Kroger Dairy-Free Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork Bowls with Avocado
Description: Bone-in pork butt is slow-cooked until tender then shredded and served over rice with fresh avocado slices. A simple dairy-free bowl with smoky, savory flavor and creamy avocado on top.
Sale items used: Pork Butt, Large Avocados
Prep time: 20 minutes active (plus slow cook time)
Serving note: 1 lb bone-in pork butt for 2 people, 2 avocados; total slow cook time is 6-8 hours, so start in the morning or cook the day before and reheat
Recipes:
- Slow-Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Bowls
- Crockpot Pulled Pork Bowls
- Crockpot Pulled Pork Bowls
Tuesday
Meal: Sausage, Pepper and Onion Skillet
Description: Kroger dinner sausage links are sliced and sautéed with bell peppers and onions for a quick, hearty skillet meal. Served alone or over rice, this dish is naturally dairy-free and full of flavor.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage Links
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 package (about 4 links) sausage for 2 people, 2 bell peppers and 1 onion from pantry/produce
Recipes:
- Skillet Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions
- Sausage and Peppers Skillet
- Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
Wednesday
Meal: Ground Beef and Pork Stuffed Peppers
Description: Bell peppers are stuffed with a savory blend of ground beef and pork, rice, and seasonings, then baked until tender. A filling, dairy-free comfort meal perfect for two.
Sale items used: Ground Beef and Pork Blend, 2 lb
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: Use half the 2 lb package (1 lb) of beef/pork blend for 2 people (4 pepper halves), freeze remaining 1 lb for later use; total time close to an hour, so prep filling while oven preheats
Recipes:
- Dairy Free Stuffed Peppers
- Beef Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free)
- Dairy-Free Stuffed Peppers
Thursday
Meal: Grilled Chicken Breast with Honeycrisp Apple Slaw
Description: Grilled boneless chicken breast is paired with a crisp, refreshing slaw made from shredded cabbage and Honeycrisp apples tossed in a dairy-free vinaigrette. Light, sweet, and satisfying for two.
Sale items used: Springer Mountain Boneless Chicken Breasts, Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb chicken breasts (2 portions) for 2 people, 1 lb Honeycrisp apples plus half a cabbage from pantry staples
Recipes:
- Apple Cider Chicken
- Baked Apple Honey Dijon Chicken Breasts
- Crispy Chicken Cutlets with Apple Slaw
Friday
Meal: Shrimp and Peach Stir-Fry with Avocado
Description: Extra large cooked shrimp are quickly stir-fried with sliced yellow peaches and topped with fresh avocado for a sweet-savory dairy-free dish. Ready in under 20 minutes for a light end to the week.
Sale items used: Extra Large Cooked Shrimp, California Yellow Peaches, Large Avocados
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb shrimp for 2 people, 1 lb peaches (about 2-3 peaches), 1 avocado for topping
Recipes:
- Spicy Shrimp with Peach Salad
- Shrimp Stir-Fry with Tomatoes, Avocado, and Garlic
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Pork Butt (1 lb): $1.99
- Large Avocados (3 each): $4.47
- Kroger Dinner Sausage Links (1 package): $3.99
- Ground Beef and Pork Blend (1 package, 2 lb): $8.00
- Springer Mountain Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb): $3.99
- Honeycrisp Apples (1 lb): $2.49
- Extra Large Cooked Shrimp (1 lb): $6.99
- California Yellow Peaches (1 lb): $1.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Rice
- Bell peppers and onion
- Cabbage for slaw
- Olive oil, vinegar, and seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, ginger, soy sauce)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Pork Butt, Bone-In or Boneless Pork Loin: $1.99/lb with card
- Boneless Strip Steaks, Family Pack: $11.99/lb with card
- Springer Mountain Boneless Chicken Breasts or Tenders: $3.99/lb with card
- Extra Large Cooked Shrimp: $6.99/lb with digital coupon
- Johnsonville Dinner Sausage: $4.49 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Dinner Sausage Links: $3.99 each with card
- Home Chef St. Louis Style Ribs: $14.99 each with card
- Ball Park Beef Hot Dogs: $5.99 each with card
- Private Selection Angus Beef Patties: $8.00 each with card
- Private Selection Chuck & Brisket Ground Beef: $15.00 each with card
- Kroger Breakfast Sausage or Kroger Pepperoni: $2.99 each with card
- Atlantic Salmon Portion: $12.00 each with card
- Private Selection Angus 90% Lean Ground Sirloin: $8.99 each with card
- Ground Beef and Pork Blend, 2 lb: $8.00 each with card
- Simple Truth Bacon or Eckrich Smoked Sausage: $5.00 each with card
- Home Chef Fried or Baked Chicken: $8.99 each with card
- Amylu Chicken Sausage or Meatballs: $5.00 each with card
- Simple Truth Natural Turkey Burgers: $8.99 each with card
- Tyson Frozen Chicken: $5.99 each with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Reser's Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad or Cole Slaw: $3.99 with card
- Oscar Mayer Lunchables Fun Pack: $2.49 each
Produce on sale:
- Large Avocados: $1.49 each with card
- Honeycrisp Apples: $2.49/lb with card
- California Yellow Peaches or Plums: $1.99/lb with digital coupon
- Kroger Bartlett or Bosc Pears: $3.99 each with card
- Raspberries or Blackberries: $2.99 each with card
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Bowls: $5.00 each with card
- Private Selection Tomato Bowls: $5.00 each with card
- Carving Pumpkins: $5.00 each with card
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Dannon Oikos Protein Shake: $1.99 each with digital coupon
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Pumpkin or Apple Pie: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Pillsbury Grands Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: $1.79 each with digital coupon
- Thomas' English Muffins or Bagels: $3.49 each
- Artesano Bread: $3.49 each
- Private Selection Widepan Bread: $3.49 each with card
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Muffins: $5.00 each with card
- Private Selection Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake: $6.00 each with card
- Pumpkin Spice Cake: $6.00 each with card
- Fresh Baked Cookies: $3.00 each with card
- Kroger Caramel Apples: $1.79 each with card
- Ball Park Buns: $3.49 each with card
Pantry on sale:
- Goldfish Crackers or Simply Fruit Drink/Ade: $1.99 each
- Cheez-It Family Size Crackers or Town House Crackers: $3.99 each
- Simply Orange Juice or Nature's Path Cereal: $3.49 each
- Pepperidge Farm Cookies or Kind Granola: $3.99 each
- Kellogg's Cereal: $1.79 each with digital coupon
- Quaker Chewy Bars: $1.49 each
- Party Size Lay's Potato Chips, Smartfood Popcorn or Sunchips: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Ken's Salad Dressing or Cholula Hot Sauce: $2.49 each
- Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce or French's Yellow Mustard: $1.49 each
- Pringles: $1.49 each
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $9.49 each
- Malt-O-Meal Cereal or Kashi Cereal: $4.99 each
- Progresso Soup: 6 for $9.00 with card
- Starkist Tuna or Nissin Ramen: 4 for $5.00 with card
- Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough: $4.49 with card
- Swanson Broth: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Hormel Chili: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Bigelow Tea: $2.99 with card
- Chips Ahoy Cookies: 2 for $6.00 with card
- 42 ct Frito-Lay Multipack: $20.00 with card
- M&M's Sharing Size Candy: $4.99 with card
- Little Debbie Snacks: 2 for $6.00 with card
- Barebells Pumpkin Spice Protein Bars: $9.49 with card
- Built Puff Protein Bars or Clif Builders Protein Bars: $9.99 with card
- Lesser Evil Popcorn: 2 for $6.00 with card
Frozen on sale:
- Red Baron Pizza: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Jimmy Dean Chicken Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Outshine Fruit Bars or Totino's Pizza Rolls: $4.99 each
- Totino's Pizza Rolls, 130 ct: $11.99 with card
- Kroger Family Size Appetizers: $8.99 each 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.
$33.91
for 2 people · $16.95 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of September 16, 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 Kroger.