5 Trader Joe’s dinners for $84.10 (recipes+grocery list)

Name: Crispy Chicken Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 8 tacos
Ingredients: 1 lbs chicken thighs or breast; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1/2 cup enchilada sauce or salsa/tomato sauce; 1/2 cup water; 8 small corn tortillas 🌽; 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese 🧀

5 Recipes

This is another week of Trader Joe’s recipes! Some of my favorites and a couple of new ones. Check your fridge, pantry, and freezer for what you already have at home and then grab this grocery list and head to Trader Joe’s. I hope you have a great week!

Produce

1 to 2 bags Caesar salad kits
16 oz, about 3 cups, green beans
1.5 lb small potatoes

Meat and protein

3 to 4 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
24 oz cheddar chicken sausage, two 12 oz packages, the unexpected cheddar kind
12 oz chicken nuggets
8 eggs

Dairy

1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp butter
2/3 cup shredded Parmesan total
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup shredded three cheese blend
sour cream, for topping

Refrigerated

7 to 8 oz pesto

Pantry

1 lb rigatoni
6 corn tortillas
1 jar Alfredo sauce
1 cup enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, or salsa
3.5 cups chicken broth, one 32 oz carton covers it
seasonings: oregano, garlic powder, cumin

Frozen

12 oz french fries
14 oz potato hash, any blend

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

1. Crispy Chicken Tacos

4 servings - $17.55

This 4 ingredient dinner is seriously so good and versatile. If you have corn tortillas in the freezer and cheese and some kinda protein at home you can whip this up in no time! 🍽️

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2. Pesto Chicken Alfredo

4 to 5 servings - $17.52

I love a 5 minute prep meal that tastes this good and the whole family will eat! If there’s anything left after serving this dish does great as meal prep too.

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3. Caesar Nugget Fries salad

4 servings - $11.48

This is not really a recipe. It’s more of a throw three things together and call it lunch. If you haven’t had a Caesar salad with chicken nuggets and fries, then what are you waiting for? It’s salty, delicious, and still technically a salad.

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4. One Pan Comfort Chicken

4 servings - $25.07

This creamy comfort chicken is so so incredibly easy to make, very wholesome and comforting. I love that it all comes together in one pan, with potatoes and green beans cooked right in, so the chicken and veggies soak up all that creamy sauce. Definitely one of those meals I love to have up my sleeve when I want something flavorful and easy!

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5. Hash Sausage Eggs

4 servings - $12.48

Breakfast for dinner is definitely a favorite around here and I love making it with Trader Joe’s seasonal hash blends! They usually have this one in store in the spring and summer and a fall one come fall!

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