Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week's plan sticks to dinners kids already know, like Monday's pan-seared dinner sausage with mashed potatoes and Tuesday's ground turkey mac and cheese skillet, so there's less negotiating at the table. Each night features a different protein, from Wednesday's baked pork chops to Thursday's Wagyu cheeseburgers (the 1 lb of First Light Farms Wagyu Burger is $10.00) and Friday's meatballs and gravy over rice. One package of Kroger Buns covers both Wednesday and Thursday, and the Kroger Steamable Vegetables (Monday and Wednesday) and Del Monte Vegetables (Tuesday and Friday) each turn up on two nights, so you can stock up without overthinking it. Four of the five dinners take 25 minutes or less, and Wednesday's pork chops take 40 minutes but mostly bake on their own.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Dinner Sausage with Mashed Potatoes and Steamed Vegetables
Description: Kroger Dinner Sausage is sliced and browned in a skillet until golden, then served next to creamy Idahoan Mashed Potatoes. Kroger Steamable Vegetables round out a simple plate kids already know.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage (12-16 oz), Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (4.1 oz), Kroger Steamable Vegetables (12 oz)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Kroger Dinner Sausage (12-16 oz), 1 pouch Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (4.1 oz) prepared with milk and butter, and 1 bag Kroger Steamable Vegetables (12 oz) microwaved per package directions.
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: Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey is browned in a skillet with a little salt, then stirred into creamy Annie's Mac & Cheese. A side of Del Monte Vegetables keeps it balanced.
Sale items used: Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (16 oz), Annie's Mac & Cheese (5.5-6 oz), Del Monte Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (16 oz), 2 boxes Annie's Mac & Cheese prepared per box directions, and 1 can Del Monte Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz) heated on the stove.
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: Kroger Boneless Pork Chops are seasoned, topped with Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup, and baked until tender and juicy. They are served with warm Kroger Buns and Kroger Steamable Vegetables.
Sale items used: Kroger Boneless Pork Chops (5 ct), Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup (10.5 oz), Kroger Buns (8 ct), Kroger Steamable Vegetables (12 oz)
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Kroger Boneless Pork Chops (5 ct, all 5 chops so there is a spare for seconds), 1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup (the Cream of Chicken variety), 4 Kroger Buns from the 8 ct package (the other 4 are used Thursday), and 1 bag Kroger Steamable Vegetables (12 oz).
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: First Light Farms Wagyu Burger is shaped into four patties, pan-seared on the stovetop, and topped with Kraft Cheese on Kroger Buns. Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers are served raw on the side for crunchy dipping.
Sale items used: First Light Farms Wagyu Burger (1 lb), Kroger Buns (8 ct), Kraft Cheese (7-8 oz), Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (1 lb Bag)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb First Light Farms Wagyu Burger (four 4 oz patties), 4 Kroger Buns (the remaining half of the 8 ct package), 1 package Kraft Cheese (7-8 oz) used as needed, and 1 bag Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (1 lb).
Friday
Meal: Simmered Meatballs and Gravy over Rice
Description: Carando Meatballs are simmered in Campbell's Gravy until hot and coated, then spooned over fluffy Minute Rice. Del Monte Vegetables are served on the side for a cozy Friday dinner.
Sale items used: Carando Meatballs (16 oz), Campbell's Gravy (10.5 oz), Minute Rice Microwave Cups (2 ct), Del Monte Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Carando Meatballs (16 oz), 1 can Campbell's Gravy (10.5 oz), 2 packages Minute Rice Microwave Cups (4 cups total, 1 per person), and 1 can Del Monte Vegetables (14.5-15.25 oz).
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 package): $2.99
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (x1 pouch): $0.99
- Kroger Steamable Vegetables (x2 bags): $1.98
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (x1 package): $3.99
- Annie's Mac & Cheese (x2 boxes): $3.00
- Del Monte Vegetables (x2 cans): $1.98
- Kroger Boneless Pork Chops (x1 package): $5.00
- Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup (x1 can): $0.99
- Kroger Buns (x1 package): $1.99
- First Light Farms Wagyu Burger (x1 lb): $10.00
- Kraft Cheese (x1 package): $1.99
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (x1 bag): $2.99
- Carando Meatballs (x1 package): $5.00
- Campbell's Gravy (x1 can): $0.99
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups (x2 packages): $1.98
Pantry staples needed:
- Milk and butter (for the mashed potatoes and mac and cheese)
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Ketchup (for the 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.
$45.86
for 4 people · $11.46 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.