Kroger Kosher Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week keeps meat and dairy on separate nights so your kosher kitchen stays simple: Tuesday's cheesy frittata is the only dairy meal, Monday's brisket, Wednesday's sheet-pan chicken and Thursday's beef patties are all meat, and Friday's salmon with Barilla pasta ($1.39) is pareve. Beef appears twice, as the brisket ($9.98 for 2.5 lbs) on Monday and the lean ground beef patties on Thursday, so you get two very different dinners from one protein. Yellow onions (2 lbs for $2.38) carry through Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables turn up on Wednesday and Friday, so little goes to waste. Since the brisket needs over three hours, braise it on Sunday or Monday morning and reheat it, and check the salad kit dressing for kosher certification before Tuesday.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Braised Beef Brisket with Petite Spudling Potatoes and Onions
Description: Meat. Brisket is seared, then braised low and slow in Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth with yellow onions until tender, with potatoes added for the last hour.
Sale items used: Beef Brisket, Petite Spudling Potatoes, Yellow Onions, Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth
Prep time: 195 minutes
Serving note: 2.5 lbs brisket, 1 package potatoes, 1 lb onions (1 lb used here, shared across the week), 1 bone broth. Total time is over 60 minutes, so braise on Sunday or Monday morning and reheat; brisket slices best after resting. Use olive oil, no dairy.
Recipes:
- Classic Brisket with Onions
- Braised Beef Brisket Recipe with Potatoes & Carrots
- Braised Beef Brisket with Onions

Tuesday
Meal: Dairy: Cheesy Vegetable Frittata with Mini Sweet Peppers
Description: Dairy. Cage-free eggs are whisked with Kroger Mexican Style Blend Cheese, onion and sliced mini sweet peppers, then baked in an oven-safe skillet until set. Serve with a Private Selection Salad Kit.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs, Kroger Mexican Style Blend Cheese, Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers, Yellow Onions, Private Selection Salad Kits
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 1 carton eggs (use 8 eggs, assumes a standard carton of at least a dozen), 1 bag cheese, 1 package mini sweet peppers, 0.5 lb onions, 1 salad kit. Use a salad kit without meat; check the dressing for kosher certification.
Recipes:
- Vegetable Frittata
- Frittata With Seasonal Vegetables and Cheese
- Mushroom, Harissa & Goat Cheese Frittata

Wednesday
Meal: Meat: Sheet-Pan Chicken with Steamfresh Vegetables
Description: Meat. Tyson Family Pack Frozen Chicken, thawed, is tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika and roasted on a sheet pan until golden, with Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables steamed on the side. No dairy is used.
Sale items used: Tyson Family Pack Frozen Chicken, Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 1 family pack chicken, 2 bags vegetables. Thaw chicken in the fridge overnight. Choose plain vegetables with no butter sauce.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Dinner - Chicken on the Bone
- Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables
- Chicken and Veggie Sheet-Pan Dinner

Thursday
Meal: Meat: Pan-Seared Lean Ground Beef Patties with Apple Slaw
Description: Meat. Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef is shaped into patties and pan-seared in olive oil, served over a quick slaw of apple and onion dressed with apple cider vinegar. No dairy or mayonnaise is used.
Sale items used: Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef, Honeycrisp Apples, Yellow Onions, Simple Truth Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 package ground beef (assumed about 1.25 lb), 1 lb apples, 0.5 lb onions. Apple Cider Vinegar is listed in the flyer with Bone Broth; buy only the vinegar here.
Recipes:
- Patty Melts with Apple Slaw
- Korean beef skewers with apple-cabbage slaw
- Ginger-Scallion Beef Skewers with Apple and Cabbage Slaw

Friday
Meal: Meat-free Pareve: Roasted Atlantic Salmon with Barilla Pasta
Description: Pareve. Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets are roasted at 400 degrees with olive oil and lemon pepper until flaky, served over Barilla Pasta tossed with olive oil and Steamfresh Vegetables. No dairy is used.
Sale items used: Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, Barilla Pasta, Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs salmon, 1 box pasta, 1 bag vegetables. The Wednesday plan uses 2 bags of vegetables, so 3 bags total are on the list.
Recipes:
- Maple Pistachio Salmon With Angel Hair Pasta
- Kosher Salmon Pasta
- Flaked Salmon with Pasta & Mushroom Sauce

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Beef Brisket (2.5 lbs): $9.98
- Petite Spudling Potatoes (x1): $3.99
- Yellow Onions (2 lbs): $2.38
- Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth (x1): $3.99
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Eggs (x1): $4.99
- Kroger Mexican Style Blend Cheese (x1): $2.00
- Kroger Mini Sweet Peppers (x1): $6.00
- Private Selection Salad Kits (x1): $3.99
- Tyson Family Pack Frozen Chicken (x1): $8.00
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables (x3): $5.37
- Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (x1): $8.99
- Honeycrisp Apples (1 lb): $1.99
- Simple Truth Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (x1): $3.99
- Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets (2 lbs): $17.98
- Barilla Pasta (x1): $1.39

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, lemon pepper