Kroger Standard Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: You get a different protein every night this week: smoked sausage on Monday, ground beef on Tuesday, salmon on Wednesday, chicken cutlets on Thursday, and eggs on Friday, so nobody gets bored of the same plate. Monday's two packs of Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes come to $7.00 together, and they roast alongside the sausage with very little fuss. Tuesday's Kroger Tri-Color Peppers ($3.00), Kroger Cheese ($2.00) and Artesano Bread ($3.49) pull double duty, since the leftovers go straight into Friday's cheesy egg scramble. Wednesday and Thursday stay quick and fresh, with lemon garlic salmon and broccoli, then pan-fried chicken with a $3.67 Dole Salad Kit, so the shopping list stays short and easy to work through in the store.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Smoked Sausage with Roasted Gourmet Potatoes
Description: Sliced Wright Smoked Sausage Links are browned in a skillet and served over oven-roasted Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes. A quick pan sauce of the drippings adds smoky flavor.
Sale items used: Wright Smoked Sausage Links, Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Wright Smoked Sausage Links (feeds 4), 2 packs Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes (the 2 for $7.00 deal), tossed in oil, salt, and pepper and roasted at 425F.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Potatoes
- Roasted Sausage and Potatoes
- Smoked Sausage And Potatoes (One Skillet)
Tuesday
Meal: Cheesy Ground Beef Skillet with Peppers
Description: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef is browned with Kroger Tri-Color Peppers and finished with melted Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz) in one pan. Serve it straight from the skillet with warm Artesano Bread on the side.
Sale items used: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes, Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz), Artesano Bread or Nature Valley Bars
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef, 1 pack Kroger Tri-Color Peppers (the 2 for $6.00 deal, buy one at $3.00), 1 Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz), 1 loaf Artesano Bread.
Recipes:
- Cheesy Ground Beef Skillet
- Ground beef and peppers skillet
- Unstuffed Pepper Skillet
Wednesday
Meal: Lemon Garlic Baked Salmon with Steamed Broccoli
Description: Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets are baked until flaky with lemon and garlic. Steamed Kroger Broccoli alongside rounds out the plate.
Sale items used: Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets (about 6 oz each), 1 package Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Salmon With Broccoli
- Baked Garlic Lemon Salmon with Broccoli
- Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon and Broccoli
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Fried Chicken Breast Cutlets with Dole Salad Kit
Description: Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts are seasoned and pan-fried until golden and cooked through. They are served with a crisp Dole Salad Kit.
Sale items used: Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts, Dole Salad Kits
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts (feeds 4), 1 Dole Salad Kit (buy one at the 3 for $11.00 price, about $3.67 each, listed at $3.67).
Recipes:
- Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Cutlets
- Crispy Chicken Cutlet Salad
- Pan Fried Chicken Cutlet on Salad
Friday
Meal: Cheesy Vegetable Egg Scramble Skillet Supper
Description: Kroger Eggs are scrambled with Kroger Tri-Color Peppers and Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz) in a hot skillet. Served with toasted Artesano Bread.
Sale items used: Kroger Eggs Large Grade A, Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1 dozen eggs is not listed as a dozen on the flyer, so buy 3 Kroger Eggs Large Grade A at the flyer each price, plus leftover cheese and bread from Tuesday, with peppers left from Tuesday's pack.
Recipes:
- Scrambled Eggs With Veggies
- Veggie-Packed Egg Scramble
- Vegetable skillet egg scramble
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Wright Smoked Sausage Links (x1 package): $4.99
- Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes (x2 packs): $7.00
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lbs): $7.49
- Kroger Tri-Color Peppers or Private Selection Ruby Rows Cherry Tomatoes (x1): $3.00
- Kroger Cheese (6-8 oz) (x1): $2.00
- Artesano Bread or Nature Valley Bars (x1): $3.49
- Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets (1.5 lbs): $13.49
- Kroger Broccoli or Vegetable Medley (x1): $6.00
- Thin-Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts (x1 package): $5.00
- Dole Salad Kits (x1): $3.67
- Kroger Eggs Large Grade A (x3): $5.97
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil, salt, pepper, garlic, lemons, butter
🏷️ 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.
$62.10
for 4 people · $15.53 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.