Giant Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week's plan keeps dinner familiar for the kids with a different protein every night: pork chops on Monday, beef tacos on Tuesday, a sausage and pasta skillet on Wednesday, rotisserie chicken rice bowls on Thursday, and garlic butter shrimp on Friday. Tuesday's taco night and Thursday's build-your-own bowls let the kids top their own plates, which tends to win over picky eaters. At Giant, the two boxes of Old El Paso Taco Shells come to $4.00 and the Giant Rotisserie Chicken is $6.99, so the shopping stays simple. Wednesday's pasta skillet stays mild and easy too, with 3 boxes of Barilla for $4.00 and 2 jars of Ragú for $3.00.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Center-Cut Pork Chops with Mashed Russet Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: Simple seasoned pork chops are pan-seared until golden and served with creamy mashed potatoes. Giant Vegetables add an easy kid-friendly side.
Sale items used: Center-Cut Pork Chops, Giant Russet Potatoes, Giant Vegetables
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Center-Cut Pork Chops, 1 bag Giant Russet Potatoes, 1 bag Giant Vegetables (3 for $5.00 deal, buy 1 at about $1.67 - priced as 1 of 3 below).
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Pork Chops with Green Beans and Mushrooms and Mashed New Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Pork Chops, Potatoes, and Green Beans
- Easy Sheet Pan Pork Chops with Potatoes and Green Beans
Tuesday
Meal: Beef Taco Night with Old El Paso Taco Shells
Description: Ground beef is browned and seasoned mildly, then spooned into crunchy taco shells. Kids top their own with Giant Shredded Cheese.
Sale items used: 80% Lean Ground Beef, Old El Paso Taco Shells, Giant Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs 80% Lean Ground Beef, 1 box Old El Paso Taco Shells (2 for $4.00 deal, buy 2 boxes), 1 bag Giant Shredded Cheese (2 for $4.00 deal, buy 2 bags, using 1 now and 1 on Thursday).
Recipes:
- Simple Beef Tacos
- Quick and Easy Beef Tacos
- Classic Beef Tacos Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Hot Dog Pasta Bake-Style Skillet with Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage and Barilla Pasta
Description: Sliced sausage is browned and tossed with cooked pasta and Ragú Pasta Sauce for a familiar, mild skillet dinner. Giant Shredded Cheese melts on top.
Sale items used: Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage, Barilla Pasta, Ragú Pasta Sauce, Giant Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage, 1 box Barilla Pasta (3 for $4.00 deal, buy 3 boxes total), 1 jar Ragú Pasta Sauce (2 for $3.00 deal, buy 2 jars), 1 bag Giant Shredded Cheese from Tuesday's pair.
Recipes:
- Hot Dog Pasta Skillet Recipe
- One-Pot Hot Dog Pasta
- Hot Dog Pasta
Thursday
Meal: Rotisserie Chicken Rice Bowls with Carrots
Description: Pulled Giant Rotisserie Chicken is served over warm Giant 90-Second Rice with buttery cooked carrots. Easy build-your-own bowls for kids.
Sale items used: Giant Rotisserie Chicken, Giant 90-Second Rice, Giant Cooking Carrots
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1 Giant Rotisserie Chicken, 2 pouches Giant 90-Second Rice (2 for $4.00), 1 bag Giant Cooking Carrots.
Recipes:
- Carrot-Ginger Chicken and Rice
- Sesame Ginger Chicken and Rice Bowls
- Rotisserie Chicken Burrito Bowls
Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Skillet Shrimp with Mini Potatoes
Description: Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp are sauteed quickly in butter and served beside roasted Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes. A mild, simple Friday treat.
Sale items used: Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp, Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp, 1 bag Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes.
Recipes:
- Shrimp and Potatoes Recipe - One Pan
- Garlic Butter Sheet Pan Shrimp
- Garlic Shrimp and Potatoes Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Center-Cut Pork Chops (1.5 lbs): $4.49
- Giant Russet Potatoes (x1 bag): $3.99
- Giant Vegetables (x1 bag): $1.67
- 80% Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lbs): $5.99
- Old El Paso Taco Shells (x2 boxes): $4.00
- Giant Shredded Cheese (x2 bags): $4.00
- Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage (x1 package): $4.99
- Barilla Pasta (x3 boxes): $4.00
- Ragú Pasta Sauce (x2 jars): $3.00
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken (x1): $6.99
- Giant 90-Second Rice (x2 pouches): $4.00
- Giant Cooking Carrots (x1): $1.99
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp (1.5 lbs): $10.49
- Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes (x1 bag): $4.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, mild taco seasoning, cooking oil, milk
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin: $3.99/lb
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins: $3.99/lb
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $4.99/lb
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken: $6.99 each
- 80% Lean Ground Beef: $3.99/lb
- Center-Cut Pork Chops: $2.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon: $3.99 each
- Snow Crab Clusters: $9.99/lb
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb
- Margaritaville Shrimp: $4.99 each
- Phillips Lobster or Crab Cakes: $7.99 each
- Gorton's Seafood: $5.99 each
- Nature's Promise Medium Cooked Shrimp Ring: $12.99 each
- Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage: $4.99 each
- St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs: $3.99/lb
- Wellshire Bacon: $4.99 each
- Fresh Chicken Wings: $3.49/lb
- Lamb Loin Chops: $16.99/lb
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded or Roasted Frozen Cooked Chicken: $10.00 each
- Large Cooked Cocktail Shrimp: $9.99/lb
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Patties: $10.00 each
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Nuggets: $10.00 each
- Cooked Perfect Meatballs: $11.99 each
- Anytime Favorites Ham Steaks: 2 for $5.00
- Scott & Jon's Seafood Bowl: 2 for $10.00
- Handy Seafood: $6.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken Fried or Baked: $5.99 each
- Fried Chicken Platter: $45.99 each
- Cookie & Brownie Bite Platter: $19.99 each
- Fresh Store-Made Vegetable Platter: $19.99 each
- Fresh Store-Cut Fruit Platter: $19.99 each
- Boneless Chicken Wing Platter: $27.99 each
- Pretzel Bite Tray with Mustard: $29.99 each
- Chicken Nuggets Platter: $14.49 each
- Panera Bread Soup: 3 for $12.00
- Giant American Cheese: $7.49/lb
- Boar's Head Low Sodium Turkey: $13.49/lb
- Giant Entrée: $8.99 each
- Main St. Bistro Baked or Roasted Side Dishes: $5.00 each
- Chick-fil-A Sauce: $4.49 each
- Giant Dill Pickles: 2 for $5.00
Produce on sale:
- Honeycrisp Apples: $1.99/lb
- Tote Bag Apples: $1.29/lb
- Nature's Promise Organic Blueberries: $4.99 each
- Giant Cooking Carrots: $1.99 each
- Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes: $4.99 each
- Anjou, Bartlett, Red or Bosc Pears: $1.49/lb
- Green or Yellow Squash: $1.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Organic Celery Hearts: $3.49 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans: $3.99 each
- Giant Tomatoes: $1.99 each
- Giant Salad Bowl: $3.49 each
- Blueberries, Raspberries or Blackberries: $2.49 each
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Giant Bell Peppers or Sweet Onions: 2 for $7.00
- Dole Salad Blend, Taste of Inspirations Angel Sweet Tomatoes or Mini Cucumbers: 2 for $6.00
- Nature's Promise Greenhouse Grown Salad: $2.99 each
- Giant Yellow Onions or Nature's Promise Organic Cooking Carrots: $2.49 each
- Giant Russet Potatoes: $3.99 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Grade A Large White Eggs: $1.79 each
- Pete & Gerry's Grade A Organic Brown Eggs: $4.99 each
- FAGE Greek Yogurt: $6.49 each
- Galbani String Cheese: $7.49 each
- Silk Almond or Dunkin' Coffee Creamer: 2 for $9.00
- Silk Soy or Almond Milk: 2 for $7.00
- Plugrà European Style Butter: $3.49 each
- Breakstone's Cottage Cheese Single Cup: 8 for $10.00
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread: 2 for $7.00
- Oikos Pro, Activia or So Delicious Multipack Yogurt: 2 for $10.00
- Giant Cream Cheese Bar: $1.69 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Coconut Milk: $3.29 each
- Giant Evaporated Milk: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Sweetened Condensed Milk: 2 for $4.00
- Chobani Multipack Yogurt: 2 for $8.00
- Giant Shredded Cheese: 2 for $4.00
- Kraft Singles: 2 for $9.00
- FAGE Sour Cream: 2 for $4.00
- Giant Aerosol Whipped Topping: $3.69 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Crescent Rolls: $2.49 each
- Alouette Crème de Brie: $4.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Giant Roundtop White Bread: $1.49 each
- Artesano Rolls or Bread: $2.99 each
- Giant Hamburger Rolls: $1.29 each
- Giant Sliced Panini Bread: $4.49 each
- Fall Favorites Donuts: 2 for $8.00
- Dave's Killer Bread, Rolls, Bagels, Bars or English Muffins or Canyon Bakehouse Baked Goods: $4.99 each
- Wonder Bread, Bagels or English Muffins or Tastykake Bagged Donuts: 2 for $5.00
- Giant Pound Cake: $5.49 each
Pantry on sale:
- Giant Canned Vegetables: $1.19 each
- Giant 90-Second Rice: 2 for $4.00
- Giant Pure Maple Syrup: $5.99 each
- Giant Ketchup: $1.69 each
- Giant Mustard: $1.99 each
- Giant Concord Grape Jelly: $2.49 each
- Giant Peanut Butter: $3.99 each
- Giant Mayonnaise: $4.99 each
- Giant Broth: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Gravy: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Stuffing Mix: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Pie Crust: 2 for $5.00
- Giant Canned Pumpkin: 2 for $3.00
- Giant All Purpose Flour: $2.49 each
- Giant Granulated Sugar: $3.39 each
- Giant Chocolate Morsels: $2.99 each
- Giant Vanilla Extract: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Coffee: $7.99 each
- Dunkin' Coffee: $7.99 each
- Seattle's Best Coffee: $6.99 each
- Cafe Bustelo Brick Pack Coffee: $6.99 each
- Barilla Pasta: 3 for $4.00
- Ragú Pasta Sauce: 2 for $3.00
- Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce: 2 for $6.00
- Buitoni Cut Pasta: 2 for $5.00
- Mission Carb Balance Tortillas: $5.49 each
- McCormick Grill Mates Marinades: 2 for $3.00
- Dan-O's Seasoning: $6.59 each
- Old El Paso Taco Shells: 2 for $4.00
- Campbell's Condensed Sauce or Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Hamburger Helper: 2 for $5.00
- Hormel Chili: 2 for $5.00
- Filippo Berio Olive Oil: $4.99 each
- Ocean Spray Craisins: 2 for $5.00
- Golden Blossom Pure Honey: $8.99 each
- Mott's Applesauce: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Pancake Syrup: 2 for $3.00
- Kellogg's or Quaker Cereal: $3.49 each
- Nature Valley or Fiber One Bars or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: 2 for $6.00
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Bush's Best Baked or Canned Beans: 4 for $5.00
- Mezzetta Roasted or Sliced Peppers: 2 for $5.00
- Walkerswood Jerk Seasoning: $5.99 each
- Ken's Salad Dressing: $3.99 each
- Giant Salad Dressing: $2.39 each
- Annie Chun's Noodle Bowl: 2 for $8.00
Frozen on sale:
- Nature's Promise Waffles: $2.99 each
- Giant Appetizers: $3.79 each
- Giant Ice Cream Bars: $4.29 each
- Taste of Inspirations Sorbetto: $6.79 each
- Giant Frozen Burger Patties: $11.99 each
- TGI Fridays Appetizers: 2 for $8.00
- Totino's Pizza Rolls: 2 for $9.00
- Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Crust Pizza: $4.99 each
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $4.49 each
- Banquet Classic Dinners: 3 for $5.00
- Stouffer's Satisfying Servings or Yellowstone Entrée: $4.99 each
- Lean Cuisine Protein Kick or Comfort Cravings: 4 for $12.00
- Trü Frü Fruit: $6.99 each
- Magnum Ice Cream Bars: $3.99 each
- Eggo Waffles, Pancakes, Protein or Thick & Fluffy: $4.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl: 2 for $6.00
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each
- Helados Mexico Ice Cream Bars: $5.79 each
- Rice Krispies Treats or Eggo Ice Cream Sandwiches: $5.99 each
- Marie Callender's Pie or Dolly Parton's Pie or Custard Cup: $5.99 each
- Sandwich Bros. or Tennessee Pride Sandwiches: $5.99 each
- Birds Eye Voila! Family Size Skillet Meals or Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based: $6.99 each
- Banquet Mega Breakfast Bowl: 2 for $8.00
- Dolly Parton's Meals: 2 for $7.00
- Banquet Mega Bowls or Meals or Birds Eye Asparagus, Oven Roasters or Ultimate Vegetables: 3 for $9.00
- Marie Callender's Meal to Share: $5.99 each
- Birds Eye Voila! Skillet Meals: 2 for $9.00
- Giant Vegetables: 3 for $5.00
- Giant French Fried Potatoes or Tater Bites: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Guacamole: $4.49 each
- Giant Salsa: $3.99 each
🛒 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.
$64.59
for 4 people · $16.15 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of October 07, 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 Giant.