Kroger Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared and Oven-Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Butternut Squash and Sauteed Apples
Description: A thick portion of pork tenderloin is seared until golden, then finished in the oven alongside caramelized butternut squash cubes. Sliced apple is sauteed in butter until soft and slightly sweet, making a quick pan topping for the pork.
Sale items used: Boneless Pork Tenderloin ($2.99/lb), Butternut Squash ($1.49/lb), Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples ($1.49/lb)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Buy about 0.75 lb of pork tenderloin and cook a 6 oz piece (about 0.375 lb); refrigerate the rest for a sandwich or salad. Buy about 1 lb of butternut squash and roast about 1.5 cups of cubes (roughly half a pound peeled). Buy about 1 lb of apples in total for the week and use 1 medium apple tonight (the other goes in Thursday's meal). Sear the pork 3 minutes per side, then roast at 425 F with the squash for 15 to 20 minutes until the pork reaches 145 F, and let it rest 5 minutes.
Recipes:
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Squash Recipe
- Baked Pork Tenderloin with Apples Recipe
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sage (30-Minute Recipe)
Tuesday
Meal: Salsa-Baked Chicken Breast Rice Bowls with Avocado and Cheese
Description: One chicken breast is baked under salsa until juicy and tender, then sliced over a warm cup of rice. It is topped with creamy avocado and melted shredded cheese for a filling single-serve bowl.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts ($3.99/lb), Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce, Minute Rice Microwave Cups, Avocados (4 ct Bag), Sargento Cheese
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Buy about 0.5 lb of chicken breast (one 8 oz breast). Use 1/3 cup salsa, 1 Minute Rice cup, 1/2 avocado, and 1/4 cup shredded cheese. Bake the chicken with the salsa at 400 F for 22 to 25 minutes until it reaches 165 F, then add the cheese for the last 3 minutes. Save the remaining salsa and the other half avocado (leave the pit in and wrap tightly) for snacking or Thursday.
Recipes:
- Salsa Chicken Bake
- Baked Salsa Chicken
- Baked Salsa Chicken and Rice
Wednesday
Meal: Garlic Butter Shrimp with Warm Stonefire Naan and Cucumber-Onion Salad
Description: Plump shrimp are sauteed in a bubbling garlic butter sauce with a squeeze of lemon. They are served with a warm, toasted naan for scooping and a crisp, tangy cucumber and red onion salad.
Sale items used: Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (2 lb bag), Stonefire Naan, Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers, Kroger Red Onions
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 6 oz of shrimp (roughly 8 to 10 pieces) from the 2 lb bag and freeze the remainder in portions. Thaw the shrimp in cold water for 10 minutes before cooking. Use 1 piece of naan (freeze the second pack), 2 to 3 mini cucumbers sliced, and about 1/4 of a small red onion sliced thin. Toss the salad with a splash of vinegar, a pinch of salt, and pepper. Saute the shrimp in 1 tablespoon butter with 2 cloves minced garlic for 3 to 4 minutes total.
Recipes:
- Cucumber Tomato Salad with Grilled Naan
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
- Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Thursday
Meal: Tomato and Cheese Frittata with Crisp Apple Side
Description: Three eggs are whisked with juicy tomatoes and shredded cheese, then cooked on the stovetop and finished under the broiler until puffed and golden. A sliced crisp apple on the side adds a fresh, sweet crunch.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs (18 ct), Nature Sweet Seasonal Medley Tomatoes, Sargento Cheese, Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples ($1.49/lb)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 eggs, about 1/2 cup halved tomatoes (roughly 4 oz), 1/4 cup shredded cheese, and 1 medium apple (from the 1 lb bought Monday). Cook in a small 8 inch oven-safe skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes, then broil 2 to 3 minutes until set. Add a splash of water to the eggs instead of milk, plus salt and pepper.
Recipes:
- Baked Tomato and Cheese Frittata
- Baked Frittata with Tomato and Goat Cheese
- ENVY™ APPLE, TOMATO, AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA
Friday
Meal: Pan-Browned Kroger Dinner Sausage with Idahoan Mashed Potatoes and Del Monte Vegetables
Description: Sliced dinner sausage is browned in a skillet until crisp at the edges and juicy inside. It is served over fluffy Idahoan mashed potatoes with a side of warmed Del Monte vegetables.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage, Idahoan Mashed Potatoes, Del Monte Vegetables
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use about 4 oz of sausage (roughly one third of the package) and freeze or refrigerate the rest. Prepare about one quarter of the Idahoan pouch following the package ratio for 1 serving. Warm about 1/2 can of vegetables (roughly 1 cup, drained) and save the rest for another meal. Brown the sausage over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, turning often.
Recipes:
- Bangers and Mashed Potatoes
- Cabbage, Sausage and Mustard Mashed
- Mustard Mashed Potatoes with Kielbasa Sausage
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin (0.75 lb): $2.24
- Butternut Squash (1 lb): $1.49
- Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples (1 lb): $1.49
- Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts (0.5 lb): $2.00
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups (x1): $0.99
- Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce (x1): $1.99
- Avocados, 4 ct Bag (x1): $3.99
- Sargento Cheese, 2 for deal (x1 deal): $5.00
- Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp, 2 lb bag (x1): $12.00
- Stonefire Naan, 2 for deal (x1 deal): $6.00
- Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers (x1): $2.99
- Kroger Red Onions, 3 lb Bag (x1): $4.29
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs, 18 ct (x1): $3.99
- Nature Sweet Seasonal Medley Tomatoes (x1): $2.99
- Kroger Dinner Sausage (x1): $3.99
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (x1): $0.99
- Del Monte Vegetables (x1): $0.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter
- Olive oil or cooking oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic (fresh cloves)
- Lemon or lemon juice
- Vinegar (red wine or apple cider) for the cucumber salad
- Water for the Idahoan potatoes and Minute Rice
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts (Big Pack): $3.99/lb with card
- Boneless Chuck Roast: $7.99/lb with card
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin or Bone-In Pork Back Ribs: $2.99/lb with card
- Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (2 lb bag): $12.00 each with card
- Wild-Caught Snow Crab Clusters: $10.99/lb with card
- Kroger Seasoned Pork Carnitas or Braised Beef Barbacoa (Meat Entrée): $6.99 each*
- Ball Park Meat Franks: $1.77 each with digital coupon
- Boneless Strip Steaks (Family Pack): $15.99/lb with card
- Kroger Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (3 lb): $9.99 with card
- Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb package): $7.49/lb with card
- Simple Truth Organic 90% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb): $25.00 with card
- Kroger Dinner Sausage or Kroger Bacon: $3.99 with card
- Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion: $12.00 with card
- Eastern Seas Sea Scallops (Frozen): $12.00 with card
- Butterball Turkey (Frozen, 10 lbs and up): $1.28/lb with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat or Claussen Pickles: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Hillshire Farm Reserve Lunch Meat: $3.99 each
- Private Selection Italian Meat: $4.49 each
- GoGo Squeez Applesauce Pouches: $6.99 each*
- Deli Kitchen Fried Chicken: $5.00 with card
- In-Store Made Fruit Tray with Dip: $22.99 with card
- Private Selection Haunted Halloween Sushi Combo: $10.00 with card
Produce on sale:
- Cuties Seedless Mandarins (3 lb Bag): $3.99 with card
- Raspberries or Blackberries (6 oz): 2 for $4.00 with card
- Kroger Russet Potatoes (10 lb Bag): $5.00 with card
- Avocados (4 ct Bag): $3.99 with card
- Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples or Bartlett Pears: $1.49/lb with digital coupon
- Nature Sweet Seasonal Medley Tomatoes: $2.99 with card
- Jumbo Blueberries: $5.99 with card
- Butternut, Acorn or Spaghetti Squash: $1.49/lb with card
- Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers or Snacking Tomatoes: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Asian Pears (3 ct): $8.99 with card
- Kroger Red Onions (3 lb Bag): $4.29 with card
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kroger Butter (2-Pack): $3.99 with card
- Kroger Milk (Half Gallon): $1.59 each with digital coupon
- Sargento Cheese: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs (18 ct): $3.99 each with digital coupon
- Dannon Light + Fit Greek Yogurt (4-Pack): $2.49 each*
- International Delight Creamer: $2.49 each with digital coupon
- Simple Truth Almondmilk: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk: $2.99 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Mini Cupcakes or Frosted Sugar Cookies: $4.00 each with digital coupon
- Glazed Donuts or Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants: $5.00 with card
- Kroger Signature Pizza: $8.00 with card
- Fresh Baked Cookies: $3.00 with card
- Stonefire Naan: 2 for $6.00 with card
- Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread: $2.49 each*
Pantry on sale:
- Nabisco Oreo or Chips Ahoy Family Size Cookies: $3.49 each with card
- Campbell's Chunky or Protein Soup: $1.49 each with digital coupon
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Lay's Potato or Kettle Cooked Potato Chips: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Skippy Peanut Butter or Planters Peanuts: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Kool Aid Jammers: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Goldfish Crackers or Annie's Fruit Snacks: $7.99 each
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $4.49 each
- Nature Valley Biscuits or Farm Rich Breakfast Entree: $4.99 each
- General Mills Cereal: $1.79 each
- Jif Peanut Butter: $4.99 each
- Dasani Water or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: $3.99 each
- Cheez-It or Club Family Size Crackers: $4.49 each
- Blue Diamond Almonds or Chomps Chomplings Meat Sticks: $6.99 each
- Pure Leaf Tea or Dunkin' Coffee: $12.99 each
- Green Mountain or McCafe K-Cups: $18.99 each
- Miracle Whip or Kraft Mayo: $3.99 each
- Betty Crocker Brownie Mix or Tree Top Juice: $1.99 each
- Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing or Velveeta Shells & Cheese: $5.99 each
- Kellogg's Cereal: $2.29 each
- Heinz Ketchup or Duke's Mayo: $3.49 each
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $7.99 each
- Simple Truth Organic Broth or Kroger Saltine Crackers: $2.00 with card
- Kroger Peanuts: $2.00 with card
- Kroger Orange Juice (Gallon): $7.00 with card
- Bubly Sparkling Water or Lower Sugar Gatorade: $4.00 with card
- Gatorade Thirst Quencher (18-Pack): $9.99 with card
- Coca-Cola, Pepsi or Sun Drop (6-Pack Bottles): 3 for $10.00 with card
- Pacific Foods Organic Soup: 2 for $7.00 with card
- Boulder Canyon Potato Chips or Happy Snacks Animal Crackers: $3.99 with card
- Spindrift Sparkling Water: $6.49 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Ghee: $10.99 with card
- Patak's Simmer Sauce or Chutney: $4.99 with card
- Kroger Whole Cashews: $4.99 with card
- Kroger Basmati Rice: $8.49 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Coconut Flakes or Chips: 2 for $3.00 with card
- Kroger Salad Dressing or Marinades: 2 for $4.00 with card
- Powerade: 10 for $10.00 with card
- Kroger Coffee Pods: $29.99 each
- Yogi Tea: $2.49 each
- Kroger Steamable Vegetables: $0.99 each with card (mix & match 5+)
- Knorr Sides: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Gravy: $0.99 each with card
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes: $0.99 each with card
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups: $0.99 each with card
- Swanson Broth: $0.99 each with card
- Kroger Paste: $0.99 each with card
- Kind Bar: $0.99 each with card
- Del Monte Vegetables: $0.99 each with card
- Martha White Muffin Mix: $0.99 each with card
- Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake Mix: $0.99 each with card
- Takis: $0.99 each with card
- Slim Jim: $0.99 each with card
- Sparkling Ice: $0.99 each with card
Frozen on sale:
- Red Baron Pizza: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Farm Rich Appetizer or Impossible Entrée: $4.99 each
- Jose Ole Taquitos or Mini Tacos: $5.49 each
- Foster Farms Corn Dogs or El Monterey Quesadillas: $5.99 each*
- Saffron Road Entrée: $3.99 with card
- DiGiorno Pizza: 2 for $10.00 with card
- Kroger Ice Cream or Frozen Dairy Dessert Sandwiches: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Ice Cream: $5.00 with card
- Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream or Talenti Gelato: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Tyson Frozen Chicken or Blue Diamond Almonds: $12.99 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.
$57.42
for 1 person · $57.42 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of October 28, 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.