Kroger Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Turkey and Pepper Skillet over Rice
Description: Ground turkey is browned with sliced tri-color peppers and onion, then simmered in a light savory sauce and served over steamed rice. This is a quick, colorful weeknight skillet portioned for two.
Sale items used: Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package (about 1 lb) ground turkey and half of a tri-color pepper pack (about 1.5 peppers); serve over 1 cup dry rice (pantry staple).
Recipes:
- Unstuffed Pepper Skillet with Ground Turkey
- Ground Turkey, Rice and Veggie Skillet
- Turkey, Peppers, & Rice Skillet
Tuesday
Meal: Pork Tenderloin and Pepper Stir-Fry with Barilla Pasta
Description: Thin-sliced pork tenderloin is stir-fried with the remaining tri-color peppers and tossed with cooked Barilla pasta in a simple garlic-oil sauce. A fast, satisfying dinner using the rest of the peppers from Monday.
Sale items used: St. Louis Style Pork Ribs or Boneless Pork Tenderloin, Kroger Tri-Color Peppers, Barilla Pasta
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb pork tenderloin, remaining half pepper pack, and half a box (about 4 oz) Barilla pasta for 2 people.
Recipes:
- Easy Pork Tenderloin Stir Fry
- Stir Fried Pork Loin w/ Angel Hair Pasta
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Tilapia with Roasted Butternut Squash
Description: Tilapia fillets are pan-seared until golden and flaky, paired with cubed butternut squash roasted with olive oil and herbs. A light, healthy dinner ready in under an hour.
Sale items used: Private Selection Marinated Salmon or Tilapia, Butternut, Spaghetti or Acorn Squash
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 tilapia fillets (1 package) and about 1 lb butternut squash, cubed and roasted, for 2 servings.
Recipes:
- Roasted Tilapia with Butternut Squash and Radish
- Lemon Caper Tilapia with Roasted Butternut Squash and Steamed Petite Green Beans
- Crispy Tilapia with Butternut Squash, Black Beans, and Rice
Thursday
Meal: Sausage Links with Mashed Butternut Squash
Description: Kroger dinner sausage links are pan-browned and served alongside creamy mashed butternut squash with butter. A cozy, comforting fall-inspired meal for two.
Sale items used: Kroger Dinner Sausage Links, Butternut, Spaghetti or Acorn Squash
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package sausage links (about 4-6 links, enough for 2) and about 1 lb butternut squash, boiled and mashed with butter (pantry staple).
Recipes:
- Butternut Squash and Sausage Bake
- Sheet Pan Butternut Squash & Sausage
- Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash
Friday
Meal: Ground Beef Burgers with Grape Side Salad
Description: Juicy homemade ground beef patties are grilled or pan-seared and served on buns, paired with a refreshing side salad of sweet seedless grapes. A simple, satisfying end to the week.
Sale items used: Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef, California Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes, Ball Park Buns or Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted Buns
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb ground beef formed into 2 patties, 2 buns, and about 0.5 lb grapes halved for the side salad.
Recipes:
- Burger Salad Bowl
- 15-Minute Cheeseburger Salad
- Cheeseburger Salad
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey (1 each): $2.99
- Kroger Tri-Color Peppers (1 pack): $6.00
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin (0.75 lb): $2.24
- Barilla Pasta (1 box): $1.39
- Private Selection Marinated Tilapia (1 pack): $7.99
- Butternut Squash (2 lbs total): $2.98
- Kroger Dinner Sausage Links (1 pack): $3.99
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef (0.75 lb): $3.74
- California Seedless Grapes (0.5 lb): $1.00
- Ball Park Buns (1 pack): $3.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Rice
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Basic seasonings/herbs
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Kroger 80% Lean Ground Beef: $4.99/lb
- Kroger Beef Shaved Steak: 2 for $10.00
- Kroger 85% Lean Ground Turkey: $2.99 each with card
- Hormel Bacon: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Tyson Frozen Chicken: $6.99 each with digital coupon
- Hormel Beef Entrée: $9.99 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Dinner Sausage Links: $3.99 with card
- Home Chef St. Louis Style Ribs: $14.99 with card
- Kroger 73% Lean Beef Burgers: $10.00 with card
- Kroger Cooked or Raw Large Shrimp: $6.00 with card
- Boneless Chuck Roast or Steaks: $9.49/lb
- St. Louis Style Pork Ribs or Boneless Pork Tenderloin: $2.99/lb
- Private Selection Marinated Salmon or Tilapia: $7.99 with card
- Simple Truth Organic 85% Lean Ground Beef: $20.00 with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Kroger Sweet Corn: $3.99 with card
- Home Chef Fried Chicken: $5.00 with card
- Private Selection Soup: $7.00 with card
- Wellshire Lunch Meat: $4.99 each with digital coupon
Produce on sale:
- Kroger Tri-Color Peppers: $6.00 with card
- Raspberries or Blackberries: 2 for $4.00
- California Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Kroger Lemons or Limes: $4.99 with card
- Butternut, Spaghetti or Acorn Squash: $1.49/lb
- Kroger Bartlett, Bosc or Red Pears: $5.00 with card
- Jumbo Blueberries: $5.99 with card
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Bowls: $5.00 with card
- Kroger Adorbs Seedless Mandarins or Honeycrisp Apples: $4.99 each with digital coupon
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Chobani Greek Yogurt: 10 for $10.00
- Kroger Cheese: $1.49 each with digital coupon
- Land O Lakes Butter: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Chobani Creamer: 2 for $9.00
- Ben & Jerry's Dairy-Free Dessert: $5.49 with card
- Fairlife Core Power Protein Shake: $4.29 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Double Layer Cake: $15.99 each with digital coupon
- Wonder Bread, Buns or Mott's Applesauce Cups: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Dot's Pretzels or Tate's Cookies: $4.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Tiramisu Bar Cake: $12.99 each with digital coupon
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Muffins: $5.00 with card
- Pumpkin Pie: $6.99 with card
- Private Selection Pumpkin Cake Roll: $7.99 with card
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants: $5.00 with card
- Ball Park Buns or Nature's Own Perfectly Crafted Buns: $3.49 with card
Pantry on sale:
- Kroger Beans or Starkist Tuna: $0.88 each with card
- Pringles or Campbell's V8 Splash: $1.99 each
- Nabisco Family Size Crackers: $4.49 each
- Barilla Pasta: $1.39 each
- Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni: $0.99 each
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $4.49 each
- Progresso Soup: $1.29 each with digital coupon
- Cap'n Crunch or Life Cereal / Quaker Instant Oatmeal: $1.49 each with digital coupon
- Knorr Pasta or Rice Sides: $0.99 each with digital coupon
- Folgers Coffee: $11.99 each with digital coupon
- Pop-Tarts: $3.29 each with digital coupon
- Swanson Broth: 2 for $5.00
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $5.99 with card
- Nissin Ramen Bowl or Campbell's Spaghettios: 4 for $5.00
- Simple Truth Organic Broth: $2.00 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Tortilla Chips: $2.49 with card
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Mac & Cheese or Kroger Queso Dip: $2.49 each with digital coupon
- Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal or Granola: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Potato Chips: $1.79 with card
- Lay's Potato Chips, Cheetos, or Smartfood Popcorn: 4 for $10.00
- Party Size Tostitos: $3.99 with card
- Little Debbie Snack Cakes or David Protein Bar: 2 for $6.00
- Blue Diamond Almonds: $2.49 each with digital coupon
- Lifesavers or Skittles Gummies: $2.99 with card
Frozen on sale:
- Breyers Ice Cream or Talenti Gelato/Sorbetto: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Klondike Ice Cream Bars: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each with digital coupon
- Nestlé Drumstick Cones or Cooked Perfect Meatballs: $6.99 each with digital coupon
- Farm Rich Appetizers: $5.99 each with digital coupon
- Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables or Simple Truth Organic 90 Second Rice: $1.79 each with digital coupon
- Popsicle Ice Pops or V8 Vegetable Juice: $4.49 each with digital coupon
- Stouffer's Family Size Entrée: $7.49 each with digital coupon
🛒 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.
$35.81
for 2 people · $17.91 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of September 23, 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.