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Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 10/7/18 – 10/13/18

printable ALDI meal plan

It’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 10/7/18: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday.

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But now, let’s get back to this week’s ALDI meal plan…

Let’s get ready to make six complete dinners for a family of four, just $60.00 out the door! Hope you find the free ALDI meal plans useful, and you can just scroll down under the grocery list to find the easy printable ALDI meal plan and shopping list for this week. (This is in Word format, but you should be able to open in Wordpad or Google Docs if you don’t have Word.)

ALDI meal planning week of 10/7/18 – 10/13/18

I’m assuming that you already have pantry basics like cooking oil, common condiments, and spices. 🙂 *** Read through the recipes before you shop, to make sure you have the necessary pantry staples on hand. 

Six Easy Dinners from ALDI for $60.00

ALDI meal plan — Start cooking 10/7/18

*** Note: You’ll end up with half a pack of bacon, half a jar of salsa, and a good part of a block of cheddar left over this week, so think beyond dinner! Simply add a dozen eggs and a pack of tortillas to this week’s shopping list, & you’ll have yourself the base for a nice batch of breakfast burritos — which also freeze very nicely.

ALDI shopping list — Shop through 10/6/18

Dairy & refrigerated

Priano shredded Parmesan, $1.99
Happy Farms deli sliced sharp cheddar, $1.99
Happy Farms block cheddar, $1.99

Grocery

Casa Mamita Organic double fire roasted salsa, $2.29
32 oz SimplyNature organic vegetable broth, $1.89
3 lbs Earthly Grains long grain white rice, $1.29
1 can Happy Harvest corn, $.49
2 cans Dakota’s Pride black beans, $1.38
1 can Happy Harvest fire roasted diced tomatoes, $.89

Meat

16 oz Appleton Farms premium bacon, $3.49
1.5 lbs thick cut boneless pork chops, $4.49
5 lbs chicken tenderloins, $9.95
32 oz Sea Queen tilapia (frozen), $5.49

Produce

8 oz bag spinach, $1.19
Caesar salad kit, $1.99
2 lbs carrots, $1.09
8 oz baby bella mushrooms, $1.90
1 lb green beans, $1.49
16 oz broccoli crowns, $1.69
2 lbs green grapes, $1.98
3 heads garlic, $1.69
3 lbs yellow onions, $1.90
20 oz zucchini, $1.29
3 pack multicolored bell peppers, $3.69
Pint grape tomatoes, $.99
2 avocados, $1.38


That comes to $59.89.

Or, maybe less… 🙂 These meals will likely run you even less if you supplement this week’s ALDI purchases with clearance meat you already have in your freezer, pantry staples you picked up on sale, produce you already have on hand, and/or sale produce from your local produce market. Let me know if you give it a try!

Printable ALDI meal plan and grocery list

*** Download this week’s printable ALDI shopping list and meal plan in Word format so that you can edit and add in your own meal ideas, remove items you already have on hand, change regional pricing to match your own store, etc. *** The day(s) next to each item show which meals use each ingredient, so that you can easily see what to delete from the shopping list if you’re skipping a night.


Things to know about the ALDI meal plans

A couple of notes

  1. I try not to repeat main dish recipes more often than once a month, but you will see favorite easy recipes come up again in these weekly ALDI meal plans as the same meats and produce items come up again on sale. Part of the fun of meal planning lies in mixing old stand-bys with something new each week.
  2. If one or more of these recipes isn’t to your taste, or if you have other ingredients to use, you can adapt the recipes in this ALDI meal plan to your family’s preferences — or just use the ideas here to supplement your own meal planning. See: Pantry staples to stock up on and how to modify a meal plan for your family.

** Ad markets and dates

This week’s ALDI meal plan reflects prices from the current week’s ad (running 9/30-10/6 in Sunday ad markets, and 10/3-10/9 in Wednesday ad markets). Non-advertised prices were collected on 10/3/18 at my local store in the Chicago suburbs, but non-advertised prices and produce deals *may vary* by location & region. In either ad market, shop any time through Saturday and start cooking on Sunday 10/7/18.

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Happy ALDI shopping and cooking this week, everyone!

Useful resources for meal planning + ALDI shopping

Let’s close things out today with just a few resources to help you out with your meal planning and ALDI shopping:

You can always access your current regional ALDI ad here.

Karen

Friday 18th of October 2019

So glad I found you! My single son just purchased his first home and is on a tight budget. He is planning on following this weeks shopping and recipe guide for his first week on his own. He will use any leftovers for weekday lunches or freezer meals for future use. I will let you know how it works out for him!

Jackie

Wednesday 16th of October 2019

Not only looks frugal, but also like some good eating. Thanks for the tips and ideas—I like to plan out my menu like you do as well.

Cori

Monday 8th of October 2018

I love your recipes so much. My family is trying new things and liking them. I’m preparing recipes I would have never looked at before.

rachel

Tuesday 9th of October 2018

I'm so glad that they are working for you and your family! :)

Nancy Werwick

Monday 8th of October 2018

Thank you so much for this resource!! I shop every two weeks so I just add in a few more meals and I'm good to go. I appreciate you taking time to put this together and share.

Cori Nichols

Saturday 6th of October 2018

How do I unsubscribe? This is a handy tool, but I don't find that the recipes often match my family's preferences, and I'm trying to reduce the number of emails in my inbox.

rachel

Saturday 6th of October 2018

Just click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any of the email messages you have received.