An asterisk () after an item in the shopping list indicates that the item will not be used until the day the entrée is served. When the item is fresh produce, such as a tomato, you may want to delay purchasing it until close to when you’ll served the dish. These items are all listed on the handy Menu Chart so you won’t forget to purchase them before they’re needed. Incorporate these into a weekly grocery shopping list so that you can continue to minimize trips to the store.
Basil leaves fresh: 1 bunch (1 cup chopped) |
Lemons: 2 |
Celery: 6 medium stalks (3 cups chopped) |
Onions, red: 1 (2 cups chopped) |
Garlic, chopped: 1 jar (11 cloves needed) |
Red bell pepper: 1 (½ cup chopped) |
Green bell pepper: 2 (2 cups chopped) |
Tomatoes: 6 |
Tomatoes, grape: 1 pint |
Mozzarella cheese, shredded: 1 24-ounce package (20 ounces needed) |
Cheddar cheese, sharp, shredded: 1 8-ounce package (4 ounces needed) |
Parmesan cheese; grated: 2½ cups |
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Half-and-half: ½ pint (½ cup needed) |
Sour cream: 1 8-ounce carton (1 cup needed) |
Corn, frozen: 1 16-ounce bag (need 1½ cups) |
Spinach, chopped, frozen: 1 16-ounce bag |
Beef, lean ground: 4 pounds |
Turkey, ground: 2 pounds |
Beef, round steak: 1 pound |
Turkey meatballs, Italian-style, ready-to-eat: 2 12-ounce packages (in meat counter with ground turkey) |
Chicken, boneless, skinless breast halves: 24 |
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Pork loin roast: 3 pounds |
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Tilapia fillets, frozen: 4 |
Black beans: 1 15-ounce can |
Pimientos: 1 2-ounce jar |
Chicken broth: 1 14.5-ounce can (1 cup needed) |
Salsa—mild, medium or hot: 1 16-ounce jar (2?3 cup needed) |
Mushroom pieces and stems: 1 4-ounce can |
Cream of celery soup: 1 10.5-ounce can |
Olives, sliced ripe pitted: 1 2¼-ounce can |
Cream of chicken soup: 1 10.5-ounce can |
Tuna, oil packed: 26-ounce cans |
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Tomato paste: 1 6-ounce can |
V8 juice: 25.5-ounce cans |
Tomato sauce: 1 15-ounce can |
Buns, sandwich: 24 |
Italian bread: 1 loaf |
Gnocchi: 1 16-ounce box (potato dumplings, look on pasta aisle or with frozen pasta) |
Rice: 1 cup uncooked |
Orecchiette (or other small shell pasta): 1 16-ounce package |
Spaghetti: 1 16-ounce package |
Corn chips: 1 9.5-ounce bag |
Ritz Crackers: 1 Sleeve (35 Crackers) |
Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs: (1½ cups needed) |