Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef and Pasta with Prego Marinara
Description: Browned ground beef gets tossed with tender pasta and a rich Prego marinara sauce for a classic, crowd-pleasing skillet dinner that kids absolutely love. This simple one-pan meal comes together quickly on a weeknight and is easy to customize with a sprinkle of shredded cheese on top.
Sale items used: Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb package) at $6.99/lb, Kroger Pasta at 4/$5.00, Prego Pasta Sauce at $1.59/EA, Kraft Shredded Cheese at 2/$5.00
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.75 lb of ground beef for 2 people (cost based on $6.99/lb x 0.75 lb); cook 8 oz (half a 16 oz box) of pasta; use one 24 oz jar of Prego marinara; top with half a 7-8 oz bag of Kraft shredded cheese. The 3 lb ground beef package will have leftovers - portion and freeze the rest for future meals.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Pasta Skillet Dinner
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Simple Truth Boneless Chicken Breasts with Sweet Corn
Description: Juicy baked chicken breasts seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and a little garlic powder are paired with sweet, buttery corn on the cob for a wholesome and familiar dinner kids will happily eat. This is a straightforward oven meal that requires minimal prep and delivers big on flavor without anything spicy or unfamiliar.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Boneless Chicken Breasts at $3.99/lb, Kroger Sweet Corn 4 ct at 2/$7.00
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 1 lb of chicken breasts for 2 people (cost based on $3.99/lb x 1 lb); purchase one 4-count pack of sweet corn and use 2 ears (save the remaining 2 ears for a side later in the week). Total bake time is about 25-30 minutes at 400 degrees F, so preheat the oven while prepping.
Recipes:
- Roasted Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Wednesday
Meal: Stovetop Johnsonville Smoked Dinner Sausage with Pasta and Kraft Shredded Cheese
Description: Sliced smoked sausage is pan-browned until golden and then stirred into buttery pasta with a generous handful of melted shredded cheese for a simple, satisfying meal that kids go crazy for. The smoky, cheesy combination is comforting and familiar, and the whole dish is ready in under 30 minutes.
Sale items used: Johnsonville Smoked Dinner Sausage at $2.99 with Digital Coupon, Kroger Pasta at 4/$5.00, Kraft Shredded Cheese at 2/$5.00
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: One 12-14 oz package of Johnsonville smoked dinner sausage is the right amount for 2 people; cook 8 oz of pasta; use the second bag of Kraft shredded cheese purchased on Monday (buying 2 bags at 2/$5.00 covers both Monday and Wednesday). No additional pasta purchase needed if you have the box from Monday.
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Cedar Plank Salmon with Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes
Description: Flaky, mildly flavored salmon fillets are pan-seared to a golden crust and served alongside roasted gourmet potatoes that are crispy on the outside and soft inside - a dinner that feels a little special but is still simple enough for kids who enjoy mild fish. Keep the seasoning light with just butter, lemon, and a pinch of salt so the flavors stay approachable and kid-friendly.
Sale items used: Private Selection Cedar Plank Salmon at $17.99 (24 oz package), Kroger Sweet Corn 4 ct or Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 1.5 lb at 2/$7.00
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: The 24 oz salmon package provides generous portions for 2 people (roughly 12 oz per person); purchase one 1.5 lb bag of Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes as part of the 2/$7.00 deal (pair with the sweet corn already purchased Tuesday to complete the deal). Total active cook time is about 35-40 minutes; start the potatoes in the oven first, then sear the salmon in the last 10-12 minutes.
Friday
Meal: Grilled American BBQ Beef Patties on Private Selection Buns
Description: Juicy BBQ beef patties are grilled up and loaded onto soft buns with classic kid-friendly toppings like ketchup, cheese slices, and pickles for a fun Friday cookout-style dinner. This is a simple, hands-on meal that kids love to customize themselves, making it a great end-of-week treat.
Sale items used: American BBQ Beef Patties (1.2 lb) at $7.00, Private Selection Buns at $3.49, Sargento Cheese Slices at 2/$5.00
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: The 1.2 lb package of American BBQ Beef Patties typically contains 4 patties, which is perfect for 2 people (2 patties each); use 4 buns from the 8-count Private Selection Buns pack (save the rest for sandwiches); use 2-4 slices of Sargento cheese from one package.
Recipes:
- The Best Grilled BBQ Hamburgers
- The Best BBQ Hamburger Recipe
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Simple Truth Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb): $3.99
- Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (0.75 lb from 3 lb package): $5.24
- Johnsonville Smoked Dinner Sausage x1 pack (with Digital Coupon): $2.99
- American BBQ Beef Patties x1 pack (1.2 lb): $7.00
- Private Selection Cedar Plank Salmon x1 pack (24 oz): $17.99
- Private Selection Buns x1 pack (8 ct): $3.49
- Kroger Sweet Corn 4 ct and Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 1.5 lb (2/$7.00 deal): $7.00
- Kroger Pasta x2 boxes (4/$5.00, buying 2): $2.50
- Prego Pasta Sauce x1 jar: $1.59
- Kraft Shredded Cheese x2 bags (2/$5.00): $5.00
- Sargento Cheese Slices x1 pack (2/$5.00, buying 1): $2.50
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil or butter (for cooking and roasting)
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- Ketchup and mustard (for burgers)
- Pickles (for burgers)
- Lemon (for salmon)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Simple Truth Boneless Chicken Breasts (Big Pack or Tenders or Thin Breasts): $3.99/lb
- Boneless Ribeye Steaks (Family Pack, Limit 5): $12.99/lb (with $4.00/lb digital coupon off $16.99/lb)
- Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb package): $6.99/lb
- American BBQ Beef Patties (1.2 lb): $7.00
- Hillshire Farm Lunch Meat (Select Varieties, 7-9 oz): 2/$7.00
- Kroger Large Shrimp 31-40 ct or Medium Shrimp 51-60 ct (Frozen, 12 oz): $7.00
- Kroger Chicken Party Wings (Frozen, 2.5 lb): $7.99
- Private Selection Cedar Plank Salmon (Select Varieties, 24 oz): $17.99
- Private Selection Golden Roasted Chicken Breast or Pepper Jack Cheese (Sliced to Order or Grab & Go): $9.99/lb
- Private Selection Fresh Roasted Chicken (Fully Cooked, Select Varieties, 2 lb): $7.99
- Wendy's Beef Patties (1 lb): $8.00
- Kroger 80% Lean Beef Patties (Frozen, 2 lb): $11.99
- Home Chef St. Louis Style Ribs (Fully Cooked, 2 lb, In the Deli): $13.99
- Wright Bacon (Select Varieties, 24 oz): $6.99 with Digital Coupon
- Johnsonville Smoked Dinner or Breakfast Sausage (Select Varieties, 9.6-14 oz): $2.99 with Digital Coupon
- Simple Truth Italian Chicken Sausage (16 oz): $4.99/EA
- Hormel Bacon (Select Varieties, 9.3-16 oz): $5.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Yucatan Hatch Chile Guacamole (Mild or Medium, 7.5 oz, In the Deli): $4.99
- Private Selection Summer Hatch Chile Sushi Roll (Select Varieties, 10.6 oz, Available in Select Stores, In the Deli): $9.99
- Private Selection Golden Roasted Chicken Breast or Pepper Jack Cheese (Sliced to Order or Grab & Go): $9.99/lb
- Sargento Mighty Bites (Select Varieties, 2.8 oz): 4/$10.00
Produce on sale:
- Kroger Sweet Corn 4 ct or Private Selection Gourmet Potatoes 1.5 lb (Select Varieties): 2/$7.00
- Simple Truth Organic Blueberries (18 oz): $4.99
- Washington Red Cherries: $3.99/lb with Digital Coupon
- California Yellow or White Peaches or Nectarines: $2.99/lb
- California Organic Red or Black Plums: $2.99/lb
- Organic Yellow or White Peaches or Nectarines: $3.99/lb
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $2.49/lb
- Honeycrisp Apples: $2.99/lb
- Raspberries or Blackberries (6 oz): $2.99
- Zespri Sungold Kiwi (2 lb): $8.00
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Bowls (Select Varieties, 18 oz): $5.00
- Hatch Chile Peppers: $1.49/lb
- Hatch Sweet Onions (3 lb Bag): $3.99
- Private Selection Vidalia Sweet Onions (3 lb): $3.79
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kroger Cottage Cheese or Sour Cream (Select Varieties, 24 oz): 2/$5.00
- Pete & Gerry's Organic Eggs (Large, Grade A, Select Varieties, 12 ct): $6.19
- Almond Breeze Almondmilk (Select Varieties, 96 fl oz): $4.99
- Fage or Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt (Select Varieties, 5.3 oz): 4/$5.00
- 24 ct Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs Grade A: $4.99 with Digital Coupon
- Kroger Milk (Select Varieties, Half Gallon, Excludes Chocolate): $1.59 with Digital Coupon
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Blueberry Muffins or Other Varieties or Filled Croissants (Select Varieties, 4 ct, In the Bakery): $5.00
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants (Large 4 ct or Mini 12 ct, In the Bakery): $5.00
- Glazed Donuts or Mini Muffins (Select Varieties, 12 ct, In the Bakery): $5.00
- Frosted Sugar Cookies (Select Varieties, 10 ct, In the Bakery): $5.00
- Private Selection Buns (Select Varieties, 8 ct): $3.49
- Angel Food Cake (9-13 oz) or Classic Cake 6" (Select Varieties): $6.00
- Mini Cupcakes (Select Varieties, 12 ct, In the Bakery): $4.00
- Private Selection Cheesecake (40 oz) or Bakery Fresh Ice Cream Cake (25.5-32.36 oz, Select Varieties, In the Bakery): $16.99 with Digital Coupon
Pantry on sale:
- Sargento Cheese Slices (8-20 ct) or Kroger Party Size Potato Chips (12.5-13 oz, Select Varieties): 2/$5.00
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers (4.8-8 oz) or Kroger Cranberry Juice Cocktail (64 fl oz, Select Varieties): $1.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- General Mills Cereal (8.9-14 oz) or Jif Peanut Butter (13-16 oz, Select Varieties): $2.29/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Keebler Cookies (8.5-13.4 oz) or Nature Valley Bars (5 ct, Select Varieties): $2.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Nabisco Snack Crackers (3.5-8.5 oz) or Quaker Rice Cakes (4.5-7.23 oz, Select Varieties): $2.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Premier Protein Shakes (Select Varieties, 4-Pack, 11 fl oz): $7.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Prego Pasta Sauce (14.5-24 oz) or Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce (18 oz, Select Varieties): $1.59/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Mio Water Enhancer (1.62 fl oz) or Planters Peanuts (16 oz, Select Varieties): $2.49/EA (Buy More Save More)
- The Greek Gods Greek Yogurt (24 oz) or Lance Sandwich Crackers (10 ct, Select Varieties): $3.79/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Kellogg's Cereal (Select Varieties, 8.9-16.1 oz): $1.99/EA with Digital Coupon
- DiGiorno Pizza (14.14-30.3 oz) or Hot Pockets (4 ct, Select Varieties): $3.99/EA with Digital Coupon
- Cheez-It Crackers (9-12.4 oz) or Club Crackers (11-13.7 oz, Select Varieties): 2/$6.00 (Final Cost When You Buy 2)
- 4 lb Kroger Cheese (Select Varieties): $13.49
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise (11.5 fl oz) or Kinder's Sauce (14.2-16.1 oz, Select Varieties): $3.99
- Kettle Brand Potato Chips (Select Varieties, 6-7.5 oz): $3.99
- Kraft Shredded Cheese (7-8 oz) or Wish-Bone Salad Dressing (15 fl oz, Select Varieties): 2/$5.00
- Kroger Pasta (Select Varieties, 12-16 oz): 4/$5.00
- Minute Maid Fruit Drink or Ade (59 fl oz) or Lay's Stax (5.5-5.75 oz, Select Varieties): 2/$4.00
- Takis (6.5-9.9 oz) or Kroger Purified Water 24-Pack (8 fl oz Bottles, Select Varieties): 2/$7.00
- Kroger Coffee Pods (Select Varieties, 120 ct): $31.99
- Green Mountain or McCafé K-Cups (Select Varieties, 10 ct): $6.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Starbucks Coffee (10-12 oz Bag or K-Cups 10 ct, Select Varieties): $8.99/EA with Digital Coupon
- Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (6-10 ct) or General Mills Treat Bars (8 ct, Select Varieties): $1.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
Frozen on sale:
- Private Selection Ice Cream (48 fl oz) or Popsicle Ice Pops (5-18 ct, Select Varieties): $4.99
- Stouffer's or Lean Cuisine Entrée (Select Varieties, 5.75-12 oz): 4/$10.00
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches (Select Varieties, 8-20 ct): $10.99
- Morningstar Farms Entrée (5.25-12 oz) or Happy Egg Co. Eggs Large Grade A (12 ct, Select Varieties): $3.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Impossible Frozen Entrée (10-14 oz) or Kodiak Frozen Waffles (8-10 ct, Select Varieties): $4.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Just Bare Frozen Chicken (Select Varieties, 19.2-24 oz): $10.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream (14 fl oz or Bars 3-6 ct, Select Varieties): $4.49/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Kroger Ice Cream (Select Varieties, 48 fl oz): $1.99/EA Online Deal Days Price
- Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (16 fl oz) or Breyers Ice Cream (48 fl oz, Select Varieties): $3.49/EA with Digital Coupon
- Breyers Ice Cream (Select Varieties): $3.49/EA with Digital Coupon
- El Monterey Family Pack Burritos (Select Varieties, 8 ct): $4.49/EA with Digital Coupon
- Pillsbury Toaster Strudel (6 ct) or Yoplait Yogurt (32 oz, Select Varieties): $2.29/EA (Buy More Save More)
- Stouffer's Family Size Entrée (Select Varieties, 28-40 oz): $8.99/EA (Buy More Save More)
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$59.29
for 2 people · $29.64 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of July 29, 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 Kroger.