Weekly Menu Plan: April 22-28
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Our weekly menu plan is here to help you save time and money, and eat healthier. We hope you find some dinnertime inspiration! Shop the Hy-Vee sales April 15-30. And use this menu plan April 22-28.
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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.
- Freezer-Friendly Recipes: We’ve flagged freezer-friendly recipes ( * ) that include freezing instructions. Pick 1 or 2 of these recipes per week to double (doesn’t take much more time at all) and then enjoy one for dinner and throw one in the freezer for later. This is a super smart meal prep hack!
Top Hy-Vee Sales This Week
All Hy-Vee sales below run from 4.15.24 through 4.30.24.
- Basket & Bushel blueberries or blackberries, $1.77/each (6 oz.). Stock Up and Save: Wash, dry, and freeze on baking sheet. Transfer to a freezer-safe container and store in freezer for up to 3-6 months.
- Wild gulf shrimp, $9.99/lb. (16 to 20 ct.) Stock Up and Save: Store in freezer until indicated date on package.
- Honeycrisp Apples, $1.88/lb. Stock Up and Save: Store in cool, dark place for up to a month.
- Hy-Vee fresh whole chicken, $1.88/lb. Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months. (Learn how to make Homemade Chicken Broth from the carcass.)
- Avocados, $.97/each Stock Up and Save: Peel, pit, chop or mash and add lemon juice. Freeze for up to 3 months. (Learn more about Freezing Avocados.)
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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:
- Instant Pot or Crockpot Whole Chicken with Gravy * (Save the leftover chicken for tomorrow’s Chicken Spaghetti.)
- The BEST Boiled Baby Potatoes
Tuesday:
- Chicken Spaghetti * (Use Monday’s leftover chicken.)
- Classic Fruit Salad
Wednesday (Breakfast for Dinner):
Thursday
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
* A freezer-friendly recipe that’s great to double and then freeze one for later. Use our freezing instructions in the recipe.
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