Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 11/27/22

It’s your free ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/27/22. This week, we’re cooking up everything from veggie burrito bowls to a beef & cabbage stir fry with giardiniera — plus, so much more!

This easy ALDI meal plan is for the week after Thanksgiving! If you’re over the holiday meal drama and want some simple dinners all planned out for you, this is exactly where you want to be. As always: Six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door. Use our weekly menu plan to help bring your family together around home-cooked dinners, and to save time & money in the process.

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Free ALDI meal plan week of 11/27/22 – 12/3/22

beef & cabbage stir fry with giardiniera

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Before jumping straight into this week’s menu, though, let’s talk briefly about this week’s new ALDI Finds & get a couple more updates.

Gluten free donuts, 12 days of crafting, and cats who never eat

ALDI Finds for the week of 11/23/22 include 2 days of crafting, gluten free holiday donuts, decadent Greek yogurt, cute cookie mug toppers, more holiday treats, all things Christmas wrapping, and more! Plus, new seasonal holiday Finds to check out.

*** All of my favorite ALDI Finds of the week, here. ***

What’s up with our furry friends this week? Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL and Friends, Feed Me, Seymour edition! (Because clearly: We never do.)

Lastly, new on the Amazon front:

Last week’s fun & weird Amazon finds include a playable Gameboy-inspired phone case, a Tetris-inspired sandwich cutter, and more!
This HUGE list of HUNDREDS of subscribe & save filler items is updated every Thursday.

That’s it, so, without further ado, here’s your ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/27/22. *** Be sure to sign up for our weekly emails, so that you never miss a new one.

ALDI Meal Planning week of 11/27/22 – 12/3/22

Note: I’m writing this one up early because I have family in town for the holiday, so it’s using more generic prices — since the ad for Weds. is not yet out, and post-Thanksgiving prices may change. As always, prices can vary by store and region.

Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then 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, 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 11/27/22

Sunday

Rosemary chicken & white bean soup
Side salad, made with the bag of garden salad & topped with balsamic vinaigrette plus a little chopped carrot & celery

Monday

Beef & cabbage stir fry with giardiniera
Cups of leftover soup from Sunday

Tuesday

Slow cooker Mediterranean chicken drumsticks
Serve over cooked rice

Wednesday

Veggie burrito bowls (use chicken broth and the last 2 bell peppers, no matter what color). Top with 1/2 cup cheddar, sliced avocados, and diced onion
Also, have any leftover stir fry from Monday

Thursday

5 ingredient slow cooker Italian chicken sandwiches (use 2 lbs chicken), served on deli rolls with mozzarella
Bananas on the side

Friday

Saturday

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

ALDI Shopping List — Shop through 11/26/22

*** Psst — check below this grocery list for easy one-stop Instacart shopping, as well as an easy-print version!

Dairy & refrigerated

8 oz block Happy Farms sharp cheddar cheese, $2.09
8 oz Happy Farms deli sliced mozzarella, $1.99

Grocery

L’Oven Fresh split deli rolls, $2.49
Casa Mamita restaurant style salsa, $2.29
3 lb bag Earthly Grains long grain white rice, $2.29
16 oz Tuscan Garden balsamic vinaigrette, $1.39
Jar of Tuscan Garden Spanish manzanilla olives, $1.69
16 oz Tuscan Garden mild giardiniera, $3.59
2 boxes 48 oz value size box Chef’s Cupboard chicken broth, $3.78
Can Dakota’s Pride cannellini beans, $.79
Can Dakota’s Pride great northern beans, $.71
2 cans Dakota’s Pride black beans, $1.42
Can Happy Harvest whole kernel corn, $.59
Can Happy Harvest diced tomatoes, $.79

Meat

6 lb family pack chicken drumsticks, $8.94
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, $7.98
12 oz pack Never Any spinach & feta chicken sausage, $4.79
14 oz Old Neighborhood shaved beef, $5.99

Produce

4 bananas, $.76
2 lbs carrots, $1.89
8 oz bag spinach, $1.69
Little Salad Bar garden salad, $1.69
14 oz bag coleslaw, $1.59
8 oz white mushrooms, $1.59
3 lbs yellow onions, $1.69
3 heads garlic, $.99
3 pack multi-colored bell peppers, $2.89
Celery, $.95
2 avocados, $1.58

That comes to: $70.91

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.

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*** Add this week’s grocery list to your Instacart. ***

IMPORTANT! READ BEFORE CHECKING OUT:

You’ll need to check your pantry for staples not included in this Instacart list. See needed pantry staples below.
The list feature doesn’t allow me to add more than one of an item, or to change the weight of items. So: Before adding the list to your cart, change the following
1. Change the avocados quantity to two, and the bananas quantity to four.
2. Change the chicken broth quantity to two.
3. Make a note to your shopper that you want a six lb pack of drumsticks, and that you want a two lb pack of chicken breast.
Click “add” on any items you want to place in your cart; omit any items you don’t want or already have.
Add anything else you need for the week to your cart, and check out!

Please use the add your list to Instacart feature at your own risk, always double checking your cart against the recipes. It’s a work in progress! Also note that Instacart prices are generally higher than in store, so your total will be higher than shown in the above grocery list.

** Pantry staples to check for before shopping: Olive oil, honey, oregano, Italian seasoning, rosemary, thyme, parsley, smoked paprika, crushed red pepper, bay leaves, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, Kosher salt, sea salt, black pepper

Printable ALDI meal plan & grocery list

Print this week’s meal plan:

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If you don’t have Word, try opening in Google Docs or in Wordpad.

Edit and add in your own meal ideas, remove items you have on hand, and/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

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.
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 11/20-11/26 in Sunday ad markets, and 11/23-11/29 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 11/27/22.

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