Our weekly menu plan is here to help you save time, money, and eat healthier. We hope you find some dinnertime inspiration!

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What You’ll Find on Our Weekly Menu Plan
- Recipes You’ll Love: Our family-friendly recipes are simple and made with recognizable, real food ingredients. Pick and choose what works for you.
- Top Weekly Sales: Don’t waste time scouring the sales. We’ve done it for you! Our menu plan is based around the top real food (no junk!) sale items we find at Hy-Vee that week, so you can save money by shopping smartly. If you don’t have a Hy-Vee, no sweat. Our plan will still work great!
- Stock Up and Save: To save even more money, stock up on those hot Hy-Vee deals and store them for later using our instructions.
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Top Hy-Vee Sales This Week
All Hy-Vee sales below run from 8.17.22 through 8.23.22 unless otherwise specified.
Hy-Vee Angus Reserve boneless beef chuck roast, $5.99/lb.
Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months. (Do you know how long to cook a roast in the Instant Pot?)
Hy-Vee Midwest Pork boneless pork loin butterfly or America’s cut chop, 4/$10 (8 oz.)
Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months.
Red, yellow, or orange peppers, 2/$3
Stock Up and Save: Wash, core, slice or chop, and freeze on baking sheet. Transfer to a freezer-safe container for 8-10 months.
Hy-Vee Choice Reserve bacon-wrapped beef sirloin filet, $2.99/lb. (5 oz.)
Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months.
That’s Smart! bananas, $.44/lb.
Stock Up and Save: Peel, chop, and freeze on baking sheet. Transfer to a freezer-safe container for 3-6 months. (Read more about freezing bananas, and ways to use up ripe bananas!)
Weekly Menu Plan
Pro Tip: Most of our main dish recipes include freezing instructions, so you can double and freeze a batch for later.
Monday:
- Baked Penne Pasta (Make into two 8×8 inch casseroles and freeze one!)
- Oven Roasted Broccoli
Tuesday:
- Quinoa Tabbouleh (Add in shredded rotisserie chicken or cooked shrimp!)
- Fresh Fruit
Wednesday (Breakfast for Dinner):
- Zucchini Pancakes (Get ahead for the start of school: instructions for freezing and reheating included!)
- Blueberry Muffin Smoothie
Thursday:
Friday:
- Pan-Seared Pork Chops
- Simple Salad with one of our Top 10+ Healthy Salad Dressings
Saturday:
- Instant Pot BBQ Beef Sandwiches (Slow Cooker instructions also!)
- 5 Ingredient Creamy Coleslaw
Sunday:
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