Publix Kosher Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week keeps meat and dairy on separate nights, so Tuesday's zucchini frittata with eggs and cream cheese is your one dairy dinner and the other four nights are all meat. Chicken anchors two of those nights: Publix Chicken Thighs over Fall Hard Squash on Monday, and Perdue Ground Chicken Breast meatballs on Wednesday, where the 2 packs come to $10.00. Thursday is the special night, with GreenWise Lamb Loin Chops at $21.98 and a compote made from a $2.00 pack of Cranberries. Friday's beef-stuffed pizza dough rolls use Publix Pizza Sauce at $1.50, so check that the Italian Pizza Dough is kosher-certified and dairy-free when you pick it up. Zucchini shows up on Tuesday and Friday and Publix Green Beans on Tuesday and Thursday, so what you buy gets used up.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Skillet-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Fall Hard Squash
Description: Meat. Bone-in or boneless Publix Chicken Thighs are seared in olive oil and finished in the oven over cubed Fall Hard Squash until the skin is crisp and the squash is tender.
Sale items used: Publix Chicken Thighs, Fall Hard Squash
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs Publix Chicken Thighs and 2 lbs Fall Hard Squash. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, and olive oil.
Recipes:
- Autumn Roasted Chicken and Butternut Squash
- Balsamic Roasted Chicken Thighs with Acorn Squash and Sage Recipe
- One Pan Roasted Chicken with Fall Vegetables

Tuesday
Meal: Dairy. Zucchini and Egg Frittata with Green Bean Salad
Description: Dairy. Pete & Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs are whisked with Yellow Squash or Zucchini and cream cheese, baked until set, and served with blanched Publix Green Beans dressed with Dijon.
Sale items used: Pete & Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs, Yellow Squash or Zucchini, Publix Cream Cheese, Publix Green Beans, Publix Dijon Mustard
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 1 carton Pete & Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs (use the whole carton), 1 Yellow Squash or Zucchini, 1 Publix Cream Cheese, 1 pack Publix Green Beans, 1 Publix Dijon Mustard.
Recipes:
- Vegetable Frittata
- Dairy Green Bean Salad
- Mediterranean Vegetable Frittata

Wednesday
Meal: Meat. Ground Chicken Breast Meatballs on Baked Russet Potatoes
Description: Meat. Perdue Ground Chicken Breast is mixed with salt, pepper, garlic, and parsley, rolled into meatballs and baked until cooked through, then served over baked Publix Russet Potatoes with a quick Publix Coleslaw Mix slaw dressed in olive oil and vinegar.
Sale items used: Perdue Ground Chicken Breast, Publix Russet Potatoes, Publix Coleslaw Mix
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: 2 packs Perdue Ground Chicken Breast (the 2 for $10.00 deal), 1 Publix Russet Potatoes, 1 Publix Coleslaw Mix. Use breadcrumbs or oats from the pantry as binder, no dairy.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Greek Chicken Meatballs + Potatoes
- Piri Piri Chicken Meatballs with Crispy Potatoes
- Healthy and Hearty Chicken Meatball Stew

Thursday
Meal: Meat. Pan-Seared Lamb Loin Chops with Roasted Cranberry Apple Compote
Description: Meat. GreenWise Lamb Loin Chops are pan-seared in olive oil to medium and served with a quick compote of Cranberries and Granny Smith Apples simmered with a little water and sugar. Roasted Fall Hard Squash is not repeated; serve with a simple Publix Green Beans sauté instead.
Sale items used: GreenWise Lamb Loin Chops, Cranberries, Granny Smith Apples, Publix Green Beans
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs GreenWise Lamb Loin Chops, 1 Cranberries (the 2 for $4.00 deal is for two, buy 1 at $2.00), 1 lb Granny Smith Apples, 1 pack Publix Green Beans (buy as 1 at $2.50).
Recipes:
- Rosemary-Grilled Lamb Loin Chops with Cranberry and Peppered Apple Relish
- The BEST Pan Seared Lamb Loin Chops
- Pan Seared Lamb Loin Chops

Friday
Meal: Meat. Beef and Zucchini Stuffed Pizza Dough Rolls
Description: Meat. Lean Ground Beef is browned with onion and diced Yellow Squash or Zucchini, then wrapped in Italian Pizza Dough with Publix Pizza Sauce and baked until golden. No cheese is used, so the meal stays strictly meat.
Sale items used: Lean Ground Beef, Italian Pizza Dough, Publix Pizza Sauce, Yellow Squash or Zucchini
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lbs Lean Ground Beef, 1 Italian Pizza Dough (check that the dough is kosher-certified and dairy-free), 1 Publix Pizza Sauce (buy 1 at $1.50), 1 Yellow Squash or Zucchini.

Check the label: supermarket buns and rolls often contain milk or whey, which cannot be served with meat, and few are certified kosher.

Recipes:
- Meat Calzones
- Zucchini Rolls
- Stuffed Zucchini

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Publix Chicken Thighs (2 lbs): $4.78
- Fall Hard Squash (2 lbs): $1.98
- Pete & Gerry's Organic Brown Eggs (1 carton): $4.99
- Yellow Squash or Zucchini (2): $7.98
- Publix Cream Cheese (1): $1.67
- Publix Green Beans (2): $5.00
- Publix Dijon Mustard (1): $1.79
- Perdue Ground Chicken Breast (2 packs): $10.00
- Publix Russet Potatoes (1): $3.99
- Publix Coleslaw Mix (1): $1.49
- GreenWise Lamb Loin Chops (2 lbs): $21.98
- Cranberries (1): $2.00
- Granny Smith Apples (1 lb): $1.99
- Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lbs): $13.49
- Italian Pizza Dough (1): $2.99
- Publix Pizza Sauce (1): $1.50

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, parsley, onion, vinegar, sugar, breadcrumbs or oats