5 Trader Joe’s Dinners for $83 (Grocery List + Recipes)

Name: Cheeseburger pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 tb of mirepoix (14.5 oz) or 3 carrots, 3 stalks of celery, 1 yellow onion, all diced finely; 4 cups beef broth; 4 cups pasta shells; 1 cup cheddar or mexican cheese; Salt + pepper

5 Recipes

Here’s this weeks dinner ideas all from Trader Joe’s! This menu is a little bit of everything, pasta, steak, chicken, potatoes! See what you already have at home then print out this grocery list and bring it to the store!

Produce

2 bags small baby potatoes
4 Persian cucumbers
10 oz cherry tomatoes
2 bell peppers
2 onions
1 container mirepoix (or 2 carrots, 3 celery stalks, 1 onion)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 lemon
2 cloves garlic

Meat

0.75–1 lb flank steak
2 lb ground beef
1–1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs

Dairy

2 tbsp butter
1 cup shredded three cheese blend
3 oz cheddar cheese

Pantry

1 tub chimichurri
1 bag macaroni pasta
15 pappardelle nests
4 cups beef broth
2.5 cups chicken broth
2 containers French onion soup
Crunchy chili onion
Dijon mustard
Oregano

Note: Meal prices reflect the portion used in each recipe. Buying the full grocery list may cost more.

1. Cheeseburger pasta

$16.93 - 5-6 servings

Nothing beats a dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes especially if the whole family will eat it! If you think your kids will be able to spy the carrots you can cut them out, the celery and onion blends in so easily with the cheese and pasta 🍝

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2. French Onion Pasta

$8.99 - 4 servings

I’ve been eyeing this French onion soup at Trader Joe’s for a while with hopes of adding it to pasta. I finally tried and it did NOT disappoint 🤩✨ this recipe is definitely a keeper. Serve as is or with chicken or steak!

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3. Chimichurri Steak Salad

$25.85 - 4 servings

I’m not sure why I don’t eat or make chimichurri sauce more often? It’s so delicious! In this recipe I used it as a sauce with steak, potatoes, tomatoes and cucumber. So so fresh yet still a real meal

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4. Lemon Butter Chicken Sheet Pan

$16.56 - 4 servings

If you’ve read a couple of my recipes it should be no surprised that I’m in love with a simple sheet pan meal! There’s something really amazing about how you can just mix a handful of ingredient ona sheet pan, add some type of seasoning or sauce, and it comes out heavenly! This lemon butter chicken sheet pan is exactly that 🫶

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5. Sweet Potato Cheeseburger Skillet

$14.95 - 4 servings

A dish I often whip up when I don’t know what else to make! You can easily switch up the veggies you use as well as the spices. Taco seasoning works great too!

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