Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 7/17/22

Welcome back to your free ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/17/22! This week we’re cooking up everything from ahi tuna poke bowls to one pot creamy sausage pasta — and, so much more.

Look at us racing through July here, as we again cook up six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door.

Speaking of racing through July: There will be NO NEW MEAL PLANS for the next two weeks. I’m getting married next week, then going on a little honeymoon!

Use these recipes and dinner ideas to help reduce mealtime stress & save time & money in the process, and I’ll see you again on August 3. (And yes, I’ll miss you guys too!)

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These weekly menu plans can be a starting point, too: Modify them around what is in stock in your area, what you have on hand in your pantry, and your own family’s dietary needs and preferences.

Free ALDI meal plan week of 7/17/22 – 7/23/22

Come cook along with us to find the answer to the never-ending question: What’s for dinner?

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Before we jump right into this week’s plan, though, let’s discuss this week’s new ALDI Finds:

Vegan ice cream and Prime Day fun

Hey, how about some brand new ALDI Finds for the week of 7/13/22: Vegan ice cream pints, seaweed snacks, letter boards, and more. Check out all of my favorite ALDI Finds of the week here, and let me know what you’re planning to pick up.

Then let’s just swerve briefly over to fun and savings on Amazon — because since meal planning and saving are intertwined, we can’t avoid talking about the Prime Day elephant in the room. Prime Day goes through today 7/13/22, so we’ve been talking deals and finds over on the Mashup Mom Facebook page. I’d love it if you joined us over there.

• Prime Day finds on our FB page.
• Not Amazon, but my favorite mom-coverage swimsuit is half price over on Target’s competing deal days.
• Last week’s fun & weird Amazon finds ranged from chicken purses to pizza pouches!
• This HUGE list of subscribe & save filler items is updated each Thursday.

But now that we’re caught up, here’s your simple ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/17/22. Sign up for our weekly email, so that you never miss another one. 🙂

ALDI Meal Planning week of 7/17/22 – 7/23/22

Pick up everything on the shopping list below and start cooking on Sunday: As always, six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door.

• *** Print your meal plan summary + grocery shopping list below this week’s detailed plan, in Word, .rtf, or PDF format. ***
• I’m assuming that you have on hand some pantry basics like cooking oil, common condiments, and spices. Read through the recipes before you shop, to make sure that you have the necessary pantry staples on hand for this week’s ALDI menu plan. *** The printable shopping list includes a separate section of needed basics for the week.

Six easy dinners from ALDI for $70

ALDI Meal Plan — start cooking 7/17/22

Sunday

• Easy black bean chili (use chicken broth), topped with shredded cheddar, chopped green onion, & 1 sliced avocado
• Serve over cooked rice
• Cut up the cantaloupe

Monday

• Italian chicken thighs with zucchini & red potatoes (substitute leg quarters & use about half the bag; use halved little potatoes)

Tuesday

• Honey lime ginger vegetarian stir fry
• Garlic broccoli stir fry (use half the broccoli; substitute water for chicken stock; add a little sea salt to taste; add crushed red pepper if desired)
• Serve over cooked rice

Wednesday

• Slow cooker garlic lime chicken thighs (use the rest of the leg quarters)
• Steam up the rest of the broccoli, and melt on some shredded cheddar + Parmesan (reserve 4 oz cheddar for Friday)

Thursday

• Ahi tuna poke bowls
• Strawberries

Friday

• One pot creamy sausage pasta (substitute cheddar jalapeño sausage for the andouille)
• Heat up the baguette
• Garden salad, topped with shredded Parmesan, thinly sliced radishes, and chopped green onion

Saturday

• Leftovers, family pizza night (ALDI sells nice big take-and-bake deli pizzas), or order in.

ALDI Shopping List — Shop through 7/16/22

Dairy & refrigerated

8 oz Happy Farms brick cream cheese, $1.39
12 oz Happy Farms shredded cheddar, $2.99
Emporium Selection shredded Parmesan, $2.49

Grocery

Specially Selected French baguette, $1.79
3 lb bag Earthly Grains long grain white rice, $2.29
Burman’s reduced sodium soy sauce, $1.59
8 oz Stonemill minced garlic in water, $2.39
Simply Nature 3 pack seaweed snacks, $1.89
12 oz box Reggano rotini, $.95
32 oz box Chef’s Cupboard chicken broth, $1.29
3 cans Casa Mamita diced tomatoes with green chilies, $2.13
Can Happy Harvest diced tomatoes, $.71
2 cans Dakota’s Pride black beans, $1.42

Meat

12 oz Specially Selected sushi grade ahi tuna steaks, $5.39
14 oz pack Parkview cheddar jalapeño sausage, $3.49
10 lb bag chicken leg quarters, $5.90

Produce

1 lb bag of limes, $2.49
Cantaloupe, $1.99
1 lb strawberries, $1.49
8 oz sugar snap peas, $2.39
Little Salad Bar garden salad, $1.49
Two packs 8 oz white mushrooms, $3.18
1.5 lbs broccoli crowns, $2.99
1 cucumber, $.59
1 lb radishes, $1.39
Bunch green onions, $.85
3 lb bag yellow onions, $2.29
24 oz dynamic duo potatoes, $3.69
20 oz zucchini, $1.61
3 pack multicolored bell peppers, $2.99
2 avocados, $2.38

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That comes to: $69.91

Or, maybe less…! These meals can run 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 fruit market.

Printable ALDI meal plan & grocery list

Print this week’s meal plan:

• *** Download this week’s printable ALDI shopping list and meal plan in Word format.
  • Download in .rtf format
  • Download in PDF format
• If you don’t have Word, you can open this in Google Docs or in Wordpad.

Edit and add in your own meal ideas, remove items you have on hand, or change regional pricing to match your own store. *** Day(s) next to each item in the printable shopping list show which nights use each ingredient, so that you can easily see what to delete if you’re skipping a night or modifying.

Things to know about these 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 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 up, 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 & dates

This week’s ALDI meal plan reflects prices from the current week’s ad (running 7/10-7/16 in Sunday ad markets, and 7/13-7/19 in Wednesday ad markets). Non-advertised prices are from my local store in the Chicago suburbs. Prices and produce deals *can vary* by location & region. In either ad market, shop any time through Saturday and start cooking on Sunday 7/17/22.

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Resources for meal planning & ALDI shopping

• How to cook around grocery shortages
• Master list of meal planning resources
• Get cash back for ALDI shopping, with cash back offers on the Ibotta app and through the Fetch Rewards app.
• Pick up a pack of meal prep containers, & pack up any dinner leftovers for easy weekday lunches. Also useful: Two pack insulated grab bag totes, or two pack clip to cart bags.
• Check out these cute & handy ALDI quarter keepers.
• How fun are these ALDI themed t-shirts I have for you guys?!

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

Lastly: Access your current regional ALDI ad here.