Meijer Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Braised Chicken Thighs with Yellow Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: Bone-in chicken thighs are braised until tender with chunks of yellow potato in a savory broth. Fresh green beans round out the plate for a comforting weeknight dinner for two.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs, Yellow or Red Potatoes
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1 lb chicken thighs (2-3 pieces) and 1 lb potatoes (about a fifth of the 5 lb bag). Green beans are fresh produce not on this week's flyer, so pick up about 0.5 lb separately.
Recipes:
- Braised Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes
- Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Potatoes & Green Beans
Tuesday
Meal: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Honeycrisp Apples and Celery
Description: A lean pork tenderloin is roasted alongside sliced Honeycrisp apples and celery for a sweet-savory autumn dinner. The apples caramelize while roasting, pairing perfectly with the juicy pork.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins, Honeycrisp Apples, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1 lb pork tenderloin, 2 Honeycrisp apples (from the 3 lb bag), and half a bunch of celery.
Recipes:
- Baked Pork Tenderloin with Apples Recipe
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples - Slender Kitchen
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions
Wednesday
Meal: BBQ Spareribs with Seedless Mini Cucumber Salad
Description: St. Louis style spareribs are slow-cooked with BBQ sauce until fall-off-the-bone tender, served with a crisp, cool cucumber salad. This is a practical portion of ribs sized for two instead of a full rack.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs, Seedless Mini Cucumbers, Meijer BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 90 minutes (make-ahead note: ribs can be seasoned the night before and slow-cooked in the afternoon)
Serving note: Use about 1.5 lb spareribs (a partial rack) and half of the 2 lb bag of mini cucumbers for the salad.
Recipes:
- Five Spice Sweet Chili BBQ Ribs with Marinated Cucumber Salad
- Sweet & Sour Spareribs with a Cucumber Salad
- Cucumber Salad
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Breast with Sauteed Celery and Avocado Salad
Description: Boneless chicken breasts are pan-seared to a golden crust and served with lightly sauteed celery and a fresh avocado salad. Light, quick, and full of texture contrast.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts, Locally Grown Pascal Celery, Small Avocados
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1 lb chicken breast (2 breasts), the remaining half bunch of celery, and 1-2 avocados from the 3 ct. bag.
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
- Avocado Chicken Salad (Quick and Easy!)
- Creamy Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe
Friday
Meal: Grilled T-Bone Steak with Roasted Yellow Potatoes
Description: Two well-marbled T-bone steaks are grilled to a perfect char and paired with crispy roasted yellow potatoes. A hearty, restaurant-style dinner for two to close out the week.
Sale items used: Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak, Yellow or Red Potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1.5 lb of T-bone steak (two smaller steaks) and 1 lb potatoes (from the remaining bag purchased Monday).
Recipes:
- Garlic & Herb Piedmontese T-Bone Steak With Oven-Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Recipe
- T-bone steak with roasted potatoes
- Grilled T-Bone Steaks
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs (1 lb): $1.49
- Yellow or Red Potatoes (5 lb bag): $4.49
- Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins (1 lb): $2.79
- Honeycrisp Apples (3 lb bag): $4.99
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery (1 each): $1.69
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs (1.5 lb): $4.49
- Seedless Mini Cucumbers (2 lb bag): $3.99
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts (1 lb): $2.59
- Small Avocados (3 ct bag): $2.49
- Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak (1.5 lb): $17.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, olive oil or cooking oil
- Garlic, onion (if desired for braising)
- BBQ sauce is on sale but optional if you already keep some at home
- Fresh green beans (not on sale, pick up separately)
🏷️ 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
- Frederik's by Meijer Cheese: $6.99/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:
- Fairlife Ultra-Filtered Milk: $4.99 for 52 oz.
- Horizon Organic or DHA Milk: $5.49 for Half gallon
- Almond Breeze Almondmilk or Planet Oat Oatmilk: $2.49 for 64 oz. or 52 oz.
- I Can't Believe It's Not Butter or Brummel & Brown Spread: $3.89 for 15-16 oz. or 8 oz. spray or 15 oz.
- Kraft Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese: $3.49 for 7-8 oz.
- 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:
- Chobani Flip or Protein Greek Yogurt: $7.49 for 4.5-6.7 oz.
- 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 Peanut Butter: $2.99 for 28 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.
- Protein Pints Ice Cream: $2.99 final price for 16 oz.
- Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream: $2.99 final price for 9-14 oz.
- Snickers, Twix or Milky Way Ice Cream Bars: $4.49 for 9.5-12 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.
$47.00
for 2 people · $23.50 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.