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Safeway · a family of 4 · Washington DC

Safeway meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $48.42

Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Safeway's weekly ad in Washington DC. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.

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$48.42the 5 dinners use
$2.42a serving
$66.40at the register, whole packs
Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
Photo: cafedelites.com

The five dinners

Chosen around Safeway's ad in Washington DC. On sale this week: chicken broth, bacon, butter.

  1. Chicken Chow Mein$1.75/servingcafedelites.com
    Dinner 1

    Chicken Chow Mein

    30 min

    On sale: chicken broth
    $7.01for 4
  2. Black Bean Soup$1.81/servingcookingclassy.com
    Dinner 2

    Black Bean Soup

    25 min

    On sale: bacon, chicken broth
    $7.25for 4
  3. Pan Seared Pork Chops$1.97/servinggonnawantseconds.com
    Dinner 3

    Pan Seared Pork Chops

    50 min

    On sale: butter
    $7.88for 4
  4. Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi$2.94/servingcafedelites.com
    Dinner 4

    Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

    10 min

    On sale: butter
    $11.77for 4
  5. Cajun Butter Steak Bites$3.63/servingcafedelites.com
    Dinner 5

    Cajun Butter Steak Bites

    20 min

    On sale: butter
    $14.50for 4

$2.42 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4

Plan cost, what the dinners use$48.42
At the register$66.40
Under the $75 budget$8.60

Whole packs; $17.98 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.

Prices: Safeway's ad, Washington DC, DC, Oct 9 to Jan 1. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.

This plan in Washington DC: Safeway and 4 other stores

The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Lidl is $8.91 cheaper for these dinners.

Washington DC, DCAds read October 28, 2026
$48.42for these dinners at Safeway in Washington DC

Lidl is cheapest in Washington DC at $39.51, $13.08 less than Harris Teeter.

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 $47.13, 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 $66.40; the dinners use $48.42 of it. Sale items are marked.

Produce9 items

Dairy & Eggs1 item

Meat & Poultry4 items

Seafood1 item

Canned & Dry4 items

Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, cornstarch, paprika, dried spices, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.

Safeway plans in other cities

Safeway runs different ads by region, so prices and sale items change.

Safeway in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Penne Alla VodkaPan Seared Pork ChopsGarlic Butter Grilled ShrimpChicken MarsalaBeef and Broccoli

Penne Alla Vodka · Pan Seared Pork Chops · Garlic Butter Grilled Shrimp · Chicken Marsala · Beef and Broccoli

$47.072 sale items
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Safeway in Seattle, WA

Penne Alla VodkaClassic Sloppy JoesBlackened SalmonBeef and BroccoliChicken Marsala

Penne Alla Vodka · Classic Sloppy Joes · Blackened Salmon · Beef and Broccoli · Chicken Marsala

$53.813 sale items
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How this plan was made

We ran Salefork's plan builder on Safeway's ad prices for Washington DC: 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 Safeway does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.

Common questions

What is a good Safeway meal plan for a family of 4?

Five dinners for a family of 4 for $48.42 in Washington DC, built from Safeway's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.

Does it change by city?

Yes. Safeway runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. This page also has San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. 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, $48.42. At the register you buy whole packs, about $66.40 here.

Make it yours

Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Safeway and Washington DC and rebuild the list.

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