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Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 12/16/18 – 12/22/18

aldi meal plan week of 12-16-18

It’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 12/16/18: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday.

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Let’s revisit…

Here’s a little impromptu post I wrote up a few months ago, but which seems appropriate to revisit for the holiday season: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in ALDI. I’d love to hear your thoughts, too.

And on a very different holiday season note, if you’re looking for deals on gifts be sure to come join us in the Mashup Mom “hot deals” group on Facebook. We’ll help you extend your savings this year — beyond what you’re already saving on your groceries from ALDI!

ALDI meal planning week of 12/16/18 – 12/22/18

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 12/16/18

ALDI shopping list — Shop through 12/15/18

Dairy & refrigerated

Dozen Goldhen eggs, $1.06
Half gallon Friendly Farms whole milk, $1.05
8 oz brick Happy Farms cream cheese, $.89
16 oz Friendly Farms sour cream, $.89
16 oz Happy Farms shredded cheddar, $3.39
Bake House Creations pie crust, $1.39
8 oz Happy Farms brick mozzarella, $1.99

Frozen

Season’s Choice 16 oz peas, $.95

Grocery

Specially Selected sourdough round, $2.89
32 oz SimplyNature organic vegetable broth, $1.89
32 oz Chef’s Cupboard chicken broth, $1.29
Jar Specially Selected salsa of choice, $1.99
Two packs El Milagro flour tortillas, $1.90
Casa Mamita taco seasoning packet, $.29

Meat

5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, $8.45
14 oz Parkview polska kielbasa, $2.29
16 oz Appleton Farms breakfast sausage, $1.89

Produce

Pineapple, $1.29
Three 8 oz bags spinach, $2.97
Southwest salad kit, $2.49
16 oz mushrooms, $3.18
2 lbs carrots, $1.09
16 oz broccoli crowns, $1.69
16 oz Brussels sprouts, $1.29
6 oz blackberries, $.98
Pint blueberries, $2.49
3 lbs yellow onions, $1.99
5 lbs red potatoes, $3.29
3 heads garlic, $1.29
Celery, $1.29
Avocado, $1.09


That comes to $60.91.

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 12/9-12/15 in Sunday ad markets, and 12/12-12/18 in Wednesday ad markets). Non-advertised prices were collected on 12/12/18 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 12/16/18.

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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:

How fun are these ALDI themed t-shirts I have for you guys — and what a great holiday gift they would be, right? 😉

Lastly: You can always access your current regional ALDI ad here.

Sara

Wednesday 19th of December 2018

Oh thanks you are such a help to me.

Christina

Wednesday 19th of December 2018

Thank you for doing this. My family and I love the recipes and I love the fact that I'm feeding my family healthy meals.

Kristyn

Saturday 15th of December 2018

This is awesome, thank you!

Emily

Thursday 13th of December 2018

This is SO helpful! Thank you! Keep up the great work, it's appreciated!

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