Shopping List for Month of Dinners: Week Three

Chicken With Sweet Potatoes and Onions

Grab the shopping list for the recipes from Week Three of a Month of Dinners. Note that each list includes the precise amount of an ingredient you’ll need to make the week’s recipes. On the weekend, hit the grocery store for what you don’t already have.

This week's recipes: 

What You May Already Have

  • Olive oil, 3/4 cup
  • All-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons
  • Ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon
  • Ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon
  • Garlic, 2 cloves
  • Whole milk, 1 cup
  • Parmesan, 1 ounce
  • Dry white wine, 1/2 cup
  • Kosher salt and black pepper 

What You May Need to Buy

  • Frozen peeled and deveined medium shrimp, 1 pound
  • Chicken, 3 1/2 to 4 pounds, cut into 10 pieces
  • Ground pork, 1 1/4 pounds
  • Lamb shoulder chops, 4 small (about 2 1/2 pounds; 1 inch thick)
  • Red onion, 1
  • Leeks, 2
  • Fennel bulb, 1
  • Swiss chard, 2 bunches
  • Scallions, 4
  • Fresh flat-leaf parsley, 1 cup
  • Fresh thyme, 12 sprigs
  • Fresh mint, 1/4 cup
  • Crisp apple (such as Braeburn or Gala), 1
  • Spaghetti squash, 1 small (about 3 pounds)
  • Sweet potatoes, 2 small (about 1 pound)
  • Cheese ravioli, 1 pound (fresh or frozen)
  • Frozen puff pastry, 1 8-ounce sheet
  • Walnuts, 1/2 cup
  • Pine nuts, 1/4 cup
  • Currants or raisins, 1/4 cup
  • Baguette, 1

Did we forget anything on this checklist? What would you add?

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