Food City Gluten-Free Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: Since you're shopping Food City's sale flyer gluten-free, I built the week around naturally gluten-free foods, with pork on two nights: the Boston Butt pulled pork baked potatoes on Monday and the pan-seared pork chops with apples and onions on Wednesday. The single 8 lb bag of jumbo baking potatoes at $5.00 covers both Monday's baked potatoes and Thursday's roasted wedges beside the flounder, which gets its crunch from a pecan crust instead of breading. Tuesday's cheesy bean-stuffed acorn squash and Friday's bean and tomato chili are the meatless nights, and both share the one bag of shredded cheese you'll also use on Monday. Just pick plain canned beans and tomatoes and check your spice labels so nothing sneaks gluten into the cart.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Slow-Roasted Boston Butt Pulled Pork Baked Potatoes
Description: A spice-rubbed Boston Butt roasts low and slow until fork-tender, then gets shredded in its own juices. It is piled onto fluffy baked potatoes and topped with melted cheese and a spoonful of sour cream.
Sale items used: Food City Fresh Whole-in-Bag Boston Butt, Jumbo Baking Potatoes, 8 Lb, Food Club Shredded Cheese, 32 Oz, Food Club Sour Cream
Prep time: 20 minutes active, about 3 hours 30 minutes total
Serving note: Use 4 lbs of Boston Butt (assumed total weight), 4 jumbo baking potatoes (4 lbs of the 8 lb bag), 8 oz of the Shredded Cheese, and 1/3 of the Sour Cream. Make-ahead tip: roast the pork up to 2 days ahead, shred it, and reheat it covered in its juices. Bake the potatoes at 400 F for the final hour of cooking.
Recipes:
- Slow-Roasted Boston Butt Pork Roast
- Gluten-free Dutch Oven BBQ Pulled Pork
- Slow Cooker Boston Butt Recipe (Instant Pot Option)

Tuesday
Meal: Cheesy Bean-Stuffed Roasted Acorn Squash
Description: Acorn squash halves are roasted until tender, then filled with seasoned beans and shredded cheese and baked until bubbly. It is a hearty meatless dinner with a smoky cumin and chili powder flavor.
Sale items used: Butternut, Spaghetti or Acorn Squash (acorn), Food Club Beans or Tomatoes (beans), Food Club Shredded Cheese, 32 Oz
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 lbs of acorn squash (2 squash, cut into 4 halves), 3 Food Club Beans or Tomatoes (choose beans, plain with no gluten-containing additives), and 12 oz of the Shredded Cheese. Serve one stuffed half per person.
Recipes:
- Stuffed Acorn Squash {Gluten-Free}
- Stuffed Squash: A Vegetarian Bean Version
- Southwest Stuffed Acorn Squash with Goat Cheese

Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Boneless Pork Chops with Honeycrisp Apple and Sweet Onion, Mashed Cut Yams
Description: Center cut chops are seared in a hot skillet, then rested while sliced apples and onions soften in the pan juices. Drained cut yams are warmed and mashed with butter on the side.
Sale items used: Boneless Pork Chops, Center Cut, Honeycrisp Apples, Sweet Onions, Food Club Cut Yams
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 lbs of Boneless Pork Chops (4 chops, about 0.5 lb each), 1.5 lbs of Honeycrisp Apples, 1 lb of Sweet Onions, and 2 Food Club Cut Yams.
Recipes:
- Pork Chops with Apples and Onions (1 Skillet!)
- Sheet Pan Pork Chops with Apples (15-Minute Prep!)
- Easy One Pan Apple Pork Chops

Thursday
Meal: Pecan-Crusted Baked Flounder with Roasted Potato Wedges
Description: Flounder fillets are brushed with sour cream and pressed into chopped pecans for a crisp, nutty crust, then baked in a hot oven. Jumbo baking potato wedges roast alongside until golden.
Sale items used: Fresh Flounder Fillets, Food Club Pecans, Food Club Sour Cream, Jumbo Baking Potatoes, 8 Lb
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use 1.5 lbs of Fresh Flounder Fillets, 1 Food Club Pecans (chopped), 1/3 of the Sour Cream, and 4 jumbo baking potatoes (the remaining 4 lbs of the 8 lb bag), cut into wedges. Start the potatoes 15 minutes before the fish at 425 F.
Recipes:
- Easy Baked Pecan Crusted Fish
- Pecan Crusted Flounder Recipe (Grain-Free)
- Baked Pecan Crusted Flounder with Squash Saute

Friday
Meal: Bean and Tomato Chili with Sweet Onions
Description: Sweet onions are softened in a pot, then simmered with beans, tomatoes, and chili spices into a thick chili. Bowls are topped with melted shredded cheese and sour cream.
Sale items used: Food Club Beans or Tomatoes, Sweet Onions, Food Club Shredded Cheese, 32 Oz, Food Club Sour Cream
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 5 Food Club Beans or Tomatoes (3 beans and 2 tomatoes, all plain with no gluten-containing additives), 1 lb of Sweet Onions, the remaining 12 oz of the Shredded Cheese, and the last 1/3 of the Sour Cream. Simmer for 25 minutes.
Recipes:
- Gluten-Free Chili
- Easy Gluten-Free Chili Recipe (With Beef OR Turkey!)
- Gluten-Free Chili (Award Winning!)

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Food City Fresh Whole-in-Bag Boston Butt (4 lbs): $4.76
- Jumbo Baking Potatoes, 8 Lb (x1 bag): $5.00
- Food Club Shredded Cheese, 32 Oz (x1 bag): $5.00
- Butternut, Spaghetti or Acorn Squash (3 lbs): $2.97
- Food Club Beans or Tomatoes (x8): $5.52
- Boneless Pork Chops, Center Cut (2 lbs): $7.98
- Sweet Onions (2 lbs): $2.58
- Honeycrisp Apples (1.5 lbs): $2.99
- Food Club Cut Yams (x2): $5.38
- Fresh Flounder Fillets (1.5 lbs): $14.99
- Food Club Pecans (x1): $2.99
- Food Club Sour Cream (x1): $1.99

Pantry staples needed:
- Salt and black pepper
- Cooking oil
- Butter
- Paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, cumin, and dried thyme (check labels for gluten-free)
- Brown sugar
- Lemon juice or a lemon (optional, for the flounder)