Pork Shoulder at $1.49/lb at Lidl, Plus Fall Squash Deals

Pork is the quiet star of the flyers this week. Lidl has a bone-in pork shoulder roast for $1.49/lb, and both Meijer and Food City have whole boneless pork loin at $1.99/lb. Apples and squash are showing up everywhere too, which tells me fall has settled in. I'd plan a couple of big roasts and let the leftovers carry you through the week.

This Week's Best Deals

• Lidl, SMITHFIELD fresh bone-in pork shoulder butt roast, $1.49/lb. This is the best price on meat I saw all week. Roast it slowly with onions until it falls apart, then use it for dinner, sandwiches, and tacos. (Meijer lists its whole pork shoulder butt roasts at $12.49 each, so check the weight against what you're paying.)
• Meijer and Food City, whole boneless pork loin, $1.99/lb. Have the butcher cut it into a roast and a few thick chops if you like. A pork loin does well with apples and onions alongside.
• Giant and Food City, boneless chicken breast, $1.99/lb. It's a fair price at both stores, and it's easy to portion and freeze. Giant also has Giant Rotisserie Chicken at $5.99 each on the nights you'd rather not cook.
• ALDI, butternut or spaghetti squash, 89¢/lb. Roast butternut squash with a little salt, or bake spaghetti squash and top it with a good sauce. Either one stretches a meal a long way for very little money.
• Food City, baby back pork ribs, $2.99/lb. Ribs at this price are worth a slow Sunday in the oven. ALDI's Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce is $2.99 each if you need some.

A few more things I noticed. Giant has Russet Potatoes at $0.99/lb, and Piggly Wiggly has a 10 lb bag of Green Giant Idaho Potatoes for $2.99 each. Honeycrisp apples are $1.99/lb at Giant and Kroger, and Lidl has a seasonal apple tote for 99¢/pk.

Quick Breakfast & Lunch Ideas

• Egg and English muffin sandwiches. Giant has Thomas' English Muffins BOGO, and its Nature's Promise Grade A Large or Extra Large Free Range Eggs are $4.49. That makes a hot breakfast for very little.
• Grilled provolone sandwiches. ALDI's Happy Farms Deli-Sliced Provolone is $1.49 each, and Giant's Roundtop White Bread is $1.00. Add a few slices of apple on the side.
• Yogurt and grapes. Kroger has Yoplait Yogurt at 10 for $5.00, and ALDI's California Green Grapes are $1.29/lb. Slice the grapes over the yogurt for a simple lunch or a quick breakfast.

Come See the Meal Plans

I've put this week's best prices to work in the full meal plans, so you can spend less time hunting through flyers and more time at the stove. Take a look when you have a moment, and I hope something in there makes your kitchen smell wonderful.