Food City Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Skillet Taco Beef Bowls with Instant Potatoes and Steamed Vegetables
Description: Seasoned ground beef simmers in a skillet with taco seasoning and is spooned over fluffy instant potatoes. A side of steamed vegetables rounds out a hearty, budget-friendly bowl for two.
Sale items used: Ground Beef (81% Lean), McCormick Taco Seasoning, Food Club Instant Potatoes, Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb ground beef (the rest of the 81% lean is for flexibility; $2.99/lb assumes the $25 purchase threshold is met), 1 packet taco seasoning, 2 packets instant potatoes (4 oz each, one per person), and 1 bag steamed vegetables (10 oz). Drain excess fat before adding seasoning and a splash of water.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Taco Bowls with Crispy Potatoes (Meal Prep)
- Loaded Potato Taco Bowl Recipe
- High-Protein Potato Taco Bowls
Tuesday
Meal: Oven-Roasted Pork Loin with Pan Gravy and Mixed Vegetables
Description: A small boneless pork loin roast is seasoned and roasted until juicy, then sliced and topped with gravy made from the pan drippings and a gravy mix. Mixed vegetables are warmed alongside for an easy, comforting dinner for two.
Sale items used: Whole Boneless Pork Loin, White Lily Country Gravy Mix, That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Buy 2 lbs pork loin (assumed total weight); roast about 1 lb tonight and reserve the rest for Thursday. Roast at 400F for 40 to 45 minutes until 145F inside, rest 10 minutes. Use 1 packet gravy mix and 1 can mixed vegetables (15 oz) tossed with 1 tbsp butter. Cool and slice the reserved pork for the fridge right after dinner.
Recipes:
- Oven Roasted Pork Loin with Gravy
- Roasted Pork Loin and Vegetables Recipe
- Pork Loin Roast with Vegetables
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Tilapia with Garlic Bread and Garden Salad
Description: Tilapia fillets are seared in butter until golden and flaky, then served with warm garlic bread. A ready-made garden salad keeps this meal fast and fresh for two.
Sale items used: Fresh Tilapia Fillets, Garlic Bread, Garden Salads, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Buy 0.75 lb tilapia (assumed total weight, 2 to 3 fillets). Pat dry, season with salt and pepper, and sear 3 to 4 minutes per side in 1 tbsp butter. Bake 1 garlic bread per package directions and serve with 1 garden salad, or 2 if you want larger portions.
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Tilapia Recipe
- Pan Seared Tilapia
- Pan-Seared Tilapia Salad
Thursday
Meal: Pork Loin Fried Rice-Style Skillet with Eggs-Free Veggie Stir-Fry
Description: Leftover roasted pork loin is diced and tossed in a hot skillet with rice and a veggie stir-fry, seasoned with soy sauce and garlic. It is a quick, egg-free dinner for two that turns leftovers into something new.
Sale items used: Whole Boneless Pork Loin (leftover from Tuesday), Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1 lb leftover cooked pork loin from Tuesday, diced, plus 2 bags steamed vegetables (10 oz each; buy 3 total for the week) and 1.5 cups cooked rice (about 3/4 cup dry rice from your pantry). Stir-fry vegetables first, add rice and pork, and finish with soy sauce.
Friday
Meal: Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast with Buttered Pasta and Tomato Sauce
Description: Chicken breasts are marinated in oil, garlic, and herbs, then grilled or pan-grilled until juicy. They are served over buttered pasta with a quick tomato sauce built from canned tomatoes and tomato paste.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breast, Food Club Pasta, Red Gold Tomatoes, That's Smart! Tomato Paste, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Buy 1 lb chicken breast (assumed total weight, 2 breasts); marinate at least 30 minutes while you make the sauce. Cook 8 oz of pasta (half the 16 oz box), toss with 1 tbsp butter, and top with sauce made from 1 can tomatoes and 1 can tomato paste simmered with garlic and Italian seasoning.
Recipes:
- Grilled Chicken with Greek Tomato Sauce
- Chicken Marinara Pasta
- Rick's Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Ground Beef 81% Lean (1 lb): $2.99
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin (2 lbs): $3.98
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets (0.75 lb): $6.74
- Boneless Chicken Breast (1 lb): $2.99
- McCormick Taco Seasoning (x1): $0.99
- Food Club Instant Potatoes (x2): $1.98
- Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables (x3): $2.97
- That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables (x1): $0.89
- White Lily Country Gravy Mix (x1): $0.99
- Garlic Bread (x1): $2.20
- Garden Salads (x1): $2.20
- Food Club Pasta (x1): $0.99
- Red Gold Tomatoes (x1): $0.99
- Food Club Butter (16 oz): $3.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, garlic, Italian seasoning
- Cooking oil and olive oil
- Soy sauce
- Long-grain rice
- Tomato paste (if not buying) or sugar to balance the sauce
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Ground Beef (Food City Fresh, 81% Lean): $2.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Ground Beef (Food City Fresh, 75% Lean): $4.99/lb for 3 lbs or more
- Certified Angus Beef Chuck Roast: $5.99/lb
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin: $1.99/lb
- Boneless Chicken Breast (Jumbo Pack or Family Pack): $2.99/lb
- New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef, Family Pack): $14.99/lb
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets (Farm Raised): $8.99/lb
- Gulf Cooked Shrimp (Wild Caught, Previously Frozen, 41/60 Ct.): $8.99/lb
- Boneless Pork Chops (Center Cut): $3.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon (Selected Varieties): $4.99 for 14 Oz.
- Johnsonville Brats (Selected Varieties): $4.99 for 12 Oz.
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat (Deli Fresh, Selected Varieties): $3.99 for 7-9 Oz.
- Prime New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef): $22.99/lb
- Chicken Salad or Chicken Tenders (In the Deli): $4.99/lb
- Dietz & Watson Ham (Selected Varieties): $10.99/lb
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Made Fresh In-Store Fudge or Novaks (Per Lb.): $4.99 with card when you buy 4
- Made Fresh In-Store Snack Cups: $0.99 each when you buy 3
- Gordo's Cheese Dip (16 Oz.): $4.99 with card
- Food City Spinach Dip (Per Lb.): $0.99 with card
- Chicken Salad or Chicken Tenders (In the Deli, Per Lb.): $4.99 with card
- Dietz & Watson Ham (Selected Varieties, Per Lb.): $10.99 with card
Produce on sale:
- Fruitist Jumbo Blueberries (9.8 Oz.): $4.99 each
- Strawberries, Raspberries or Blackberries (Basket & Bushel, 16 Oz. or 6 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Pre-Cut Veggies (Basket & Bushel, Selected Varieties, 10-12 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Bright Farms Crunch Salads (Selected Varieties, 4 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Tasteful Selections Potatoes (Selected Varieties, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Whole or Sliced Mushrooms (Locally Grown in Loudon, TN, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Cantaloupe: $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Organic Rainbow Carrots (2 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Vine Cherry Tomatoes (9 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Gourmet Colored Peppers (Basket & Bushel, 4 Pk.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Sweet Onions (Bland Farms, 3 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Russet Potatoes (Basket & Bushel, 5 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Celery Sticks (Dandy, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Living Lettuce: $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Garden Puree Goodness (Selected Varieties, 2 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Navel Oranges: $2.99 each when you buy 12 in the same transaction
- Fresh Avocados: $2.99 each when you buy 12 in the same transaction
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Fairlife Milk (52 Oz.): $4.49 with card
- Food Club Butter (16 Oz.): $3.49 with card
- Food Club Cream Cheese (Two 8 Oz. Pkgs.): $3.79 with card
- Food Club Evaporated Milk (12 Oz.): $1.59 with card
- Daisy Sour Cream (16 Oz.): $2.69 with card
- Dean's Dip (12-16 Oz.): $2.79 with card
- That's Smart! Cream Cheese (8 Oz.): $1.69 with card
- That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices (10.66 Oz.): $1.59 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread (20 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Gourmet Cookies (4 Ct.) or Braided Strudel (Apple or Mixed Berry, 4 Ct.): $4.99 with card
- Bakery Fresh Brownies (Selected Varieties): $4.99 each
- Garlic Bread: $2.20 with card
- Garden Salads: $2.20 with card
- 12 Inch One Topping Pizza (In-Store Made): $20.00 each
- 1 Slice of Pizza and a 21 Oz. Drink: $2.00 each
- Pinsa Pizza (Selected Varieties): $20.00 each
- Flatbread Pizza (Selected Varieties): $2.00 each
- 2 Slice of Pizza and a 21 Oz. Drink: $20.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Nestle Toll House Morsels (10-12 Oz.): $3.99 with card
- Coca-Cola Products (12 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans): $5.99 with card when you buy 4
- Nestle Coffee Mate (64 Oz.) or POWERADE (8 Pk., 20 Oz. Btls.): $4.99 with card
- Café Bustelo (10 Ct. or 11 Oz.) or Dunkin' Donuts Coffee (10 Ct. or 11-12 Oz.): $7.99 with card when you buy 4
- Progresso Soup (18.5-19 Oz.): $0.49 with card when you buy 4
- Toasted Chips or Nabisco Ritz Crackers (8.1-13.7 Oz.): $2.99 with card
- Frito-Lay Multipack Chips (15-20 Ct.): $4.99 with card
- Nature Valley Bars (5-6 Ct.), General Mills or Annie's Bars or Fruit Snacks (6-10 Ct.): $0.99 with card
- Sparkle Paper Towels (4 Double Rolls) or Angel Soft Bath Tissue (8 Mega Rolls): $6.99 with card
- Progresso Soup (18.5-19 Oz.): $2.99 each when lesser quantities
- Red Gold Tomatoes (14.5 Oz.) or Food Club Pasta (16 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Herr's Snacks (1.5-2.75 Oz.) or Food City Pork Rinds (3 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Dressing Mix (0.7-1.34 Oz.), Food Club Croutons (5 Oz.) or Food Club Sour Cream (8 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Skillet Classics (5-8.25 Oz.) or Food Club Instant Potatoes (4 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Oyster Crackers (9 Oz.), Food Club Stuffing (6 Oz.), Tomato Soup or Food Club Chicken Noodle Soup (10.5 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Mustard (8 Oz.), Food Club Ketchup (14 Oz.) or Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce (10 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Table Talk Pie (4 Oz.) or Señor Rico Rice Pudding (8 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Kind Bars (1.4-2.2 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Foam Plates (30 Ct.), Cardinal Paper Towels (1 Roll), Paws or Evolve Pet Food (2.6-3.5 Oz.) or Simply Done Cutlery (48 Ct.): $0.99 with card
- White Lily Country Gravy Mix (2.25 Oz.), Cornmeal Mix (2 Lb.) or Food City Flour (2 Lb.): $0.99 with card
- Rice Krispies Treats Big Bar (1.62-2.2 Oz.), Pop•Tarts (2 Ct.) or Cheez-It Cup (1.5-3 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Nissin Noodle Cups (2.54-3 Oz.), McCormick Taco Seasoning (1-1.25 Oz.) or Grill Mates Marinade Mix (0.71-2.25 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Macaroni & Cheese Cup (2.05-2.39 Oz.) or Food Club Broth (14.5 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Marshmallows (10 Oz.): $1.29 with card
- Light Brown Sugar or Food Club Powdered Sugar (2 Lb.): $2.29 with card
- Food Club Sweetened Coconut Flakes (14 Oz.): $3.49 with card
- Food Club 100% Pure Pumpkin (15 Oz.): $1.99 with card
- That's Smart! Marshmallows (16 Oz.): $1.69 with card
- That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables (15 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! Tomato Paste (6 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! Yellow Mustard (14 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! White Vinegar (Gallon): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Sugar (4 Lb.): $2.99 with card
Frozen on sale:
- Frozen DiGiorno Pizza (14.6-29.3 Oz.): $3.99 with card
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (100 Ct.) or Stouffer's Family Size Entrees (31-40 Oz.): $6.99 with card
- El Monterey Taquitos (18-21 Ct.): $5.99 with card
- Food Club Whipped Topping (8 Oz.) or Kay's Ice Cream (16 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Crav'n Flavor Creme Pie (24-32 Oz.): $6.99 with card
- Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables (10 Oz.) or That's Smart! Pizza (5.2 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Frozen Bavarian Beast Pretzel (16 Oz.): $6.99 with card
🛒 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.
$34.39
for 2 people · $17.20 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of October 21, 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.