Giant Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Skillet-Braised Chicken Thighs with Baby-Cut Carrots and 90-Second Rice
Description: Two bone-in chicken thighs are browned in a skillet then braised low and slow with tender baby-cut carrots until juicy and flavorful. Served over a pouch of fluffy 90-second rice, this is a satisfying weeknight dinner that comes together in under an hour.
Sale items used: Fresh Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs (Giant, Grade A), Giant Peeled Baby-Cut Carrots, Giant 90 Second Rice
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.5 lb of chicken thighs (about 2 thighs). Use 1 bag of baby-cut carrots and 1 pouch of 90-second rice. Total protein cost is based on 0.5 lb at $3.99/lb.
Recipes:
- One-Skillet Chicken Thighs & Rice
- Skillet Chicken Thighs with Carrots
Tuesday
Meal: Sausage and Rao's Pasta Sauce over DeCecco Pasta
Description: A generous link or two of fresh dinner sausage is sliced and browned, then simmered in a rich Rao's pasta sauce and ladled over perfectly cooked DeCecco pasta. This is a bold, Italian-inspired dinner that feels restaurant-quality on a budget.
Sale items used: Fresh Dinner Sausage (Giant), Rao's Alfredo or Pasta Sauce, DeCecco Pasta
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.5 lb of fresh dinner sausage. Use about 3 oz of DeCecco pasta (roughly one-quarter of a standard box) and half a jar of Rao's sauce, saving the rest for another use.
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Domestic Shrimp with NatureSweet Tomatoes and Sourdough Bread
Description: Fresh wild-caught domestic shrimp are quickly pan-seared with garlic and olive oil, then tossed with halved NatureSweet tomatoes for a bright, light dinner. Served alongside thick slices of toasted Goldminer sourdough bread to soak up all the savory pan juices.
Sale items used: Domestic Shrimp (Fresh, Wild Caught), NatureSweet or Glorys Tomatoes, Goldminer Sourdough Square Bread
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.5 lb of domestic shrimp. Use the full container of NatureSweet tomatoes and 2 to 3 slices of sourdough bread. Shrimp cooks in under 5 minutes so have everything prepped before the pan goes on.
Recipes:
- Sizzling Garlic Shrimp with Tomato Toast
- Baked Shrimp with Feta and Grilled Sourdough
Thursday
Meal: Roasted Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Description: A whole pork tenderloin is seasoned and roasted to a juicy, golden finish alongside cubed sweet potatoes that caramelize beautifully in the oven. For one person, half the tenderloin makes a generous dinner and the remaining half stores perfectly for lunches the next day.
Sale items used: Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin (Giant, Boneless), Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: A whole pork tenderloin typically weighs about 1 lb; purchase 1 lb at $4.99/lb. Roast the entire tenderloin and serve half tonight, saving the rest. Use approximately 0.5 lb of sweet potatoes at $0.79/lb. Total roasting time is about 25 to 30 minutes at 425 degrees after a quick sear - prep everything in advance and pop it in the oven when you get home.
Recipes:
- Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes | Roast Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Friday
Meal: 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken with Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables and Jiffy Corn Muffin Bake
Description: The ready-made 8-piece fried or baked dark meat chicken is a brilliant shortcut, giving you crispy, flavorful chicken with zero fuss on a Friday night. Paired with a steamed bag of Birds Eye vegetables and a warm, golden Jiffy corn muffin baked in a single ramekin, this is a comforting and complete meal.
Sale items used: 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken (Fried or Baked), Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables, Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: The 8-piece pack serves multiple meals - enjoy 2 to 3 pieces tonight and refrigerate the rest for lunches. Use 1 bag of Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables. Mix half a box of Jiffy corn muffin mix with 1 egg and a splash of milk to make 1 to 2 small muffins in a ramekin or muffin tin.
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh Chicken Thighs, Giant Grade A (0.5 lb): $2.00
- Giant Peeled Baby-Cut Carrots (x1 bag): $0.99
- Giant 90 Second Rice (x1 pouch): $0.99
- Fresh Dinner Sausage, Giant (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Rao's Pasta Sauce (x1 jar): $2.99
- DeCecco Pasta (x1 box): $0.99
- Domestic Shrimp, Fresh Wild Caught (0.5 lb): $3.70
- NatureSweet or Glorys Tomatoes (x1 container): $2.49
- Goldminer Sourdough Square Bread (x1 loaf): $2.99
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin, Giant Boneless (1 lb): $4.99
- Sweet Potatoes (0.5 lb): $0.40
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken, Fried or Baked: $5.99
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables (x1 bag): $1.99
- Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (x1 box): $0.69
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Garlic (fresh or minced)
- Salt and black pepper
- Dried Italian seasoning or oregano
- Butter
- Chicken broth or water (for braising)
- 1 egg (for Jiffy corn muffin mix)
- Milk (small amount for corn muffin mix)
- Paprika or preferred seasoning blend for pork
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Rastelli's New York Strip or Ribeye Steak: $10.23/96
- Salmon Fillets Farm Raised, Fresh, Boneless: $11.99
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $4.99/ea.
- Fresh Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs Giant, Grade A, Family Size: $3.99/lb.
- Fresh Dinner Sausage Giant: $2.99/lb.
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken Fried or Baked: $5.99
- Giant Wings Boneless, Bone-In, Breaded and Glazed: $3.99/lb.
- Nature's Promise Fruit or Shredded Jerk Chicken: $4.99
- Hebrew National Beef Franks: $4.99
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $2.99/lb.
- Oscar Mayer Bologna: $2.49
- Applegate Lunchmeat or Bacon: $5.99
- Butterball Breakfast Turkey Sausage: $3.99
- Perdue Frozen Cooked Chicken: $4.99
- Tilapia Fillets Farm Raised, Fresh: $7.99/lb.
- Large Cooked Cocktail Shrimp: $9.99/lb.
- Scott & Jon's Bowls: $3.40
- Domestic Shrimp Fresh, Wild Caught: $7.40/lb.
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin Giant, Boneless: $4.99/lb.
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Boar's Head SmokeMaster Ham Sliced to Order: $7.99/lb.
- Taste of Inspirations Baby Swiss, Extra Sharp Cheddar or Havarti Cheese Sliced to Order or Prepackaged: $5.99
- Boar's Head Hummus: $3.99
- Rana Filled Pasta: $3.99
- Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps: $2.99
- Nature's Promise Hummus Snackers: $2.99
Produce on sale:
- Blueberries: $3.99 each
- Eastern Peaches: $1.49/lb.
- Granny Smith, Cosmic Crisp, Fuji or Pink Lady Apples: $1.99/lb.
- Giant Bagged Apples: $2.99 for 4-5 lb. bag
- Giant Peeled Baby-Cut Carrots: $0.99 each
- Sweet Potatoes: $0.79/lb.
- Nature's Promise Organic Mandarins: $2.99 for 2 lb. bag
- NatureSweet or Glorys Tomatoes: $2.49
- Pecan Nation: $3.99 for 2 lb. bag
- Giant Peeled Baby-Cut Carrots: $0.99 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Grade A Large White Eggs: $1.99 each
- Dannon Greek or Too Good & Co. Single-Serve Yogurt: $0.99 each
- Nellie's Grade A Free Range Eggs: $4.99
- Sargento Sliced Cheese: $3.99
- Dannon Light + Fit Yogurt: $0.99 each
- Turkey Hill Drinks: $3.99
- Planet Oat Oatmilk or Creamer: $2.49
- Daisy Sour Cream: $2.49
- FAGE Greek Yogurt: $4.99
- Giant String Cheese: $2.99
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Giant Roundtop White Bread: $1.49
- Goldminer Sourdough Square Bread: $2.99
- Giant Gourmet Cookies: $1.99 each
- Sara Lee Bread or Ball Park Rolls: $1.99
- Giant Round Top White Bread: $1.49
- Kellogg's or Kashi Cereal or Bear Naked Granola: $2.99 when you buy 3
- Junkless Chewy Granola Bars: $2.49
- Cap'n Crunch or Life Cereal: $2.13
- Nature Valley or Fiber One Protein Granola Bars or Wafers: $1.99
- Hershey's Snack Size: $2.99
Pantry on sale:
- Rao's Alfredo or Pasta Sauce: $2.99
- San Giorgio Pasta: $2.10/$5.10
- Goldfish: $2.99 when you buy 2
- Nabisco Family Size Cookies or Crackers: $2.99 when you buy 2
- Lay's Potato Chips or Smartfood Popcorn: $2.99 when you buy 2
- Giant Potato Chips: $1.99
- Giant Fruit Spread: $1.99
- Giant Peanut Butter or Concord Grape Jelly: $1.99
- Giant Pudding: $0.99
- Giant Dill Pickles: $1.99
- Giant 90 Second Rice: $0.99
- Giant Mac and Cheese: $0.99
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: $1.49
- Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta or Micro Cups: $0.99
- DeCecco Pasta: $0.99
- GOGO SqueeZ Applesauce Pouches: $2.49
- Heinz Organic or Simply Ketchup: $2.49
- Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna or Chicken of the Sea: $0.99
- Jif Peanut Butter: $2.99
- Utz Pretzels: $2.99
- Lance Sandwich Crackers: $2.99
- Cape Cod Chips: $2.99
- On The Border Tortilla Chips: $2.99
- Utz Potato Chips: $2.99
- Boulder Canyon Potato Chips: $2.99
- Lesser Evil Popcorn: $2.99
- Mulino Bianco Cookies: $2.49
- Catalina Crunch Protein Snack Mix: $2.99
- Pretzelized Pretzel Crackers: $1.99
- Popchips: $1.99
- Real Foods Corn Thins: $1.99
- RW Garcia Organic Crackers: $2.99
- The Good Crisp Company Potato Crisps: $2.99
- Frito-Lay Variety Packs: $4.99
- Quaker Chewy Bars Value Pack: $3.99
- Starbucks Coffee: $4.99
- Folgers Coffee: $3.99
- Kikkoman Sauce: $1.99
- Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix: $0.69
- McCormick Grill Mates Bottle Blends: $2.56
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $3.99
- Coca-Cola de Mexico Soda: $2.99
- Coca-Cola Mini: $3.99
- Yerba Madre Organic Yerba Mate Tea: $1.99
- Starbucks Frappuccino: $2.99
- Vitaminwater: $2.99
- San Pellegrino Ciao!: $2.99
- Lipton Iced Tea Mix: $2.99
- Nature's Promise Flavored Water: $2.49
- Nature's Promise Honey: $1.99
- Coca-Cola: $4.99
- Gummi Candy: $2.99
- Mike and Ike or Hot Tamales Theater Boxes: $0.99
Frozen on sale:
- DiGiorno Hand-Tossed, Rising Crust, Wood Fired, Ultra Thin or Croissant Crust Pizza: $3.99
- Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Bars: $2.99
- Friendly's Ice Cream or Waffle Cones: $2.99
- Giant Frozen Chicken Nuggets: $2.99
- Giant Classic Crust Pizza: $3.99
- Giant Pancakes: $1.99
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $2.49
- Blue Bunny Mini Swirls Cones: $2.88
- Bomb Pop Popsicles: $2.57
- Troll Gummi Pop or Butterfinger, Baby Ruth 100 Grand Ice Cream Bars: $2.99
- Hanover Gold Line Vegetables: $0.99
- Birds Eye Voila! Skillet Meals: $2.99
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables: $1.99
- Jimmy Dean Red Box: $2.99
- Halo Top Ice Cream: $3.99
- Nature's Promise Fruit: $2.99 for 32 oz.
- Bob Evans Garlic Mashed Potatoes Single-Serve Cups: $1.99
- Bob Evans Macaroni & Cheese Single-Serve Cups: $1.99
- Bob Evans Mashed Potatoes Single-Serve Cups: $1.99
- Macaroni & Cheese Mashed Potatoes: $1.99
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$32.70
for 1 person · $32.70 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of August 12, 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 Giant.