Weekly Menu Plan + Top Hy-Vee Sales (2.8.23)

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

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• 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.

All Hy-Vee sales below run from 2.8.23 through 2.14.23 unless otherwise specified.

Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months.

Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months.

Stock Up and Save: Peel, core, chop or mash, add lemon juice, and freeze for up to 3 months. (Read more about freezing avocados and how to use them.)

Stock Up and Save: Store in freezer for 3-6 months. (Some of our Overnight Oats recipes use chocolate chips as does a brand new recipe: Chocolate Protein Mug Cake!)

Stock Up and Save: Wrap tightly, and store in freezer for up to 9 months.

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Pro Tip: Most of our main dish recipes include freezing instructions, so you can double and freeze a batch for later.

Monday:

• Honey Bourbon Chicken (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
• Brown Rice (Double and freeze extra for Friday’s Meal.)

Tuesday:

• Avocado Pasta with Bacon
• Mediterranean Shrimp

Wednesday (Breakfast for Dinner):

• Crockpot Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Gruyere
• Green Machine Smoothie (Have you downloaded our 7 Smoothie Pack Recipes with printable shopping lists and more?)

Thursday:

• Beefy Baked Ravioli
• Texas Toast

Friday:

• Teriyaki Chicken Thighs
• Fried Rice with Sweet Soy Sauce

Saturday:

• Gourmet Grilled Cheese
• Strawberry Avocado Salad

SUPER BOWL Sunday:

For an appetizer party, try these:

• Ham and Cheese Sliders
• Layered Taco Dip with chips or Layered Greek Dip with pita bread
• Charcuterie Board
• Asian Lettuce Wraps or Asian Meatballs

For a game-day meal that feeds a group try these:

• Pulled Pork with Creamy Coleslaw
• Slow Cooker Turkey Chili or Stovetop Chili with Sweet Potato Cornbread
• Taco Bar with Homemade Guacamole and Easy Pickled Red Onions
• For more ideas, check out 20+ Inexpensive, Easy Meals for Large Groups

Don’t forget the sweets:

• Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies (Use a football shaped cookie cutter and just add your team’s colors in sprinkles!)
• Puppy Chow
• Blondie Brownies (Basically chocolate chip cookies in bar form.)

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