Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Roasted Turkey with Mashed Potatoes
Description: A small portion of juicy roasted turkey served with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes. Simple, mild and comforting, just like a family holiday dinner scaled down for one.
Sale items used: Butterball Turkey, Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: Assume 1.5 lb of turkey purchased (about 4 oz is eaten tonight, the rest is leftovers for sandwiches or quesadillas). Use 1 medium gourmet potato (about 6 oz) with 2 tbsp milk and 1 tbsp butter. Roast the turkey at 350F for about 45 minutes, and mash the potato while it rests.
Recipes:
- Roast Turkey with Mashed Potatoes and Vermouth Gravy
- Pan Roasted Turkey with Mashed Potatoes, Gravy and Green Beans Recipe
- Oven Roasted Turkey Legs with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
Tuesday
Meal: Cheesy Beef Burger Skillet Bowls
Description: Browned ground beef is topped with melty cheese and served over a bed of simple potato cubes in a bowl. It tastes like a cheeseburger, and kids can pick their own toppings.
Sale items used: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef, Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz), Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Assume 0.5 lb of ground beef (use 4 oz tonight, and cook the rest for another use or freeze it raw). Use 1 small potato (about 5 oz) cubed, and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Brown the beef and the potato cubes in a skillet, then top with cheese until melted.
Recipes:
- Viral Cheeseburger Bowls (In-N-Out Style)
- Burger Bowl recipe with cheese, drizzled in a special sauce
- Cheeseburger Bowls Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Smoked Sausage and Broccoli Sheet-Pan Dinner
Description: Slices of mild smoked sausage and small broccoli florets roast together on one pan until golden. Easy cleanup and fun finger food for one.
Sale items used: Wright Smoked Sausage Links, Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 sausage links (about 4 oz) sliced into coins and 1 cup of broccoli florets from the bag. Toss with 1 tsp oil and roast at 425F for 18 to 20 minutes. Save the leftover sausage and broccoli for lunches.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetables Recipe
- Healthy Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetables Recipe
- Sausage and Broccoli Sheet Pan Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Crispy Baked Tilapia with Roasted Potato Wedges
Description: A tilapia fillet gets a crunchy crumb coating and bakes until flaky, served like homemade fish sticks. Roasted potato wedges on the side make a fun dipping meal.
Sale items used: Kroger Tilapia Fillets Frozen, Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 fillet (about 4 oz) from the frozen bag, thawed overnight in the fridge. Coat in 2 tbsp breadcrumbs and bake at 425F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cut 1 medium potato (about 6 oz) into wedges and roast for 30 minutes alongside it.
Recipes:
- Crispy Baked Tilapia with Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Crispy Baked Tilapia
- Herb-Crusted Tilapia with Lemon Potatoes Recipe
Friday
Meal: Chicken Quesadilla Night
Description: Tender chicken and melted cheese are folded into a crisp golden tortilla and cut into wedges. Easy to hold and perfect for dipping.
Sale items used: Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts, Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Assume one pack of thin-sliced chicken breasts (about 1 lb); use 3 oz tonight, diced and cooked, and freeze the rest. Use 1 large flour tortilla and 1/3 cup shredded cheese. Cook in a skillet 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Recipes:
- Ultimate Chicken Quesadilla Recipe
- Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
- Chicken Fajita Quesadillas Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Butterball Turkey (1.5 lbs): $1.92
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef (0.5 lb): $2.50
- Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz) (x1): $2.00
- Wright Smoked Sausage Links (x1): $4.99
- Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley (x1): $6.00
- Kroger Tilapia Fillets Frozen (x1): $10.00
- Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes (x2, 2 for $7.00 deal): $7.00
- Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts (x1): $5.00
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter, milk, cooking oil, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, flour tortillas, optional ketchup or dip for dunking
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Boneless Chuck Roast: $6.99/lb with card
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef: $4.99/lb with card
- Kroger Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb with card
- Butterball Turkey: $1.28/lb with card
- Simple Truth Organic 90% Lean Ground Beef: $25.00 (3 lb) with card
- Private Selection Angus Beef Patties or Armour Meatballs: $12.00 with card
- Hormel Bacon: $5.99/ea* with card
- Farmer Focus Organic Boneless Chicken Breasts or Tenders: $6.99/lb with card
- Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets: $8.99/lb with card
- Wright Smoked Sausage Links: $4.99 with card
- Kroger Tilapia Fillets Frozen: $10.00 with card
- Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts: $5.00 with card
- Simple Truth Bacon: $5.00 with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Deli Kitchen St. Louis Style Ribs: $14.99 with card
- Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners or Lunchables Fun Pack: $1.99 with card
- Kroger Family Size Deli Style Lunch Meat: $4.99 with card
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat: $6.49/ea*
- Deli Kitchen Fried Chicken: $5.00 with card
- Private Selection California Sushi Combo: $10.00 with card
- Kroger Veggie Trays with Dip: $9.99 with card
Produce on sale:
- Cosmic Crisp or Envy Apples: $1.49/lb with card
- Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes: 2 for $6.00 with card
- California Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.69/lb with digital coupon
- Strawberries or Raspberries: $2.49/ea with digital coupon
- Fresh Guacamole: $6.99 with card
- Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes: 2 for $7.00 with card
- Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley: $6.00 with card
- Dole Salad Kits: 3 for $11.00 with card
- Jumbo Blueberries: $5.99 with card
- Kroger Gala, Pink Lady or Granny Smith Apples: $5.00 with card
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Simple Truth Organic Milk: $3.99 with card
- Kroger Eggs Large Grade A: $1.99/ea with digital coupon
- Kroger Cheese (32 oz): $4.99/ea with digital coupon
- Tropicana Orange Juice: $3.79/ea*
- Chobani Greek Yogurt Drink: 2 for $4.00 with card
- Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz): $2.00 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Decorated Cupcakes: $9.99 with card
- Pillsbury Grands Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: $1.99/ea
- Artesano Bread or Nature Valley Bars: $3.49/ea
- Dave's Killer Bread Organic Bread or Starbucks Iced Coffee: $4.99/ea
- Caramel Apple Crunch Cake or Other Varieties: $13.99/ea
- Pumpkin Pie 8": $6.99 with card
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants or Bakery Fresh Glazed Donuts: $5.00 with card
- King's Hawaiian Dinner Rolls: $5.00 with card
Pantry on sale:
- General Mills Giant Size Cereal: $3.99/ea with digital coupon
- Cheez-It Crackers or Club Crackers: $2.49/ea with digital coupon
- Lay's Potato Chips or Ball Park Buns: $1.99/ea with digital coupon
- Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes: $3.49/ea with digital coupon
- Pop-Tarts or General Mills Cereal: $1.99/ea
- Prego Pasta Sauce or Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce: $1.49/ea
- Keebler Cookies or Hostess Multipack: $2.99/ea
- Progresso Soup or Barilla Protein Pasta: $1.79/ea
- Nabisco Oreo Family Size Cookies or Pepperidge Farm Cookies: $3.99/ea
- Capri Sun or Simple Truth Organic Juice: $2.79/ea
- Jif Peanut Butter or Kroger Cranberry Cocktail Juice: $1.99/ea
- Lipton Tea or Kellogg's Multipack: $6.99/ea
- Campbell's Cooking Sauce or Ben's Original Ready Rice: $1.49/ea
- Ken's Salad Dressing or Vlasic Pickles: $2.49/ea
- Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats or Frosted Flakes: $3.99/ea
- Goldfish Crackers or Nature Valley Bars: $1.99/ea
- Kroger Coffee: $12.99/ea
- Ritz Crackers or Nabisco Snack Crackers: $3.29/ea
- Nabisco Premium Saltines or Chips Ahoy Cookies: 2 for $6.00 with card
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99 with card
- Starkist Tuna or Creations Microwavables: 4 for $5.00
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels: $4.99 with card
- Clif ZBars: $5.49 with card
- Kind Breakfast Bars: $5.49 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Broth: $2.00 with card
- Peanuts: $2.00 with card
- Green Mountain or McCafé K-Cups: $15.99/ea with digital coupon
Frozen on sale:
- Tyson Frozen Chicken: $5.99 with card
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables or Private Selection Pasta: 3 for $5.00
- Private Selection Stone Fired Pizza or Appetizers: 2 for $10.00
- Tombstone Pizza: 3 for $12.00 with card
- Nestlé Drumstick Cones: $5.99/ea with digital coupon
- California Pizza Kitchen Pizza or DiGiorno Stuffed Crust Pizza: $6.99/ea with digital coupon
- José Olé Taquitos or Jimmy Dean Heat 'n Serve Sausage: $5.99/ea*
- Just Bare Frozen Chicken: $14.99 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.
$39.41
for 1 person · $39.41 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger 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 Kroger.