Piggly Wiggly Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Skillet Sausage and Potato Hash with Bell Peppers
Description: Sliced smoked sausage gets browned in a skillet with diced red potatoes and colorful bell peppers for a hearty, one-pan dinner kids will love. Everything cooks together in about 30 minutes for an easy weeknight meal with minimal cleanup.
Sale items used: Earl Campbell's Smoked Sausage (2 for $5.00), Best Choice Red or Gold Potatoes (2 for $7.00), Red/Yellow/Orange Bell Peppers (2 for $3.00)
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 link (about 12 oz) of smoked sausage sliced into coins, 2 medium potatoes (roughly 1 lb from the 5 lb bag), and 1 bell pepper sliced thin - plenty for 2 hearty servings. The remaining potatoes will carry over to Tuesday's roasted potatoes, saving money across the week.
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Bone-In Chicken Breasts with Roasted Potatoes
Description: Bone-in chicken breasts are seasoned simply and baked until juicy and golden, served alongside crispy oven-roasted potato wedges that kids always enjoy. This is a classic, familiar dinner that is easy to pull together on a weeknight.
Sale items used: Bone-In Chicken Breasts Family Pack ($1.69/lb), Best Choice Red or Gold Potatoes (already purchased Monday)
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 2 lbs of bone-in chicken breasts (about 2 large pieces) at $1.69/lb for a total of $3.38; use remaining potatoes from the 5 lb bag purchased Monday. Total cook time is close to 60 minutes, so preheat the oven early and season the chicken while it comes to temperature.
Recipes:
- Easy Baked Chicken and Potato Dinner Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Ground Chuck Tacos with Shredded Cheese and Tomato
Description: Seasoned ground beef is cooked up quickly and loaded into taco shells with shredded cheese and fresh diced tomato for a fun, hands-on dinner kids aged 5-12 absolutely love. Taco night is easy to customize so everyone gets exactly what they want.
Sale items used: Fresh Ground Chuck Family Pack ($4.99/lb), Old El Paso Taco Seasoning ($0.99 each), Old El Paso Taco Shells (2 for $4.00), Sargento Shreds ($2.99 each), Beefsteak Tomatoes ($1.49/lb)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of ground chuck at $4.99/lb for a total of $4.99; buy 1 box of taco shells, 1 bag of shredded cheese, 1 packet of taco seasoning, and about 0.5 lb of beefsteak tomato ($0.75). Plan for 3 to 4 tacos per person, which is plenty for 2 people.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Tacos
Thursday
Meal: Panko-Crusted Baked Tilapia with Corn and Dole Coleslaw
Description: Tilapia fillets get a light, crispy panko coating and bake up golden in the oven, served alongside sweet corn and a simple creamy coleslaw that even picky eaters enjoy. This is a mild, kid-friendly fish dinner that feels like a restaurant treat at home.
Sale items used: Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets ($4.79 each), Dole Coleslaw ($1.29 each), Libby's Vegetables corn ($2.19 each), Mayfield Sour Cream ($1.99 each)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: One 16 oz bag of tilapia provides 2 to 3 fillets, which is the right amount for 2 people. Use half the sour cream container to make a simple coleslaw dressing mixed with a little mayo and sugar from the pantry; refrigerate the rest for another use. Panko breadcrumbs are a pantry staple listed below.
Recipes:
- Simple Panko Crusted Tilapia
- Panko Crusted Tilapia
Friday
Meal: Baked Bone-In Sirloin Pork Chops with Applesauce and Green Cabbage Slaw
Description: Bone-in pork chops are seasoned simply and baked until tender, paired with sweet applesauce and a light shredded cabbage slaw that makes a colorful, kid-approved plate. The mild flavors and familiar sides make this a great end-of-week family dinner.
Sale items used: Bone-In Sirloin Pork Chops Family Pack ($1.69/lb), Green Cabbage ($0.69/lb), Ginger Gold Apples ($3.99 each)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of bone-in pork chops (2 chops) at $1.69/lb for a total of $2.54. Buy 1 small head of green cabbage (about 1 lb at $0.69) for the slaw. Use the Ginger Gold Apples to make a quick homemade applesauce by peeling, chopping, and simmering 2 to 3 apples with a little sugar and cinnamon for about 15 minutes.
Recipes:
- SHEET PAN SUPPER's Thick Cut Pork Chops with Warm Apple-Cabbage Slaw
- Pork Chops with Apple Cabbage Slaw
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Earl Campbell's Smoked Sausage (1 pack, 2 for $5.00 deal): $5.00
- Best Choice Red or Gold Potatoes (1 bag, 5 lb, 2 for $7.00 deal - 1 bag sufficient for both Monday and Tuesday): $3.50
- Red/Yellow/Orange Bell Peppers (2 peppers, 2 for $3.00): $3.00
- Bone-In Chicken Breasts Family Pack (2 lbs at $1.69/lb): $3.38
- Fresh Ground Chuck Family Pack (1 lb at $4.99/lb): $4.99
- Old El Paso Taco Seasoning (x1): $0.99
- Old El Paso Taco Shells (1 box, 2 for $4.00 deal): $2.00
- Sargento Shreds (x1): $2.99
- Beefsteak Tomatoes (0.5 lb at $1.49/lb): $0.75
- Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets (x1): $4.79
- Dole Coleslaw (x1): $1.29
- Libby's Vegetables corn (x1): $2.19
- Mayfield Sour Cream (x1): $1.99
- Bone-In Sirloin Pork Chops Family Pack (1.5 lbs at $1.69/lb): $2.54
- Green Cabbage (1 lb at $0.69/lb): $0.69
- Ginger Gold Apples (x1, 3 lb bag): $3.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil or butter
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Paprika
- Panko breadcrumbs
- All-purpose flour
- Mayonnaise
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Apple cider vinegar
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork Tenderloins, Picnics or Loin Fillets (18.4-23 oz): $4.99 each
- Bone-In Chicken Breasts, Family Pack Fresh/Previously Frozen: $1.69/lb
- Bone-In Sirloin Pork Chops, Family Pack Fresh: $1.69/lb
- Jimmy Dean Fresh Pork Roll Sausage (16 oz): $3.99 each
- Fresh Ground Chuck, Family Pack: $4.99/lb
- Smithfield Sliced Bacon (12 oz): $3.99 each
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Boneless Beef Top Sirloin Steaks, Family Pack: $7.99/lb
- Prairie Fresh Whole Pork Tenderloin, Family Pack Fresh: $2.99/lb
- Ground Chuck Patties, Family Pack Fresh: $5.49/lb
- Tyson Original or Flavored Chicken Wings (40 oz, Individually Fresh Frozen): $5.49 each
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Boneless Beef Shoulder Roast: $5.49/lb
- Ball Park Beef Franks (15 oz): $3.99 each
- Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken Strips, Fillets, Nuggets, Wings or Restaurant Style Entrees (20-26.05 oz): $7.77 each
- Eckrich Hot Dogs (12 oz): $1.79 each
- Sea Best Flounder Fillets (16 oz, Fresh Frozen): $5.99 each
- Holten's Frozen Beef Patties (6 lb): $26.99 each
- Lloyd's Pork or Chicken BBQ (16 oz): $4.99 each
- Mrs. Grissom's (24 oz, Chicken Salad or Pimento Cheese): $4.99 each
- Oscar Mayer P3 Portable Protein (2 oz): 2 for $4.00
- Oscar Mayer Wallet Pack Lunch Meats (14 oz): $4.49 each
- Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast or Tenderloins (40 oz, Individually Fresh Frozen): $7.99 each
- Earl Campbell's Smoked Sausage (12-13 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Lil Butcher Shoppe Smoked Sausage (14 oz): $4.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Uploaded Lunchables (13.92-16.1 oz): $3.49 each
- Land O'Frost Lunch Meat Sub Kits (20 oz): $7.99 each
- El Monterey Family Size Burritos or Chimichangas (30.4-32 oz): $5.79 each
- Armour Lunchmakers (2.4-2.84 oz): 5 for $5.00
- Jimmy Dean Pancake & Sausage on a Stick (30 oz): $8.99 each
- Johnsonville Fresh or Fully Cooked Pork Sausage (9.6-12 oz): $3.99 each
- Smoky Farms Frozen Sausage Patties (27 oz): $4.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Frozen Biscuits, Burritos, Muffins, Griddlecakes, Roll Ups or Hashbrowns (12-18.8 oz): $5.99 each
- Tennessee Pride Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches (28-29 oz): $8.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Sliced Turkey Bacon (12 oz): $3.99 each
- Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets (16 oz): $4.79 each
- Bali Park Meat or Turkey Franks (15 oz) [3-Day Sale]: 2 for $3.00
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage (12-16 oz) [3-Day Sale]: 2 for $5.00
- Kretschmar Off the Bone Ham (sliced to order): $6.49/lb
- Kretschmar Cheese (sliced to order): $6.49/lb
- Kretschmar Turkey Breast (sliced to order): $7.99/lb
- Kentuckian Gold Deli Bologna (sliced to order): $3.99/lb
- Smithfield Fully Cooked St. Louis Style Ribs (1 rack): $11.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Fresh Dough Pizza (Hot & Ready to Eat, Choice of Any or All Toppings - Decatur & Charleston only): $10.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Green or Red Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Iceberg Lettuce: 2 for $3.00
- Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers: 2 for $3.00
- Ginger Gold Apples (3 lb, Michigan): $3.99 each
- Beefsteak Tomatoes: $1.49/lb
- Green Cabbage: $0.69/lb
- Avocados: 3 for $2.00
- Red or Black Plums: $1.99/lb
- Best Choice Red or Gold Potatoes (5 lb bag): 2 for $7.00
- Dole Coleslaw (14 oz): $1.29 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Vital Farm Pasture Raised Large Eggs (dozen): $5.99 each
- Galbani Ricotta (16 oz): $1.99 each
- Blue Bonnet Margarine Quarters (32 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Mayfield Sour Cream (12-16 oz): $1.99 each
- Sargento Slices (3.49-6.67 oz): $3.49 each
- Heluva Good! Dips (12 oz): 2 for $4.00
- Starbucks or Natural Bliss Creamer (24-32 oz): $4.99 each
- Chobani Yogurt (4 pk): $3.99 each
- Dannon Danimals, Activia or YoCrunch Yogurt (4-6 ct): 2 for $6.00
- Sargento Shreds (5-8 oz): $2.99 each
- Florida's Natural Lemonade Splashes (59 oz): $2.79 each
- Oikos Protein Shake (12 oz): 2 for $6.00
- Violife Cream Cheese (7.05-8 oz): $3.99 each
- Mayfield French Onion Dip (16 oz): $2.49 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Fresh Dough Pizza (Fresh Baked, Hot & Ready to Eat, Choice of All Toppings - Decatur & Charleston only): $10.99 each
- Café Valley Ring Cakes (26 oz): $5.99 each
- Sweet P's Mini Brownies (10.5 oz): $4.99 each
- Sweet P's Mini Cupcakes (12 ct): $4.49 each
- Pretzilla Pretzel Bites Tub (10.5-12.3 oz): $5.99 each
- Clyde's Glazed Yeast Donuts (6 ct): $2.99 each
- Rich's Caramel Cake (44 oz, Double Layer): $14.99 each
- Reser's Side Dishes (12-14 oz) [3-Day Sale]: 2 for $5.00
- King's Hawaiian Sliced Sweet Bread or Mini Sub Buns (12-13.5 oz) [3-Day Sale]: 2 for $5.00
Pantry on sale:
- Chef Boyardee Pasta (7.5-15 oz): 10 for $10.00
- Maruchan Ramen (12 pk): 2 for $7.00
- Maruchan Ramen Cups (2.25 oz): $0.69 each
- Maruchan Yakisoba or Ramen Bowls (3.31-4.12 oz): 10 for $10.00
- Coca Cola Products (24 pk/12 oz cans): $11.99 each
- Pepsi Products (24 pk/12 oz cans): $10.99 each
- Gatorade Thirst Quencher (8 pk/20 oz bottles): $8.99 each
- Folgers, Dunkin' or Bustelo K-Cups or Instant Coffee (7 oz or 10 ct): $7.99 each
- Kraft Blue Box Mac & Cheese (5 pk): $4.99 each
- Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna (5 oz): 10 for $10.00
- StarKist Tuna Pouches or Bowl (2.6-4.5 oz): 10 for $10.00
- Armour Chili With Beans (14 oz): $1.99 each
- Williams Chili Seasoning Mix (1 oz): 2 for $3.00
- Old El Paso Taco Seasoning (.85-1 oz): $0.99 each
- Old El Paso Taco Shells, Tostadas, Beans or Rice (4.7-12 oz or 10-12 ct): 2 for $4.00
- Old El Paso Premium Shells, Dinner Kit or Sauces (6.25-19 oz or 8-12 ct): 2 for $6.00
- Old El Paso Refried Beans, Green Chiles, or Enchilada Sauce (4-16 oz): 2 for $3.00
- Libby's Pineapple (20 oz): $1.99 each
- Libby's Vegetables (28-29 oz): $2.19 each
- Maxwell House Ground Coffee (22-27.9 oz): $12.49 each
- Kraft or Velveeta Mac & Cheese Bowls (3.5-5 oz): $2.99 each
- Rao's Pasta Sauce (32 oz): $7.99 each
- IrResistable Gut Health Pasta (14.5 oz): $2.79 each
- V8 Splash Juice (64 oz): 2 for $4.00
- Duke's Mayonnaise (30 oz): $4.99 each
- Minute Rice Cups (8.8 oz): $1.99 each
- Ben's Original Ready Rice (6-8.8 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Dunkin' or Bustelo Ground Coffee (11-12 oz): $8.99 each
- StarKist Chunk Light Tuna (5 oz): $0.99 each
- Kellogg's Mini Wheats, Special K or Corn Flakes Cereals (9.6-16.1 oz) [3-Day Sale]: $1.99 each
- Betty Crocker Cake or Brownie Mix (13.25-16.3 oz): $0.99 each
- Banquet Basic Dinners (4.85-8 oz): $0.99 each
- Pillsbury Grands, Crescents and Cinnamon Rolls (4-5 ct): $0.99 each
- Frito-Lay Doritos Chips (9-10.75 oz): 2 for $7.00
- Frito-Lay Lay's Potato Chips (5-8 oz): 2 for $5.00
- General Mills Family Size Cereal (16-19.7 oz): 2 for $8.00
- Snack Pack Pudding or Gelatin (4 ct): 10 for $10.00
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (15 ct): 3 for $5.00
- Jack's Pizza (13.8-15.8 oz): 3 for $9.00
- Sunbelt Family Pack Granola Bars (7.61-11.28 oz): 2 for $6.00
- Voortman Cookies or Wafers (5-11.3 oz): $2.99 each
- Splash Blast Water (6 pk): 2 for $4.00
- Khloud Protein Popcorn (4-5 oz): $3.99 each
- Honey Maid Graham Crackers (12.2-14.40 oz): $4.49 each
- Pure Life Aluminum Bottled Water (16 oz): 2 for $3.00
- Deer Park or Ice Mountain Aluminum Bottled Water (25 oz): $2.49 each
- Gatorade Gatorlyte Powder (3.17 oz): $4.99 each
- Metamucil Fiber Supplement (19.8-48.2 oz): $27.99 each
- Best Choice Croutons (5 oz): $1.58 each
- Best Choice Salad Dressing (16 oz): $2.09 each
- Best Choice K Cups (12 ct): 2 for $10.00
- Best Choice Zipper Bags (12-90 ct): 2 for $5.00
- Best Choice Juice (64 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Best Choice Coffee Creamer (10.2-22 oz): $3.79 each
- Best Choice Popcorn (6 ct): $2.99 each
- Best Choice Potato Chips (7.75-8 oz): $1.99 each
- Best Choice Sour Cream (8 oz): $0.99 each
- Best Choice Cream Cheese (8 oz): $1.99 each
- Best Choice Sauerkraut (14.5 oz): $1.29 each
- Best Choice Snack Nuts (8-10.3 oz): $4.99 each
- Best Choice Butter (16 oz): $3.99 each
- Pearl Milling Company Pancake Mix or Syrup (24-32 oz): $3.99 each
- Martha White Muffin Mix (7-7.6 oz): 4 for $5.00
- Duncan Hines Fruit Crumble Bar Mix (15.21 oz): $3.99 each
- Krusteaz Cake, Muffin or Dessert Mix (17.1-21 oz): $2.99 each
- Reese's Peanut Butter (18 oz): $2.99 each
- Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies Bars or Treats (16 ct): $4.99 each
- Lawry's Seasoned Salt (16 oz): $3.99 each
- Lifesavers Gummies (7 oz): $2.29 each
- Koebler Cracker Packs (8 ct): $2.99 each
- Town House, Club, Toasted, Carr's or Keebler Graham Crackers (4.25-15 oz): $3.99 each
- Oreo Cookies (7.8-14.03 oz): $3.99 each
- Cheez-It Cracker Packs or Pringles Grab N' Go (12.91-20 oz): $8.99 each
- Hostess Multi Pack Snacks (5-10 ct): $2.99 each
- Bubly Water (8 pk/12 oz): $3.99 each
- Zatarain's Fish Fri (9-12 oz): $1.79 each
- Homemade Baked Beans: $2.99/lb
- Oh Snap! Deli Snacks (1.5-3.5 oz): 4 for $5.00
- SunnyD Punch (15 pk): $8.99 each
- Gatorade Protein Bars (6 pk): $10.79 each
- Muscle Milk Protein Drinks (4 pk): $7.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- Mayfield Ice Cream or Krunch Bars or Sandwiches (8-12 pk): $2.99 each
- Red Baron Single Serve Pizza (8.8-11.72 oz): 2 for $7.00
- White Castle Sliders (4-6 ct): $5.49 each
- Bagel Bites Rolled Pizza (16.7 oz): $4.99 each
- Innovasian Cuisine Side Dishes (8.7-18 oz): $3.99 each
- Kid Cuisine Dinners (8.65-8.8 oz): 2 for $5.00
- Mary B's Frozen Biscuits (10-24 ct): $3.49 each
- Eggo Frozen Breakfast (10 ct): 2 for $6.00
- Auntie Anne's Pretzel Nuggets (9.7 oz): $4.49 each
- Birds Eye Vegetables (32 oz): $4.99 each
- Banquet Boneless Chicken (24-32 oz): $4.99 each
- Hungry-Man Dinners (14-16 oz): $3.99 each
- Innovasian Cuisine Entrees (16-18 oz): $5.99 each
- Red Lobster Frozen Biscuits (15.66 oz): $4.99 each
- PictSweet Farms Simple Harvest or Recipe Helpers Vegetables (8-10 oz): 3 for $5.00
- Sara Lee Cheesecake (5-19 oz): $5.99 each
- Hola! Frozen Churros (8-9.3 oz): $3.99 each
- International Delight Iced Coffee or Silk Creamer (32-64 oz): $4.49 each
- Rana Pasta Entrees or Side Dishes (20 oz): $5.99 each
🛒 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.
$44.08
for 2 people · $22.04 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Piggly Wiggly weekly sales flyer for the week of August 26, 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 Piggly Wiggly.