Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Chicken Breast Strips with Ready Rice and Mini Sweet Peppers
Description: Chicken breast cut into strips is coated lightly in breadcrumbs or just seasoned, then baked until golden and served over fluffy ready rice. Sweet peppers are sliced into crunchy dippable sticks on the side.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breasts, Ben's Ready Rice, Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb chicken (buy 1 lb package-size portion and freeze half, so assume 1 lb purchased). Bake at 400F for 15 to 18 minutes. Serve with 1 pouch ready rice and about 4 mini peppers. Freeze the remaining chicken for later use.
Recipes:
- My kids can't get enough of these crispy baked chicken fingers!
- Homemade Baked Chicken Tenders {Super Crispy & Easy to Make}
- Easy Oven Baked Chicken Strips for the Whole Family - Toddler Dietitian Tiff
Tuesday
Meal: Sausage and Mac and Cheese Skillet
Description: Sliced smoked sausage is browned in a skillet, then stirred into creamy mac and cheese for a one-pan dinner. A little shredded cheese on top makes it extra gooey.
Sale items used: Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, Goodles Mac & Cheese, Kroger Cheese
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1/3 of the sausage rope (about 4 oz) and 1 box Goodles mac (the box is about 2 servings, so save the leftovers for lunch). Top with 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Wrap and refrigerate the rest of the sausage.
Recipes:
- This One-Pot Sausage Mac and Cheese Is My Go-To Busy Night Dinner
- Easy One-Pot Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese
- Sausage Mac And Cheese - Plowing Through Life
Wednesday
Meal: Slow-Roasted Pork Half Loin Sandwiches with Barbecue Sauce
Description: A small boneless pork loin roast cooks low and slow until tender, then is shredded and tossed in sweet barbecue sauce. It is piled onto a soft bun for an easy handheld dinner.
Sale items used: Boneless Pork Half Loin, Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce, Ball Park Buns
Prep time: 15 minutes active (about 3 hours total)
Serving note: Assume a 1.5 lb pork loin purchased. Roast at 300F for about 2.5 to 3 hours, or start in a slow cooker in the morning. Use about 4 oz shredded pork, 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce and 1 bun. Refrigerate the extra pork for lunches or freeze it.
Recipes:
- Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Loin - Plain Chicken
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches (Pork Loin Recipe)
- BBQ Pulled Pork Loin - Slow Cooker Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Cheeseburger Beef Pasta Bake
Description: Ground beef is browned and mixed with pasta and tomato sauce, then topped with melted cheese like a cheeseburger in pasta form. It bakes until bubbly for a cozy dinner.
Sale items used: Kroger 85% Lean Ground Beef, Barilla Pasta, Prego Pasta Sauce, Kroger Cheese
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1/3 lb ground beef (about 5 oz), 2 oz dry pasta, 1/2 cup pasta sauce and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Bake at 375F for 15 minutes. Freeze the rest of the beef, or make extra and save leftovers for another meal.
Recipes:
- Cheeseburger Pasta Bake
- Cheeseburger Pasta
- No Boil Baked Cheeseburger Pasta -- almost no time to prep!
Friday
Meal: Turkey Pita-Free Egg Scramble Supper with Toast
Description: Diced turkey roast is stirred into fluffy scrambled eggs and cooked until just set, with no pita needed. Buttered toast on the side makes it a simple, comforting supper.
Sale items used: Butterball Turkey Roast, Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs, Nature's Own Bread
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 oz diced cooked turkey roast, 2 eggs and 2 slices of toast. Slice the leftover turkey roast for sandwiches or freeze it in portions.
Recipes:
- Ground Turkey Eggs Breakfast Scramble (Brunch) - Life's Little Sweets
- High-Protein Turkey Egg Scramble: A Delicious and Easy Breakfast Option
- Turkey Salsa Scramble
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb): $1.99
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (x1 pack, sold 2 for $6.00 so buy 2): $6.00
- Ben's Original Ready Rice (x1): $1.49
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Ropes (x1): $2.99
- Goodles Mac & Cheese (x1): $2.49
- Boneless Pork Half Loin (1.5 lbs): $2.99
- Ball Park Buns (x1 pack): $3.49
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Beef (x1 lb): $5.99
- Barilla Pasta (x1): $1.79
- Prego Pasta Sauce (x1): $1.49
- Kroger Cheese (x1): $2.99
- Butterball Turkey Roast (x1): $10.00
- Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs, 24 ct (x1): $5.49
- Nature's Own Bread (x1): $2.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder
- Butter
- Breadcrumbs (optional for chicken)
- Olive or cooking oil
- Sweet Baby Ray's style barbecue sauce if not purchased
- Milk (for mac and cheese and eggs)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Fresh Heritage Farm Boneless Chicken Breasts or Wings: $1.99/lb with card
- Boneless New York Strip Steaks: $11.99/lb with card
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Beef (1 lb package): $5.99 each with card
- St. Louis Style Pork Ribs Bone-In: $2.99/lb with card
- Deli Kitchen St. Louis Style Ribs, Fully Cooked: $14.99 each with card
- Kroger Chicken Party Wings or Kroger 80% Lean Beef Burgers: $9.99 each with card
- Tyson Frozen Chicken: $6.99 each with card
- Pork Butt Bone-In or Boneless Pork Half Loin: $1.99/lb with card
- Wild-Caught Lobster Tails: 2 for $12.00 with card
- Wild-Caught Snow Crab Clusters: $11.99/lb with digital coupon
- Simple Truth Organic Grass-Fed 85% Lean Ground Beef: $20.00 each with card
- Butterball Turkey Roast (3-day sale): $10.00 each with card
- Butterball Turkey, Frozen: $1.28/lb with card
- Simple Truth Natural Turkey Burgers: $9.99 each with card
- Eckrich Smoked Sausage or Smithfield Lunch Meat: $5.00 each with card
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Ropes or Cocktail Smokies: $2.99 each with digital coupon
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat, Family Pack: $6.49 each with card
- La Terra Fina Dip: $3.99 each with card
- Fresh Baked Cookies: $3.00 each with card
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants or Bakery Fresh Glazed Donuts: $5.00 each with card
- Private Selection Detroit Style Pizza: $12.00 each with card
- Guillermo's Salsa: $3.99 each with card
- Armour Lunchmakers: 5 for $5.00 with card
Produce on sale:
- Medium Avocados: $0.77 each with card
- Strawberries or Blackberries: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Private Selection Snacking Tomatoes or Mini Seedless Cucumbers or Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers: 2 for $6.00 with card
- Kroger Seedless Grapes or Simple Truth Organic Grapes: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Honeycrisp or Envy Apples: $5.99 each with card
- Asparagus: $3.99/lb with card
- Dole Salad Kits: 3 for $11.00 with card
- Jumbo Blueberries: $5.99 each with card
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Bowls: $5.00 each with card
- Adorbs Seedless Mandarins (3-day sale): $4.99 each with card
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs, 24 ct: $5.49 each with card
- Kroger Milk (3-day sale): $2.49 each with card
- Noosa Yoghurt: $1.99 each with card
- Fage Greek Yogurt: $6.49 each with card
- Fairlife Core Power Protein Shake: $3.99 each with card
- Natural Bliss Creamer or Starbucks Creamer: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Tillamook Ice Cream: $3.99 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Cheese: $2.99 each with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Sara Lee Bread: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Wide Pan Bread or Buns: $3.49 each with card
- Ball Park Buns or Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted Buns: $3.49 each with card
- Dave's Killer Bread Organic Bread or Starbucks Iced Coffee: $4.99 each with card
- Nature's Own Bread or Hormel Spam: $2.99 each with card
- Pillsbury Grands Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: $1.99 each with card
Pantry on sale:
- Post Cereal: $1.49 each with digital coupon
- Swanson Broth: $1.79 each with digital coupon
- Ken's Salad Dressing or Goodles Mac & Cheese: $2.49 each with card
- Pepperidge Farm Cookies: $3.99 each with card
- General Mills Cereal or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: $1.99 each with card
- Nabisco Family Size Oreo or Chips Ahoy Cookies: $3.99 each with card
- Progresso Soup or Barilla Pasta: $1.79 each with card
- Bertolli Pasta Sauce or Rao's Pasta: $1.99 each with card
- Prego Pasta Sauce or Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce: $1.49 each with card
- Ben's Original Ready Rice or Campbell's Cooking Sauce: $1.49 each with card
- Keebler Cookies or Hostess Multipack: $2.99 each with card
- Pop-Tarts or Kroger Cranberry Juice Cocktail: $1.99 each with card
- Kroger Coffee: $12.99 each with card
- Gold Medal Flour or Kroger Canola Oil: $3.99 each with card
- Kroger Brown or Powdered Sugar: $2.00 each with card
- Nabisco Party Size Oreo or Chips Ahoy Cookies: $5.99 each with card
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels: $4.99 each with card
- Kettle Brand Potato Chips: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Clif Bars or Kroger Breakfast Sandwiches: $5.49 each with card
- Lipton Tea or Kind Bars: $6.99 each with card
- Lay's Potato Chips or Fritos: 4 for $10.00 with card
- José Olé Taquitos or Impossible Entrée: $5.99 each with card
- Clif Builders Protein Bars or Built Puff Protein Bars: $9.99 each with card
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99 each with card
- Snyder's of Hanover Pretzels or Stubb's Sauce: 2 for $7.00 with card
- Totino's Pizza Rolls: $11.99 each with card
Frozen on sale:
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each with digital coupon
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Screamin' Sicilian Pizza: $5.99 each with card
- Stouffer's or Lean Cuisine Entrée: 4 for $10.00 with card
- Bob Evans Family Size Sides: $4.99 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.
$52.18
for 1 person · $52.18 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of October 14, 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.