Publix Gluten-Free Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week's dinners are built around Publix sale items, starting Monday with chicken thighs roasted alongside russet potatoes and green beans. Those two sides return on Thursday with Italian sausage, so the two packs of green beans at $5.00 and the two bags of potatoes cover both nights. Pork appears three times, as tenderloin medallions on Tuesday, Italian sausage on Thursday, and ground pork lettuce wraps on Friday, while Wednesday's garlic shrimp over rice with zucchini gives you a lighter night in the middle (the shrimp are $9.99 for the pound). Since you're shopping gluten-free, check the labels on the Dijon mustard and the sausage at the store, and make sure the tamari you use for Friday is gluten-free too.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Russet Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: Publix Chicken Thighs are roasted on a pan with cubed Publix Russet Potatoes until the skin is crisp. Publix Green Beans are tossed in and roasted for the last 20 minutes.
Sale items used: Publix Chicken Thighs, Publix Russet Potatoes, Publix Green Beans
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Publix Chicken Thighs, 1 Publix Russet Potatoes (assume one bag), 1 pack Publix Green Beans (2 for $5.00 deal, buy 2 packs: one for Monday, one for Thursday).
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Green Beans & Potatoes
- Herb-Roasted Sheet Pan Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Green Beans

Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Mashed Fall Hard Squash
Description: Hatfield Pork Loin Tenderloin is sliced into medallions and seared in a skillet until browned and cooked through. It is served over mashed Fall Hard Squash seasoned with Publix Dijon Mustard glaze on the pork.
Sale items used: Hatfield Pork Loin Tenderloin, Fall Hard Squash, Publix Dijon Mustard
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 Hatfield Pork Loin Tenderloin, 2 lbs Fall Hard Squash, 1 Publix Dijon Mustard (check the label for gluten-free).

Wednesday
Meal: Garlic Skillet White Shrimp with Rice and Zucchini
Description: White Shrimp are sauteed in a hot skillet with garlic and olive oil and served over steamed rice. Sliced Yellow Squash or Zucchini is sauteed alongside until tender-crisp.
Sale items used: White Shrimp, Yellow Squash or Zucchini
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb White Shrimp, 1 Yellow Squash or Zucchini, 2 cups uncooked rice from the pantry.
Recipes:
- Easy Shrimp Zucchini Squash Skillet
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Zucchini Rice
- Shrimp and Rice Skillet

Thursday
Meal: Italian Sausage and Potato Skillet with Green Beans
Description: Sliced Publix Pork Italian Sausage is browned in a skillet with diced potatoes and onion until crisp at the edges. Publix Green Beans finish cooking in the pan until tender.
Sale items used: Publix Pork Italian Sausage, Publix Russet Potatoes, Publix Green Beans
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Publix Pork Italian Sausage (check the label for gluten-free), 1 Publix Russet Potatoes (assume one bag, second bag for this night), 1 pack Publix Green Beans.
Recipes:
- Baked Italian Sausage and Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Sausage, Green Bean, and Potato Dinner
- Italian Sausage, Potatoes, and Green Beans

Friday
Meal: Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps with Coleslaw Mix
Description: Publix Ground Pork is browned with ginger, garlic and gluten-free tamari, then spooned into lettuce leaves. Publix Coleslaw Mix is tossed with rice vinegar for a crunchy topping, served with rice.
Sale items used: Publix Ground Pork, Publix Coleslaw Mix
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Publix Ground Pork, 1 Publix Coleslaw Mix (dress with rice vinegar and oil only), 1 head lettuce and 1.5 cups uncooked rice from the pantry.
Recipes:
- Easy Asian Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps
- Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps
- Easy Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps Recipe

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Publix Chicken Thighs (1.5 lbs): $3.59
- Publix Russet Potatoes (x2): $7.98
- Publix Green Beans (x2 packs): $5.00
- Hatfield Pork Loin Tenderloin (x1): $5.99
- Fall Hard Squash (2 lbs): $1.98
- Publix Dijon Mustard (x1): $1.79
- White Shrimp (1 lb): $9.99
- Yellow Squash or Zucchini (x1): $3.99
- Publix Pork Italian Sausage (x1): $5.69
- Publix Ground Pork (1.5 lbs): $5.24
- Publix Coleslaw Mix (x1): $1.49

Pantry staples needed:
- Rice, olive oil, garlic, onion, ginger, gluten-free tamari, rice vinegar, lettuce, salt, pepper