Food City Vegetarian Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Macaroni with American Cheese Sauce
Description: Elbow pasta is tossed in a creamy sauce of butter, milk, and melted American slices, then baked until bubbly. A small casserole gives two generous servings with a little left over for lunch.
Sale items used: Food Club Pasta (16 Oz.), That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 8 oz (half the box) of pasta, 6 American slices, 2 Tbsp butter, 1 Tbsp flour, and 1 cup milk from home. Save the other half box of pasta for Wednesday. Top with buttered bread crumbs from 1 slice of bread if you like.
Recipes:
- Mac and Cheese Recipe (Stovetop & Baked)
- Baked Mac and Cheese - Vidhya's Vegetarian Kitchen
- Baked Macaroni Cheese - Jane's Patisserie
Tuesday
Meal: Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Description: Canned tomatoes and tomato paste simmer with broth and a splash of milk for a smooth, creamy soup. Crisp buttery grilled cheese sandwiches made with American slices are perfect for dunking.
Sale items used: Red Gold Tomatoes (14.5 Oz.), That's Smart! Tomato Paste, Food Club Broth (14.5 Oz.), Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread, American Sandwich Slices, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 cans tomatoes (buy 2), 2 Tbsp tomato paste, 1 can broth, and 1/2 cup milk. Make 4 sandwiches with 8 bread slices, 1 American slice per sandwich with a second slice for extra gooey, and 1 Tbsp butter total for the pan. Freeze leftover tomato paste.
Check the label: broth is often made from chicken or beef. Vegetable broth is the safe choice.
Recipes:
- Easy Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese - Simply Delicious
- Easy Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese - Erin Lives Whole
- Easy Tomato Soup Recipe - NatashasKitchen.com
Wednesday
Meal: Baked Pumpkin Cream Cheese Pasta
Description: Pumpkin puree and cream cheese melt into a silky sauce with garlic and sage, coating pasta before a quick bake. It makes a cozy, filling fall dinner for two.
Sale items used: Food Club 100% Pure Pumpkin (15 Oz.), Food Club Cream Cheese (Two 8 Oz. Pkgs.), Food Club Pasta (16 Oz.), Food Club Butter
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 8 oz pasta (remaining half box), 3/4 cup pumpkin (about half the can), 4 oz cream cheese (half a package), 1/2 cup milk, and 1 Tbsp butter. Top with a slice of bread turned into crumbs. Keep the remaining pumpkin for another use.
Recipes:
- Creamy Pumpkin Baked Pasta
- Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta - Baked Pumpkin Pasta Recipe!
- Pumpkin Pasta Bake (vegan) - Elavegan
Thursday
Meal: Baked Flatbread Pizzas with Sour Cream Dip
Description: Two store flatbread pizzas are baked until crisp and cut into strips. A cool sour cream dip with cream cheese and dried herbs is served alongside.
Sale items used: Flatbread Pizza (Selected Varieties), Daisy Sour Cream (16 Oz.), Food Club Cream Cheese
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Choose a cheese or veggie variety and check the label for no meat. Buy 2 flatbreads, one per person. Mix 1/2 cup sour cream with 2 Tbsp cream cheese, garlic powder, and dried dill or chives for the dip.
Recipes:
- Flatbread Pizzas - Daisy Brand
- Vegetarian Flatbread Pizza recipe - Vintage Cooks
- Vegan Flatbread Pizza - I Heart Vegetables
Friday
Meal: Cheesy Taquito Night with Blueberry Cream Cheese Dessert
Description: Crispy baked taquitos are served with sour cream, followed by a no-bake blueberry cream cheese dessert. Choose a cheese-filled taquito variety for a fully vegetarian dinner.
Sale items used: El Monterey Taquitos (18-21 Ct.), Daisy Sour Cream, Food Club Cream Cheese, Fruitist Jumbo Blueberries, Food Club Powdered Sugar (2 Lb.)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Bake about 8 taquitos per person for 16 total and freeze the rest; check the label to confirm cheese-only filling. For dessert, beat the remaining 4 oz cream cheese with 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 2 Tbsp sour cream, then spoon into 2 bowls and top with half the blueberries. Serve leftover berries on the side.
Recipes:
- Vegan Cream Cheese Taquitos - Contentedness Cooking
- Blueberry Cheesecake Tacos - That Oven Feelin
- Cinnamon and Blueberry Cheesecake Tacos - House of Nash Eats
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Food Club Pasta (x1 box): $0.99
- That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices (x1 pack): $1.59
- Food Club Butter (x1 lb): $3.49
- Red Gold Tomatoes (x2 cans): $1.98
- Food Club Broth (x1 can): $0.99
Check the label: broth is often made from chicken or beef. Vegetable broth is the safe choice.
- Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread (x1 loaf): $0.99
- Food Club 100% Pure Pumpkin (x1 can): $1.99
- Food Club Cream Cheese (x1 two-pack): $3.79
- Flatbread Pizza (x2): $4.00
- Daisy Sour Cream (x1 tub): $2.69
- El Monterey Taquitos (x1 bag): $5.99
- Fruitist Jumbo Blueberries (x1): $4.99
- Food Club Powdered Sugar (x1 bag): $2.29
Pantry staples needed:
- Milk, flour, garlic powder, dried dill or chives, sage, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic, onion
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
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
- 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
- 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.
$35.77
for 2 people · $17.89 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.