before sales/coupons $43.04
Total after ClubCard $26.41
Use 2 Free Milk Cats & $3 Taco Bell Cat & Coupons
Total OOP .24
Total Savings $42.80
Receive $5 Post Cat

Transaction #4

2 Keebler Rainbow Chip Cookies - $1.24 ea
5 Taco Bell Beans - $1.00 ea
6 Mentos Gum - $1.00 ea

Total before sales/coupons $23.63
Total after ClubCard $19.24
Use $5 Post Cat & Coupons
Total OOP $1.49
Total Savings $22.14
Receive $3 Taco Bell Cat

And Finally……..

Transaction #5

10 Lipton/Knorr Sides $1.00 ea
2 Hormel Chili $1.00 ea
2 Loaves of Bread $1.99 ea
1 3 pound cheddar cheese $7.99
2 Oscar Mayer Lunch Meats $3.50 ea
1 Buddig meats $1.09

Total before sales/coupons $54.40
Total after ClubCard $30.06
Use 2 x $5 Post Cat & $3 Taco Bell Cat & Coupons
Total OOP $4.67
Total Savings $49.73

Total OOP for the day $7.77
Total Saved $178.39

Safeway Trip

I had two transactions at Safeway today because I did not grab enough Progresso soups. I misread the coupon. No biggie I went back through and used the express lane for my second trip.
This was also good because I got a bunch of Cats totaling $9.75 so I used them.
While I was waiting in line I realized that stride gum was on sale buy 2 get one free. It ended up being $2.78 for 3 packs. I had coupons for $2 off three packs of gum. That brought the total down to .78 for three packs of gum.
I would not have seen this if I did not wait in line again. Things happen for a reason, and I scored a great deal on gum.

For $51.78 I got all this


I had 3 COAH $10 coupons that really helped my stock back up on the freezer stuff.

My two transactions included

12 packs Stride Gum
20 Progresso Soups
4 cans Pineapple
1 5lb Sugar
5 Birdseye Steamfresh veggies
6 PictSweet Steamables
5 Red Baron 2pack pizzas
4 Pledge Multi Surface Sprays
7 packs Halls cough drops
6 Seattle Times Sunday Preview Papers
1 10lb bag Cat Food
1 Soft Soap Hand Soap

Original Price $204.09
Total Savings/Coupons $152.31
Total OOP $51.78

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