Piggly Wiggly Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week's plan is built around kid-friendly dinners you already know they'll eat, from Monday's pork chops with cinnamon apples to Thursday's build-your-own pepperoni pizza night. Honeycrisp apples show up on Monday and Tuesday, and Green Giant Idaho potatoes are mashed on Monday and baked on Friday, so each one pulls double duty in your cart. The bell peppers split across Tuesday and Thursday, and the Kraft Shreds cover Thursday and Friday, which keeps the list short. Wednesday's cheeseburger macaroni hides finely diced zucchini in the cheesy sauce, and since Friday's chili potatoes take about 70 minutes, microwave the potatoes first if the evening is tight.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples and Mashed Potatoes
Description: Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops are pan-seared until golden, then served with Honeycrisp Apples sautéed in margarine, cinnamon and brown sugar. Creamy mashed Green Giant Idaho Potatoes round out a sweet, familiar plate.
Sale items used: Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops, Washington Honeycrisp Apples, Green Giant Idaho Potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops (about 0.5 lb per person), 1 lb Washington Honeycrisp Apples for sautéing, 1 pack Green Giant Idaho Potatoes for mashing. Use margarine, milk, salt, pepper, cinnamon and brown sugar from your pantry.
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: Eckrich Hot Dogs are wrapped in Pillsbury Grands! Crescents dough and baked until puffy and golden. Serve with crunchy bell pepper strips and fresh Honeycrisp Apple slices for dipping and snacking.
Sale items used: Eckrich Hot Dogs, Pillsbury Grands! Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls (Crescents), Extra Large Green, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers, Washington Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Eckrich Hot Dogs (plan on 2 per person), 2 Pillsbury Grands! Crescents, 3 bell peppers cut into strips (the other 2 are used Thursday), 1 lb Washington Honeycrisp Apples sliced. Offer ketchup and ranch dressing from your pantry for dipping.
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: Fresh Ground Chuck is browned with sweet onion and finely diced zucchini, then stirred together with prepared Kraft or Velveeta Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinners. It tastes like a cheeseburger in a bowl, and the zucchini disappears into the cheesy sauce.
Sale items used: Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck, Kraft or Velveeta Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinners, Yellow Squash or Zucchini, Peruvian Sweet Onions
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck, 2 Kraft or Velveeta Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinners prepared per box directions, 1 lb zucchini finely diced, 0.5 lb Peruvian Sweet Onions diced (save the other 0.5 lb for Friday). Add a squirt of ketchup and mustard, plus milk and margarine for the macaroni, from your pantry.
Recipes:
- Cheeseburger Pasta
- One-Skillet Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Homemade Pepperoni and Bell Pepper Pizza
Description: Kids press out their own pizza crusts from Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix, spread them with Classico Pasta Sauce, and top them with Kraft Shreds, Armour Sliced Pepperoni and bell pepper. The pizzas bake until bubbly in about 15 minutes.
Sale items used: Jiffy Muffin, Pie Crust or Pizza Crust Mix (Pizza Crust Mix), Classico Pasta Sauce, Kraft Shreds or Chunks (Kraft Shreds), Armour Sliced Pepperoni, Extra Large Green, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 2 Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix (one pizza each), 1 Classico Pasta Sauce spread thinly as pizza sauce, about 0.5 of the Kraft Shreds package (save the rest for Friday), 2 Armour Sliced Pepperoni (one per pizza), 2 bell peppers thinly sliced. Add water and oil for the crust mix from your pantry.
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: Green Giant Idaho Potatoes are baked until fluffy, split open, and loaded with warm Castleberry's Food Truck Chili. Finish with Kraft Shreds, Daisy Sour Cream and a little diced sweet onion, and let each kid build their own.
Sale items used: Green Giant Idaho Potatoes, Castleberry's Food Truck Chili, Kraft Shreds or Chunks (Kraft Shreds), Daisy Sour Cream, Peruvian Sweet Onions
Prep time: 70 minutes
Serving note: 1 pack Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (plan on 1 large baked potato per person, 4 total), 3 Castleberry's Food Truck Chili heated on the stove, remaining Kraft Shreds from Thursday, 1 Daisy Sour Cream, the remaining 0.5 lb Peruvian Sweet Onions diced (optional for picky eaters). Timing note: potatoes need about 60 minutes in the oven. To save time, microwave them for 8 to 10 minutes first, or bake them ahead on Thursday evening and reheat. Use salt and margarine from your pantry.
Recipes:
- Chili Baked Potato Recipe
- Chili Baked Potato
- Chili Baked Potatoes
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Family Pack Assorted Pork Chops (2 lbs): $2.98
- Washington Honeycrisp Apples (2 lbs): $3.78
- Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (x2 packs): $5.00
- Eckrich Hot Dogs (x1 package): $1.79
- Pillsbury Grands! Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls, Crescents (x2): $1.98
- Extra Large Green, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers (5 peppers): $5.00
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck (1.5 lbs): $8.24
- Kraft or Velveeta Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinners (x2): $2.98
- Yellow Squash or Zucchini (1 lb): $1.29
- Peruvian Sweet Onions (1 lb): $1.29
- Jiffy Muffin, Pie Crust or Pizza Crust Mix, Pizza Crust Mix (x2): $1.78
- Armour Sliced Pepperoni (x2 packs): $5.00
- Classico Pasta Sauce (x1): $2.99
- Kraft Shreds or Chunks, Kraft Shreds (x1): $5.99
- Castleberry's Food Truck Chili (x3): $2.97
- Daisy Sour Cream (x1): $2.59
Pantry staples needed:
- Margarine
- Milk
- Salt and pepper
- Ground cinnamon
- Brown sugar
- Cooking oil
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Ranch dressing
🏷️ 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.
$55.65
for 4 people · $13.91 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.