05/21/2026
Memorial Day week. The grill is calling and Rouses answered. We took the best prices in this week's circular and built seven nights around them — because feeding your family well shouldn't cost a fortune, even on a holiday weekend. 🛒
🍽️ ROUSES 7-NIGHT DINNER PLAN
Valid May 20–27, 2026
Memorial Day is Monday, May 25th
Serves 4–6 per meal
Estimated total grocery cost: approximately $58
THIS WEEK'S SALE ANCHORS
Medium Pork Ribs (previously frozen) — $1.76/lb
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast or Tenders — $1.77/lb
Assorted Pork Chops — $1.99/lb
80% Lean Ground Beef value pack — $3.77/lb
Savoie's Smoked Sausage 3 lb pack — $7.99
Oscar Mayer Wieners — 2/$3
Yellow Squash, Zucchini or Eggplant — $1.49/lb
Vidalia Onions — $1.49/lb
Mini Sweet Peppers — $3.99
Russet Potatoes — 2/$7
Kraft BBQ Sauce — 97¢
Bush's Baked Beans — $2.47
Hormel Chili No Beans — $2.47
Kraft Shredded or Chunk Cheese — 2/$4
Ball Park Buns — 2/$5
🌙 NIGHT 1 — Low and Slow BBQ Pork Ribs with Baked Beans
Source: Allrecipes | Search: Oven Baked BBQ Pork Ribs
$1.76/lb for pork ribs on Memorial Day week is almost unfair. Season with salt, pepper and Cajun spice, wrap tight in foil, and bake low and slow for 3 hours. Finish on the grill or under the broiler with Kraft BBQ sauce until they lacquer up and pull back from the bone. Serve Bush's Baked Beans straight from the pot alongside. This is the meal that makes the whole neighborhood jealous.
Cost ≈ $13.00
🌙 NIGHT 2 — Grilled Chicken with Roasted Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Source: Natasha's Kitchen | Search: Grilled Chicken Breast Recipe
Marinate the chicken in oil, garlic and Cajun seasoning for an hour if you can. Grill over medium-high heat. Toss the squash and zucchini with oil and salt and throw them right alongside. $1.77/lb chicken on a hot grill with $1.49/lb vegetables — this is summer cooking at its finest and cheapest.
Cost ≈ $9.00
🌙 NIGHT 3 — Cajun Sausage and Peppers over Rice
Source: Allrecipes | Search: Cajun Sausage and Peppers Rice Skillet
Slice the Savoie's sausage and brown it hard. Add the mini sweet peppers and Vidalia onions and let everything cook down until soft and caramelized. Serve over rice. One skillet, 30 minutes, maximum Louisiana flavor. This one earns a spot in the regular rotation.
Cost ≈ $9.50
🌙 NIGHT 4 — Memorial Day Smash Burgers
Source: Natasha's Kitchen | Search: Smash Burger Recipe
This is the centerpiece of the long weekend. Form the ground beef into balls, smash hard on a screaming-hot cast iron or flat top. The crust is the whole point. Melt Kraft cheese right on top and stack on Ball Park buns. Set out the Kraft BBQ sauce, mustard and pickles and let everyone build their own. Worth every penny of that $3.77/lb.
Cost ≈ $9.50
🌙 NIGHT 5 — Chili Cheese Dogs
Source: Allrecipes | Search: Homemade Chili Dogs
Oscar Mayer Wieners at 2/$3. Hormel Chili No Beans at $2.47. Kraft shredded cheese. Ball Park buns. Brown the wieners, spoon the chili over hot, pile on the cheese. This is for the kids and for every adult who never stopped loving a great chili dog. Total cost for the whole family — about five dollars.
Cost ≈ $5.50
🌙 NIGHT 6 — Sausage and Potato Sheet Pan Bake
Source: Allrecipes | Search: Sausage and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
Cube the russet potatoes small, slice the remaining sausage, toss everything with oil, Cajun seasoning and the remaining sweet peppers. Roast at 400 until the potatoes are golden and the sausage edges have caramelized. One pan. No fuss. Everything good.
Cost ≈ $4.50 (mostly leftovers)
🌙 NIGHT 7 — BBQ Pulled Rib Sandwiches
Source: Allrecipes | Search: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
Pull any remaining rib meat off the bone, warm it in a skillet with the last of the Kraft BBQ sauce, and pile it high on Ball Park buns. Add a handful of Kraft shredded cheese if you've got it. Nothing left on the table. Everything on the plate.
Cost ≈ $2.50 (all leftovers)
🛒 FULL SHOPPING LIST WITH ESTIMATED COSTS
PROTEINS
• Pork Ribs — 5 lbs @ $1.76/lb — $8.80
• Chicken Breast — 3.5 lbs @ $1.77/lb — $6.20
• Ground Beef — 2 lbs @ $3.77/lb — $7.54
• Savoie's Smoked Sausage 3 lb pack — $7.99
• Oscar Mayer Wieners — 1 pack @ 2/$3 — $1.50
Proteins subtotal — $32.03
PRODUCE
• Yellow Squash and Zucchini — approx 2 lbs @ $1.49/lb — $2.98
• Vidalia Onions — $1.49
• Mini Sweet Peppers — $3.99
• Russet Potatoes — 2 packs @ 2/$7 — $7.00
• Cucumbers — 2 for $1.00
Produce subtotal — $16.46
PANTRY & DRY
• Kraft BBQ Sauce — 2 bottles @ 97¢ — $1.94
• Bush's Baked Beans — $2.47
• Hormel Chili No Beans — $2.47
• Ball Park Buns — 1 pack @ 2/$5 — $2.50
• Kraft Shredded Cheese — 1 pack @ 2/$4 — $2.00
• Long grain white rice — 1 lb bag — $1.29
Pantry & Dry subtotal — $12.67
✅ Pantry assumed on hand: olive oil, garlic, Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper
ESTIMATED WEEKLY TOTAL — $61.16
Prices good May 20–27, 2026. Honor the holiday and feed your people well.
Drop a comment if this helps your table 👇 — we'll keep building these every week for the Foodies community. 💚
— Jason & Heidi
Rouses Markets Jason Floyd Stoner Lafayette Community Fridge-Powered by Foodies of Lafayette
