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Prepared Foods Department

Take the time and stress out of meal planning with our incredible selection of delicious, restaurant-quality prepared foods including entrees, sides, and appetizers. From our chef-inspired Gourmet Case featuring fresh, ready to heat-and-eat mains and sides, to our grab-and-go Daily Bites selection and menu of Weekday Meal Deals, our wholesome food-to-go options satisfy every taste and occasion.
Savory, healthy prepared meal by Heinen's.

Ready to Heat-and-Eat Foods to Go from Heinen’s Gourmet Case

Whether you’re simply looking for inspiration or in need of an effortless meal, our Prepared Foods Department has what you’re craving. 

Not a fan of cooking but in the mood for something hearty? Our Gourmet Case features a rotating menu of chef-crafted meals to go, including best-sellers like Chicken Romano and Garlic-Grilled Shrimp, and limited time seasonal creations. Every item is fresh, flavorful, and made with ingredients from our store like fresh seafood, meat, and produce. All you have to do is heat and enjoy.

Heinen’s Catering Guide

For easy entertaining, check out our menu of fully cooked, restaurant-quality prepared meals, party trays, appetizers, dips, and spreads. 

We also offer curated menus for special occasions, holiday dinners, and gatherings of all sizes.

Shop online, call ahead, or visit your preferred Heinen’s location to place your order.

Cut steak with veggies on cutting board.
Heinen's Daily Bites Salmon and Orzo

Discover Daily Bites by Heinen’s

Meet your go-to dishes! Discover convenience and quality with Daily Bites by Heinen’s, a refrigerated section within our Prepared Foods Department offering an assortment of grab-and-go-style prepared items including:

  • Crave-worthy mains
  • Shareable bites
  • Fresh and crisp loaded leafy salads
  • Handmade sandwiches
  • A la Carte sides

Crafted from recipes developed by Heinen’s chefs and pre-packaged in color-coded containers for your convenience, easily mix and match Heinen’s Daily Bites to create your own complete meal from our kitchen.

Weekday Meal Deals

Figuring out what’s for lunch or dinner just got easier and more affordable. Stop into our stores on any weekday for our Weekday Meal Deals featuring a menu of daily discounts on our fresh prepared foods.

  • Monday: Save $2 on Salad Bar
  • Tuesday: $5 16 oz. Hot Soup
  • Wednesday: $6 Select Sushi Rolls
  • Thursday: $1 Off Heinen’s Daily Bites Sandwiches and Wraps
Heinen's Weekday Meal Deal Menu Items on a Marble Surface

Hot Soup and Salad Bar

Few food combinations are more delicious than soup and salad, and our Prepared Foods Department offers both!

Create your own salad with the freshest ingredients from our fully stocked salad bar, available at most Heinen’s grocery store locations. Select from a wide range of crisp leafy greens, vibrant veggies, hearty beans, flavorful proteins, and more, and be sure to take advantage of our $2-off salad bar Weekday Meal Deal every Monday! If you’re short on time, simply skip the bar and grab a pre-made salad from Heinen’s Daily Bites.

Our hot soup bar offers a rotating menu of soups including classic homestyle recipes like Chicken Noodle, Italian Wedding, and Tomato Bisque. Check out the Soups of the Day at your local Heinen’s and don’t miss out on our $5 16 oz. cup of soup Weekday Meal Deal every Tuesday!

In addition to the hot soup bar, we offer a full assortment of prepackaged, ready-to-heat refrigerated soups.

What’s For Dinner Recipe Inspiration

Discover our weekly What’s For Dinner meal inspiration for quick and creative recipes that feed the family and still allow you to get your hands dirty in the kitchen! Inspired by meal kits, What’s For Dinner features recipes developed by our chefs for the everyday cook, find our featured What’s for Dinner recipe ingredients bundled together at the front of your local Heinen’s store with an attached recipe card.

It’s meal time made easy!

Heinen's What's For Dinner Sundried Chicken Breast Bowl

Fresh, Daily Selections

Sushi

Hand-rolled daily in-store, we use fresh, high-quality ingredients to craft a variety of sushi for an easy grab-and-go lunch or dinner. Stop in on Wednesdays for our Weekday Meal Deal featuring select $6 sushi rolls.

Rotisserie & Fried Chicken

All Heinen’s locations offer a selection of fresh, hot, and ready-to-eat rotisserie and fried chicken made using premium Gerber’s Amish Chicken from Ohio. Prepared fresh daily and available while supplies last.

Prepared Foods Inspiration

What’s For Dinner? BLT Panzanella Salad

What’s For Dinner? Roasted Tuscan Portobello

What’s For Dinner? Zoodles Caprese