Hy-Vee · a family of 4 · Chicago
Hy-Vee meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $61.67
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Hy-Vee's weekly ad in Chicago, IL. 5 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Hy-Vee's ad in Chicago, IL. On sale this week: butter, canned tomatoes, chicken breast, chicken broth, salmon fillets and more.
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$1.90/servingkitchenswagger.com
$3.25/servingcafedelites.com
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$3.08 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $12.88 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Hy-Vee's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 19 to Nov 1. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Chicago: Hy-Vee and 7 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Fresh Thyme is $9.25 cheaper for these dinners.
Fresh Thyme is cheapest in Chicago at $52.42, $12.89 less than Mariano's.
The same five dinners at each store. Items in the store's ad cost the ad price, sale or regular; items it does not list cost the typical price. At typical prices alone the plan is $55.24, so a store can come out above that. Stores with fewer than 2 sale items in this plan are left out.
Grocery list by aisle
Prices are for whole packs, so the trip is $74.55; the dinners use $61.67 of it. Sale items are marked.
Hy-Vee grocery list, Chicago (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Pan Seared Pork Chops, Penne Alla Vodka, Chicken Marsala, Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon, Beef and Broccoli. Prices: Hy-Vee's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 19 to Nov 1. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Seafood1 item
Produce10 items
Meat & Poultry3 items
Dairy & Eggs3 items
Canned & Dry4 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, cornstarch, dried dill, dried spices, flour, hot sauce, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Hy-Vee's ad prices for Chicago: five familiar dinners with a real photo for a family of 4 that use under $75, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Hy-Vee does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Hy-Vee meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $61.67 in Chicago, built from Hy-Vee's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 5 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Hy-Vee runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. Open the planner to price it for your city.
Why is the shopping trip higher than the plan total?
The plan total counts only what the five dinners use, $61.67. At the register you buy whole packs, about $74.55 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Hy-Vee and Chicago and rebuild the list.
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