Piggly Wiggly Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples and Mashed Potatoes
Description: A golden pan-seared pork chop is served with warm, sweet cinnamon apples and creamy mashed potatoes. It is a simple, familiar plate that kids love.
Sale items used: Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops ($1.49/lb), Honeycrisp Apples ($1.89/lb), Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (2 for $5.00)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 chop (about 0.5 lb) from a 1 lb purchase, and wrap and freeze the second chop for another meal. Peel and cube 1 medium potato (about 8 oz) and boil until soft, then mash with a splash of milk and 1 tsp margarine. Slice 1 Honeycrisp apple (about 0.4 lb) and simmer in a pan with 1 tsp margarine, 1 tsp brown sugar, and a pinch of cinnamon for 5 minutes.
Recipes:
- Cinnamon Apple Pork Chops
- Pan-Seared Pork Chops and Fried Cinnamon Apples
- Pork Chops with Apples Recipe
Tuesday
Meal: Crescent-Wrapped Hot Dogs with Bell Pepper Strips and Apple Slices
Description: Two hot dogs are wrapped in soft crescent dough and baked until golden, like fun little pigs in blankets. They come with crunchy sweet pepper strips and crisp apple slices on the side.
Sale items used: Eckrich Hot Dogs ($1.79 each), Pillsbury Grands! Crescents ($0.99 each), Extra Large Bell Peppers (5 for $5.00), Honeycrisp Apples ($1.89/lb)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 hot dogs and 2 crescent triangles, and bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cut about half a bell pepper into strips and slice 1 apple (about 0.4 lb, from the 1 lb bought Monday). Serve with ketchup for dipping. Refrigerate the unused crescent dough and hot dogs for another meal.
Recipes:
- Crescent Roll Hot Dogs (Easy Weeknight Dinner)
- Easy Homemade Crescent Dogs
- Hot Dogs Wrapped in Crescent Rolls Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Cheeseburger Macaroni Skillet with Zucchini
Description: Ground chuck, tender macaroni, and melty cheese come together in one cozy skillet that tastes like a cheeseburger in a bowl. Soft diced zucchini is stirred in for a little extra veggie goodness.
Sale items used: Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck ($5.49/lb), Yellow Squash or Zucchini ($1.29/lb), Borden Cheese (2 for $4.00)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Buy 0.5 lb ground chuck and use about 0.33 lb here, saving the rest for Friday's chili. Use about 0.5 lb zucchini (1 small), finely diced. Cook 1/2 cup dry elbow macaroni, then stir in the browned beef, the zucchini, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 tsp mustard, and 1/4 cup shredded cheese.
Recipes:
- Cheeseburger Pasta
- One-Skillet Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Homemade Pepperoni and Bell Pepper Pizza
Description: A personal-size pizza is made from scratch with an easy crust, tomato sauce, melty cheese, pepperoni, and a few mild pepper pieces. Kids can help add the toppings, which makes it extra fun.
Sale items used: Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix ($0.89 each), Red Gold Tomatoes ($1.49 each), Armour Sliced Pepperoni (2 for $5.00), Borden Cheese (2 for $4.00), Extra Large Bell Peppers (5 for $5.00)
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use half the box of crust mix and press it into a thin 7 to 8 inch round. Spread 3 tbsp of tomato sauce (mash a little of the Red Gold tomatoes with a pinch of Italian seasoning). Top with 1/3 cup shredded cheese, 8 to 10 pepperoni slices, and 2 tbsp diced bell pepper. Bake at 425°F for 12 to 15 minutes. The second pepperoni pack can go in the freezer.
Recipes:
- Homemade Pepperoni Pizza (With Fresh Dough!)
- Homemade Pepperoni Pizza
- Supreme Pepperoni Pizza Recipe
Friday
Meal: Chili-Topped Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Sour Cream
Description: A fluffy baked potato is split open and loaded with hearty, mild chili, melted cheese, and a dollop of cool sour cream. It is a warm, filling dinner to end the week.
Sale items used: Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (2 for $5.00), Castleberry's Food Truck Chili ($0.99 each), Borden Cheese (2 for $4.00), Daisy Sour Cream ($2.59 each), Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck ($5.49/lb)
Prep time: 15 minutes active, about 70 minutes total with oven baking
Serving note: Use 1 medium Idaho potato (about 8 oz), 1 can of chili, about 1/4 cup shredded cheese, and 2 tbsp sour cream. Brown the leftover 1/6 lb ground chuck and stir it into the chili for extra heartiness. Timing: bake the potato at 400°F for 55 to 60 minutes, or microwave it for 8 to 10 minutes after pricking it with a fork to cut the time. You can also bake it earlier in the day and reheat it.
Recipes:
- Chili Baked Potato Recipe
- Chili Baked Potato
- Chili Baked Potatoes
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops (1 lb): $1.49
- Honeycrisp Apples (1 lb): $1.89
- Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (x1 deal, 2 bags): $5.00
- Eckrich Hot Dogs (x1 pack): $1.79
- Pillsbury Grands! Crescents (x1 can): $0.99
- Extra Large Bell Peppers (x1 deal, 5 peppers): $5.00
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck (0.5 lb): $2.75
- Yellow Squash or Zucchini (0.5 lb): $0.65
- Borden Cheese (x1 deal, 2 packs): $4.00
- Armour Sliced Pepperoni (x1 deal, 2 packs): $5.00
- Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix (x1 box): $0.89
- Red Gold Tomatoes (x1 can): $1.49
- Castleberry's Food Truck Chili (x1 can): $0.99
- Daisy Sour Cream (x1 tub): $2.59
Pantry staples needed:
- Milk
- Margarine or butter
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Elbow macaroni
- Ketchup
- Yellow mustard
- Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- Cooking oil
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- USDA Select Black Canyon Angus Boneless Beef Chuck Roast: $7.49/lb
- Kentucky Legend Original Whole Boneless Smoked Ham: $4.59/lb
- Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops: $1.49/lb
- Prairie Fresh Whole Pork Tenderloin: $2.99/lb
- Cooks Shank Portion Smoked Ham: $1.79/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck: $5.49/lb
- Family Pack Center Cut Pork Chops: $2.49/lb
- USDA Select Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef Chuck Steaks: $7.99/lb
- USDA Select Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef Stew Meat: $7.99/lb
- USDA Select Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef New York Strip Steaks: $12.99/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck Patties: $5.99/lb
- Fresh Fryer Leg Quarters (10 lb bags): $0.79/lb
- Cook's Butt Portion Smoked Ham: $1.99/lb
- Kentucky Legend Half Boneless Smoked Ham: $4.79/lb
- Hormel Sliced Quarter Smoked Ham: $4.99/lb
- Eckrich Hot Dogs: $1.79 each
- SeaBest Fresh Frozen Boneless Tilapia Fillets: $9.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin or All Natural Sliced Lunch Meats: $3.99 each
- Johnsonville Fresh Brats or Italian Sausage Links: $4.99 each
- Louis Kemp Imitation Crab or Lobster: 2 for $5.00
- Oscar Mayer P3 Portable Protein: 2 for $4.00
- Jimmy Dean Sliced Bacon: $3.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Fresh Pork Roll Sausage: $3.99 each
- Bob Evans Farms Assorted Side Dishes: $2.99 each
- Tennessee Pride Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches: $9.99 each
- Tennessee Pride Frozen Pork Sausage Patties: $9.99 each
- Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken Strips, Fillets, Nuggets or Restaurant Style Entrées: $7.77 each
- Clifty Farm Whole Country Hams: $3.79/lb
- Tyson Individually Frozen Chicken Wings: $4.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Cocktail Smokies: 2 for $7.00
- Armour Sliced Pepperoni: 2 for $5.00
- Armour Lunch Makers: 4 for $5.00
- Nathan's Beef Hot Dogs: $4.99 each
- Eckrich Fully Cooked Smoked Rope Sausage, Links or Lil Smokies: $3.79 each
- Oscar Mayer Stack Pack Bologna or Cotto Salami: $2.79 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Tyson Rotisserie Chicken: $8.99 each
- Kretschmar Off The Bone Ham: $6.99/lb
- Kretschmar American Cheese: $6.99/lb
- Hormel Party or Snack Trays: $12.99 each
- Boursin Cheese Spread: $4.99 each
- Kretschmar Off The Bone Turkey Breast: $7.99/lb
- Fully Cooked St. Louis Style Ribs: $13.99 each
- The Father's Table Variety Sampler Platter: $11.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Extra Large Green, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers: 5 for $5.00
- Blueberries, Blackberries or Raspberries: 2 for $5.00
- Washington Honeycrisp Apples: $1.89/lb
- Fresh Avocados: 3 for $2.00
- Fresh Lemons: 2 for $1.00
- Peruvian Sweet Onions: $1.29/lb
- Cranberries: 2 for $5.00
- Green Giant Idaho Potatoes: 2 for $5.00
- Whole White Mushrooms: 2 for $4.00
- Yellow Squash or Zucchini: $1.29/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Daisy Cottage Cheese: $3.99 each
- Blue Bonnet Margarine Bowl: $2.49 each
- Daisy Sour Cream: $2.59 each
- Swiss Miss Refrigerated Pudding: $1.99 each
- Kraft Shreds or Chunks: $5.99 each
- Kraft Natural Slices: $2.49 each
- Borden Cheese: 2 for $4.00
- International Delight Creamer: $3.49 each
- Dean's Dips: $1.79 each
- Velveeta Loaf: $6.99 each
- Kraft Singles: $2.99 each
- Yoplait Yogurt: 10 for $7.00
- Tropicana Single Serve Juices: $1.49 each
- Eggo Waffles: $1.99 each
- Best Choice Evaporated Milk: $1.49 each
- Best Choice Sweetened Condensed Milk: $2.49 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Pillsbury Grands! Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: $0.99 each
- Café Valley Muffins: $3.99 each
- Toufayan Mini Croissants: $3.99 each
- Rich's Double Layer Carrot Cake: $14.99 each
- Jessie Lord Chocolate or Lemon Meringue Pie: $8.99 each
- JJ's Snack Pies: 4 for $3.00
- Swans Down Cake Flour: $3.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Progresso or Old El Paso Soup: $1.99 each
- Cheez-It Crackers: $2.99 each
- Post Kids Cereal or Peter Pan Peanut Butter: $1.49 each
- General Mills Big G Mid Size Cereals: $1.99 each
- Pop-Tarts: $1.99 each
- Libby's Whole Kernel Sweet Corn: 5 for $5.00
- Frito-Lay Doritos or Fritos: $3.99 each
- Old El Paso Premium Shells, Dinner Kits, Taco Sauce or Enchilada Sauce: $2.49 each
- Old El Paso Shells, Tostada, Beans or Rice: $1.49 each
- Gevalia Bag Coffee: $7.49 each
- Gevalia K-Cup Pods: $5.99 each
- Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Power Mac: $1.99 each
- Kraft Blue Box Macaroni & Cheese: $4.49 each
- Kraft Salad Dressing: $1.99 each
- Bisquick Baking Mix: $3.99 each
- Old El Paso Refried Beans, Green Chiles or Enchilada Sauce: $0.99 each
- Classico Pasta Sauce: $2.99 each
- Kraft or Velveeta Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinners: $1.49 each
- Kraft Restaurant Edition Macaroni & Cheese: $2.79 each
- Heinz Ketchup or Simply Ketchup: $3.99 each
- Yellowstone Chili or Baked Beans: $1.99 each
- StarKist Chunk Light Tuna: $2.49 each
- Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: $10.99 each
- Dunkin', Bustelo K-Cups or Bag or Folgers Iced Coffee: $6.99 each
- Coffee-mate Powder Creamer: $5.99 each
- Maxwell House Ground Coffee: $5.99 each
- Maxwell House K-Cup Pods: $6.49 each
- Cafe Bustelo Ground Coffee: $7.99 each
- Kraft Mayonnaise: $3.99 each
- Kraft Miracle Whip: $4.49 each
- Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce: $3.49 each
- Arby's Sauces: $2.49 each
- New York Texas Toast Croutons: $1.49 each
- Luzianne Cup Tea Bag: $3.89 each
- Bear Creek Soup Mixes: $3.49 each
- Margaret Holmes Vegetables: 2 for $6.00
- Hidden Valley Salad Dressing: $4.99 each
- YooHoo Chocolate Drink: $6.99 each
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: $2.29 each
- Glory Seasoned Vegetables: $1.99 each
- Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup: 3 for $1.00
- SPAM Luncheon Meat: $3.99 each
- Swanson Broth: 4 for $5.00
- Minute or Mahatma Ready to Serve Rice: $1.99 each
- Mott's Apple Juice (64 oz): $3.69 each
- Maruchan Ramen Cups: $2.99 each
- Success or Minute Instant Rice: $2.49 each
- Mott's Apple Juice (128 oz): $7.49 each
- Old El Paso Taco Seasoning: $0.99 each
- Wolf Brand Angus Beef Chili with Beans: $2.99 each
- Nabisco Family Size Oreos: $4.99 each
- Slim Jim Giant Meat Sticks: 4 for $5.00
- IBC 4-Pack Sodas: $4.49 each
- Castleberry's Food Truck Chili: $0.99 each
- Williams Taco Seasoning: $0.99 each
- Post Better Oats Hot Cereal: $2.99 each
- Cousin Willie's Popcorn: $3.19 each
- Little Debbie Christmas Seasonal Snack Cakes: $2.99 each
- Chef Boyardee Skillets: 2 for $3.00
- Williams Original Chili Seasoning: 4 for $5.00
- Goo Goo Clusters or Lil' Goos: $4.99 each
- RealLemon or RealLime Juice: $2.29 each
- Best Choice Pie Crust: $1.99 each
- Best Choice Chocolate Baking Chips: $3.49 each
- Best Choice Flaked Coconut: $1.69 each
- Best Choice Apple Pie Filling: $2.49 each
- Best Choice Cherry or Blueberry Pie Filling: $2.99 each
- Best Choice Brown Sugar or Powdered Sugar: $2.49 each
- Best Choice Pan Spray Oil: $2.49 each
- Chex Mix, Bugles or Gardetto's: $2.49 each
- Red Gold Tomatoes or Salsa: $1.49 each
- Zesta Crackers: $2.99 each
- Welch's Grape Jelly: $2.79 each
- Pioneer Brown Gravy Mix: $0.89 each
- Jiffy Muffin, Pie Crust or Pizza Crust Mix: $0.89 each
- Nabisco Ritz or Snack Crackers: 2 for $8.00
- Hawaiian Punch: $2.99 each
- Pearl Milling Company Pancake Mix or Syrup: $3.99 each
- Dolly Parton Cookie or Brownie Mix: $2.99 each
- M&M's Sharing Size Candy: $5.49 each
- Libby's Fruit Cups or Canned Fruit: 2 for $5.00
- Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce: 2 for $5.00
- Juanita's Stone Ground Tortilla Chips: $3.99 each
- Kool-Aid Jammers: $6.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- Mayfield Ice Cream: $2.99 each
- Drumstick Ice Cream Cones or Pops: $4.99 each
- Oreo or Kit Kat Ice Cream Cones, Sandwiches or Bars: $4.99 each
- Fresh Baked Fresh Dough Pizza: $10.99 each
- Tony's Pizza: $2.99 each
- Totino's Pizza Rolls: $2.99 each
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each
- Bibigo Single Serve Entrées: $2.49 each
- Bagel Bites Rolled Pizza: $4.49 each
- Banquet Mega Breakfast Bowls: $2.99 each
- Edwards Dessert Pies: $4.99 each
- Banquet Family Size Entrées: $3.99 each
- Banquet Mega Bowls, Meals or Pot Pies: $2.99 each
- PictSweet Simple Harvest or Recipe Helpers Vegetables: 3 for $5.00
- Delimex Burrito Bowls: $2.79 each
- Jose Olé Taquitos, Mini Tacos or Tai Pei Potstickers: $5.49 each
- Lily's Toaster Grills: $2.99 each
- Devour Big Bowls or Frozen Entrées: $2.79 each
- Pillsbury Toaster Strudels, Scrambles, Bagels or Mini Cinnis: $1.99 each
- New York Garlic Bread or Cheese Toast, Garlic Knots or Breadsticks: $3.49 each
- Louisa Pasta: $3.99 each
- Mrs. Smith's Fruit Pies: $3.99 each
- Pillsbury Frozen Biscuits or Sweet Rolls: $4.99 each
- Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes, Hash Browns or Tater Tots: $2.99 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.
$34.52
for 1 person · $34.52 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Piggly Wiggly weekly sales flyer for the week of November 04, 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.