Publix / Kroger Meal Deals – Aug.
4th
(Kroger sale ends on 8/7) (Publix sale ends on 8/10 or 8/11)
Meal #1: ½ Rotisserie Chicken
Chicken Pot Pie 2 cans veg-all mix
1 can cream of chicken soup
Strawberries and 1 can cream of mushroom soup
Cream
¾ cup chicken broth
Dash of salt and pepper
1 can of crescent rolls
½ pkg. Cut Strawberries
1 cup French Vanilla Creamer
TOTAL = less than $7.50
Meal #2: ¾ -1 lb. ground beef
Baked Spaghetti Pie 12 oz. spaghetti noodles
Salad 2 T. Olive oil
1 egg
Garlic Bread ½ cup parmesan cheese
8 oz. cream cheese (entire bar)
1 jar Ragu Pasta Sauce
1 cup Mozzarella cheese
½ head lettuce - chopped
1 tomato
¼ bottle of salad dressing
½ French loaf, sliced and brushed
with olive oil and garlic salt and
Italian seasoning
TOTAL = less than $6.50
Meal #3: CHEESE SAUCE:
Kentucky Hot 1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Brown and Cheese 3 cups milk (Or as needed to make a
Grits thick sauce)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbs. Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
INGREDIENTS FOR EACH PLATE:
2 slices bread
2 good size slices of leftover
Chicken from meal #1
Cheese sauce (above)
(Like the ones at 2 slices bacon, cooked
Chick-fil-A) Grits
Cheese (however much you desire)
TOTAL = less than $7.50
Meal #4: ½ French Loaf, sliced
Gourmet Italian (Italian dressing, mayo and
mustard)
Club Sandwiches ½ package of bacon
with 1 cup. Shredded mozzarella
Soup 1 lb. sliced Oscar Mayer Turkey
1 sliced tomato
Lettuce
1-2 cans of Campbell’s Soup
TOTAL = less than $6.50
Pull the chicken off of the bone and tear into
pieces. Save ½ of chicken for meal #3. Mix
chicken with all ingredients and top with
crescent rolls. Bake uncovered at 350 until
crust is browned. Serve with Fresh cut
strawberries drizzled with creamer for
dessert.
Brown ground beef and add pasta sauce. Cook
noodles until tender. Drain noodles and add
egg, olive oil and parmesan cheese and place in
the bottom of a round, deep pie dish (this is the
crust). Cut cream cheese into pieces and place
over the top of the crust. Next, layer the meat
and sauce mixture. Bake in oven at 350 for 25
min. Top with cheese and cook an additional 5
minutes. Cook the bread until toasted. Serve
with a side salad.
(Save ½ of bread for meal #4)
Toast bread lightly on both sides, either on top
stove grill or under broiler. For each plate, cut one
piece of bread diagonally, making two triangles.
Make cheese sauce below. On a small metal stake
platter or lightly greased elongated individual
baking dish, place whole piece of bread in center
and one triangular piece at each end, making a
sort of boat arrangement. Cover the bread with 2
pieces of turkey. Pour of hot cheese sauce over
turkey. Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese over top
(Optional. Broil 6 inches from heat for 4 minutes
or until bubbly and lightly brown. Place 2 slices of
cooked bacon on each and serve immediately.
Prep time: 20 minutes. Broil 4 minutes.
Cook Grits as directed on pkg. and add cheese.
(save ½ pkg. of bacon for meal #4)
Fry bacon and drain. Brush side one side of
French bread slices with Italian Dressing. Toast
in oven until browned. After removing from the
oven, turn the bread over on the non-toasted side
and brush each slice with mayo and mustard.
Layer with turkey, bacon and cheese. Return to
the oven and melt cheese. Add tomato, lettuce,
salt and pepper.
Serve with your choice of soup.
Meal #5: 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce Mix all meatball ingredients together and
Sweet and Sour 2 cups Ragu Chunky Garden form into ½ inch meatballs. Place in 13 x 9
MEATBALL INGREDIENTS: dish and bake @350, 30 min. Drain grease.
Meatballs 1 lb. ground beef
Steamed Rice In large skillet, combine and heat cranberry
½ chopped onion
sauce and pasta sauce. Fold in the cooked
Steamed Zucchini (1 cup saltine cracker crumbs, 1
meatballs. Steam Zucchini until tender and
egg, 1 cup milk, 2 tsp. salt, ½ tsp.
pepper, ½ tsp. all spice) add butter and salt to taste. Serve with
Rice – any brand, white or brown steamed rice.
(beef bouillon, butter and salt) (save half of onion for meal #7)
1 lb. Zucchini – peeled and sliced
(butter and salt to taste)
TOTAL = less than $4.50
Meal #6: 1-2 Pizzas of your choice: Cook Pizzas and cookie dough as directed.
Pizza and Side Kroger – Red Baron @ $1.99 Serve with a side salad if desired.
Salad with Publix – DiGiorno @ $3.00 for a
deep dish (if included) or $4.00
Chocolate Chip
for regular (prices are after coupons)
Cookies ½ head lettuce - chopped SUPER EASY!
1 tomato
¼ bottle of salad dressing
1 pkg. Nestle Cookie Dough
TOTAL – ranges from $3.35 –
9.25 depending on the type of
pizzas and how many.
Meal #7: 1 lb. ground beef Combine eggs and milk; stir in cracker
Secret Ingredient 1 egg crumbs, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Pat
Meatloaf ½ cup crushed saltines loaf into pan rectangular pan and bake at
½ cup milk 350 until meat is cooked through. Drain
Mashed Potatoes
½ chopped onion grease. Combine ketchup, brown sugar and
Steamed Broccoli 2 Tbsp. parsley mustard and spoon over meatloaf. Cook an
Corn Muffins 1 tsp. salt and pepper additional 5 minutes. Steam broccoli until
¼ cup ketchup tender and add salt and butter to taste) Cook
2 Tbsp. brown sugar instant mashed potatoes as directed on pkg.
1 tsp. mustard Add butter and salt as well as a dallop of
Instant mashed potatoes mayo. Cook corn muffins as directed.
1 lb. Broccoli, cut
(butter and salt to taste) GOOD COUNTRY DINNER!
Dallop of mayo
1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffins
(egg and milk)
TOTAL = less than $5.50
TOTAL FOR ALL SEVEN DINNERS IS LESS THAN $40
*Kroger items are in green; *Publix Items are in Black
*Staples are in red and can be purchased at either store but I have included a Walmart list for
these items as I find many of these items are cheaper in a Great Value Brand at Walmart (you
probably already have most of these items in your pantry already, especially if you have been
couponing for a while)
Feel Free to substitute side items with something you may already have in stock
Remember, you can choose one, several or all meals from this list. You may have a different stockpile of side dishes
available in your cabinets, so feel free to substitute items. Just remember to cross the corresponding items off of the
shopping list.

Publix List: (items that have a have a star are good items to stockpile on and will be used in the future meals)

Meal # Ingredients and sale price: Available coupons and (final price)
*1 (1) Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup - $1.00 Printable ($.50) or ($.75)
*1 (1) Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup - $1.00 Printable ($.50) or ($.75)
1 and (1) Progresso 100% Natural Chicken Broth - $1.30 NO COUPONS
future
meals
*4 (1) Wishbone Dressing – Italian - $1.35 (consider additional flavors Printable ($.60); 8/1 RP $1.25/2
of your choice for salads – meals 2 and 6) ($.72); 8/1 RP $.75/1 ($.60)
* 4 Vlasic Pickles - $1.45 Printable ($.90) or 6/27 RP $.55/1
($.90) or blinkie $.75/1 ($.70)
*6 Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough - $1.44 Printable ($.95) or ($.45)
2 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread - $1.50 Printable ($.50)
6 DiGiorno Pizza $5.00 (only if deep dish is included in sale) Printable ($4.00) or ($3.00)
*4 Oscar Mayer Zip Pack Lunch Meats Printable ($1.50) stack with Harvey’s
Coupon for $1.00 off (final $.50)
*2 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta - $.90 Printable ($.15)
* 2, 5 (2) Ragu Pasta Sauce - $1.10 (one traditional and one Chunky Publix Book “Get a Smart Start for
Garden) Back to School” ($.60) plus use
$1.00/2 from 8/1 RP (final $.10)
1 and Nestle Coffee –Mate French Vanilla Creamer (32 oz.) - $2.50 Printable ($1.75)
future .
meals
Your Publix Total = ______________
Kroger List:
2, 5, 7 Kroger Eggs - $1.00
3, Kroger Gallon Milk - $1.98 NO COUPONS
2, 3, 4 Kroger Cheese - $1.50 (1 mozzarella and 1 cheddar) NO COUPONS
2, 5, 7 (5 lb.) Ground Chuck (roll) - $1.99 lb. NO COUPONS
and
Future
meals
1, 3 (1) Rotisserie Chicken - $4.99 NO COUPONS
6 Red Baron or Reggio’s Dinner Size Pizza - $2.99 Printables ($1.99)
1 Strawberries – $1.68 NO COUPONS
7 1 lb. Broccoli - $1.00
5 1 lb. Zucchini - $1.00
Your Kroger Total = ______________

Walmart Staples List: Remember, you probably have most of these items, so whatever cross off what you do not need!
Also, most of these items can be used for future meals anyway and can be purchased at either of the stores in an off brand.

Most Salt $.38

Most Pepper $1.00
2 Italian Seasoning – 5th Seasoning Brand $.50
7 Parsley Flakes $1.00
1 1 can Crescent Roll Approx. $1.25 ? unsure
5, 7 (1) Onion ($2.38 per lb.)
2, 4, 6 1 lb. tomatoes $.79
2, 4, 6 1 head of lettuce .$.98
2 Olive Oil $2.38
3 All Purpose Flour $1.28
Most Margarine $.72
7 Brown Sugar $1.58
2, 3 Parmesan Cheese $2.98
3, 4 Gwaltney Bacon $2.74
4, 7 Mayonaise $2.18
4, 7 Mustard $.82
2, 4 (1) French Loaf (pre-sliced) $1.50
3, and Jim Dandy 5 lb. grits $2.32
future
meals
3 (1) Loaf of Bread (no name brand) $.75
5, 7 1 box GV Saltine Crackers Approx. $1.00
7 1 box instant mashed potatoes $1.24
5 All Spice No price available
1 2 cans veg-all Great Value $.67 ea.
5 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce (great value) Approx. $1.00 ?
7 Rice $1.44
5 Beef Bouillon (optional) No price available
7 1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix Approx.. $.44
2 Garlic Salt $.50
Your Walmart Total = _____________