Kroger · a family of 4 · Chicago
Kroger meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $56.30
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Kroger's weekly ad in Chicago, IL. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Kroger's ad in Chicago, IL. On sale this week: chicken broth or beef broth or vegetable broth, hamburger buns, chicken broth, shrimp, beef broth.
$1.67/servingWikimedia Commons (Nichijyou123), CC BY-SA 4.0Dinner 1Chicken and egg noodle soup from thighs
On sale: chicken broth or beef broth or vegetable broth$6.69for 4
$2.09/servingnatashaskitchen.com
$2.50/servingprimaverakitchen.com
$2.80/servingskinnytaste.com- $5.01/servingkitchenswagger.com
$2.82 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $15.30 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Kroger's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 14 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Chicago: Kroger and 7 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Fresh Thyme is $8.80 cheaper for these dinners.
Fresh Thyme is cheapest in Chicago at $47.50, $21.30 less than Hy-Vee.
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 $53.80, 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 $71.60; the dinners use $56.30 of it. Sale items are marked.
Kroger grocery list, Chicago (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Chicken and egg noodle soup from thighs, Classic Sloppy Joes, Chicken Stroganoff, Cilantro Lime Shrimp, Beef and Broccoli. Prices: Kroger's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 14 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Produce12 items
Meat & Poultry4 items
Seafood1 item
Dairy & Eggs1 item
Bakery1 item
Canned & Dry4 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, cooking spray, cornstarch, cumin, dried spices, hot sauce, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
Kroger plans in other cities
Kroger runs different ads by region, so prices and sale items change.
Kroger in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Chicken and egg noodle soup from thighs · Classic Sloppy Joes · Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi · Chicken Marsala · Beef and Broccoli
Kroger in Detroit, MI
Chicken and egg noodle soup from thighs · Penne Alla Vodka · Chicken Marsala · One-Pot Beef Stroganoff · Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Kroger'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 Kroger does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Kroger meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $56.30 in Chicago, built from Kroger's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Kroger runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. This page also has Dallas-Fort Worth and Detroit. 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, $56.30. At the register you buy whole packs, about $71.60 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Kroger and Chicago and rebuild the list.
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