Piggly Wiggly Vegetarian Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week leans on beans and eggs to keep every dinner meatless and filling: beans anchor Monday's chili and Thursday's stuffed peppers, while one $5.99 carton of Vital Farms eggs covers Tuesday's quiche and Wednesday's peanut noodle stir-fry. A single $2.29 tub of Mayfield Sour Cream stretches across Thursday and Friday, and the 2 bags of Borden Cheese Shreds are split between Tuesday's quiche and Friday's hominy casserole. The 6 bell peppers in your cart are all used up on Wednesday and Thursday, and the bag of sweet onions covers Monday and Thursday. Friday's 2 avocados at $1.38 add a fresh finish to the last dinner of the week.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Simmered Vegetarian Bean Chili with Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits
Description: Bush's Chili Beans and Red Gold Tomatoes simmer with sweet onion and pantry spices into a thick, hearty stovetop chili. Oven-baked Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits (choose the biscuit option) are served on the side for dunking.
Sale items used: Bush's Chili Beans, Red Gold Tomatoes, Peruvian Sweet Onions, Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 cans Bush's Chili Beans, 2 cans Red Gold Tomatoes, 1 sweet onion from the bag (the second onion is used Thursday), and 1 package Pillsbury Grands! (biscuits). Season with chili powder, cumin, and garlic from the pantry, and simmer about 25 minutes while the biscuits bake.
Recipes:
- Vegetarian Black Bean Chili
- Vegetarian Chili

Tuesday
Meal: Baby Bella Mushroom and Cheese Quiche with Garden Salad
Description: Sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms and Borden Cheese Shreds are set in an egg custard inside a Best Choice Pie Crust and baked until golden. A simple Dole Garden Salad with an oil and vinegar dressing rounds it out.
Sale items used: Baby Bella Mushrooms, Best Choice Pie Crust, Vital Farms Large Eggs, Borden Cheese Shreds, Dole Garden Salad
Prep time: 65 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 packs Baby Bella Mushrooms, 1 Best Choice Pie Crust, 4 eggs from the carton (the other 4 are used Wednesday), 1 bag Borden Cheese Shreds, and 1 bag Dole Garden Salad. Bake time pushes this past an hour, so sautee the mushrooms and blind-bake the crust the night before, then just add the custard and bake about 40 minutes.
Recipes:
- Savory Mushroom and Spinach Quiche
- Mushroom, Spinach & Swiss Cheese Quiche
- Baby Bella Mushroom and Swiss Cheese Quiche

Wednesday
Meal: Peanut Noodle Stir-Fry with Scrambled Egg, Bell Peppers and Mixed Vegetables
Description: Boiled pasta is tossed in a skillet with sliced bell peppers, Best Choice Frozen Vegetables, and soft scrambled eggs. A peanut sauce made from Best Choice Peanut Butter, soy sauce, and garlic coats everything.
Sale items used: Creamette, Ronco, Mueller's or San Giorgio Pasta, Best Choice Peanut Butter, Bell Peppers, Best Choice Frozen Vegetables, Vital Farms Large Eggs
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package pasta, 1 jar Best Choice Peanut Butter, 2 bell peppers, 2 bags Best Choice Frozen Vegetables, and the remaining 4 eggs from the carton. Pantry soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, sugar, and oil make the sauce.
Recipes:
- Peanut Noodle Stir Fry: Amazing 30-Minute Asian Recipe
- Peanut Lime Vegetable Noodle Stir-Fry
- 30-Minute One-Pot Peanut Noodle Stir Fry Recipe

Thursday
Meal: Oven-Baked Rice and Chili Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers
Description: Bell pepper halves are filled with Ben's Original Family Size Rice mixed with Red Gold Chili Beans and sweet onion, then baked until tender. A spoonful of Mayfield Sour Cream goes on top at the table.
Sale items used: Bell Peppers, Ben's Original Family Size Rice, Red Gold Chili Beans, Peruvian Sweet Onions, Mayfield Sour Cream
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Use 4 bell peppers (halved, 2 halves per person), about 1 cup of Ben's rice cooked per package directions (the rest of the bag stays in the pantry), 2 cans Red Gold Chili Beans, 1 sweet onion from the bag, and half the tub of Mayfield Sour Cream. Cook the rice while the pepper halves pre-bake about 10 minutes, then fill and bake 25 minutes.
Recipes:
- Rice and Beans Stuffed Peppers
- Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipe
- Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Red Beans and Rice

Friday
Meal: Baked Cheesy Hominy and Rotel Casserole with Avocado and Garden Salad
Description: Juanita's Hominy is stirred with Rotel Tomatoes, Mayfield Sour Cream, and Borden Cheese Shreds, then baked until bubbly and browned on top. Sliced avocado and a fresh Dole Garden Salad go alongside.
Sale items used: Juanita's Hominy, Rotel Tomatoes, Mayfield Sour Cream, Borden Cheese Shreds, Avocados, Dole Garden Salad
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 cans Juanita's Hominy, 2 cans Rotel Tomatoes, the remaining half tub of Mayfield Sour Cream, 1 bag Borden Cheese Shreds, 2 avocados, and 1 bag Dole Garden Salad. Season with pantry cumin, salt, and pepper, and bake about 25 minutes at 375 F.
Recipes:
- Hominy Rotel Casserole Recipe
- Hominy Casserole
- Hominy Cheese Casserole: A Southern Comfort Classic

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Bush's Chili Beans (3 cans): $4.00
- Red Gold Tomatoes (2 cans): $2.00
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls (1 package, biscuits): $2.49
- Peruvian Sweet Onions (1 bag, 3 lb): $3.99
- Baby Bella Mushrooms (2 packs): $5.00
- Best Choice Pie Crust (1): $2.49
- Vital Farms Large Eggs (1 carton): $5.99
- Borden Cheese Shreds (2 bags): $3.00
- Dole Garden Salad (2 bags): $3.00
- Creamette, Ronco, Mueller's or San Giorgio Pasta (1 package): $1.00
- Best Choice Peanut Butter (1 jar): $1.99
- Best Choice Frozen Vegetables (2 bags): $3.00
- Bell Peppers (6): $6.00
- Ben's Original Family Size Rice (1): $3.99
- Red Gold Chili Beans (2 cans): $2.00
- Mayfield Sour Cream (1 tub): $2.29
- Juanita's Hominy (2 cans): $4.00
- Rotel Tomatoes (2 cans): $2.00
- Avocados (2): $1.38

Pantry staples needed:
- Chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper
- Garlic
- Cooking oil
- Soy sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Sugar
- Milk (for the quiche custard)