Meijer Standard Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Braised Pork Shoulder with Onions and Potatoes
Description: A small portion of bone-in pork shoulder is slow-braised with sliced onion and cubed potatoes until fork-tender. Serve with the pan juices spooned over top for a comforting, rich single-serving dinner.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Whole Pork Shoulder Butt Roast Bone in, Russet Potatoes 5 lb. bag, Yellow Onions 3 lb. bag
Prep time: 20 minutes active, 2.5 hours braising (75 minutes total hands-on/oven time counted toward day)
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb pork shoulder (bone-in), 1 small potato (about 6 oz) from the bag, and half a small onion from the bag. Since total time exceeds 60 minutes, braise in the morning or start early afternoon so it is ready by dinner.
Recipes:
- Marsala Braised Pork with Carrots and Potatoes
- Braised Pork Shoulder with Molasses & Mustard
- Braised Pork Shoulder
Tuesday
Meal: Chicken Stir-Fry with Carrots and Celery
Description: Thin-sliced chicken breast is quickly stir-fried with sliced carrots and celery for a fast, light weeknight meal. Serve over rice or noodles you have on hand.
Sale items used: Tyson Trimmed & Ready Fresh Chicken Breasts Thin Sliced, Baby Petite Carrots 12 oz, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.4 lb thin-sliced chicken breast, 1/3 cup sliced carrots, and 1 stalk celery, sliced.
Recipes:
- Delicious Celery Chicken Stir Fry
- Chicken Stir Fry with Celery, Carrot and Cashew
- Delicious and Healthy Chicken Celery Stir-Fry Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Meatball Skillet with Pasta Sauce, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: A few frozen meatballs are simmered in pasta sauce and served over creamy mashed potatoes with a side of canned green beans. A simple, hearty single-serving skillet dinner.
Sale items used: Meijer Meatballs 20-32 oz. Frozen, Rao's Pasta Sauce 15 oz, Meijer Canned Vegetables (green beans), Russet Potatoes 5 lb. bag
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 4-5 meatballs (roughly 5-6 oz) from the bag, 3/4 cup pasta sauce, 1 small potato mashed, and half a can (about 7 oz) of green beans. Freeze remaining meatballs for future meals.
Thursday
Meal: Oven-Baked BBQ Country Style Ribs with Carrots and Celery
Description: Boneless country style pork ribs are baked and glazed with BBQ sauce, served alongside roasted carrots and celery for a well-rounded plate. A practical substitute for a full rack, sized just for one.
Sale items used: Pork Shoulder Boneless Country Style Ribs, Meijer BBQ Sauce 18 oz, Baby Petite Carrots 12 oz, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 15 minutes active, 45 minutes baking
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb boneless country style ribs, 2-3 tablespoons BBQ sauce, 1/3 cup carrots, and 1 stalk celery.
Recipes:
- Oven-Baked BBQ Country Style Ribs
- BBQ Ribs in Oven with Veggies
- Oven-Baked Country Style Ribs
Friday
Meal: Smoked Salmon Plate with Celery and Canned Vegetables
Description: A no-cook plate featuring pre-packaged smoked salmon paired with fresh celery sticks and warmed canned vegetables. Light, quick, and satisfying to close out the week.
Sale items used: Latitude 45 Smoked Salmon 4-6 oz, Locally Grown Pascal Celery, Meijer Canned Vegetables
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package (4-6 oz) smoked salmon, 1 stalk celery cut into sticks, and half a can of vegetables (remaining half from Wednesday's can, if applicable, or open a fresh can).
Recipes:
- Smoked Salmon Platter
- Smoked Salmon Salad
- Smoked salmon with cucumber and celery salad
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh from Meijer Whole Pork Shoulder Butt Roast Bone in (0.75 lb): $1.34
- Russet Potatoes 5 lb. bag (1 bag): $2.49
- Yellow Onions 3 lb. bag (1 bag): $2.49
- Tyson Trimmed & Ready Fresh Chicken Breasts Thin Sliced (0.4 lb): $2.00
- Baby Petite Carrots 12 oz (1 each): $1.69
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery (1 each): $1.69
- Meijer Meatballs 20-32 oz. Frozen (1 each): $5.99
- Rao's Pasta Sauce 15 oz (1 each): $5.99
- Meijer Canned Vegetables (2 cans): $1.38
- Pork Shoulder Boneless Country Style Ribs (0.75 lb): $2.62
- Meijer BBQ Sauce 18 oz (1 each): $1.89
- Latitude 45 Smoked Salmon 4-6 oz (1 each): $5.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, cooking oil
- Butter or milk for mashed potatoes
- Rice or noodles (for stir-fry)
- Garlic or basic seasonings
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Bulk Honeycrisp Apples: $1.49/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Whole Pork Shoulder Butt Roast Bone in: $1.79/lb
- Pork Shoulder Boneless Country Style Ribs: $3.49/lb
- Certified Angus Beef Top Sirloin Steak: $10.99/lb
- Certified Angus Beef 90% Lean Ground Sirloin: $8.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Pork Loin Assorted Chops Bone in: $1.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Pork Loin Center Cut Chops Bone in: $2.99/lb
- Tyson Trimmed & Ready Fresh Chicken Breasts, Thin Sliced Breasts, Strips or Tenderloins: $4.99/lb
- Smithfield Bacon 12 oz: $3.99 each
- Dietz & Watson Ham, Chicken, Turkey or Italian Meat: $10.49/lb
- Dietz & Watson Cheese: $7.49/lb
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs: $2.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Pork Spareribs Fresh, never frozen: $2.79/lb
- Butterball Boneless Turkey Breast 48 oz. Frozen: $11.99 each
- Meijer Meatballs 20-32 oz. Frozen: $5.99 each
- Meijer Stuffed Chicken Breasts 30 oz. Frozen: $9.99 each
- Select Big Shoulders Smokehouse Meals 16 oz: $7.99 each
- Latitude 45 Smoked Salmon 4-6 oz: $5.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Dietz & Watson Ham, Chicken, Turkey or Italian Meat: $10.49/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Ultimate or Sugar Cookies 20 ct./17-26 oz: $6.29 each
- Herdez or Wholly Guacamole 8 oz: $4.99 each
- Land O'Lakes Cheese or Eckrich Ham: $5.99/lb
Produce on sale:
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery: $1.69 each
- Organic Green or Red Seedless Grapes: $2.29/lb
- Large Dragon Fruit: $2.99 each
- Russet Potatoes 5 lb. bag or Yellow Onions 3 lb. bag: $2.49 each
- Baby Petite Carrots 12 oz: $1.69 each
- Gourmet Caramel Apple 1 ct: $5.99 each
- Mini Seedless Watermelons Each or Clementine Mandarins or Cara Cara Oranges 3 lb. bag: $3.99 each
- Frederik's by Meijer Autumncrisp Grapes 2 lb. container: $5.99 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Fairlife Ultra-Filtered Milk 52 oz: $4.99 each
- Horizon Organic or DHA Milk Half gallon: $5.49 each
- Almond Breeze Almondmilk 64 oz. or Planet Oat Oatmilk 52 oz. Refrigerated: $2.49 each
- Kraft Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese 7-8 oz: $3.49 each
- Kraft Singles 14.7-16 oz: $4.49 each
- I Can't Believe It's Not Butter 15-16 oz. or 8 oz. spray or Brummel & Brown Spread 15 oz: $3.89 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Fresh from Meijer Ultimate or Sugar Cookies 20 ct./17-26 oz: $6.29 each
- Simple Joys Sliced Iced Cake 14.1 oz: $4.99 each
- 8" German Chocolate Cake 40 oz: $9.99 each
- Sara Lee Bread 20 oz: $2.99 each
- Thomas' Bagels 6 ct./18-20 oz: $3.99 each
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Multipack 20-24 ct./18-20 oz: $8.99 each
- Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Bread 22-24 oz. or Whole Grain Bread 24 oz: $3.79 each
- Pretzel Crisps 14 oz. Deli Dept. only: $5.89 each
- Pepperidge Farm Pirouette 13.5 oz: $5.99 each
- Meijer Breakfast Croissants or Biscuits 4 ct./14.2-17.9 oz: $6.49 each
- Meijer Frozen Texas Toast or Garlic Bread 10.5-16 oz: 3 for $1.99
- Entenmann's Little Bites or Mini Cakes 8.25-12.25 oz: $3.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Rao's Pasta Sauce 15 or 24 oz: $5.99 each
- Kraft Mayo 30 oz: $2.99 each
- Gimme Seaweed Snacks 1.02-1.05 oz: $4.99 each
- Kind Protein Bars 6 ct./7.4-10.58 oz., Healthy Grains Clusters 11 oz. or Protein Max Granola 9 oz: $3.99 each
- Meijer Ground Coffee 24.2-30.5 oz. canister: $11.99 each
- Ghirardelli Brownie Mix 16-20 oz: $3.99 each
- Mott's Applesauce 12 ct./3.2 oz. or Fruit Smoothie Pouches 8 ct./4.2 oz: $6.99 each
- Brach's Candy Corn 20 oz: $4.99 each
- Hershey's Party Size Bagged Candy 23.8-39 oz: $14.99 each
- Twizzlers Licorice or Jolly Rancher Ropes 10-16 oz: $3.99 each
- Nerds Gummy Clusters or Trolli or Black Forest Gummies 18.5-28.8 oz: $7.49 each
- Halloween Snack Size Chocolate Bag 6.8-11.6 oz: $5.79 each
- Log Cabin Syrup 24 oz: $2.99 each
- Meijer Salsa 15.5 oz. or Queso 23 oz: $2.99 each
- Meijer BBQ Sauce 18 oz: $1.89 each
- Meijer Canned Vegetables 14.5-15.25 oz: $0.69 each
- Meijer Peanut Butter 28 oz. Creamy or crunchy: $2.99 each
- Meijer Purified Drinking Water 40 pk./16.9 oz. bottles: $3.99 each
- La Croix Sparkling Water 12 pk./12 oz. cans: $5.49 each
- oHy Sparkling Water 8 pk./12 oz. cans or FIJI Natural Artesian Water 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles: $5.99 each
- Maison Perrier French Kiss Sparkling Juice Beverages 6 pk./11.15 oz. cans: $5.49 each
- vitaminwater 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles or Clearly Canadian or Clearly Zero Sparkling Water Beverages 6 pk./12 oz. cans: $6.49 each
- V8 Splash 64 oz: $1.99 each
- Capri Sun 30 ct./6 oz. pouches: $8.99 each
- Monster Energy Drinks 12 pk./16 oz. cans or Bai Antioxidant Beverages 6 pk./14 oz. bottles or La Colombe Coffee Beverages 4 pk./9 oz. cans or NOS Original 12 pk./16 oz.: $21.99 each
- Glaceau vitaminwater 20 oz. bottle, BODYARMOR Sports Drink 16 oz. bottle or POWERADE 28 oz. bottle: $0.89 each
- Dasani Drinking Water 24 pk./16.9 oz. bottles: $3.49 each
- Coca-Cola Imports 4 pk./12 oz: $4.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- Totino's Frozen Pizza Rolls 100 ct./48.8 oz: $9.99 each
- Tombstone Frozen Pizza 17.2-27 oz: $4.49 each
- Protein Pints Ice Cream 16 oz: $2.99 each
- Snickers, Twix or Milky Way Ice Cream Bars 9.5-12 oz: $4.49 each
- Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream 9-14 oz: $3.99 each
- Nestlé Drumstick or Dipped Cones 5-20 ct./13.8-37.5 oz: $4.99 each
- Meijer Frozen Skillet Meals 20-21 oz: $2.99 each
🛒 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.
$35.56
for 1 person · $35.56 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Meijer weekly sales flyer for the week of September 09, 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 Meijer.