Giant Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Ground Beef and Squash Skillet with Sweet Corn
Description: A quick skillet of seasoned ground beef and tender squash, finished with sweet corn kernels cut fresh from the cob. Simple, hearty, and full of late-summer flavor for one.
Sale items used: 73% Lean Ground Beef, Green or Yellow Squash, Sweet Corn
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.35 lb ground beef, 0.5 lb squash (sliced), and 2 ears sweet corn (kernels cut off).
Recipes:
- Ground Beef and Summer Squash Skillet - Food.com
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Chicken Leg Quarters with Roasted Asparagus and Potatoes
Description: A single baked chicken leg quarter roasted until crisp-skinned and juicy, paired with roasted asparagus and a wedge of organic sweet potato. A comforting, well-balanced one-pan dinner.
Sale items used: Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters, Asparagus, Nature's Promise Organic Russet or Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb chicken leg quarters, 0.5 lb asparagus, and 1 sweet potato (half of the 2-pack). Timing note: chicken and potatoes roast about 45 minutes; asparagus added in the last 12-15 minutes.
Recipes:
- Baked Chicken Leg Quarters - Recipes by Lily
- Sheet Pan Chicken with Asparagus and Potatoes - Savor the Best
Wednesday
Meal: Slow-Roasted Pork Picnic with Eggplant and Green Beans
Description: A modest portion of slow-roasted pork picnic shoulder, fork-tender and flavorful, served alongside roasted eggplant and lightly steamed green beans. A satisfying, budget-friendly braise scaled down for one.
Sale items used: Whole Pork Picnic Roast, Eggplant, Giant Green Beans or Brussels Sprouts
Prep time: 20 minutes active, plus roasting
Serving note: Use 0.75 lb pork picnic roast (a practical cut trimmed from the whole roast), 0.5 lb eggplant, and half a package of green beans. Make-ahead note: since the pork needs 2.5-3 hours of slow roasting, start early in the day or roast the night before and reheat.
Recipes:
- Slow Cooker Honey Pork with green beans - A Pinch of Joy
- Pork Shoulder Picnic Roast in the slow cooker - SparkPeople
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Tenderloin with Squash and Angel Sweet Tomatoes
Description: A perfectly seared pork tenderloin medallion paired with sauteed squash and juicy angel sweet tomatoes. Light, colorful, and quick to prepare.
Sale items used: Fresh Pork Tenderloins, Green or Yellow Squash, Taste of Inspirations Wild Wonders/Campari/Angel Sweet Tomatoes
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb pork tenderloin (sliced into medallions), 0.5 lb squash, and a handful (about 1/3 of the container) of angel sweet tomatoes.
Friday
Meal: Pan-Seared Coho Salmon with Asparagus and Portabella Mushrooms
Description: A pan-seared coho salmon fillet with a crisp exterior, served with roasted asparagus and savory sauteed portabella mushroom slices. An elegant finish to the week.
Sale items used: Coho Salmon, Asparagus, Giant Portabella Mushrooms
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb coho salmon fillet, 0.5 lb asparagus, and half of one portabella mushroom cap (sliced).
Recipes:
- Pan-Seared Coho Salmon with Garlic Butter - Laura Cooks
- Sheet Pan Salmon with Asparagus, Mushrooms, and Balsamic Brown Butter Sauce - Pinch me, I'm eating
- Pan-Seared Salmon with Asparagus, Garlic Mushrooms, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Scrambled Eggs - Cooking With Blog
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- 73% Lean Ground Beef (0.35 lb): $1.22
- Green or Yellow Squash (1 lb total): $1.99
- Sweet Corn (2 ears): $0.50
- Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters (1 lb): $1.29
- Asparagus (1 lb total): $3.49
- Nature's Promise Organic Sweet Potatoes (1 pack of 2): $9.00
- Whole Pork Picnic Roast (0.75 lb): $0.74
- Eggplant (0.5 lb): $0.75
- Giant Green Beans (1 package): $2.49
- Fresh Pork Tenderloin (0.5 lb): $2.00
- Taste of Inspirations Angel Sweet Tomatoes (1 container): $3.49
- Coho Salmon (0.5 lb): $4.50
- Giant Portabella Mushrooms (1 each): $5.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil or cooking oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic (fresh or powder)
- Paprika or Cajun seasoning
- Butter (for searing)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- 73% Lean Ground Beef, Family Size: $3.49/lb
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb with digital coupon
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken, Fried or Baked: $6.99 each
- Cajun Krab Dip: $4.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Medium Shrimp Ring: $10.99 each
- Salmon Fillet on a Plank: $7.99 each
- Coho Salmon: $8.99/lb
- Hebrew National Beef Franks: $4.99 each
- Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters: $1.29/lb
- 80% Lean Ground Beef Patties: $5.49/lb
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $4.99/lb
- Whole Pork Picnic Roast: $0.99/lb
- Taste of Inspirations Chicken Kabobs: $8.99/lb
- Taste of Inspirations Beef Kabobs: $10.99/lb
- Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops: $4.99/lb
- Giant Smoked or Fresh Dinner Sausage: $3.99 each
- Lloyd's Barbeque Co. Shredded Chicken or Pork: $5.00 each
- St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs: $1.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Fresh Pork Tenderloins or Marinated Filets: $3.99/lb
- Beef Short Ribs: $9.99/lb
- Perdue or Real Good Foods Frozen Cooked Chicken: $7.99 each
- Philly Gourmet Burgers: $10.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Snacking Trays: 2 for $5.00
- Swordfish or Tuna Steak: $9.99/lb
- Fresh Domestic Shrimp: $2.00 off/lb
- Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna: 10 for $10.00
- Jack Daniel's Pulled Entrées: $7.99 each
- C.Wirthy & Co Salmon: $9.99 each
- Next Wave Mussels: $3.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon: $3.49 each when you buy any 3
- Jif Peanut Butter: $3.99 each
- Utz Snack Pack: $8.99
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Cantina Latina Burrito Bowl: $6.99 each
- Rotisserie Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Boar's Head Maple Glazed Honey Coat Ham: $11.49/lb
- Giant Hot Pepper Cheese: $7.99/lb
- Fried Chicken Platter: $44.99 each
- Cookie Platter: $9.99 each
- Fresh-Cut Vegetable Platter: $14.99 each
- Chicken Nugget Platter: $14.49 each
- Reser's Deli Salads: $8.49 each
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Platter: $14.99 each
- Let's Twist Platter: $45.99 each
- Brownie Bites Tray: $9.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunchmeat: $2.99 each when you buy any 3
- Oscar Mayer Basic Lunchables: 3 for $6.00
- Bob Evans Side Dishes: 2 for $8.00
- Herdez Guacamole or Street Corn: $1.00 off
Produce on sale:
- Whole Seedless Watermelon: $3.99 each
- Blueberries, Mangoes or Avocados: 5 for $5.00
- Sweet Corn: 10 for $2.50
- Giant Salad Blends, Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes: 2 for $5.00
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Asparagus: $3.49/lb
- Eggplant: $1.49/lb
- Green or Yellow Squash: $1.99/lb
- Giant Tray Pack Sweet Corn: $3.99 each
- Giant Portabella Mushrooms: $5.49 each
- Hot House Peppers: 3 for $5.00
- Cantaloupe: $2.99 each
- Seedless Watermelon Halves or Quarters: $1.19/lb
- Halos Mandarins: $4.49 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Russet or Sweet Potatoes: 2 for $9.00
- Giant Green Beans or Brussels Sprouts: $2.49 each
- Taste of Inspirations Salad Kit or Potato Trays: 2 for $7.00
- Red Delicious, Golden Delicious or Gala Apples: $1.49/lb
- Golden Kiwi: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Blueberries: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Greenhouse Grown Salad: $4.99 each
- Taste of Inspirations Wild Wonders, Campari or Angel Sweet Tomatoes: $3.49 each
- Fresh Store-Cut Fruit: $5.49/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Butter: $2.99
- Chobani Single-Serve Yogurt: 10 for $10.00
- Kraft Shredded Cheese or Cracker Barrel Chunks: 2 for $5.00
- Chobani Flip or High Protein Yogurt: 4 for $5.00
- Pete & Gerry's Grade A Organic or Pasture Raised Eggs: $4.99
- Breakstone's Cottage Cheese: 2 for $6.00
- BelGioioso Burrata: $5.99 each
- Silk Soy, Almond or Coconut Milk: 2 for $7.00
- Coffee mate Creamer: 2 for $8.00
- Dannon Light + Fit Greek Yogurt: 2 for $5.00
- Reddi wip: 2 for $9.00
- Breakstone's Sour Cream: 2 for $4.00
- Cracker Barrel Cracker Cuts or Cubed Cheese: 2 for $6.00
- Kraft Singles: $2.49 each when you buy any 3
- The Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges: 2 for $8.00
- Velveeta Mini Block: $4.99 each when you buy any 3
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Ball Park Rolls or Sara Lee Bread: $2.99
- Bays Original English Muffins: 2 for $8.00
- King's Hawaiian Slider, Pretzel Slider, Sub Rolls or Hamburger Buns: $5.49 each
- Giant Gourmet Cookies: $4.99 each
- Dave's Killer Bread, Rolls, Bagels or English Muffins: $4.99
- Taste of Inspirations Duo Bites: $5.49 each
- Taste of Inspirations Madeleines: $5.79 each
Pantry on sale:
- Simply Orange, Cranberry, Apple or Grapefruit Juice: 2 for $8.00
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Nabisco Family Size Cookies or Crackers: $3.49 each with $25 purchase
- Giant Sugar Wafers Cookies: $2.99
- Pepperidge Farm Cookies: 2 for $8.00
- Nature's Promise Crackers: $4.49
- Giant 90 Second Rice: $1.99
- Green Giant Canned Vegetables: 4 for $4.00 with digital coupon
- French's Classic Yellow Mustard: $1.99
- Claussen Pickles: 2 for $9.00
- Nestlé Toll House Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough: 2 for $8.00
- Turkey Hill Drinks: $3.29
- Goldfish Crackers: $3.49
- Planters Peanuts, Cashews or Nut Duos: 2 for $7.00
- Coca-Cola Mini: $7.49
- Nabisco belVita Biscuits or Newtons Cookies: 2 for $7.00
- Skinny Pop Popcorn: $4.99
- M&M's Family Size: $10.99
- Albanese Gummi Candy: 2 for $5.00
- Capri Sun: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Kool-Aid Hydration: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Classico Pasta Sauce: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Heinz Tomato Ketchup: $3.00 each when you buy any 3
- Kraft Miracle Whip: $4.49 each when you buy any 3
- Taco Bell Shells: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Kool-Aid, Country Time or Tang: $2.99 each when you buy any 3
- Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce: $3.49 each when you buy any 3
- Kraft Deluxe Mac & Cheese or Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups: $4.49 each when you buy any 3
- Maxwell House Coffee: $14.49 each when you buy any 3
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $7.49
- Rao's Pasta: 2 for $5.00
- Rao's Soup: $5.49
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99
- Post Cereal: $4.29
- Eight O'Clock Coffee: $12.99
- Goodles Macaroni and Cheese: $3.29
- Knorr Sides: 4 for $5.00
- Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil: $7.99
- Bachan's Japanese Sauce: $8.49
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $3.99 with digital coupon
- Dole Fruit Bowls: 2 for $6.00
- Starkist Chunk Light Tuna: 3 for $4.00
- Sticky Fingers Barbecue Sauce: $2.99
- Hidden Valley Ranch or Newman's Own Salad Dressing: 2 for $7.00
- Domino Baker's Sugar: $4.99
- Ben's Original Ready Rice: 2 for $5.00
- Hunt's Snack Pack: 4 for $5.00
- Nabisco Variety Packs: $5.99
- Samyang Buldak Ramen Multipack: $9.99
- Gold Peak: 2 for $4.00 when you buy 2
- Tazo Matcha Latte: $6.69
- Monster Energy Drinks: $8.99
- Gatorade: 3 for $5.00
- Betty Crocker Delights Cake Mix or Frosting: 2 for $5.00
- KIND Protein Max Granola: $4.49
- KIND Breakfast Protein Bars: $4.49
- KIND Healthy Grains Clusters: $4.49
- KIND ZERO Added Sugar Granola: $4.49
Frozen on sale:
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Bars or Waffle Cones: $3.29/ea with $25 purchase
- Yasso Dipped, Yogurt Bars or Spoonables: $4.49/ea with $25 purchase
- Friendly's Ice Cream: 2 for $6.00 with digital coupon
- Blue Bunny Mini Swirls Cones: 2 for $7.00 with digital coupon
- Klondike Bars, Sandwiches or Breyers Carb Smart Bars: 2 for $6.00 with digital coupon
- Stouffer's Simple Dishes, Signature Classics or Lean Cuisine Protein Kicks or Comfort Cravings: 4 for $10.00
- Popsicle Novelties: $4.99
- Outshine Fruit Bars: 2 for $7.00
- MorningStar Farms Breakfast, Burgers or Entrées: 2 for $9.00
- Kodiak Waffles, French Toast Sticks or Flapjacks: $5.49
- Birds Eye Asparagus Spears, Oven Roasters, Stir Fry or Skillets: 3 for $9.00
- Rao's Entrées: 2 for $9.00
- Marie Callender's or Dolly Parton's Pies: $5.99
- Screamin' Sicilian Core or Thin & Crispy Pizza: $6.99
- Hot Pockets Sandwiches: $5.29
- Luigi's Real Italian Ice: 2 for $5.00
- Rao's Brick Oven Pizza: $7.99
- TGI Fridays Appetizer or Bagel Bites: $4.99 each when you buy any 3
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $4.49
- Gerber Get'ems! Roundos Puff Snack: 2 for $5.00
🛒 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.
$36.95
for 1 person · $36.95 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of September 02, 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.