Shopping List — Meal Prep Day

Just what you need to buy for the batch, split by store. Assumes you already have basic pantry staples on hand — see the bottom list; add any you're short on.

Costco is bulk — small-quantity items are flagged (bulk); stock rotates so a few say (if in stock). BC note: wine isn't sold in Costco warehouses — it's on the liquor list.

Protein tip: the 2 rotisserie chickens cover the pot pie, caprese lasagna, and both enchiladas. The thigh pack is just for the dumplings. The green curry now uses prawns.

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🛒 Costco (Langford)

Meat & Seafood

• 2 rotisserie chickens (shredded — pot pie, caprese lasagna, both enchiladas)
• Chicken thighs — 1 pack (dumplings, 1½ lb)
• Chuck roast — 3 lb (pot roast)
• Pork shoulder / butt — ~5 lb (carnitas)
• Raw prawns, peeled & deveined — frozen bag (green curry, ~1 lb; bulk)
• Bacon (zuppa; bulk)
• Bulk mild/sweet Italian sausage — 1 lb (zuppa; if in stock)
• Ground beef — 1 lb (meatballs)
• Ground pork — 1 lb (meatballs; or use all beef)
• Optional: cooked ham (egg cups variation)

Produce

• Yellow onions — 3 lb bag
• Red onion (often in a mixed bag)
• Garlic — bag (need ~4 heads incl. 2 whole)
• Carrots — 5 lb bag (bulk)
• Celery (bulk — need 1 bunch)
• Bell peppers — 6-pack
• Cremini/bella mushrooms — 3 packs (pot pie, green curry, wild rice soup + veg lasagna)
• Baby spinach — big box
• Kale — 1 bunch (wild rice soup)
• Sweet potatoes (bulk — need 4: 2 enchiladas + 1 soup + 1 veg lasagna)
• Yukon gold potatoes — bag
• Baby potatoes — 1 lb (pot roast, optional)
• Bananas (need ~7 very ripe — buy early to ripen)
• Blueberries — big clamshell
• Lemons — bag (need ~3)
• Limes — bag (need ~5)
• Oranges — bag (need 2)
• Avocados — bag (need 1 — buy near serving)
• Cherry tomatoes — big pack
• Roma / on-the-vine tomatoes

Dairy, Cheese & Eggs

• Eggs — 2 dozen
• Unsalted butter — 1 lb x4 pack
• Heavy / whipping cream
• Whole milk — jug
• Sour cream — big tub
• Plain Greek yogurt — tub
• Cream cheese (low-fat may need grocery)
• Ricotta — 15 oz (veg lasagna)
• Mozzarella — 2 blocks (caprese + veg lasagna; grate your own)
• Sharp cheddar — block (mac)
• Swiss cheese — block (mac)
• Monterey Jack — ~2 lb block (both enchiladas + carnitas burritos; grate your own)
• Feta — tub
• Parmesan — wedge
• Boursin (if in stock, often a 2-pack)

Canned & Bulk

• Black beans — big cans / multipack (need 4× 14 oz)
• Coconut milk — multipack (need 5 cans; if in stock)
• Diced tomatoes — 28 oz (veg lasagna — or use the tomato-sauce batch)
• Crushed tomatoes — 4× 28 oz (tomato-sauce batch ×3 + lentil curry)
• Tomato paste — small can/tube (tomato-sauce batch)
• Canned corn — multipack
• Marinated artichoke hearts (drain well; or canned from grocery)
• Cream of chicken soup — Campbell's pack (dumplings)
• Wild rice — 1 cup (soup)
• White rice — bag (carnitas burritos)
• Optional: marinara/pasta sauce — jar (the tomato-sauce batch covers the meatballs)
• Large 10-inch flour tortillas — burrito size (carnitas burritos)
• Elbow macaroni — big bag (mac)
• Panko breadcrumbs — Kirkland
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips — big bag (banana bread + pancakes)

Freezer & Drinks

• Frozen peas — bag (pot pie + dumplings)
• Chicken broth/stock — Kirkland pack (~12 cups)
• Beef broth (pot roast)
• Coca-Cola — case (carnitas)
• Optional: frozen blueberries (for muffins)

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🏪 Elsewhere

Regular grocery (Save-On / Superstore / Walmart Langford)

• Half & half cream (caprese lasagna)
• Buttermilk (waffles; or make with milk + lemon)
• Fresh mozzarella / whole-milk mozz slices ×12 (caprese)
• Ginger — 1 knob
• Serrano peppers ×3 or jalapeños ×2 (carnitas)
• Fresh basil (caprese + veg lasagna)
• Fresh cilantro ×2 bunches
• Fresh parsley
• Fresh rosemary + thyme (pot roast)
• Pie crust — e.g. Tenderflake (pot pie)
• Refrigerated biscuit dough — Pillsbury (dumplings — buy fresh)
• 6-inch tortillas ×12 (sweet potato enchiladas)
• Soft flour tortillas ×8 (honey-lime — unless using the Costco pack)
• Lasagna noodles — 1 box regular + 1 box no-boil
• Brown lentils — 1 cup dried
• Sun-dried tomatoes — jar (caprese)
• Salsa verde — jar (sweet potato enchiladas)

Asian / Latin market (specialty)

• Thai green curry paste ⚠️ check label for nuts/sesame
• Fish sauce
• Kaffir lime leaves (optional)
• Green mole sauce — Doña María (honey-lime enchiladas)

Liquor store (BC Liquor / private)

• Red wine — small bottle (pot roast)
• Dry/semi-dry white wine — small bottle (pot pie + zuppa)

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🧂 Pantry staples (tick what you have; buy if short)

• Flour
• Granulated & brown sugar
• Confectioners' sugar
• Baking soda & baking powder
• Vanilla extract
• Cornstarch
• Honey
• Maple syrup
• Olive & canola oil
• Coconut oil
• Worcestershire sauce
• Ketchup / mayo / BBQ sauce
• Salt & pepper
• Cumin — ground (+ whole cumin & coriander seeds)
• Chili powder + ancho chili powder
• Paprika + smoked paprika
• Turmeric · cayenne
• Mexican oregano
• Garlic & onion powder
• Cinnamon · ground sweet basil
• Dried thyme / rosemary / parsley · bay leaf
• Red pepper flakes
• Poppy seeds

(Bolded ones are less common — double-check you have them.)