Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Smoked Sausage and Tomato Skillet with Buttered Bread
Description: Sliced smoked sausage is pan-seared with fresh diced tomatoes and a simple seasoning, creating a hearty one-pan skillet that kids love. Served alongside warm buttered bread slices for dipping and scooping up all the savory juices.
Sale items used: Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage 12-13 oz, Grainger County Tomatoes, Lewis Bakery Half Loaf Bread, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package (12-13 oz) of Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage split between 2 people; use about 0.75 lb of tomatoes (roughly 2 medium tomatoes); use 4 slices of bread with butter; the remaining bread can be used throughout the week.
Recipes:
- Smoked Sausage and Tomato Skillet
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Ground Chicken Meatballs over Pasta with Marinara
Description: Tender baked ground chicken meatballs are rolled with simple seasonings and served over pasta smothered in warm marinara sauce, a classic kid-approved dinner. The meatballs bake in about 20 minutes while the pasta cooks, making this a quick and easy weeknight meal for two.
Sale items used: Springer Mountain Ground Chicken 16 oz, Prego Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package (16 oz) of ground chicken to make about 10-12 small meatballs, roughly 5-6 per person; use about 6 oz of dry pasta (from pantry) and 1 jar of Prego sauce, saving the rest of the jar for another use.
Wednesday
Meal: Braised Beef Brisket Sandwiches with Tomatoes and Buns
Description: A small flat-cut portion of beef brisket is slow-braised until fork-tender, then shredded and piled onto soft buns with fresh tomato slices for a satisfying sandwich kids will devour. Keep the seasoning simple with just salt, pepper, and a little garlic so the beefy flavor shines through.
Sale items used: Whole Beef Brisket USDA Choice, Grainger County Tomatoes, Private Selection Buns
Prep time: 20 minutes active, 3-4 hours total (braising time included)
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of brisket at $3.99/lb (total $5.99) which yields generous shredded portions for 2 people; use about 0.5 lb of tomatoes for slicing; use 2 buns from the 8-count pack; start the braise in the early afternoon or use a slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours if preferred.
Thursday
Meal: Kroger Dinner Sausage and Macaroni Bake with Cheese
Description: Sliced Kroger Dinner Sausage is mixed into cooked macaroni with a creamy melted cheese sauce and baked until bubbly and golden on top, a total crowd-pleaser for kids. This cheesy baked mac is simple, filling, and uses just a handful of ingredients for a no-fuss dinner.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage 18 oz, Kroger Cheese select varieties 6-8 oz
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use half the Kroger Dinner Sausage package (about 9 oz) sliced into coins for 2 people; save the remaining sausage for another meal or breakfast; use 1 package (6-8 oz) of Kroger shredded or block cheese; use about 6 oz of dry elbow macaroni from pantry.
Friday
Meal: Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder Sliders with Barbecue Sauce and Buns
Description: A small portion of bone-in pork shoulder is slow-cooked all day until it falls apart, then tossed with sweet barbecue sauce and piled onto soft slider buns for a fun hands-on dinner kids love. Keep the flavors mild and sweet with a classic barbecue sauce so even picky eaters will go back for seconds.
Sale items used: Whole Pork Shoulder Bone-In, Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce, Private Selection Buns
Prep time: 20 minutes active, 6-8 hours total (slow cooker)
Serving note: Purchase approximately 2 lbs of pork shoulder at $1.99/lb (total $3.98); bone-in yield is roughly 60%, giving about 1.2 lbs of pulled pork, plenty for 2 people with leftovers; use 4 buns from the same 8-count pack purchased Wednesday; start the slow cooker in the morning on low so it is ready by dinner; use 1 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce, saving the rest for dipping.
Recipes:
- Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage 12-13 oz (x1 package): $3.50
- Grainger County Tomatoes (1.25 lbs total across Monday and Wednesday): $2.35
- Lewis Bakery Half Loaf Bread (x1 loaf): $1.99
- Kroger Butter 16 oz (x1 package): $2.99
- Springer Mountain Ground Chicken 16 oz (x1 package): $2.99
- Prego Pasta Sauce 24 oz (x1 jar): $1.59
- Whole Beef Brisket USDA Choice (1.5 lbs at $3.99/lb): $5.99
- Private Selection Buns 8 ct (x1 pack): $3.49
- Kroger Dinner Sausage 18 oz (x1 package): $3.99
- Kroger Cheese select varieties 6-8 oz (x1 package): $1.49
- Whole Pork Shoulder Bone-In (2 lbs at $1.99/lb): $3.98
- Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce 18 oz (x1 bottle): $1.59
Pantry staples needed:
- Dry elbow macaroni or pasta
- Olive oil or cooking oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Italian seasoning
- Milk and flour (for cheese sauce)
- Butter (for bread and cheese sauce, supplementing the purchased butter)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Whole Beef Brisket (USDA Choice): $3.99/lb (after $2.00/lb digital coupon; regular with card $5.99/lb)
- Whole Pork Shoulder Bone-In: $1.99/lb
- Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp 31-40 ct, Raw, 2 lb bag: $6.99/lb
- Springer Mountain 92% Lean All Natural Ground Chicken or Chicken Patties, 16 oz: $2.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, 12-13 oz: 2/$7.00
- Wild-Caught Lobster Tails, 3-4 oz: 2/$12.00
- Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets Farm-Raised: $9.99/lb
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Beef, 1 lb package: $7.99 each
- Kroger Boneless Chicken Breasts or Kroger Chicken Party Wings, 8 lb: $20.00 each
- Kroger Dinner Sausage, 18 oz: $3.99 each
- Schweid & Sons Burger Patties, 1.32-1.33 lb: $10.00 each
- Johnsonville Hatch Green Chile Smoked Sausage, 19 oz: $5.00 each
- Simple Truth Bacon, 12 oz: $5.00 each
- Just Bare Frozen Chicken, 36 oz: $14.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Bacon 12-16 oz or Kroger Beef Bacon 10 oz (select varieties): $4.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Private Selection Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, sliced to order or Grab & Go, In the Deli: $11.99/lb (with digital coupon)
- Private Selection Sliced Salami or Pepperoni, 5 oz: $3.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Kroger Boneless Chicken Breast Cutlets, Frozen, 2.5 lb: $9.49 each (with digital coupon)
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Yucatan Hatch Guacamole, Mild or Medium, 7.5 oz, In the Deli: $4.99 each
- Private Selection Summer Hatch Chile Roll, select varieties, 10.6 oz, In the Deli: $9.99 each
- Private Selection Salad Bowls, select varieties, 6.25-8.45 oz: $5.00 each
- Private Selection Sliced Cheese, select varieties, 8 oz, In the Deli: $4.99 each
- Home Chef Chicken Tenders, Fully Cooked, select varieties, 5 ct: $5.00 each
Produce on sale:
- Grainger County Tomatoes: $1.88/lb
- Personal Watermelon, Cantaloupe or Honeydew Melons: 2/$6.00
- California Yellow or White Peaches or Nectarines: $1.88/lb (with digital coupon)
- Strawberries, 16 oz: $1.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Hatch Chile Peppers: $1.49/lb
- Hatch Sweet Onions, 3 lb bag: $3.99 each
- California Plums or Plumcots: $1.49/lb
- Kroger Pluots, 2 lb bag: $5.99 each
- Organic Yellow or White Peaches or Nectarines: $2.99/lb
- Cuties Seedless Mandarins or Kroger Cosmic Crisp Apples, 3 lb: $4.99 each
- Asparagus: $3.49/lb
- Private Selection Signature Melons: $4.99 each
- Simple Truth Organic Blueberries, 18 oz: $6.99 each
- Mighties Ripe & Easy Green Kiwi, 2 lb: $6.00 each
- Private Selection Vidalia Sweet Onions, 3 lb: $3.79 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kroger Cheese, select varieties, 6-8 oz: $1.49 each (with digital coupon)
- Kroger Butter, select varieties, 16 oz: $2.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Chobani Greek Yogurt, select varieties, 4 ct: $2.99 each (with digital coupon)
- The Greek Gods Greek Yogurt, 24 oz: $3.79 each (with digital coupon)
- Chobani Greek Yogurt Drink, 7 fl oz or Built Puff Protein Bar, 1.41-1.45 oz: 2/$4.00
- Yoplait Go-Gurt, 8 ct or Dannon Danimals Smoothies, 6 ct: $1.49 each (with digital coupon)
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Lewis Bakery Half Loaf Bread, select varieties, 12 oz: $1.99 each
- Private Selection Buns, select varieties, 8 ct: $3.49 each
- Strawberry Crunch Cake, 8" or other varieties, In the Bakery: $9.99 each
- Angel Food Cake 9-13 oz or Private Selection Cupcakes, 4 ct: $6.00 each
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants Large 4 ct or Mini 12 ct or Bakery Fresh Muffins, 4 ct: $5.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Prego Pasta Sauce, 14.5-24 oz or Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce, 18 oz: $1.59 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise, select varieties, 20-30 fl oz: $5.49 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Kraft Mac & Cheese Microwave Cups, 4 ct or Multipack 5 ct: $3.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Nabisco Oreo Family Size Cookies, 7.14-20 oz or Pepperidge Farm Cookies, 5-8.6 oz: $3.99 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Nabisco Snack Crackers, 3.5-8.5 oz or Keebler Cookies, 8.5-13.4 oz: $2.99 each (with Buy More Save More)
- General Mills Cereal, 8.9-14 oz or Jif Peanut Butter, 15-16 oz: $2.29 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Kellogg's Giant Size Cereal, 16.5-29.5 oz or Starbucks Iced Coffee, 48 fl oz: $4.99 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, 6-10 ct or Chex Mix, 7-8 oz: $1.99 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, 4.8-8 oz or Mission Tortilla Chips, 9-11 oz: $1.99 each (with Buy More Save More)
- Mott's Applesauce, 6 ct or Kroger Fruit Cups, 4 ct: 2/$5.00
- Stouffer's Family Size Entrées, select varieties, 28-40 oz: $8.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Green Mountain or McCafé K-Cups, 8-10 ct or Community Coffee, 12 oz: $6.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Kroger Coffee, select varieties, 20-29 oz can: $9.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat, 7-9 oz or Claussen Pickles, 20-32 fl oz: $3.49 each (with digital coupon)
- Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips, select varieties, 7.5-9 oz: 2/$5.00
- José Olé Taquitos, select varieties, 15-20 ct: $5.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Liquid I.V. Drink Mix, 6 ct or Chomps Chomplings Meat Sticks, 6 ct: $7.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Mission Carb Balance Tortillas, 8 ct or Morningstar Farms Entrée, 5.25-12 oz: $3.99 each (with digital coupon)
Frozen on sale:
- Stouffer's or Lean Cuisine Entrée, select varieties, 8-12.875 oz: 4/$10.00 (when you buy 4 with card)
- Nestlé Drumstick Cones, select varieties, 8-20 ct: $5.99 each (with digital coupon)
- California Pizza Kitchen or DiGiorno Pizza, select varieties, 13.4-28 oz: $6.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Eggo Waffles, 8-10 ct or Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal, 9.2-15 oz: $2.49 each (with digital coupon)
- Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars, 4 ct Sandwiches or 3 ct: $3.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream, 14 fl oz or Bars 3-6 ct: $4.49 each (with Buy More Save More)
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$35.94
for 2 people · $17.97 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of August 05, 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.