Two recipes ask you to mix ground meat with panko, egg, and oregano — one Italian, one Greek — so those ingredients are already out and measured before you’ve finished the first night. Potatoes anchor the middle of the week in two completely different directions: crispy and lemony on a sheet pan Tuesday, rich and creamy in a gratin Thursday. A simple roast chicken closes things out on whatever night you need it, pulling onion, lemon, and butter that are already open. Twenty-seven items, four dinners.
Meal Plan
Chicken Parm Meatballs, Greek Sheet Pan, Scalloped Potatoes, and a Roast Chicken
Four dinners that share a surprisingly tight shopping list — panko and eggs anchor two meatball-style dishes, potatoes run through two more, and onion, garlic, and lemon tie everything together.
July 8, 2026
4
Recipes
27
Unique Items
31%
Efficiency
Ingredients doing double (or triple) duty this week
garlic
onion
potatoes
lemon
butter
eggs
flour
panko breadcrumbs
oregano
parmesan
chicken broth
The Recipes
from What's Gaby Cooking
The anchor recipe — panko, egg, flour, oregano, and parmesan all carry forward into other recipes this week.
✓ 5 shared
from Simply Recipes
Uses the same panko, egg, and oregano as the meatballs — plus garlic, onion, potatoes, and lemon that continue into the back half of the week.
✓ 7 shared
from Well Plated
Pulls potatoes, garlic, onion, flour, butter, parmesan, and chicken broth from earlier in the week. Just ham, cheddar, and milk are unique.
✓ 7 shared
from Simply Recipes
Simple closer — onion, lemon, and butter are already open. The whole chicken and your choice of vegetables are all that's new.
✓ 3 shared
Shopping List
Everything you need — staples like salt, oil, and butter not included.
Proteins
- Ground chicken (1 lb) — Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
- Ground beef, 80% lean (1 lb) — Greek Sheet Pan
- Cooked ham, diced (2 cups) — Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
- Whole chicken, 3½–5 lb (1) — Easy Roast Chicken
Vegetables
- Garlic (7 cloves total)
- Onion (about 2 medium, yellow or white)
- Potatoes — russet (2 lb) + Yukon Gold (3 lb)
- Red pepper flakes
- Mixed vegetables for roasting (5 cups — carrots, onion, parsnip, fennel, or butternut squash)
- Fresh chives, thyme, or parsley for serving (optional)
Fruits
- Lemons (2–3, for juice and wedges)
Dairy & Eggs
- Eggs (2 large)
- Butter (about 5 tbsp total)
- Whole milk (1 cup)
- Mozzarella, bocconcini balls (12)
- Cheddar cheese, sharp, shredded (4 oz / 1 cup)
- Parmesan, grated (about ¾ cup total)
Grains & Pasta
- Flour, all-purpose (about ¾ cup total)
- Panko breadcrumbs (about 1 cup total)
Condiments & Sauces
- Marinara sauce (24 oz jar)
Herbs & Spices
- Dried oregano (about 2½ tsp total)
- Dried parsley (½ tsp)
- Fresh basil (handful)
- Fresh parsley and/or mint (¼ cup, for Greek dish)
- Rosemary or thyme sprigs (optional, for roast chicken)
Canned & Packaged
- Chicken broth, low-sodium (about 1¾ cups total)
Other
- Feta, crumbled (½ cup, optional — Greek dish)
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