Meijer Kosher Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: Because you're keeping kosher, this week has four meat dinners and one dairy night, so meat and dairy never meet: chicken wings on Monday, chicken breasts on Tuesday, turkey meatball soup on Thursday and beef patties on Friday, with a meatless cheese strata on Wednesday. Look for kosher-certified labels on the chicken wings ($5.98), chicken breasts ($4.58), ground turkey ($5.19) and Angus ground round ($9.74). The two packages of creamer potatoes ($6.58) cover both Monday's sheet-pan dinner and Thursday's soup, so you get variety without a long list. Apples add a sweet note on Tuesday in the skillet and on Friday as crisp Honeycrisp slices beside the Sabra Hummus ($2.49). Wednesday's strata uses the Vital Farms eggs, Meijer Half Loaf Bread and Sartori Cheese Wedge, which makes it an easy, filling break from meat.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Sheet-Pan Roasted Chicken Wings with Creamer Potatoes
Description: Meat. Family Pack Chicken Wings and The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes are tossed in olive oil, paprika and garlic powder, then roasted together on one pan until the wing skin is crisp and the potatoes are golden. No dairy is used anywhere in this meal.
Sale items used: Family Pack Chicken Wings, The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 2 lb Family Pack Chicken Wings (buy kosher-certified) and 1 package The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes, halved. Roast at 425 F for about 40 minutes, flipping once.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Herbed Chicken Wings with Potatoes and Green Beans

Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Breast with Cinnamon Skillet Apples
Description: Meat. Family Pack Chicken Breasts are sliced into cutlets and pan-seared in olive oil, then served over apples sautéed with cinnamon and a pinch of salt until soft and lightly caramelized. A sweet-savory stovetop dinner with no dairy.
Sale items used: Family Pack Chicken Breasts, Granny Smith, Pink Lady or Fuji Apples
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 2 lb Family Pack Chicken Breasts (buy kosher-certified), cut into about 8 cutlets, and 1 package Granny Smith, Pink Lady or Fuji Apples (use about 3 apples, sliced).
Recipes:
- Apple Cranberry Chicken
- Apple Cinnamon Chicken

Wednesday
Meal: Baked Egg and Sartori Cheese Strata
Description: Dairy. Cubes of Meijer Half Loaf Bread are soaked in a custard of Vital Farms Large Pasture Raised Eggs and Lactaid Lactose Free Milk, topped with grated Sartori Cheese Wedge and baked until puffed and golden. This is the week's meatless night, so no meat is served with it.
Sale items used: Vital Farms Large Pasture Raised Eggs, Lactaid Lactose Free Milk, Meijer Half Loaf Bread, Sartori Cheese Wedge
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: 1 carton Vital Farms Large Pasture Raised Eggs (use 8 eggs), 1 container Lactaid Lactose Free Milk (use about 1 1/2 cups), 1 Meijer Half Loaf Bread (cubed), and 1 Sartori Cheese Wedge (grated). Bake in an olive-oil-greased 9x13 dish at 350 F for about 40 minutes.

Thursday
Meal: Turkey Meatball and Creamer Potato Soup
Description: Meat. Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey is mixed with matzo meal and spices, rolled into meatballs and simmered with The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes in Pacific Organic Broth. A light, brothy dinner with no dairy.
Sale items used: Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey, The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes, Pacific Organic Broth
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey (buy kosher-certified), 1 package The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes, halved, and 1 package Pacific Organic Broth topped up with water to make about 6 cups of soup liquid. Simmer the meatballs and potatoes for about 25 minutes.
Recipes:
- Cozy, Creamy, Turkey Meatball Soup Recipe
- Hearty Meatball Soup

Friday
Meal: Pan-Seared Beef Kofta-Style Patties with Sabra Hummus and Honeycrisp Apple Slices
Description: Meat. Certified Angus Beef Ground Round is seasoned with cumin, coriander and paprika, formed into patties and pan-seared in olive oil until browned. The patties are served with Sabra Hummus and crisp Honeycrisp apple slices on the side.
Sale items used: Certified Angus Beef Ground Round, Sabra Hummus, Bulk Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lb Certified Angus Beef Ground Round (buy kosher-certified), formed into 8 patties, 1 package Sabra Hummus, and 1 lb Bulk Honeycrisp Apples, sliced.
Recipes:
- Beef Kofta Sandwich with Garlic Hummus

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Family Pack Chicken Wings (2 lbs): $5.98
- Family Pack Chicken Breasts (2 lbs): $4.58
- Jennie-O 93% Lean Ground Turkey (x1 package): $5.19
- Certified Angus Beef Ground Round (1.5 lbs): $9.74
- The Little Potato Company Creamer Potatoes (x2 packages): $6.58
- Granny Smith, Pink Lady or Fuji Apples (x1 package): $3.99
- Bulk Honeycrisp Apples (1 lb): $1.79
- Vital Farms Large Pasture Raised Eggs (x1 carton): $5.99
- Lactaid Lactose Free Milk (x1): $3.49
- Meijer Half Loaf Bread (x1): $1.59
- Sartori Cheese Wedge (x1): $3.99
- Pacific Organic Broth (x1): $2.99
- Sabra Hummus (x1): $2.49

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Ground cumin
- Ground coriander
- Cinnamon
- Matzo meal (or plain kosher breadcrumbs)
- Water