Piggly Wiggly Standard Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week you get a different protein every night from Monday through Friday: fryer leg quarters, smoked sausage, tilapia, country style pork ribs and ground chuck, so nobody gets bored. The anchors are the best deals on the list, like 3 lbs of fryer leg quarters for $2.37 on Monday and 2 lbs of pork ribs for $4.38 on Thursday. One $2.99 bag of Idaho potatoes covers both Monday's roasted potatoes and Friday's hash, and one $1.99 bag of yellow onions goes into four of the five dinners. Thursday's braise takes 90 minutes, so cook it the night before and reheat it while the noodles boil, and enjoy Wednesday's tilapia, which is on the table in about 25 minutes.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Roasted Fryer Leg Quarters with Roasted Potatoes
Description: Fryer leg quarters roast in the oven until the skin is crisp, alongside Idaho potatoes and onions. A simple garden salad keeps it fresh.
Sale items used: Fresh Fryer Leg Quarters, Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (10 lb bag), Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag), Dole Garden Salad
Prep time: 60 minutes
Serving note: 3 lbs Fresh Fryer Leg Quarters, 2 lbs potatoes (from the 10 lb bag), 1 onion, 1 Dole Garden Salad (from the 2 for $3.00 deal, buy 2 for the week).
Recipes:
- Baked Chicken Leg Quarters with Roasted Vegetables
- Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters
- Roasted Chicken & Red Potatoes
Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Smoked Sausage and Pasta with Mushrooms
Description: Sliced Carolina Pride Smoked Sausage browns in a skillet with mushrooms and onion, then tosses with pasta and sauce. Kraft Shreds melt over the top.
Sale items used: Carolina Pride Smoked Sausage or Cocktail Smokies, Whole White Mushrooms, Creamette or Ronco Pasta, Classico Pasta Sauce, Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag), Kraft Shreds or Chunks
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 pack sausage (from the 2 for $6.00 deal, buy 2 packs for the pair price and use the second Thursday), 1 pack mushrooms (from 2 for $4.00), 1 lb pasta, 1 jar sauce, 1 onion, 1 Kraft Shreds.
Recipes:
- Smoked Sausage with Pasta
- Smoked Sausage and Tomato Skillet
- One-Pot Sausage and Mushroom Pasta
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Tilapia with Rice and Tomato-Avocado Salad
Description: Tilapia fillets sear in a hot skillet with a golden crust and serve over Ben's Ready Rice. Beefsteak tomatoes and avocado make a fresh topping.
Sale items used: Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets, Ben's Ready Rice Pouches, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Avocados
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs tilapia, 2 rice pouches, 1 lb tomatoes, 3 avocados.
Recipes:
- Cilantro Lime Tilapia with Avocado
- Pan-Seared Tilapia with Spicy Tomato Sauce & Avocado
- Pan Seared Tilapia Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Braised Country Style Pork Ribs with Egg Noodles
Description: Boneless country style pork ribs simmer slowly with onion and mushrooms until tender, then serve over buttered egg noodles. The braise makes its own gravy.
Sale items used: Family Pack Fresh Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs, Mueller's, Ronco or Creamette Egg Noodles, Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag), Mayfield Sour Cream
Prep time: 90 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs pork ribs, 2 bags egg noodles (2 for $4.00), 1 onion, 1 Mayfield Sour Cream. Total time exceeds 60 minutes, so braise the pork the night before and reheat while the noodles boil.
Recipes:
- Country Style Pork Rib Ragu
- Braised Country Pork Ribs
- Braised Country-Style Pork Ribs
Friday
Meal: Skillet Ground Chuck and Potato Hash with Cheese
Description: Ground chuck browns with diced potatoes and onion in a skillet until crisp at the edges. Kraft Shreds melt on top and Texas toast rounds it out.
Sale items used: Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck, Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (10 lb bag), Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag), Kraft Shreds or Chunks, Ozark Hearth Texas Toast
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs ground chuck, 2 lbs potatoes (from the 10 lb bag), 1 onion, 1 Kraft Shreds, 1 Texas toast.
Recipes:
- Cheesy Beef and Potato Hash
- Cheesy Beef & Potato Hash
- Easy Hamburger Hash
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh Fryer Leg Quarters (3 lbs): $2.37
- Carolina Pride Smoked Sausage or Cocktail Smokies (x2 packs): $6.00
- Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets (2 lbs): $9.58
- Family Pack Fresh Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs (2 lbs): $4.38
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck (2 lbs): $9.98
- Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (10 lb bag) (x1): $2.99
- Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag) (x1): $1.99
- Whole White Mushrooms (x2 packs): $4.00
- Beefsteak Tomatoes (1 lb): $1.29
- Avocados (x3): $2.00
- Dole Garden Salad (x2): $3.00
- Creamette or Ronco Pasta (x1 of 10 for $10.00 deal, 1 lb): $1.00
- Classico Pasta Sauce (x1): $2.49
- Ben's Ready Rice Pouches (x2): $4.00
- Mueller's, Ronco or Creamette Egg Noodles (x2): $4.00
- Mayfield Sour Cream (x1): $1.99
- Kraft Shreds or Chunks (x2): $3.98
- Ozark Hearth Texas Toast (x1): $3.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
- Cooking oil, butter
- Water or broth for braising
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Boneless Beef Shoulder Roast: $5.99/lb
- Bar-S Franks, Hot Dogs or Sliced Bologna: $0.88 each
- Tyson Individually Fresh Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast or Tenderloins: $5.99 each
- Family Pack Fresh Boneless Country Style Pork Ribs: $2.19/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Boneless Sirloin Pork Chops: $2.19/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck: $4.99/lb
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef Top Sirloin Steaks: $7.99/lb
- Cacique Beef or Pork Chorizo: $1.00 each
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef Stew Meat: $6.59/lb
- USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Boneless Beef Ribs: $9.99/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Ground Chuck Patties: $5.49/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Tenderized Boneless Sirloin Pork Chops: $2.39/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Pork Cutlets: $2.99/lb
- Fresh Fryer Leg Quarters: $0.79/lb
- Soules Kitchen Fully Cooked Chicken Fajita Meat: 2 for $4.00
- Curly's BBQ: $4.99 each
- Land O'Frost Premium Sliced Lunch Meats: $5.99 each
- Carolina Pride Smoked Sausage or Cocktail Smokies: 2 for $6.00
- Oscar Mayer Econowell Lunch Meats: $3.99 each
- Fresh USDA Choice Black Canyon Angus Family Pack Boneless Beef Shoulder Steaks: $5.99/lb
- Family Pack Fresh Breakfast Thin Sirloin Pork Chops: $2.39/lb
- Butterfly Fresh 93% Lean Ground Turkey: $5.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Bacon: $3.99 each
- Bob Evans Family Pack Side Dishes: $3.99 each
- Tyson Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets, Patties or Popcorn Chicken: $4.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meats or Carving Board Strips: $3.49 each
- Oscar Mayer Stack Pack Bologna or Cotto Salami: $2.79 each
- Wright Brand Sliced Bacon: $11.99 each
- Wampler Farms Pork Sausage Rolls, Patties, Links or Taco Meat: 2 for $7.00
- Wampler Farms Pork Sausage Patties: $6.99 each
- Tennessee Pride Breakfast Sandwiches: $9.99 each
- Sea Best Frozen Fresh Tilapia Fillets: $4.79/lb
- Sea Best Fresh Frozen Fully Cooked Shrimp: $4.99 each
- Hormel Sliced Pepperoni: $2.99 each
- Cacique Queso Fresco: 2 for $5.00
- Tyson 8-Piece Fried Chicken: $9.99 each
- Tyson 8-Piece Fried Chicken w/2 Homemade sides: $14.99 each
- Kretschmar Chicken Breast (sliced to order): $7.99/lb
- Kretschmar Off The Bone Ham (sliced to order): $5.99/lb
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Cacique Mexicana Crema: 2 for $5.00
- German Potato Salad: $2.99/lb
- Kretschmar Cheese (sliced to order): $4.99/lb
- Old Wisconsin Party Trays: $12.99 each
- Pagoda Bibigo or Pagoda Wontons or Egg Rolls: $4.99 each
- Fresh Dough Pizza: $10.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Green Giant Idaho Potatoes (10 lb bag): $2.99 each
- Blueberries, Blackberries or Raspberries: 2 for $5.00
- Red or Green Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Avocados: 3 for $2.00
- Beefsteak Tomatoes: $1.29/lb
- Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkins: 2 for $10.00
- Medium Yellow Onions (3 lb bag): $1.99 each
- Whole White Mushrooms: 2 for $4.00
- Dole Garden Salad: 2 for $3.00
- Red Delicious, Gold Delicious, McIntosh or Gala Apples (3 lb bag): $3.49 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kraft Shreds or Chunks: $1.99 each
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese: $2.49 each
- Philadelphia Cheesecake Crumbles: $3.49 each
- Kraft Singles: $2.99 each
- Kraft Cracker Cut or Cheese Cubes: $2.69 each
- Velveeta Loaf: $6.99 each
- Velveeta Shreds: $1.89 each
- Chobani Yogurt: $2.99 each
- Danimals Yogurt Drinks: $5.99 each
- Fairlife Milk: $5.49 each
- Borden Cheese Shreds: $6.99 each
- Mayfield Sour Cream: $1.99 each
- Mayfield French Onion Dip: 2 for $5.00
- Jell-O Gelatin or Pudding: $1.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- The Father's Table Cake Rolls: $5.49 each
- Café Valley Muffins: $4.49 each
- Ozark Hearth Texas Toast: $3.49 each
- Two Bite Double Chocolate Brownies: $4.49 each
- Clyde's Variety Pack Donuts: $4.99 each
- Toufayan Bagels: $2.89 each
- Rich's Cookies & Creme Cake: $12.99 each
- White Lily Frozen Biscuits: $4.49 each
- Edwards Dessert Pies: $4.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: $1.99 each
- Ben's Ready Rice Pouches: 2 for $4.00
- Post Pebbles or Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal: $2.99 each
- Kellogg's Bag Cereal: $4.99 each
- General Mills Cereals: $1.49 each
- Kraft Restaurant Mac & Cheese: $2.49 each
- Betty Crocker Cake, Brownie, Cookie Mix or Frosting: $0.99 each
- Kraft Mayonnaise: $3.99 each
- Kraft Miracle Whip: $4.49 each
- Maxwell House K-Cups or Coffee: $6.49 each
- Oikos Shakes: $8.99 each
- Heinz Ketchup: $3.99 each
- Classico Pasta Sauce: $2.49 each
- Kool-Aid Bursts: $0.99 each
- Nature Valley or Fiber One Bars: $2.49 each
- Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Mac & Cheese: $1.99 each
- Gevalia Ground Coffee or K-Cups: $7.49 each
- Kool-Aid Jammers: $1.99 each
- Maxwell House Ground Coffee: $11.99 each
- Kraft Salad Dressing: $1.99 each
- Vlasic Pickle Balls: $2.49 each
- Dolly Parton's Cake Mix: $1.49 each
- StarKist Chunk Light Tuna: $2.39 each
- Kraft Blue Box Mac & Cheese: $3.99 each
- Nesquik Powder Chocolate Drink Mix: $5.99 each
- Bertolli Olive Oil: $5.99 each
- Jolly Time Popcorn: $2.99 each
- Fatty Meat Sticks Minis: $5.99 each
- Creamette or Ronco Pasta: 10 for $10.00
- Mueller's or San Giorgio Pasta: 10 for $10.00
- Kellogg's Cereal: 10 for $10.00
- Campbell's Chunky Homestyle Bowls: $2.19 each
- Annie's Macaroni & Cheese Cups: $4.99 each
- Mueller's, Ronco or Creamette Egg Noodles: 2 for $4.00
- Mrs. Weiss' Egg Noodles: 2 for $5.00
- No Yolks or Light 'n Fluffy Egg Noodles: 2 for $4.00
- Hormel Chili With or Without Beans: 2 for $5.00
- V8 Tomato, Vegetable or Fusion Juice: 2 for $6.00
- Best Choice Water: 2 for $7.00
- Nabisco Family Size Crackers or Cookies: $4.99 each
- Dolly Parton's Pancake Mix or Syrup: 2 for $7.00
- Kraft Caramels or Caramel Bits: 2 for $5.00
- Bubly Sparkling Water: $3.89 each
- Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal or Granola: $3.99 each
- Pure Life Water: $4.49 each
- Nutri Grain Bars or Rice Krispies Treat Bars: $4.99 each
- Cheez-It Crackers: $3.49 each
- LouAna Vegetable or Canola Oil: $4.99 each
- Jet Puffed Marshmallows: 2 for $5.00
- David Sunflower Seeds: $1.79 each
- Slim Jim Giant Meat Sticks: 4 for $5.00
- Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix: $4.29 each
- Welch's Grape Juice: $3.49 each
- Simply Orange Juice: $6.99 each
- La Preferida Tamales: $1.79 each
- El Yucateco Habanero Sauce: 2 for $5.00
- Avocare Avocado Oil: $13.99 each
- Starbucks or Natural Bliss Creamer: 2 for $10.00
Frozen on sale:
- Mayfield Ice Cream: $3.99 each
- Mayfield Ice Cream, Krunch Bars or Sandwiches: $2.99 each
- Little Debbie Big Pack Snacks: $3.99 each
- Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes, Hash Browns, or Tater Tots: $2.99 each
- Jack's Pizza: 3 for $9.00
- Totino's Ultimate Pizza: $1.49 each
- Bagel Bites Rolled Pizza: $4.49 each
- Birds Eye Voila! Beef, Shrimp or Chicken Entrées: $2.99 each
- Marie Callender's or Dolly Parton's Family Size Lasagna or Mac & Cheese: $13.99 each
- Smart Ones Frozen Entrées: $0.99 each
- Delimex Burrito Bowls: $2.49 each
- Devour Frozen Entrées or Big Bowls: $2.49 each
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each
- Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough: $3.99 each
- Rana Lasagna Meals: $8.99 each
- Banquet Boneless Chicken: $4.99 each
- TGI Fridays Frozen Appetizers: $3.49 each
- PictSweet Roasting, Skillet, or Air Fryer Vegetables: 2 for $6.00
- Michelina's Entrées: 4 for $5.00
- Marie Callender's Bowls or Small Pot Pies: 2 for $6.00
- Rana Take Home Meals: $7.99 each
- Birds Eye Premium Vegetables: $4.29 each
- Innovasian Cuisine Frozen Entrées: $5.99 each
- Eggo Protein Pancakes or Waffles: 2 for $8.00
- Farm Rich French Toast Sticks: $2.99 each
- Pillsbury Cookies, Pizza Dough or Pull Apart Bread: $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.
$68.53
for 4 people · $17.13 per person
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