Cheap dinner ideas from Publix deals

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How to turn this week’s Publix sale into dinners that cost a few dollars a serving, with the proteins, produce, and pantry items Penny Meals found on sale.

Five cheap dinners to build from any week’s sale

  1. Sheet-pan dinner. A marked-down protein (sausage, chicken thighs, or pork chops) roasted on one pan with whatever vegetable is on sale. One pan, about 40 minutes.
  2. Rice or grain bowl. Cheap rice or a bag of grains, a sale protein or a can of beans, and a fresh or frozen vegetable. Top with any sauce you already have.
  3. Pasta night. A box of pasta, a jar of sauce or canned tomatoes, and whichever meat or vegetable is cheapest this week. It feeds four for a few dollars.
  4. Soup or chili. Canned beans and tomatoes with ground meat or vegetables on sale. Makes enough for a second dinner.
  5. Breakfast for dinner. Eggs, bread or tortillas, and a sale vegetable or potatoes. The cheapest dinner most weeks.

Recipes built from Publix deals

Dinners Penny Meals wrote from Publix sale prices, with what each ingredient cost that week.

Publix tips

This week’s building blocks at Publix

Pantry, dairy and frozen

A sample of the markdowns Penny Meals found, checked October 22, 2026. Prices change during the week and differ by store. The app shows the current list for your own stores.

When to shop

New Publix deals: Thursday (Wednesday in parts of Florida). Shop on the overlap day if your store has one, when last week’s and this week’s BOGOs can both still be on the shelf.

Read more about how Publix markdowns work.

Publix deals by city

Dinner ideas from other stores

Dinner from your own stores’ deals

Enter your ZIP code to see what is marked down at your Publix and the other stores near you. Penny Meals Plus writes dinner recipes from those deals every week.

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