Food City Dairy-Free Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs with Cabbage Slaw
Description: A single-portion rack of baby back ribs is oven-baked until tender and glazed with a dairy-free sauce. It's served alongside a crisp, tangy cabbage slaw made with lime juice for brightness.
Sale items used: Pork Baby Back Ribs, Green Cabbage, Limes
Prep time: 75 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb ribs (a practical cut from the rack) and 0.5 lb shredded green cabbage. Since total time exceeds 60 minutes, ribs can be seasoned the night before and refrigerated to save morning prep time.
Recipes:
- Easy Oven Baked Ribs (3 ingredients!)
Tuesday
Meal: Slow-Cooked Pulled Boston Butt with Tomato-Onion Relish
Description: A small portion of Boston butt is slow-cooked until fall-apart tender, then shredded and topped with a fresh tomato-onion relish. This dish is naturally dairy-free and full of savory flavor.
Sale items used: Boston Butt, Slicing Tomatoes, Vidalia Onions
Prep time: 6 hours (mostly hands-off)
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb Boston butt, 0.5 lb diced tomatoes, and half a Vidalia onion. Since total time exceeds 60 minutes, start the slow cooker in the morning or the night before to have it ready by dinner.
Wednesday
Meal: Stir-Fried Chicken Breast with Bell Peppers and Lime
Description: Sliced chicken breast is quickly stir-fried with colorful bell peppers and finished with a squeeze of fresh lime juice. It's a light, quick, and naturally dairy-free weeknight meal.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breast, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers, Limes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb chicken breast and 2 bell peppers, sliced thin for quick cooking.
Recipes:
- Chicken and Bell Pepper Stir Fry
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Ground Round Burger Patties with Peppers and Potatoes
Description: A single ground round patty is pan-seared to a nice crust and served with sauteed bell peppers and roasted potato wedges. All ingredients are dairy-free and hearty.
Sale items used: Ground Round, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers, Russet Potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.33 lb ground round formed into one patty, 1 bell pepper, and 1 russet potato cut into wedges.
Recipes:
- One-Pan Ground Beef and Potatoes Skillet in 30 Minutes
Friday
Meal: Pan-Seared New York Strip Steak with Roasted Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
Description: A perfectly seared New York strip steak is paired with roasted russet potatoes and caramelized Brussels sprouts. This satisfying dinner is entirely dairy-free using oil instead of butter.
Sale items used: New York Strip Steak, Russet Potatoes, Firecracker Brussels Sprouts
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb steak, 1 russet potato, and 0.33 lb Brussels sprouts, halved for roasting.
Recipes:
- New York Strip Steak {Pan Seared to Perfection!}
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Pork Baby Back Ribs (0.75 lb): $1.49
- Boston Butt (0.75 lb): $1.87
- Boneless Chicken Breast (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Ground Round (0.33 lb): $2.31
- New York Strip Steak (0.5 lb): $4.00
- Green Cabbage (0.5 lb): $0.35
- Vidalia Onions (1 each): $2.99
- Slicing Tomatoes (0.5 lb): $1.00
- Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers (3 peppers): $3.00
- Limes (1 pack of 3): $2.00
- Russet Potatoes (2 each): $4.98
- Firecracker Brussels Sprouts (0.33 lb): $2.33
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Dairy-free BBQ sauce or seasoning for ribs
- Garlic
- Basic seasonings for stir-fry and steak (paprika, chili powder, etc.)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Pork Baby Back Ribs: $1.99/lb (limit 8 lbs, with digital coupon)
- New York Strip Steak: $7.99/lb
- Johnsonville Bratwurst: $4.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Bacon: $3.99 each
- Hormel Pepperoni: $2.99 each
- Boneless Chicken Breast: $2.99/lb
- Chicken Tenders or Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Gourmet Burgers: $3.00 each
- Ribeye Steak: $15.99/lb
- Ground Round: $6.99/lb
- 8 Piece Fried Chicken: $9.99 each
- Country Style Pork Ribs: $2.99/lb
- Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp: $7.99/lb
- Salmon Fillets: $9.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon: $4.99 each
- Smithfield Bacon: $7.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat: $3.99 each
- Boston Butt: $2.49/lb
- Prime Ribeye Steak: $22.99/lb
- Land O' Frost Lunch Meat: $4.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Deviled Egg Tray: $14.00 each
- Zesty Gourmet Cracker or Party Mix: $9.99/lb
- Deli Wing Bucket: $15.00 each
- Dessert Bowls: 2 for $12.00
- Scoopable Cakes: $5.00 each
- Dietz & Watson Turkey: $10.99/lb
- Octagon Tray: $7.49 each
- Mustard Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad or Sweet & Tangy Slaw: $4.99 each
- Chicken Tender Sandwich & Fries: $7.00 each
Produce on sale:
- Seedless Watermelon: $3.99 each
- Vidalia Onions: $2.99 each
- Red, White or Black Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Russet Potatoes: $2.49 each
- Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers: 10 for $10.00
- Slicing Tomatoes: $1.99/lb
- Small Fruit or Vegetable Tray: starting at $9.99 each
- Vegetable Kabobs: starting at $6.99/lb
- Burger Toppings: starting at $4.99/lb
- Green Cabbage: $0.69/lb
- Limes: 3 for $2.00
- Firecracker Brussels Sprouts: $6.99/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Land O Lakes Spread: $2.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Bakery Fresh Strawberry Shortcake: $7.00 each
- Brioche Gourmet Buns: 2 for $7.00
- Apple Pie: $7.00 each
- Gourmet Cookies: $8.00 each
- Kern's Glazed Doughnuts or Sweet P's Angel Food Mini Cakes: $5.00 each
- Frisbee Cookies: $7.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Little Debbie Snack Cakes: $3.49 each
- Jell-O Pudding Mix: $0.99 each
- Boston Market Entrees: 2 for $5.00
- Oreo Cookies: $3.49 each
- Betty Crocker Cake Mix: 3 for $5.00
- Crav'n Flavor Graham Crackers: $1.69 each
- Crisco Oil: $3.59 each
- Hunt's Tomatoes: $1.99 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits: 2 for $5.00
- Frito-Lay Party Size Chips: $4.99 each
- Margaret Holmes Seasoned Vegetables: 3 for $5.00
- Food Club Pork & Beans: $0.99 each
- Food Club Pie Crusts: $3.49 each
- General Mills Cereal Bars: 2 for $5.00
- Dean's Dip: $2.79 each
- Food Club Whipped Topping: $3.99 each
- Russell Stover Candy: 2 for $4.00
- Munchies Sandwich Crackers: $3.59 each
- Icee Slush Pouch: 5 for $5.00
- Kraft Mayonnaise: $2.99 each
- Classico Pasta Sauce: 2 for $6.00
- Crystal Light or MiO: $2.99 each
- Heinz Ketchup: $3.99 each
- Cheez-It Crackers: $1.99 each
- Pop-Tarts Protein: $1.99 each
- Nutri Grain Bars: $1.99 each
- TownHouse, Club or Toasteds Crackers: $1.99 each
- Special K Pastry Crisps: $1.99 each
- Pringles: $1.99 each
- Zesta Saltine Crackers: $1.99 each
- Miss Vickie's Potato Chips: $3.99 each
- Sun Chips: $4.99 each
- Quaker Rice Crisps: 2 for $4.00
- Tostitos Cantina Chips: $3.99 each
- Jet-Puffed Marshmallows: 2 for $4.00
- Food Club White Chunk Chicken: $1.00 each
Frozen on sale:
- Drumstick Novelties: $4.99 each
- Ore-Ida Potatoes: $2.99 each
- Tyson Chicken (Breast Tenders): $4.99 each
- Outshine Fruit Bars: $2.99 each
- DiGiorno Pizza: $4.99 each
- Tyson Family Pack Chicken: $11.99
- Tyson Chicken Cups: $2.99
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwich: $4.99
- Tyson Stuffed Chicken Breasts: $2.99
- Tyson Chicken Nuggets: $8.99
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage: $3.49
- Ben's Original Ready Rice: $3.29
- Tyson Chicken (Breast Strips): $5.99
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
Some sale prices require the store's loyalty card or a clipped digital coupon. Check the flyer before you shop.
$27.82
for 1 person · $27.82 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of September 02, 2026. Flyers are sourced from store websites and weekly flyer aggregator sites. Actual prices may vary by location. Always verify prices at your local store. We are not affiliated with Food City.