Dinner Menu

Week of September 29, 2026
Chicken & Black Bean Burrito Bowls with Cabbage-Lime Slaw & Avocado⏰ 60 min (rice is the long pole)✓ Cooked
Chicken & Black Bean Burrito Bowls with Cabbage-Lime Slaw & Avocado
🍽 Serves 6 (4 adults + toddler + leftovers)
Baked Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs over Brown Rice with Roasted Broccoli & Edamame⏰ 65 min (rice is the long pole)✓ Cooked
Baked Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs over Brown Rice with Roasted Broccoli & Edamame
🍽 Serves 6 (4 adults + toddler + leftovers)
Hearty Beef & Barley Soup with Roasted Carrots & Crusty Whole-Grain Bread⏰ 100 min (the involved night)
Hearty Beef & Barley Soup with Roasted Carrots & Crusty Whole-Grain Bread
🍽 Serves 6 (4 adults + toddler + leftovers)
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti & Turkey-Lentil Meat Sauce with Roasted Broccoli⏰ 60 min
Whole-Wheat Spaghetti & Turkey-Lentil Meat Sauce with Roasted Broccoli
🍽 Serves 6 (4 adults + toddler + leftovers)
Shopping List

Produce

  • Broccoli, whole crowns4 large crowns (2 for teriyaki meatball night, 2 for spaghetti night)
  • limes6 (burrito bowls: chicken, beans, slaw, rice zest, wedges)
  • lemons2 (1 spaghetti night, ½ for beef barley soup)
  • Avocados, ripe (give slightly to the thumb)3 (burrito bowl night)
  • Cilantro, fresh bunch1 bunch (burrito bowls)
  • green onions1 bunch, about 5 (teriyaki meatball night)
  • fresh ginger1 small piece (teriyaki meatball night)
  • Garlic, pre-peeled cloves1 bag (all four nights)
  • yellow onions2 (beef barley soup, spaghetti sauce)
  • celery1 bunch (beef barley soup)
  • Carrots, wholeabout 2½ lb: 3 lb bag (beef barley soup + roasted carrots, spaghetti sauce)
  • Italian parsley, fresh small bunch1 small bunch (beef barley soup garnish, optional)
  • coleslaw mix1 bag, 14 oz (burrito bowl slaw)

Meat & Seafood

  • Chicken breasts, whole boneless skinless2 lbs (burrito bowl night)
  • Ground turkey, 93% lean, fresh4 lbs total: 2 lbs (teriyaki meatballs) + 1½ lbs rounded up to 2 lbs (spaghetti sauce)
  • Beef sirloin, lean1½ lbs (beef barley soup)

Dairy & Eggs

  • Plain nonfat Greek yogurt1 small tub (burrito bowl crema)
  • Parmesan, block or wedgeabout 4 oz (spaghetti night)
  • eggs1 needed (teriyaki meatballs)

Pantry & Canned Goods

  • Long-grain brown rice4 cups dry total for two nights: buy a 3 lb bag
  • Black beans, canned2 cans, 15 oz (burrito bowl night)
  • honey¼ cup (teriyaki glaze)
  • toasted sesame oil1 tsp (teriyaki meatballs)
  • sesame seeds1 tbsp garnish (teriyaki meatballs)
  • tomato paste4 tbsp total: 2 for beef barley soup, 2 for spaghetti sauce
  • pearl barley1 cup (beef barley soup)
  • crushed tomatoes1 can, 28 oz (spaghetti sauce)

Frozen

  • Edamame, frozen shelled1 bag, 10–12 oz (teriyaki meatball night)
  • frozen green peas1 bag (beef barley soup)

Bread & Bakery

  • Crusty whole-grain or multigrain bread loaf1 loaf, whole (beef barley soup night)

Spices & Seasonings

  • Italian seasoningRemove if you have it

Weekly staples — remove anything you do not need

  • BreadH-E-B Split Top Honey Wheat Enriched Sliced Bread, 20 oz (productId 672610). Renamed from "Sourdough bread" 2026-08-13 — Cam wants plain sliced bread here, not a sourdough loaf.
  • Protein breadNature's Own Life Wheat + Protein
  • Whole milkWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • ButterWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Snack cheeseString cheese, Babybel, etc.
  • StrawberriesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • BlackberriesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • BlueberriesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • RaspberriesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Honeycrisp applesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • ClementinesWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • PineappleFresh, whole
  • KiwiWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Rolled oatsWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Greek yogurtWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Lunch meatWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Bananas10, loose, NOT organic
  • Spring mix / arugulaWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • Sliced cheeseWeekly staple; remove if not needed
  • CantaloupeH-E-B Season's Select Melon "Sugar Rush" (productId 4837553) — whole specialty-sweet melon; see the HEB cantaloupe item rule. Confirm still the right pick next order.
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Generated by Meal Planner · 2026-09-29