Food City Dairy-Free Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Sauteed Bell Peppers
Description: A single bone-in pork chop is pan-seared until golden and juicy, then served alongside strips of sweet sauteed green bell pepper. Simple olive oil and seasoning keep this dish naturally dairy-free and full of flavor.
Sale items used: Mixed Bone-In Pork Chops, Green Bell Peppers
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 bone-in pork chop (about 0.5 lb) and 1 green bell pepper, sliced.
Recipes:
- Pork Chops with Sweet and Hot Peppers
- Easy Pan Seared Pork Chops
- Pan Seared Pork Chops
Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef with Sweet Corn
Description: Lean ground beef is browned in a skillet and tossed with sweet corn kernels cut fresh from the cob for a quick, hearty one-pan dinner. Seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and a touch of oil, it stays completely dairy-free.
Sale items used: Ground Beef (81% Lean), Sweet Corn
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb ground beef and 1 ear of sweet corn (kernels cut off).
Recipes:
- Ground Beef and Corn Skillet
- Ground Beef and Corn Skillet
- Street Corn Beef Bowls (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
Wednesday
Meal: Stir-Fried Chicken Tenders with Bell Peppers and Cucumber Salad
Description: Chicken tenders are quickly stir-fried with sliced bell pepper for a light, colorful dinner, paired with a refreshing cucumber salad tossed in vinegar and oil. The whole meal is dairy-free and comes together fast.
Sale items used: Chicken Breast Tenders, Green Bell Peppers, Cucumbers
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb chicken tenders, 1 green bell pepper, and half a cucumber for the salad.
Thursday
Meal: Braised Chuck Roast with Corn
Description: A small portion of chuck roast is slow-braised in broth until fork-tender, then served with sweet corn kernels for a comforting, dairy-free dinner. The braise creates a rich, savory sauce using just broth and aromatics.
Sale items used: Chuck Roast (Certified Angus Beef, Digital Coupon), Sweet Corn
Prep time: 90 minutes (mostly hands-off simmering)
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb chuck roast and 1 ear of sweet corn. Since braising takes over an hour, start the roast early or braise it the night before and reheat.
Recipes:
- Braised Beef Chuck Roast
- Red Wine Braised Chuck Roast
- Braised Chuck Roast (One Pot, Fall Apart Recipe)
Friday
Meal: Pan-Fried Flounder with Lemon Asparagus and Cucumber Salad
Description: A light, flaky flounder fillet is pan-fried in oil until crisp, served with lemony roasted asparagus and a cool cucumber salad. This dairy-free dinner is fresh, light, and quick to prepare.
Sale items used: Fresh Flounder Fillets, Lemon Asparagus, Cucumbers
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 flounder fillet (about 0.5 lb), 0.5 lb lemon asparagus, and half a cucumber for the salad.
Recipes:
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Mixed Bone-In Pork Chops (0.5 lb): $0.75
- Green Bell Peppers (x2): $1.98
- Ground Beef, 81% Lean (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Sweet Corn (2 ears, one pack): $1.00
- Chicken Breast Tenders (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Cucumbers (x2): $1.78
- Chuck Roast, Certified Angus Beef, Digital Coupon (0.75 lb): $4.49
- Fresh Flounder Fillets (0.5 lb): $5.00
- Lemon Asparagus (0.5 lb): $2.25
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Vinegar (for cucumber salad)
- Broth (for braising)
- Lemon (for asparagus)
- Garlic/onion (optional aromatics)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Ground Beef, Food City Fresh, 81% Lean: $2.99/lb
- Ground Beef, Food City Fresh, 75% Lean (3 lbs or more): $4.99/lb
- Chuck Roast, Certified Angus Beef (Digital Coupon): $5.99/lb
- Chuck Roast, Certified Angus Beef: $6.99/lb
- Mixed Bone-In Pork Chops, Food City Fresh Family Pack: $1.49/lb
- Turkey Selection, Dietz & Watson: $10.99/lb
- Dietz & Watson Maple Glazed or Oven Classic Turkey: $7.99/lb
- Chicken Breast Tenders, Sanderson Farms: $2.99/lb
- New York Strip Steak, Certified Angus Beef Family Pack: $14.99/lb
- Prime New York Strip Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $22.99/lb
- Fresh Flounder Fillets, Wild Caught: $9.99/lb
- Wild Caught Shrimp, Cooked, Previously Frozen 21/30 Ct.: $9.99/lb
- Wampler's Sausage: $3.49 each
- Johnsonville Bratwurst: $5.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Meat: $6.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Half Loaf Italian Bread: $2.00 each
- Crab Stuffed Mushrooms: $1.79 each
- Bob Evans Side Dishes: $3.99
- Reser's Sides: $3.00
- Chicken Tenders or Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Macaroni Salad or Sweet & Tangy Slaw: $3.99
- Apple Fritters: $3.99
- Swaggerty's Sausage Biscuits: $5.00
- Gourmet Cookies (with coupon): $4.50
- Pumpkin Muffins: $3.99
- Sweet Squares Pumpkin Cake: $3.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Honeycrisp Apples: $1.69/lb
- Green Bell Peppers: $0.99 each
- Sweet Corn: 2 for $1.00
- Exotic Fruit Bowl: $4.99/lb
- Cucumbers: $0.89 each
- Mayer Bros. Apple Cider: $3.99
- Lemon Asparagus/Oven & Grill Ready Pans: starting at $4.49/lb
- Large Orange Pumpkins: $5.99 each
- White Pumpkins: $5.99 each
- Pie Pumpkins: $2.99 each
- Gourds or Tiger Stripe Pumpkins, Bagged: $3.99 each
- Durham Ellis Pumpkin Pie Almonds: $7.99
- Raspberries, Blackberries, Cherubs, Glorys, Golden Cherubs, Tasteful Selections Potatoes, Little Leaf Lettuce: $2.99 each when you buy 4
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Mayfield Tea: 2 for $5.00
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls: $4.99
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Shape Sugar Cookie Dough: $3.99
- Lewis Buns, Hamburger or Hot Dog: $2.99
- Hostess Donettes: 2 for $5.00
- Hostess Ding Dongs or Twinkies Family Pack: $4.49
Pantry on sale:
- General Mills Cereal: $2.99
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits: 2 for $5.00
- Frito Lay Multipack Chips: $8.99
- Crisco Oil: $3.99
- Hunt's Snack Pack Pudding: 2 for $3.00
- Little Debbie Snack Cakes: 2 for $5.00
- Cheez-It Family Size: $4.99
- Food Club Tomatoes (with coupon): $0.49
- Food Club Corn, Green Beans, Peas: $0.69
- Nutri Grain Bars: $4.99
- Tropicana Orange Juice: $6.99
- Frank's Bavarian Style Kraut: $2.29
- Full Circle Mustard: $2.99
- Food Club Marinade: $2.29
- Food Club Shaker Set: $2.39
- Bush's Baked Beans: 2 for $5.00
- Terry's Best Virginia Peanuts: $3.99
- Rojo's 5 Layer Dip: $4.99
- Dean's Dip: $2.79
- Terry's Chips: $2.49
- Crav'n Flavor Snack Crackers: $2.59
- Wholly Guacamole: 3 for $10.00
- Food Club Tea: $2.69
- Food Club Steak Sauce: $3.49
- Food Club Flavored Water: $2.99
- Luzianne Tea: $2.99
- Fresh Cravings Salsa: $3.99
- Mission BBQ Sauce: 2 for $6.00
- Food Club Mustard: $1.19
- Wickles Pickles: $3.99
- Moore's Marinade: $3.79
- Food Club Baked Beans: $2.39
- Smucker's Jelly or Jam: 2 for $5.00
- Kraft Barbecue Sauce: $1.99
- Heinz Ketchup: $3.99
- Crystal Light Drink Mix or MiO: $2.99
- Kraft Salad Dressing: $4.99
- A.1. Steak Sauce: $4.49
- Maxwell House Coffee: $6.99
- Café Bustelo or Dunkin' Coffee Pods: $6.99
- Café Bustelo or Dunkin' Coffee, Bagged: $8.99
- Nature's Garden Probiotic Yoggies: $5.99
- BodyArmor: 10 for $10.00
- Gatorade: 2 for $11.00
- Coca-Cola Products (6 pk): $3.25
- Coca-Cola, Sprite or Coke Flavors (2 liter): 2 for $5.00
- Pepsi Products: $11.99
- Lay's Potato Chips: $1.99
- Crav'n Flavor Potato Chips: $1.99
- POWERADE: $4.99
- Ore-Ida Just Crack an Egg or Oscar Mayer Scramblers: 2 for $4.00
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99
Frozen on sale:
- Red Baron Pizza: $3.99
- Marie Callender's Meals: 2 for $5.00
- The Bavarian Beast Soft Pretzel: $6.99
- Mayfield Nutty Buddy: 2 for $7.00
🛒 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.
$20.25
for 1 person · $20.25 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of September 16, 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 Food City.