7 Day Aldi Budget Meal Plan (Jan. 11-17)

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This 7-day flexible Aldi meal plan offers healthy, budget-friendly recipes to simplify dinner planning. With all ingredients from Aldi, it’s designed to be thrifty, pantry-friendly, and perfect for meal prep. Enjoy comforting yet healthy meals, complete with recipes and an itemized shopping list to save time and money.

About the Aldi budget meal plan

Meal planning has been a part of my life since childhood. Growing up in a single-parent household on a fixed income taught me how to stick to a budget and avoid waste. These skills have been invaluable, and I want to share them with you through these meal plans.

Table of Contents

I’m including 6 recipes, all using Aldi ingredients, so you can either have leftovers or enjoy a takeaway night. You’ll also get a shopping list to make meal prep easier.

It’s more important than ever to have simple, affordable recipes with accessible ingredients, and I hope these plans help lighten your load. I truly enjoy creating them and hope you find them useful!

The Recipes

Slow Cooker Cottage Pie Recipe

Rich and hearty slow cooker cottage pie! Made with red wine gravy, mushrooms and tender beef. All topped with fluffy mashed potatoes. ♡

Make This Recipe

Cottage pie with a spoon in it and a napkin.

Quick and Easy Sticky Chicken

A sticky chicken recipe that's perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. A budget-friendly simple recipe that uses Aldi ingredients to make your dinner time delicious, healthy and cheap!

Make This Recipe

Sticky chicken with peppers and peanuts in a bowl with rice.

Creamy Coconut Salmon Curry

Easy coconut salmon curry! Salmon fillets roasted with a spice rub and finished in a Thai red curry coconut sauce with spinach. An easy 30-minute dinner.

Make This Recipe

Coconut salmon curry in a creamy curry sauce on a white plate with spinach and rice.

Quick And Easy One Pot Chorizo Pasta 7 Ingredients

A quick and easy chorizo pasta recipe using only 7 ingredients. Turn it into a pasta bake or a creamy pasta. Either way it’s weeknight pasta perfection.

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Easy Beef Stir Fry In A Sticky Asian Sauce

This easy beef stir-fry recipe is quick and easy to make with any vegetable you like! Lean tender rump steak, fresh ginger, garlic, and Sriracha add a kick of heat.

Make This Recipe

Beef stir fry with Asian sauce, and peppers with rice in a bowl.

THE BEST Easy One-Pot Chicken And Broccoli Bake

An easy one-pot dinner that is healthy AND comforting! This chicken and broccoli bake is made with whole ingredients and topped with melted cheese. The perfect budget-friendly weeknight dinner idea.

Make This Recipe

Cheddar topped chicken and broccoli casserole with cheese.

The Details

Most of these meals are designed to serve a family of 4. Some recipes make enough leftovers for two nights or lunch the next day. While I truly believe there is no one size fits all meal plan, I did my best to come up with something that appeals to almost everyone.

* Before you print off the shopping list, double-check your pantry or cupboards to make sure you don't double up on ingredients.
*The shopping list assumes that you have olive or vegetable oil and salt and pepper.

The meal plan

Click to print the shopping list and meal plan

Aldi recipes and meal plan with tip sheet

If you tried any of these recipes please let me know in the comments below, and please leave a star rating while you're there!

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Meet the Chef!

Hi, I'm Debs, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef dedicated to helping you create unforgettable meals on a budget. Discover more about my journey and dive into a world of foolproof recipes designed for those who love to eat well without overspending.

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