Kroger Dairy-Free Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week is built around a few Kroger sale finds that keep everything dairy-free without feeling like a compromise. The 2 lb Beef Brisket at $7.98 does double duty: you braise it on Monday with potatoes and onions, then turn the leftovers into brisket sandwiches with pico de gallo on Thursday, so there is nothing extra to buy for that night. Tuesday brings pan-seared salmon with steamed vegetables, Wednesday is a quick egg and sweet pepper skillet with toasted baguette, and Friday wraps up with easy tuna salad-kit bowls and tortilla chips. Give the baguette and buns a quick label check at the store, and grab the plain Steamfresh bags with no butter or cheese sauce.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Slow-Braised Beef Brisket with Petite Spudling Potatoes and Onions
Description: Brisket simmers low and slow with yellow onions and Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth until tender and sliceable. Spudling potatoes cook alongside in the braising liquid.
Sale items used: Beef Brisket, Petite Spudling Potatoes, Yellow Onions, Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth
Prep time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs Beef Brisket, 1 bag Petite Spudling Potatoes, 1 lb Yellow Onions, 1 Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth. Braise 3 hours in the oven at 300F; make ahead the day before and reheat gently if you prefer. This yields extra brisket for Thursday.
Recipes:
- Braised Brisket
- Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with Potatoes and Onions
- Braised Beef Brisket Recipe with Potatoes & Carrots

Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Atlantic Salmon with Steamed Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables
Description: Salmon fillets are seared skin-side down in a skillet until crisp, then finished with a squeeze of lemon-free simple seasoning. Vegetables are steamed in the bag on the side.
Sale items used: Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, 2 bags Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables (choose plain, no butter or cheese sauce varieties).
Recipes:
- Perfect Pan-Seared Salmon
- Greek Salmon and Vegetables Sheet Pan Meal
- Pan Seared Salmon with Vegetables

Wednesday
Meal: Vegetable Egg Fried Rice-Style Skillet with Scrambled Eggs
Description: Eggs are scrambled in a hot skillet with sauteed yellow onions and Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers. Served with toasted Private Selection French Baguette slices for dipping.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs, Yellow Onions, Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers, Private Selection French Baguette
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 carton Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs (use 8 eggs), 0.5 lb Yellow Onions, 1 bag Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers, 1 Private Selection French Baguette (check the label for dairy-free).
Recipes:
- Extra Vegetable Fried Rice
- Vegetable Fried Rice (With Cottage Cheese and Eggs)
- Vegetable Fried Rice

Thursday
Meal: Brisket Sandwiches on Kroger Buns with Pico de Gallo
Description: Leftover Monday brisket is sliced, reheated in a skillet, and piled onto buns. In Store Made Pico de Gallo adds fresh topping.
Sale items used: Beef Brisket, Kroger Buns, In Store Made Pico de Gallo
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use leftover brisket from Monday (included in the 2 lbs bought, nothing extra to buy), 1 package Kroger Buns (confirm dairy-free on the label), 1 In Store Made Pico de Gallo.

Check the label: supermarket buns and rolls often contain milk or whey even when nothing on the front says so.

Recipes:
- Easy Beef Brisket Sandwich Recipe (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free)
- Classic Pico de Gallo
- Smokey Beef Brisket Sandwich - Ontario Beef

Friday
Meal: Tuna Salad Salad-Kit Bowls with Tortilla Chips
Description: Starkist Tuna is mixed with Hellmann's Mayonnaise and served over a Private Selection Salad Kit (skip any cheese or creamy dressing packet). Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips go on the side.
Sale items used: Starkist Tuna, Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Private Selection Salad Kits, Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: 4 cans Starkist Tuna, 1 Hellmann's Mayonnaise, 1 Private Selection Salad Kit, 1 Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips.
Recipes:
- Creamy Tuna Salad with Tortilla Chips
- Mexican Tuna Salad
- Easy Recipe for Tuna Salad

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Beef Brisket (2 lbs): $7.98
- Petite Spudling Potatoes (x2 bags, one Monday and one for the salad-kit sale price): $7.98
- Yellow Onions (1.5 lbs): $1.79
- Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth (x1): $3.99
- Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets (2 lbs): $17.98
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables (x2): $3.58
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs (x1): $4.99
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (x1): $6.00
- Private Selection French Baguette (x1): $1.99
- Kroger Buns (x1): $1.79
Check the label: supermarket buns and rolls often contain milk or whey even when nothing on the front says so.
- In Store Made Pico de Gallo (x1): $4.99
- Starkist Tuna (4 cans): $5.00
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise (x1): $4.49
- Private Selection Salad Kits (x1): $3.99
- Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips (x1): $2.49

Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika