Meijer Dairy-Free Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Thighs with Roasted Potatoes and Celery
Description: A juicy pan-seared chicken thigh is served alongside oven-roasted potato wedges and celery sticks tossed in olive oil and herbs. This simple one-pan style dinner is naturally dairy-free and easy to portion for one.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs, Yellow or Red Potatoes, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 chicken thigh (about 0.5 lb), 2 small potatoes (about 0.5 lb from the 5 lb bag), 2 celery stalks from the bunch. Use olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder from your pantry.
Recipes:
- Pan-Seared Chicken Thighs
- Skillet Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
- Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
Tuesday
Meal: Ground Round Meatballs in Rao's Marinara with Cucumber Salad
Description: Hand-formed ground round meatballs simmer in Rao's marinara sauce for a rich, comforting dinner, served with a refreshing cucumber salad on the side. Extra meatballs can be frozen for a future quick meal.
Sale items used: Certified Angus Beef Ground Round, Rao's Pasta Sauce, Seedless Mini Cucumbers
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb of ground round (from the 2.25 lb package purchased; freeze remaining 1.75 lb in portions for future meals) to make 3-4 meatballs, simmered in about 1 cup of the marinara jar. Cucumber salad uses about half of the 2 lb bag, dressed with vinegar and oil from pantry.
Recipes:
- Italian Meatballs in Homemade Marinara
- Homemade Meatballs
- Gluten-Free Meatballs
Wednesday
Meal: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes and Celery
Description: A portion of marinated pork tenderloin is roasted until tender and juicy, paired with the remaining roasted potatoes and celery from earlier in the week. It's a hearty, dairy-free dinner with minimal cleanup.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Marinated Pork Tenderloin or Filet, Yellow or Red Potatoes, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use about 6 oz of the marinated pork tenderloin package (freeze remainder for another meal), 2 small potatoes (about 0.5 lb from bag), and 2 celery stalks.
Recipes:
- Pork Loin Roast with Vegetables
- Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Roasted Garlic-Balsamic Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes and Carrots
Thursday
Meal: Oven-Baked St. Louis Spareribs with Cucumber-Avocado Salad
Description: A small portion of St. Louis style spareribs is oven-baked low and slow until fall-off-the-bone tender, served with a bright cucumber-avocado salad. This scaled-down version avoids buying a full rack for a single serving.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs, Seedless Mini Cucumbers, Small Avocados
Prep time: 75 minutes (mostly hands-off baking; season ribs ahead in the morning or the night before for best flavor)
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb of spareribs (a practical single-serving cut, not a full rack). Salad uses remaining cucumbers from the bag and 1 avocado from the 3-count bag, dressed with lime juice and oil from pantry.
Recipes:
- Oven Baked Ribs
- St. Louis Style Ribs in the Oven
- Oven-Baked St. Louis BBQ Ribs
Friday
Meal: Seafood Meal with Cantaloupe and Avocado Salad
Description: A convenient pre-portioned seafood meal is prepared simply, paired with a refreshing cantaloupe and avocado salad for a light end-of-week dinner. The fruit and avocado balance the savory seafood nicely.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Seafood Meal, Large Cantaloupe Melon, Small Avocados
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 seafood meal package (11.5-12 oz), 1/4 of the cantaloupe, and 1 avocado from the remaining bag, tossed with lime juice and a pinch of salt from pantry.
Recipes:
- Cantaloupe, Avocado, and Shrimp Salad
- Seafood salad with avocado
- Avocado Crab Salad Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs (0.5 lb): $0.75
- Yellow or Red Potatoes (5 lb bag): $4.49
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery (1 each): $1.69
- Certified Angus Beef Ground Round (2.25 lb package): $15.73
- Rao's Pasta Sauce (15 oz jar): $5.99
- Seedless Mini Cucumbers (2 lb bag): $3.99
- Fresh from Meijer Marinated Pork Tenderloin or Filet (1 package): $5.99
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs (0.75 lb): $2.24
- Small Avocados (3 ct bag): $2.49
- Fresh from Meijer Seafood Meal (1 package): $7.99
- Large Cantaloupe Melon (1 each): $2.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Vinegar
- Lime juice
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- California Red Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Cotton Candy Grapes: $3.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts: $2.59/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs: $1.49/lb
- Frederik's by Meijer Ham, Chicken or Turkey: $9.99/lb
- Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak: $11.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins: $2.79/lb
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs: $2.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label or Natural Choice Bacon: $4.99 for 12-16 oz.
- Certified Angus Beef Ground Round: $6.99/lb for 2.25 lb. pkg. or larger
- Certified Angus Beef Round Roast or Steak: $6.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Certified Angus Beef Flavored or Seasoned Ground Beef Patties: $10.99 for 4 ct./21.28 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer Marinated Pork Tenderloin or Filet: $5.99 for 18.4-22 oz.
- Holten's Party Pack Burgers: $24.99 for 6 lb. box
- Hormel Fully Cooked Beef Entrée: $9.89 for 15 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer Seafood Meal: $7.99 for 11.5 or 12 oz.
Produce on sale:
- Locally Grown Bulk Rave or SweeTango Apples: $1.49/lb
- Yellow or Red Potatoes: $4.49 for 5 lb. bag
- Small Avocados: $2.49 for 3 ct. bag
- Large Jack-O'-Lantern Pumpkin: $4.99 each
- Honeycrisp Apples: $4.99 for 3 lb. bag
- Seedless Mini Cucumbers: $3.99 for 2 lb. bag
- Fresh from Meijer Apple Cider: $5.99 for Gallon
- Large Cantaloupe Melon: $2.99 each
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery: $1.69 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kraft Singles: $4.49 for 14.7-16 oz.
Bakery and bread on sale:
- La Terra Fina Dip: $3.99 for 10 oz.
- Lofthouse Cookies: $3.99 for 9.5-13.5 oz.
- Simple Joys Sliced Iced Cake: $4.99 for 14.1 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer 8" Single Layer Carrot Cake: $9.99 for 28 oz.
- Sara Lee Bread: $2.99 for 20 oz.
- Thomas' Bagels: $3.99 for 6 ct./18-20 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Multipack: $8.99 for 20-24 ct./18-20 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Bread or Whole Grain Bread: $3.79 for 22-24 oz. or 24 oz.
- Pace Salsa: $2.99 for 15 oz.
- Pretzel Crisps: $5.89 for 14 oz.
- O-Ke-Doke Popcorn: $2.49 for 7.5-8 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Pirouette: $5.99 for 13.5 oz.
- Snyder's Gluten Free or Multigrain Pretzels: $2.99 for 8 oz.
- Cape Cod Chips and Snyder's Pretzel Variety Pack: $10.49 for 20 ct./19 oz.
- Lance Gluten Free Crackers: $3.49 for 5 oz.
Pantry on sale:
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $5.99 for 15 or 24 oz.
- California Pizza Kitchen Pizza: $7.49 for 13.4-15.8 oz.
- Meijer Purified Drinking Water: $3.99 for 40 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Kraft Mayo: $2.99 final price for 30 oz.
- Gimme Seaweed Snacks: $4.99 for 1.02-1.05 oz.
- Kind Protein Bars, Healthy Grains Clusters or Protein Max Granola: $3.99 for 6 ct./7.4-10.58 oz., 11 oz. or 9 oz.
- Meijer Ground Coffee: $11.99 for 24.2-30.5 oz. canister
- Frederik's by Meijer Coffee Pods: $24.99 for 48 ct.
- Log Cabin Syrup: $2.99 for 24 oz.
- Ghirardelli Brownie Mix: $3.99 for 16-20 oz.
- Mott's Applesauce or Fruit Smoothie Pouches: $6.99 for 12 ct./3.2 oz. or 8 ct./4.2 oz.
- Brach's Candy Corn: $4.99 for 20 oz.
- Hershey's Party Size Bagged Candy: $14.99 for 23.8-39 oz.
- Twizzlers Licorice or Jolly Rancher Ropes: $3.99 for 10-16 oz.
- Nerds Gummy Clusters or Trolli or Black Forest Gummies: $7.49 for 18.5-28.8 oz.
- Halloween Snack Size Chocolate Bag: $5.79 for 6.8-11.6 oz.
- Cheez-It, Town House or Club Family Size Crackers or Toasteds Crackers Party Pack: $4.99 for 12-21 oz. or 12 oz.
- Simple Mills Cookies, Crackers or Sweet Thins: $4.49 for 4-5.5 oz.
- La Croix Sparkling Water: $5.49 for 12 pk./12 oz. cans
- oHy Sparkling Water or FIJI Natural Artesian Water: $5.99 for 8 pk./12 oz. cans or 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Maison Perrier French Kiss Sparkling Juice Beverages: $5.49 for 6 pk./11.15 oz. cans
- vitaminwater: $6.49 for 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Clearly Canadian or Clearly Zero Sparkling Water Beverages: $6.49 for 6 pk./12 oz. cans
- V8 Splash: $1.99 for 64 oz.
- Capri Sun: $8.99 for 30 ct./6 oz. pouches
- Monster Energy Drinks: $21.99 for 12 pk./16 oz. cans
- Bai Antioxidant Beverages: $6.99 for 6 pk./14 oz. cans
- La Colombe Coffee Beverages: $6.99 for 4 pk./9 oz. cans
- NOS Original: $21.99 for 12 pk./16 oz.
- Meijer Frozen Texas Toast or Garlic Bread: 3 for $12 or $1.99 for 10.5-16 oz.
- Meijer Frozen Skillet Meals: $2.99 for 20-21 oz.
- Meijer Salsa or Queso: $2.99 for 15.5 oz. or 23 oz.
- Meijer BBQ Sauce: $1.89 for 18 oz.
- Meijer Canned Vegetables: $0.69 for 14.5-15.25 oz.
- Meijer Granola: $2.99 for 12-13 oz. Stand-up pouch
- Meijer Breakfast Croissants or Biscuits: $6.49 for 4 ct./14.2-17.9 oz.
Frozen on sale:
- Totino's Frozen Pizza Rolls: $9.99 for 100 ct./48.8 oz.
- Tombstone Frozen Pizza: $4.49 for 17.2-27 oz.
- Nestlé Drumstick or Dipped Cones: $4.99 final price for 5-20 ct./13.8-37.5 oz.
🛒 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.
$54.34
for 1 person · $54.34 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Meijer weekly sales flyer for the week of September 16, 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 Meijer.