Welcome to your free ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/11/21: This week, we’re cooking up everything from steak fajitas, to bowties & beans pasta, to a Parmesan & almond crusted low carb cod with spinach — and so much more!
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Use this menu plan as a starting point, modifying it as necessary according to 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 7/11/21 – 7/17/21
Use these meal plans to help reclaim some of your precious time, and avoid the perennial question: What’s for dinner?
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But first, what’s new this week?
Cold brew coffee systems and Cuban pizza: What’s new this week?
Balsamic glaze, cold brew coffee makers, Cuban pizza, and more — Check out my top 25+ ALDI Finds of the week, and let me know what you’re planning on picking up!
And speaking of cold brew coffee makers, I still love mine from a couple of years back. See my review of the Crofton Cold Brew Coffee System, plus get tips on how to use it!
And then let’s say you have a little bit of that cold brew coffee left over… how about a super easy, all-ALDI dessert recipe for chile-mocha brownies? Jazz up a basic box of brownie mix, and make it just wonderful.
But without further ado, here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 7/11/21.
ALDI Meal Planning week of 7/11/21 -7/17/21
Pick up everything on the shopping list below, and start cooking on Sunday: As always, six complete dinners for four, $65 out the door.
- 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 you have the necessary pantry staples on hand for this week’s ALDI menu plan; see a summary in the printable grocery list below.
- Print your meal plan summary + grocery shopping list below this week’s detailed plan.
Six easy dinners from ALDI for $65
ALDI Meal Plan — start cooking 7/11/21
Sunday
- Sheet pan cod & asparagus dinner (substitute half the bag of cod for the tilapia)
- Slice up the nectarines
Monday
- Bowties & beans pasta with spinach & tomatoes
- Enjoy with the baguette
Tuesday
- Easy steak fajitas, served on tortillas with avocado and cheddar
- Slightly smashed garlicky black beans (add a little diced jalapeño too, if desired)
Wednesday
- Slow cooker garlic lime chicken thighs
- Side salad made with half of the romaine, topped with chopped tomato, thinly sliced onion, & chopped carrot
Thursday
- Kielbasa quesadillas
- Side salad made with the other half of the romaine, topped with toasted sliced almonds & shredded cheddar. To toast the almonds, just throw them in a dry skillet over medium heat and toast for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. (You can also do them in a little butter & salt, if you prefer.) Reserve 1/2 cup of the bag of almonds for tomorrow’s recipe.
Friday
- Almond Parmesan crusted low carb cod with garlicky spinach
- Jalapeño-lime honey glazed carrots (you might use fewer of these larger carrots, and slice lengthwise in halves or quarters)
Saturday
- Leftovers, family pizza night (ALDI sells nice big take-and-bake deli pizzas), or order in.
ALDI Shopping List — Shop through 7/10/21
Dairy & refrigerated
Priano shredded Parmesan, $1.99
8 oz Happy Farms sharp cheddar block, $1.95
8 oz Happy Farms mozzarella block, $1.95
Grocery
Specially Selected French baguette, $1.69
6 oz Southern Grove slivered almonds, $2.49
12 oz Reggano farfalle (bowtie pasta), $.95
2 packs El Milagro flour tortillas, $1.96
2 cans Happy Harvest diced tomatoes, $1.30
2 cans Dakota’s Pride Cannellini beans, $1.18
2 cans Dakota’s Pride black beans, $1.38
Meat
2 lbs Fremont Fish Market cod fillets (frozen), $9.99
1 lb top round steak, $5.99
3 lbs bone-in chicken thighs, $2.97
Parkview Polska kielbasa, $2.89
Produce
2 lbs nectarines, $1.70
16 oz limes, $2.49
2 lbs carrots, $1.29
16 oz asparagus, $2.79
2 bags 8 oz spinach, $1.98
3 ct romaine hearts, $2.49
8 oz white mushrooms, $1.89
3 heads garlic, $1.29
3 lbs yellow onions, $2.49
24 oz little potatoes, $2.99
8 oz jalapeños, $.69
3 pack multi-colored bell peppers, $2.99
2 avocados, $1.70
2 Roma tomatoes, $.40
That comes to: $65.86
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 & grocery list
Print this week’s meal plan:
- *** Download this week’s printable ALDI shopping list and meal plan in Word 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 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 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, 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 7/4-7/10 in Sunday ad markets, and 7/7-7/13 in Wednesday ad markets). Non-advertised prices are from 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 7/11/21.
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Resources for meal planning & ALDI shopping
Let’s close things out with just a few resources to help you with your meal planning & ALDI shopping:
- Almost All ALDI — for more ALDI goodness, ALDI finds, reviews, and more.
- Master list of meal planning resources
- Come join us in the Almost All ALDI Facebook group for recipes, meal planning ideas, ALDI food finds, and more.
- 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!
- Cute & handy ALDI quarter keepers.
- Check out my Amazon shop for some of my favorite useful items for your own meal planning. Also useful: Two pack insulated grab bag totes, or two pack clip to cart bags.
- Almost All ALDI, the eBook.
- How fun are these ALDI themed t-shirts I have for you guys?!
Lastly: You can always access your current regional ALDI ad here.
Maria
Monday 12th of July 2021
Love this. So glad I found your blog. Got back from Aldi a couple hours ago with everything for the week, and we made the pasta. So good, and it was so helpful the way everything is organized.