Free ALDI Meal Plan week of 8/14/22

Welcome back to your free ALDI meal plan for the week of 8/14/22! This week we’re cooking up everything from a hearty vegan tofu noodle stir fry to garlicky delicious pork chop sandwiches — and, so much more.

ALDI Meal Plan week of 8/14/22: Six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door

As always: We’re doing six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door. Use these recipes and dinner ideas to help reduce mealtime stress, and to save time & money in the process.

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Free ALDI meal plan week of 8/14/22 – 8/20/22

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Before we jump right into this week’s menu, though, let’s quickly discuss some new ALDI Finds.

Asian Foods, Air Fryers, and Cat Mergers

ALDI Finds, all the time: This week, we have everything from various Asian foods, to an air fryer/pressure cooker combo, to indulgent Greek yogurt — 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.

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And for those of you wondering about how the cat merger project has been going as we combine households, check out the latest Caturday update! Then lastly, what’s new on the Amazon front around here?

Last week’s fun & weird Amazon finds ranged from corn dog corn holders, to an entire pound of shark’s teeth.
This HUGE list of subscribe & save filler items is updated each Thursday.

But without further ado, here’s your simple ALDI meal plan for the week of 8/14/22. Do be sure to sign up for our weekly emails, so that you never miss a new one.

ALDI Meal Planning week of 8/14/22 – 8/20/22

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

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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 8/14/22

Sunday

Paprika pork chop sandwiches on Parmesan garlic bread
Cut up the cantaloupe

Monday

Tuesday

Easy pork & pepper fajitas (use thick cut chops, sliced in half lengthwise before cutting into strips) — served in tortillas & topped with shredded cheddar, diced avocado, any remaining salsa verde after making the rice side dish below, & chopped green onion
Easy cheesy enchilada rice (substitute 1-1.5 cups of salsa verde to taste, IN PLACE OF the enchilada sauce + green chiles)
Half of the grapes

Wednesday

Garlic soy pork with edamame rice
Honey lime glazed carrots (use whatever butter you have on hand & omit optional parsley topping)

Thursday

Sausage, peppers, & onions frittata (use your last sweet bell pepper, whatever color it happens to be)
Toast up the rest of the sourdough on the side
Also: Cook up a pot of rice and save it for tomorrow’s recipe

Friday

Edamame mushroom fried rice (omit celery; use extra carrot instead)
Garlic green beans with soy sauce — Since my stores don’t seem to have fresh right now: Use frozen green beans; start them in the skillet over medium heat until they begin to thaw; increase heat and proceed with the rest of the recipe
The other half of the grapes

Saturday

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

ALDI Shopping List — Shop through 8/13/22

Dairy & refrigerated

Dozen Goldhen large eggs, $3.49
Earth Grown Organic extra firm tofu, $2.29
8 oz Happy Farms sharp cheddar, $1.99
Priano shredded Parmesan, $2.29
Emporium Selection garlic herb goat cheese, $2.09

Frozen

Season’s Choice shelled edamame, $2.49
Season’s Choice 16 oz extra fine green beans, $1.99

Grocery

Specially Selected sourdough square loaf, $3.49
Specially Selected salsa verde, $2.99
3 lbs Earthly Grains long grain white rice, $2.29
Fusia soy sauce, $1.59
Thai brown rice noodles, $2.79
Chef’s Cupboard chicken broth, $1.29
El Milagro flour tortillas, $1.16

Meat

4 lbs thick cut boneless pork chops, $13.96
Never Any apple chicken sausage, $3.89

Produce

Cantaloupe, $1.69
2 lbs red grapes, $1.90
2 lbs limes, $2.29
Bunch green onions, $.85
8 oz spinach, $1.49
8 oz white mushrooms, $1.69
2 lbs carrots, $1.49
3 lbs yellow onions, $2.29
3 heads garlic, $1.49
3 pack multi-colored bell peppers, $2.99
2 avocados, $2.18

That comes to: $70.43

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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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 8/7-8/13 in Sunday ad markets, and 8/10-8/16 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 8/14/22.

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