Private Chef Weekly Grocery Shopping List
Week One Grocery List
1 Client • Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Monday through Friday • Daily Delivery
Proteins
- Ground beef or meatloaf blend
- Ground bison
- Beef short ribs
- Roast beef, sliced for wraps
- Turkey breast, sliced for wraps
- Ham, sliced for wraps
- Chicken breast
- Skinless cod fillet
- Turkey sausage
- Tuna, canned or fresh cooked for tuna salad
- Eggs
- Optional bacon for club wrap variation
Dairy & Cheese
- Butter
- Heavy cream
- Whole milk
- Half-and-half
- Greek yogurt
- Whipped cream
- Comté cheese
- Swiss cheese
- Havarti cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Cream cheese, optional for sauces
- Sour cream, optional for dressings
- Vanilla yogurt, optional
- Ricotta or mascarpone, optional for dessert backup
Bread, Wraps & Bakery
- Multigrain bread
- Soft flour wraps or whole wheat wraps
- Brioche or challah for French toast
- Garlic bread or baguette
- Buttermilk biscuits
- Soft sandwich bread, optional
- Breadcrumbs for meatloaf
- Crackers, optional for soup service
Grains, Pasta & Starches
- Old-fashioned oats
- Pappardelle pasta
- White rice or jasmine rice
- Rice pilaf ingredients or rice pilaf mix
- Polenta
- Yukon gold potatoes
- Breakfast potatoes
- Potatoes for potato leek soup
- Potatoes for creamy mashed potatoes
- Rice for vanilla rice pudding
- Soft granola
Vegetables
- Green beans
- Spinach
- Zucchini
- Leeks
- Carrots
- Peas
- Celery
- Romaine lettuce
- Soft mixed greens, optional
- Cabbage or coleslaw mix
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Scallions or chives
- Garlic, light use only
- Avocado
- Tomatoes
- Fresh basil
- Fresh parsley
- Fresh thyme
- Fresh dill, optional
- Fresh chives
Fruits
- Fresh berries
- Bananas
- Melon
- Mixed soft fruit for fruit cups
- Pears
- Apples
- Lemons
- Berries for cheesecake sauce
- Optional oranges or grapes for fruit cup variation
Soups
Potato Leek Soup
- Potatoes
- Leeks
- Onion
- Chicken stock
- Cream
- Butter
- Fresh thyme
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
- Tomatoes or canned crushed tomatoes
- Onion
- Garlic, light
- Basil
- Chicken or vegetable stock
- Cream
Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Mushrooms
- Onion
- Butter
- Flour
- Cream
- Chicken stock
Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken
- Carrots
- Celery
- Onion
- Chicken stock
- Egg noodles or small pasta
- Parsley
Sauces, Gravies & Dressings
- Mushroom gravy ingredients
- Lemon butter cream sauce ingredients
- Creamy herb dressing ingredients
- Creamy Dijon dressing ingredients
- Caesar dressing, mild
- Horseradish cream, very mild
- Mayonnaise
- Dijon mustard
- Prepared mild horseradish
- Chicken stock
- Beef stock
- Red wine
- White wine
- Demi-glace or beef gravy base
- Flour
- Cornstarch
- Worcestershire sauce
- Vanilla cream sauce ingredients
- Maple butter ingredients
Pantry Staples
- Olive oil
- Neutral cooking oil
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- White pepper
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Maple syrup
- Honey
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Bay leaves
- Tomato paste
- Crushed tomatoes
- Chicken bouillon, optional
- Beef bouillon, optional
- Rice vinegar, optional
- Pickles
- Jam
- Panko or breadcrumbs
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
Dessert Ingredients
Vanilla Rice Pudding
- Rice
- Milk
- Cream
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
Poached Pear with Vanilla Cream
- Pears
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Cream
- Optional white wine
Chocolate Mousse
- Chocolate
- Heavy cream
- Eggs or pasteurized egg product
- Sugar
- Vanilla
Apple Crisp
- Apples
- Brown sugar
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Flour
- Oats
- Whipped cream
Cheesecake Cup with Berry Sauce
- Cream cheese
- Heavy cream
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Berries
- Lemon juice
Breakfast Station
- Eggs
- Multigrain bread
- Oats
- Bananas
- Walnuts
- Brown sugar
- Milk
- Butter
- Brioche or challah
- Maple syrup
- Turkey sausage
- Greek yogurt
- Honey
- Berries
- Soft granola
- Jam
- Ham
- Cheddar
- Chives
Lunch Wrap Station
- Soft wraps
- Turkey breast
- Swiss cheese
- Avocado
- Chicken breast
- Romaine
- Parmesan
- Caesar dressing
- Roast beef
- Comté cheese
- Mild horseradish cream
- Tuna salad ingredients
- Havarti
- Ham
- Creamy Dijon dressing
- Coleslaw mix
- Mayonnaise
- Soft fruit cups
- Pickles, optional
Dinner Production List
Beef Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy
- Ground beef or meatloaf blend
- Eggs
- Breadcrumbs
- Onion
- Mushrooms
- Beef stock
- Cream or butter
- Potatoes
- Green beans
Skinless Baked Cod with Lemon Butter Cream
- Skinless cod
- Lemons
- Butter
- Cream
- Rice
- Spinach
Bison Bolognese with Pappardelle
- Ground bison
- Onion
- Carrot
- Celery
- Tomato paste
- Crushed tomatoes
- Red wine
- Cream, optional
- Pappardelle
- Parmesan
- Zucchini
Chicken à la King over Rice
- Chicken breast
- Mushrooms
- Peas
- Carrots
- Cream
- Chicken stock
- Butter
- Flour
- Rice
- Buttermilk biscuits
Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine Gravy
- Beef short ribs
- Red wine
- Beef stock
- Onion
- Carrots
- Celery
- Tomato paste
- Polenta
- Carrots
- Butter
- Cream
Packaging & Delivery Supplies
- Meal containers
- Soup containers
- Sauce cups
- Dessert cups
- Labels
- Painter’s tape or date labels
- Permanent marker
- Reheating instruction cards
- Insulated delivery bags
- Ice packs
- Hot bags, if delivering warm
- Disposable gloves
- Paper towels
- Sanitizing wipes
Suggested Weekly Shopping Notes
Fish: Buy fish as close to delivery day as possible and confirm it is skinless.
Moisture management: Keep extra cream, butter, stock, and sauce cups on hand because the menu is built around moist textures, creamy sauces, gravies, and gentle reheating.
Wraps: Pack wet ingredients, sauces, and dressings separately when needed to prevent sogginess.
Daily delivery: Stage each day’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, sauces, soups, and desserts together in the refrigerator the night before delivery.