Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Dinner Sausage with Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Vegetables
Description: A few golden, sliced sausage rounds are seared until browned and served with a fluffy pile of creamy mashed potatoes. A scoop of tender steamed veggies on the side makes it a simple, familiar plate.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage, Idahoan Mashed Potatoes, Kroger Steamable Vegetables
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 4 oz (roughly one-third) of the sausage pack, sliced into coins. Prepare 1 pouch of Idahoan potatoes (it makes about 2 small servings, so enjoy a generous scoop) and about 1 cup of the steamed vegetables. Freeze the remaining sausage and vegetables for another meal.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Smashed Potatoes
- Bangers and Mash (Sausage with Onion Gravy)
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetables
Tuesday
Meal: Ground Turkey Mac and Cheese Skillet
Description: Browned ground turkey is stirred into creamy stovetop mac and cheese with sweet vegetables for a cozy one-pan dinner. It is mild, cheesy, and easy for kids to love.
Sale items used: Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey, Annie's Mac & Cheese, Simple Truth Organic Vegetables
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 4 oz of ground turkey (one-quarter of the pack) and 1 box of Annie's Mac & Cheese prepared per the box. Stir in about 1/2 cup drained organic vegetables (such as corn or peas) and save the rest of the can. Portion and freeze the remaining raw turkey in 4 oz bags for future meals.
Recipes:
- Turkey Chili Mac and Cheese (One Pot Meal)
- One Pot Turkey Chili Mac and Cheese
- Turkey Cheeseburger Mac & Cheese
Wednesday
Meal: Baked Pork Chops in Cream of Chicken Sauce with Warm Buns
Description: One tender pork chop bakes in a creamy chicken sauce until juicy and easy to cut. Serve with a warm bun to mop up every bit of sauce.
Sale items used: Kroger Boneless Pork Chops, Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup, Kroger Buns
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 pork chop (about 5 oz) and about 1/2 can of cream of chicken soup mixed with a splash of milk. Bake covered at 375 F for 30-35 minutes until it reaches 145 F inside. Warm 1 bun in the oven for the last 5 minutes. Freeze the other 4 chops and keep 7 buns for Thursday and later; refrigerate or freeze the leftover soup.
Recipes:
- Baked Creamy Garlic Pork Chops
- Juicy Creamy Baked Pork Chops Recipe for Busy Nights
- Creamy Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Wagyu Cheeseburgers with Sweet Pepper Sticks
Description: A juicy Wagyu patty is pan-seared and topped with melty cheese on a soft bun. Crunchy, sweet mini pepper sticks on the side add a fun, colorful dipping crunch.
Sale items used: First Light Farms Wagyu Burger, Kraft Cheese, Kroger Buns, Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Shape one 1/4 lb patty from the 1 lb pack and sear 3-4 minutes per side until cooked through (160 F). Top with 1 slice of Kraft cheese on 1 bun, and serve with about 5 mini sweet peppers, halved and seeded into sticks. Freeze the other 3/4 lb of Wagyu in patties for later.
Friday
Meal: Simmered Meatballs and Gravy over Rice
Description: Fully cooked meatballs simmer in warm, savory gravy until hot and tender. Spoon them over fluffy rice for a comforting, easy dinner.
Sale items used: Carando Meatballs, Campbell's Gravy, Minute Rice Microwave Cups
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 5 meatballs (about 5 oz) simmered in about 1/2 cup of gravy for 8-10 minutes until hot, and serve over 1 microwave rice cup. Freeze the remaining meatballs and save the extra rice cup and gravy.
Recipes:
- EASY Old Fashioned Meatballs and Gravy Recipe
- MeatBalls With Rice & Gravy (Classic)
- Meatballs and Gravy Over Rice Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Kroger Dinner Sausage (x1 pack): $2.99
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (x1 pouch): $0.99
- Kroger Steamable Vegetables (x1 bag): $0.99
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (x1 pack, 16 oz): $3.99
- Annie's Mac & Cheese and Simple Truth Organic Vegetables (x2 items, 2 for $3.00): $3.00
- Kroger Boneless Pork Chops (x1 pack, 5 ct): $5.00
- Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup (x1 can): $0.99
- Kroger Buns (x1 pack, 8 ct): $1.99
- First Light Farms Wagyu Burger (x1 pack, 1 lb): $10.00
- Kraft Cheese (x1 pack): $1.99
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (x1 bag, 1 lb): $2.99
- Carando Meatballs (x1 pack, 16 oz): $5.00
- Campbell's Gravy (x1 can): $0.99
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups (x1 pack, 2 ct): $0.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter
- Milk
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Ketchup (optional for burgers)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (16 oz): $3.99 each
- Boneless Strip Steaks (USDA Choice, Family Pack): $11.99/lb
- Smithfield Bacon (12-16 oz): $3.99 each
- Kroger Dinner Sausage (12-16 oz): $2.99 each
- Tyson Frozen Chicken (16-25 oz): $5.99 each
- Kroger Fully Cooked Bacon (6.3 oz): $7.99 each
- Kroger Entrée (16 oz): $6.99 each
- Private Selection Italian Meat (3-4 oz): $4.49 each
- Butterball Turkey (Frozen, Grade A, 10 lbs and up): $1.28/lb
- Carando Meatballs (16 oz): $5.00 each
- Kroger Boneless Pork Chops (5 ct): $5.00 each
- Kroger 80% Lean Beef Patties (8 ct, 1.9 lb): $12.00 each
- First Light Farms Wagyu Burger (1 lb): $10.00 each
- Kroger Breakfast Sausage (12-16 oz) / Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners (16 oz) / Fun Pack Lunchables (8.8-10.7 oz): $2.99 each
- Private Selection Angus 80% Lean Ground Chuck (16 oz): $6.49 each
- Atlantic Salmon Fillets (Farm-Raised): $9.99/lb
- Private Selection Fresh Roasted Chicken (Fully Cooked, 2 lb): $7.99 each
- José Olé Taquitos or Mini Tacos (15-20 ct): $5.49 each
- Double L Ranch Boneless Turkey (serves 4-6): $95.00
- Double L Ranch Boneless Ham (serves 4-6): $80.00
- Butterball Bone-In Turkey (serves 6-8): $95.00
- Private Selection Bone-In Ham (serves 6-8): $85.00
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Hillshire Farm Lunch Meat (7-9 oz): $2.99 each
- Brownie Bites (10.6-11.9 oz) / Mini Muffins (12 ct): $5.00 each
Produce on sale:
- Private Selection Campari Tomatoes (1 lb) / Kroger Tri-Color Peppers (3 ct): 2 for $6.00
- Medium Avocados: $0.88 each
- Red or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Raspberries or Blackberries (6 oz): $2.99 each
- Kroger Cosmic Crisp or Envy Apples (3 lb Bag): $5.99 each
- Kroger Bartlett, Bosc or Anjou Pears (4 ct): $5.00 each
- Fresh Cut Fruit Bowls (18 oz): $5.00 each
- Mini Cucumbers (2 lb Bag): $5.00 each
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (1 lb Bag): $2.99 each
- Kroger Red Onions (3 lb Bag): $4.29 each
- Private Selection Asian Pears (3 ct Package): $8.99 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kraft Cheese (7-8 oz): $1.99 each
- Simple Truth Organic Milk (64 fl oz) / Kerrygold Butter (8 oz): $3.99 each
- Chobani Greek Yogurt (5.3 oz): 10 for $10.00
- Kroger Eggs (Large, Grade A, 18 ct): $1.99 each
- Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt (4 ct): $3.19 each
- Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt (4-Pack): $2.49 each
- Kroger Cheese (32 oz): $4.99 each
- Simple Truth Almondmilk (59-64 fl oz): 2 for $5.00
- Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk (14 oz): $2.99 each
- Cool Whip (8 oz): $2.00 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Mini Cupcakes (12 ct): $5.00 each
- Glazed Donuts (12 ct): $5.00 each
- Fresh Baked Cookies (12 ct): $3.00 each
- Blueberry Muffins (4 ct): $5.00 each
- Pumpkin or Apple Pie (8"): $5.00 each
- Kroger Buns (8 ct): $1.99 each
- Stonefire Naan (2-4 Pack): 2 for $6.00
- Kroger Pie Crusts (2 ct): 2 for $5.00
- Private Selection Detroit Style Pizza (34 oz): $12.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Progresso Soup (18-19 oz): 8 for $10.00
- Miracle Whip (30 fl oz) / Kraft Mayo (22 fl oz): $3.99 each
- Nature Valley Bars (5-24 ct): $4.99 each
- Cheez-It Family Size Crackers (17-21 oz) / Club Family Size Crackers (18.8 oz): $4.49 each
- Post Cereal (10-16.6 oz): $1.79 each
- Jif Peanut Butter (40 oz): $4.99 each
- Rao's Pasta Sauce (32 oz): $7.99 each
- Goldfish Crackers (26.7-27.3 oz) / Starbucks Refreshers Concentrate (32 fl oz): $7.99 each
- Blue Diamond Almonds (16 oz) / Chomps Chomplings Meat Sticks (6 ct): $6.99 each
- General Mills Chex Cereal (12-14 oz) / Tree Top Juice (64 fl oz): $1.99 each
- Kroger Coffee Pods (120 ct): $29.99 each
- Betty Crocker Brownie Mix (15-19.1 oz): $1.99 each
- Heinz Ketchup (32 oz) / Duke's Mayonnaise (30 fl oz): $3.49 each
- GoGo Squeez Applesauce Pouches (12 ct): $6.99 each
- Kellogg's Cereal (8.9-16.1 oz): $2.29 each
- Peet's Coffee (18 oz Bag) / Stumptown Coffee (12 oz Bag): $13.99 each
- Dasani Water (24-Pack, 16.9 fl oz): $3.99 each
- Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (36 fl oz) / Velveeta Shells & Cheese (3 ct): $5.99 each
- Green Mountain or McCafé K-Cups (32 ct): $18.99 each
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels (9-12 oz) / King Arthur Flour (5 lb): $5.00 each
- Jell-O Family Size Gelatin or Pudding Mix (0.6-6 oz) / Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows (10 oz): 3 for $5.00
- Pyrex Bakeware: $6.99 and up each
- Nature Valley Bars (5-12 ct) / Mott's Applesauce (6 ct): 2 for $5.00
- Nabisco Family Size Oreo or Chips Ahoy Cookies (8-20 oz): $3.49 each
- Campbell's Soup (10.5 oz) / Private Selection Pasta (16 oz): 3 for $5.00
- Swanson Broth (32 oz) / Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce (14 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Quaker Instant Oatmeal (6-10 ct): $1.49 each
- Fritos (9.25-10 oz) / Miss Vickie's Potato Chips (6-8 oz) / Smartfood Popcorn (5.5-7.75 oz): $2.99 each
- Lindt Lindor Truffles (5.1 oz): $5.99 each
- Annie's Mac & Cheese (5.5-6 oz) / Simple Truth Organic Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz): 2 for $3.00
- King Arthur Organic Flour (5 lb) / Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour (16 oz): $7.99 each
- Pacific Organic Soup (32 oz) / Simple Truth Protein Soup (24 oz): 2 for $7.00
- Kevin's Side Dish (16 oz) / Kevin's Chicken Entrée (16 oz): $5.00 each
- Patak's Simmer Sauce (14.5-15 oz) / Chutney (12 oz): $4.99 each
- Kroger Whole Cashews (8.5 oz): $4.99 each
- Kroger Basmati Rice (5 lb): $8.49 each
- Simple Truth Organic Coconut Flakes or Chips (8 oz): 2 for $3.00
- Simple Truth Organic Ghee (14 oz): $10.99 each
- Kroger Family Size Appetizers (16-33 oz): $9.49 each
- Big K (2 Liter): $1.00 each
- Kroger Salad Dressing (16 fl oz): 2 for $4.00
- Maxwell House Coffee (23.17-30.6 oz Can): $10.99 each
- 40-Pack Kroger Purified Water (16.9 fl oz) / General Mills Giant Size Cereal (20-29 oz): $3.99 each
- Party Size Ruffles (12.5-13 oz): $5.99 each
- Kroger Steamable Vegetables (12 oz): $0.99 each
- Knorr Sides (4-5.7 oz): $0.99 each
- Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup (10.5 oz): $0.99 each
- Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup (10.75 oz): $0.99 each
- Campbell's Gravy (10.5 oz): $0.99 each
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (4.1 oz): $0.99 each
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups (2 ct): $0.99 each
- Kroger Pasta (12-16 oz): $0.99 each
- Kind Bar (1.4 oz): $0.99 each
- Del Monte Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz): $0.99 each
- Martha White Muffin Mix (7-7.6 oz): $0.99 each
- Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake Mix (15.25 oz): $0.99 each
- Takis (2.5-4 oz): $0.99 each
- Slim Jim (.97 oz): $0.99 each
- Sparkling Ice (17 fl oz): $0.99 each
- Swanson Broth (14.5 oz): $0.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- Private Selection Ice Cream (48 fl oz): $5.00 each
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (14 fl oz) / Edy's (48 fl oz): $2.99 each
- Lean Cuisine Entrée (5.25-11.5 oz): $1.99 each
- Outshine Fruit Bars (5-6 ct): $2.99 each
- Farm Rich French Toast Sticks (18.4 oz): $4.99 each
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (50 ct): $4.99 each
- Pillsbury Cookie Dough (14-16 oz) / Pie Crusts (2 ct): $2.99 each
- Farm Rich Appetizers (12-22 oz) / Impossible Entree (7.2-14 oz): $4.99 each
🛒 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.
$41.90
for 1 person · $41.90 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of November 04, 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.