Meijer Standard Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week's plan builds around Meijer's fresh sale proteins, so you get real variety without much extra shopping. Chicken shows up twice in different forms, braised thighs on Monday for $2.98 and seared breasts on Thursday for $5.18, so you're not eating the same meal twice. Pascal celery pulls double duty too, sauteed alongside Tuesday's pork tenderloin and again with Thursday's chicken breast, which keeps your produce list efficient. Wednesday leans into slow-baked St. Louis spareribs with a cool cucumber salad for contrast, and Friday closes things out with a steakhouse-style T-bone and roasted potatoes, reusing the same 5 lb potato bag you opened on Monday. It's a lineup designed to stretch your sale items smartly while keeping every dinner feeling distinct.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Braised Chicken Thighs with Yellow Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: Chicken thighs are seared then braised in broth until tender, served alongside roasted yellow potatoes and warmed canned vegetables. A simple, cozy weeknight one-pan dinner.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs, Yellow or Red Potatoes, Meijer Canned Vegetables
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs chicken thighs, 2 lbs potatoes (from the 5 lb bag), 1 can (14.5-15.25 oz) Meijer Canned Vegetables
Recipes:
- Braised Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes
- Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Green Beans
- Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Potatoes & Green Beans
Tuesday
Meal: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Honeycrisp Apples and Celery
Description: Pork tenderloin is roasted until juicy and sliced, paired with caramelized apple wedges and sauteed celery for a sweet-savory fall dinner. A quick oven meal with minimal cleanup.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins, Honeycrisp Apples, Locally Grown Pascal Celery
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs pork tenderloin, half of a 3 lb bag Honeycrisp apples (about 1.5 lbs), half of 1 celery stalk bunch
Recipes:
- Baked Pork Tenderloin with Apples Recipe
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples - Slender Kitchen
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions
Wednesday
Meal: BBQ Spareribs with Seedless Mini Cucumber Salad
Description: St. Louis style spareribs are oven-baked low and slow then glazed with BBQ sauce, served with a crisp cold cucumber salad. A finger-food dinner with sweet-tangy flavor.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs, Meijer BBQ Sauce, Seedless Mini Cucumbers
Prep time: 30 minutes active (ribs bake about 1 hour 45 minutes total)
Serving note: 2 lbs spareribs, half of the 18 oz Meijer BBQ Sauce bottle, 1 bag (2 lb) Seedless Mini Cucumbers; make-ahead note: season ribs the night before and bake low and slow for best texture since total time runs over an hour
Recipes:
- Five Spice Sweet Chili BBQ Ribs with Marinated Cucumber Salad
- Sweet & Sour Spareribs with a Cucumber Salad
- Cucumber Salad
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Breast with Sauteed Celery and Avocado Salad
Description: Chicken breasts are pan-seared until golden and juicy, served with sauteed celery and a fresh avocado salad on the side. A light, quick dinner full of texture contrast.
Sale items used: Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts, Locally Grown Pascal Celery, Small Avocados
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs chicken breasts, remaining half of celery bunch, 1 bag (3 ct) Small Avocados
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
- Avocado Chicken Salad (Quick and Easy!)
- Creamy Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe
Friday
Meal: Grilled T-Bone Steak with Roasted Yellow Potatoes
Description: T-bone steaks are grilled to a flavorful sear and rest before slicing, paired with crispy roasted potato wedges. A special end-of-week steakhouse-style dinner.
Sale items used: Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak, Yellow or Red Potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs T-bone steak, remaining 2 lbs potatoes from the 5 lb bag
Recipes:
- Garlic & Herb Piedmontese T-Bone Steak With Oven-Roasted Fingerling Potatoes Recipe
- T-bone steak with roasted potatoes
- Grilled T-Bone Steaks
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs (2 lbs): $2.98
- Yellow or Red Potatoes (1 bag, 5 lb): $4.49
- Meijer Canned Vegetables (1 can): $0.69
- Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins (2 lbs): $5.58
- Honeycrisp Apples (1 bag, 3 lb): $4.99
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery (1 each): $1.69
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs (2 lbs): $5.98
- Meijer BBQ Sauce (1 bottle, 18 oz): $1.89
- Seedless Mini Cucumbers (1 bag, 2 lb): $3.99
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts (2 lbs): $5.18
- Small Avocados (1 bag, 3 ct): $2.49
- Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak (2 lbs): $23.98
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic
- Chicken broth
- Butter
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- California Red Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Cotton Candy Grapes: $3.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Breasts: $2.59/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Family Pack Chicken Thighs: $1.49/lb
- Frederik's by Meijer Ham, Chicken or Turkey: $9.99/lb
- Frederik's by Meijer Cheese: $6.99/lb
- Certified Angus Beef T-Bone Steak: $11.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Boneless Pork Tenderloins: $2.79/lb
- Fresh from Meijer St. Louis Style Spareribs: $2.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label or Natural Choice Bacon: $4.99 for 12-16 oz.
- Certified Angus Beef Ground Round: $6.99/lb for 2.25 lb. pkg. or larger
- Certified Angus Beef Round Roast or Steak: $6.99/lb
- Fresh from Meijer Certified Angus Beef Flavored or Seasoned Ground Beef Patties: $10.99 for 4 ct./21.28 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer Marinated Pork Tenderloin or Filet: $5.99 for 18.4-22 oz.
- Holten's Party Pack Burgers: $24.99 for 6 lb. box
- Hormel Fully Cooked Beef Entrée: $9.89 for 15 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer Seafood Meal: $7.99 for 11.5 or 12 oz.
Produce on sale:
- Locally Grown Bulk Rave or SweeTango Apples: $1.49/lb
- Yellow or Red Potatoes: $4.49 for 5 lb. bag
- Small Avocados: $2.49 for 3 ct. bag
- Large Jack-O'-Lantern Pumpkin: $4.99 each
- Honeycrisp Apples: $4.99 for 3 lb. bag
- Seedless Mini Cucumbers: $3.99 for 2 lb. bag
- Fresh from Meijer Apple Cider: $5.99 for Gallon
- Large Cantaloupe Melon: $2.99 each
- Locally Grown Pascal Celery: $1.69 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Fairlife Ultra-Filtered Milk: $4.99 for 52 oz.
- Horizon Organic or DHA Milk: $5.49 for Half gallon
- Almond Breeze Almondmilk or Planet Oat Oatmilk: $2.49 for 64 oz. or 52 oz.
- I Can't Believe It's Not Butter or Brummel & Brown Spread: $3.89 for 15-16 oz. or 8 oz. spray or 15 oz.
- Kraft Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese: $3.49 for 7-8 oz.
- Kraft Singles: $4.49 for 14.7-16 oz.
Bakery and bread on sale:
- La Terra Fina Dip: $3.99 for 10 oz.
- Lofthouse Cookies: $3.99 for 9.5-13.5 oz.
- Simple Joys Sliced Iced Cake: $4.99 for 14.1 oz.
- Fresh from Meijer 8" Single Layer Carrot Cake: $9.99 for 28 oz.
- Sara Lee Bread: $2.99 for 20 oz.
- Thomas' Bagels: $3.99 for 6 ct./18-20 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Multipack: $8.99 for 20-24 ct./18-20 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Bread or Whole Grain Bread: $3.79 for 22-24 oz. or 24 oz.
- Pace Salsa: $2.99 for 15 oz.
- Pretzel Crisps: $5.89 for 14 oz.
- O-Ke-Doke Popcorn: $2.49 for 7.5-8 oz.
- Pepperidge Farm Pirouette: $5.99 for 13.5 oz.
- Snyder's Gluten Free or Multigrain Pretzels: $2.99 for 8 oz.
- Cape Cod Chips and Snyder's Pretzel Variety Pack: $10.49 for 20 ct./19 oz.
- Lance Gluten Free Crackers: $3.49 for 5 oz.
Pantry on sale:
- Chobani Flip or Protein Greek Yogurt: $7.49 for 4.5-6.7 oz.
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $5.99 for 15 or 24 oz.
- California Pizza Kitchen Pizza: $7.49 for 13.4-15.8 oz.
- Meijer Purified Drinking Water: $3.99 for 40 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Kraft Mayo: $2.99 final price for 30 oz.
- Gimme Seaweed Snacks: $4.99 for 1.02-1.05 oz.
- Kind Protein Bars, Healthy Grains Clusters or Protein Max Granola: $3.99 for 6 ct./7.4-10.58 oz., 11 oz. or 9 oz.
- Meijer Ground Coffee: $11.99 for 24.2-30.5 oz. canister
- Frederik's by Meijer Coffee Pods: $24.99 for 48 ct.
- Log Cabin Syrup: $2.99 for 24 oz.
- Ghirardelli Brownie Mix: $3.99 for 16-20 oz.
- Mott's Applesauce or Fruit Smoothie Pouches: $6.99 for 12 ct./3.2 oz. or 8 ct./4.2 oz.
- Brach's Candy Corn: $4.99 for 20 oz.
- Hershey's Party Size Bagged Candy: $14.99 for 23.8-39 oz.
- Twizzlers Licorice or Jolly Rancher Ropes: $3.99 for 10-16 oz.
- Nerds Gummy Clusters or Trolli or Black Forest Gummies: $7.49 for 18.5-28.8 oz.
- Halloween Snack Size Chocolate Bag: $5.79 for 6.8-11.6 oz.
- Cheez-It, Town House or Club Family Size Crackers or Toasteds Crackers Party Pack: $4.99 for 12-21 oz. or 12 oz.
- Simple Mills Cookies, Crackers or Sweet Thins: $4.49 for 4-5.5 oz.
- La Croix Sparkling Water: $5.49 for 12 pk./12 oz. cans
- oHy Sparkling Water or FIJI Natural Artesian Water: $5.99 for 8 pk./12 oz. cans or 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Maison Perrier French Kiss Sparkling Juice Beverages: $5.49 for 6 pk./11.15 oz. cans
- vitaminwater: $6.49 for 6 pk./16.9 oz. bottles
- Clearly Canadian or Clearly Zero Sparkling Water Beverages: $6.49 for 6 pk./12 oz. cans
- V8 Splash: $1.99 for 64 oz.
- Capri Sun: $8.99 for 30 ct./6 oz. pouches
- Monster Energy Drinks: $21.99 for 12 pk./16 oz. cans
- Bai Antioxidant Beverages: $6.99 for 6 pk./14 oz. cans
- La Colombe Coffee Beverages: $6.99 for 4 pk./9 oz. cans
- NOS Original: $21.99 for 12 pk./16 oz.
- Meijer Frozen Texas Toast or Garlic Bread: 3 for $12 or $1.99 for 10.5-16 oz.
- Meijer Frozen Skillet Meals: $2.99 for 20-21 oz.
- Meijer Salsa or Queso: $2.99 for 15.5 oz. or 23 oz.
- Meijer BBQ Sauce: $1.89 for 18 oz.
- Meijer Canned Vegetables: $0.69 for 14.5-15.25 oz.
- Meijer Peanut Butter: $2.99 for 28 oz.
- Meijer Granola: $2.99 for 12-13 oz. Stand-up pouch
- Meijer Breakfast Croissants or Biscuits: $6.49 for 4 ct./14.2-17.9 oz.
Frozen on sale:
- Totino's Frozen Pizza Rolls: $9.99 for 100 ct./48.8 oz.
- Tombstone Frozen Pizza: $4.49 for 17.2-27 oz.
- Protein Pints Ice Cream: $2.99 final price for 16 oz.
- Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream: $2.99 final price for 9-14 oz.
- Snickers, Twix or Milky Way Ice Cream Bars: $4.49 for 9.5-12 oz.
- Nestlé Drumstick or Dipped Cones: $4.99 final price for 5-20 ct./13.8-37.5 oz.
🛒 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.
$63.93
for 4 people · $15.98 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Meijer weekly sales flyer for the week of September 16, 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.