Kroger Dairy-Free Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: Your dairy-free week starts with Monday's oven-roasted Butterball Turkey, and it moves on to Tuesday's skillet shrimp stir-fry, Wednesday's smoked sausage hash, and Thursday's beef burger bowls. Friday's veggie egg fried rice finishes it. Most of the cooking runs on olive oil, garlic and dairy-free soy sauce, so nothing needs a butter or cheese swap, and you can toss the cheese and creamy dressing packets from the Dole Salad Kits and dress the greens with olive oil and vinegar. The shopping overlaps nicely: eggs show up on Wednesday and Friday, Tri-Color Peppers and Ben's Original Ready Rice both cover Tuesday and Friday, and the three Dole Salad Kits at $11.00 cover Thursday and Friday. The Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp at $10.49 for 1.5 lbs is the splurge of the week, and the Butterball Turkey at $2.56 for 2 lbs is the bargain.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Oven-Roasted Butterball Turkey with Gourmet Potatoes and Broccoli
Description: Butterball Turkey is roasted in the oven with olive oil, garlic and herbs until cooked through, then sliced. It is served with roasted Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes and Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley.
Sale items used: Butterball Turkey, Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes, Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley
Prep time: 60 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 lbs Butterball Turkey (stated form not specified, so cook it as the package directs and slice), 1 pack (2 for $7.00 deal, buy 2 packs and use one here and one Thursday) Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes, and 1 Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley. Total time is about 60 minutes; the turkey can be seasoned the night before.

Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Shrimp Stir-Fry with Tri-Color Peppers over Ben's Original Ready Rice
Description: Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp are seared in a hot skillet with Kroger Tri-Color Peppers, garlic and dairy-free soy sauce. It is served over Ben's Original Ready Rice.
Sale items used: Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes, Campbell's Cooking Sauce or Ben's Original Ready Rice
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1.5 lbs Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp, 1 pack Kroger Tri-Color Peppers (buy 2 for $6.00 and use the second on Friday), and 2 packs Ben's Original Ready Rice (1 pack for Tuesday and 1 for Friday would also work, so buy 2 total).
Recipes:
- Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry

Wednesday
Meal: Smoked Sausage and Potato Skillet Hash with Fried Eggs
Description: Sliced Wright Smoked Sausage Links are browned in a skillet with diced Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes and onion. Each serving is topped with a fried Kroger Eggs Large Grade A egg, cooked in olive oil.
Sale items used: Wright Smoked Sausage Links, Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes, Kroger Eggs Large Grade A
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package Wright Smoked Sausage Links, the second pack of Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes bought Monday, and 4 eggs from one carton (the remaining eggs are used Thursday). Fry in olive oil, not butter.
Recipes:
- Maple Sausage, Egg, & Potato Hash Breakfast Recipe

Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Beef Burger Bowls with Dole Salad Kit
Description: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef is formed into patties and pan-seared, then sliced over a Dole Salad Kit. Use only the greens and vegetables from the kit, with a dairy-free dressing such as olive oil and vinegar.
Sale items used: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef, Dole Salad Kits
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 1.5 lbs Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef and 2 Dole Salad Kits (3 for $11.00 deal; buy 3 and use the third on Friday). Discard any cheese or creamy dressing packets in the kits and use olive oil and vinegar instead.
Recipes:
- Dairy-Free Cheeseburger Salad Bowls Recipe

Friday
Meal: Veggie Egg Fried Rice
Description: Cooked Ben's Original Ready Rice is stir-fried in a hot skillet with scrambled Kroger Eggs Large Grade A, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers and dairy-free soy sauce. It is served alongside a fresh Dole Salad Kit.
Sale items used: Kroger Eggs Large Grade A, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes, Campbell's Cooking Sauce or Ben's Original Ready Rice, Dole Salad Kits
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 4 eggs from the same carton, the second pack of Kroger Tri-Color Peppers, 1 Ben's Original Ready Rice (the second pack bought Tuesday, with 2 packs total across the week to serve 4), and the third Dole Salad Kit without cheese or creamy dressing packets.
Recipes:
- Egg-fried rice and veg stir-fry recipe

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Butterball Turkey (2 lbs): $2.56
- Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp (1.5 lbs): $10.49
- Wright Smoked Sausage Links (x1 package): $4.99
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lbs): $7.49
- Kroger Eggs Large Grade A (x1 carton): $1.99
- Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes (x2 packs): $7.00
- Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley (x1): $6.00
- Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes (x2): $6.00
- Dole Salad Kits (x3): $11.00
- Campbell's Cooking Sauce or Ben's Original Ready Rice (x2): $2.98

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Onion
- Dairy-free soy sauce
- Salt and pepper
- Dried herbs
- Vinegar