Hy-Vee · a family of 4 · Chicago
Hy-Vee meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $47.52
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Hy-Vee's weekly ad in Chicago, IL. 6 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Hy-Vee's ad in Chicago, IL. On sale this week: canned tomatoes, ground beef, hamburger buns, butter, chicken breast and more.
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$3.10/servingWikimedia Commons (Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada), CC BY 2.0Dinner 5Slow-cooker pulled pork sandwiches
On sale: hamburger buns or hot dog buns or slider buns$12.42for 4
$2.38 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $14.62 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 6 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Aldi is $6.19 cheaper for these dinners.
Aldi is cheapest in Chicago at $41.33, $10.27 less than Jewel-Osco.
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 $46.03, 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 $62.14; the dinners use $47.52 of it. Sale items are marked.
Hy-Vee grocery list, Chicago (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Penne Alla Vodka, Classic Sloppy Joes, Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Stroganoff, Slow-cooker pulled pork sandwiches. Prices: Hy-Vee's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 19 to Nov 1. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Meat & Poultry3 items
Produce6 items
Bakery1 item
Dairy & Eggs4 items
Canned & Dry5 items
Check your pantry (not priced): worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, nutmeg, dried spices, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, brown sugar, vinegar, 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 $47.52 in Chicago, built from Hy-Vee's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 6 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, $47.52. At the register you buy whole packs, about $62.14 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Hy-Vee and Chicago and rebuild the list.
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