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Kroger Meal Deals – Sept. 19th (Sale for 9/19-9/26) Items in red are currently not on sale but
may have been in previous sales.

Meal #1 3 cups cooked macaroni Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Tuna Casserole, 1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained In a 9x13-inch baking dish, combine the macaroni, tuna,
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream and soup. Mix well, and then top with cheese. Bake at
Steamed Broccoli of chicken soup 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 25 minutes, or
and 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese until bubbly. Sprinkle with fried onions, and bake for
Dinner Rolls 1 1/2 cups French fried onions another 5 minutes. Serve hot.
1 head of broccoli For Steamed Broccoli, fill a pot with cut and washed
water broccoli and then add 1 to ½ inches of water. Cook until
butter or chicken broth for seasoning broccoli is tender and add either butter or chicken broth
Dash of salt and pepper and salt and pepper to season.
½ pack of dinner rolls Serve with warm dinner rolls.
(Huge hit at our house
*Healthy Version- Use whole grain noodles, reduced
and they don’t even like
fat or fat free Cream of chicken soup and reduced fat
tuna !)
or fat free cheese!
Meal #2 1 pound ground beef In a large skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until
Bean N’ Beef 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
1/3 cup salsa
no longer pink; drain. Add taco seasoning and salsa;
simmer, uncovered, until thickened. Meanwhile, unroll
Crescent Pie and 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent roll dough. Press onto the bottom and up the
Tossed Salad crescent rolls sides of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish;
4 ounces cream cheese, softened seal perforations. Spread cream cheese over the dough.
1/2 cup refried beans Stir the refried beans into beef mixture. Spoon over
1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese cream cheese layer. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees F
or Cheddar cheese for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Lettuce Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until the
Salad Dressing and toppings cheese is melted.
Serve with a side salad.
*Healthy Version – Use ground turkey, reduced fat
crescent rolls, reduced fat or fat free cream cheese
and cheese.

Meal #3 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
Easy Roasted Pork 1/4 cup cinnamon applesauce
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
Tenderloin,
2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
Garlicky Baked
1 can Green Beans or 1 lb. fresh
Butternut Squash Butter or chicken broth for seasoning
and Green Beans, (salt and pepper)
Rolls Butternut Squash:
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled
and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ pack Dinner Rolls
In a small bowl, blend brown sugar, applesauce and
ginger. Pour the mixture over the meat in the crockpot
and cook for 6-8 hours on high…or…Preheat oven to
325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly flour an oven
bag. In a small bowl, blend brown sugar, applesauce,
and ginger. Place pork roast in the prepared oven bag.
Pour the brown sugar mixture over the roast. Seal bag,
and cut several small slits in the top. Cook the roast 1
hour in the preheated oven, or until the internal
temperature has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Butternut Squash - In a large bowl, combine the parsley,
oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Add squash and toss to coat.
Transfer to an ungreased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Bake,
uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until
squash is just tender.

Meal #4 1 pound ground beef In a large pot over medium high heat, saute the ground
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes beef for about 5 minutes, or until browned. Drain off
Vegetable Beef 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce excess fat.
Soup with 1 can of beef broth Add the tomatoes, sauce, water, vegetables, soup mix
 Italian Bread 1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed and sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover
vegetables and simmer for 20 minutes.
1/4 cup dry onion soup mix
1 teaspoon white sugar Serve with bread (butter if desired)
1 clove of garlic
1 small onion
1 Italian Loaf of Bread
butter

Meal #5 (Easy and Freschetta Pizza – $3.49 after coupon Cook as directed
Cheap but not so Or
Healthy) Red Baron Pizza – $1.49 after coupon
Pizza, Salad and Lettuce
Salad Dressing and toppings
Cookies Cookie Mix
(egg, oil)

Meal #6 (Easy and 1-2 Packages of Gorton Fish fillets or You got this! Cook as directed on packages 
Cheap but not super tenders
healthy if using fried) 1-2 bags of Green Giant Vegetables
Fish Fillets or ½ pack of Dinner Rolls

Tenders, Green
Giant
Vegetables,
Dinner Rolls

Meal #7- Breakfast or 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated Unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle. Press onto
Dinner? crescent rolls the bottom and 1/2 in. up the sides of a greased 13-in. x
12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Seal seams and perforations.
Bacon n’ Egg 1 cup frozen shredded hash brown Sprinkle with bacon, potatoes and cheddar cheese.
Pizza, Fresh potatoes In a bowl, beat eggs and milk. Pour over cheddar cheese.
Fruit and 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 375
4 eggs degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until eggs are completely
Orange Julius 2 tablespoons milk set.
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano Orange Julius:
cheese
Grapes
Orange Julius:
1 can frozen orange juice
Milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Handful of ice *Healthy Version – Use reduced fat or fat free
crescent rolls, cheese and milk.
If you are omitting a meal or item from above, simply look for the corresponding meal number below and cross it off with
a dark marker so that you do not accidentally purchase something you do not need. Feel free to change side dishes around
to meet your own personal preferences and remember to cross out those items as well)
RED ITEMS ARE NOT PART OF A SALE - **Indicates that there will be extra for future meals or a great item
to stockpile on for future meals
Meal #
MEAT:
2, 4 ** Ground Beef - $1.88 lb. (roll) or ground turkey - $2.49 per pack (19.2 oz.)
3 KRO Boneless Half Pork Loin - $1.99 lb.
7 ** Turkey bacon - $2.00 (Printable coupon for $1.00 = final cost $1.00 ea.)
PRODUCE / DELI / BAKERY:
1 Broccoli – $1.63 lb.
2, 5 Lettuce for side salad– varies depending on what type (baby spinach, head, salad packs)
3 Fresh Green Beans - $1.49 lb. or Canned Kroger Brand from $.50 - $.69 ea.
3 Butternut Squash - $.88 lb.
3 Parsley - $.89
3, 4 Garlic - $.79 ea. (only one is needed)
4 Onion - $1.49 lb.
4 Italian Bread - $1.50
1, Kroger Brown and Serve Rolls - $.99
DAIRY / REFRIGERATED:
1, 2, 7 ** Kraft Cheddar Cheese (or Mexican Blend) - $1.99 (printable $5.00 off 5 = $1.00 ea. but you have to get 5)
2, 7 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - $1.67 (printable coupon $1.00/2 or printable $.50/2= $1.17 or $.40/2 coupon 9/12/10 GM =
$1.27 ea.)
6, 7 Kroger Milk - $2.48
Kroger Value Margarine - $.59 ea.
2 Kroger Cream Cheese - $1.09 or (Publix sale ending Tue. Or Wed. $1.25 plus coupon for $5.00 of 5 = $.25 ea.)
FROZEN:
4, 6 ** Green Giant Vegetables $1.25 (1 bag mixed for meal 4) (1-2 bags of your choice for meal 6) (printable coupons for
$.50/1 or $1.00/3 or $.60/3 from the 9/12/10 GM)
5 ** Freschetta Pizza - $4.49 (printable $1.00/1 = $3.49) or Red Baron - $2.99 ($1.00/1 printable or 8/29/10 SS = $1.99)
6 Gorton’s Fish Fillet or Tenders - $3.49 (printable for $.50/1 = $2.49)
7 Kroger 30 oz. Hash Browns - $2.19
7 Kroger Can Frozen Orange Juice - $1.19
CANNED / BOTTLED / PACKAGED:
1 ** Macaroni noodles Muellers or Barilla = $1.00 (printable or 8/29/10 SS Barilla whole grain pasta coupon $1.00/2 if
included in sale = $.50) (printable Muellers $2.00/5 = $.60 ea.)
1 ** Tuna- Kroger = $.39 ea. or Starkist pouch - $1.00 (pri
1 ** Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup - $1.00 (Shortcuts.com $1.50/3 stacked with printable $1.50/3 = free/also $.30/4
from 9/12/10 SS)
2 Kroger Refried Beans - $.89
2, 5 ** Wishbone Salad Dressing - $1.67 (printable coupon for $.50/1 = $.67 ea.)
2, 5 Additional salad topping of choice
3 Kroger Brown Sugar - $1.50
3 Kroger White Sugar - $1.99
3 Kroger Cinnamon Applesauce - $1.34
3 Kroger (34 oz.) Olive Oil - $6.79
3, 7 Kroger Parmesan Cheese – (3 oz. - $1.39) (8 oz. - $2.00)
4 1 Kroger Stewed Tomatoes and 1 Tomato Sauce- $.59 or Hunts $1.00
4 Kroger Beef Broth - $.99
4 Kroger Dry Onion Soup Mix - $1.29
5 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix - $1.99 (Cellfire and Shortcuts -$.40/1 stacked with a printable $.40/1 = $.80 ea./also a
printable $.40/1 available $1.00/2 printable or $1.00/2 printable)
SPICES:
1,3 Kroger Salt - $.39
1, 3 Kroger Pepper - $1.99
2 Kroger Taco Seasoning - $.45
3 Kroger Ground Ginger - $1.99
7 Kroger Imitation Vanilla - $.98