A 7 day flexible, budget-friendly meal planner to take the guesswork out of making dinner. All the ingredients are from Aldi because I’m a big believer in a one-stop-shop and staying on a budget. The plan includes the recipes and an itemized shopping list to make it all really easy!
Weekly Meal Plan 3
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Hello, and welcome to the third(!!!) Savvy Bites dinner plan using all ingredients from Aldi UK. If you’re USA based, I’m sure you can get most of these items at your local Aldi, too. So here we are. In unprecedented times and unchartered territory. But the fact of the matter is, while we’re all on lockdown, we’re eating and cooking more than we ever have before. Partly out of necessity and partly out of stress relief, often both. I’ve included 7 recipes but, depending on the size of your household you may have leftovers. Or, if you’re able, you may decide to support one of your local eateries and order takeout or delivery.
Why Aldi
I know many people might be new here, so let me just explain a few things real quick. I don’t work for Aldi, nor have I ever. I’m not affiliated with them in any way except that they are my favourite grocery store and I think what they do is remarkable. Like many of you, I’m sure, I used to do my primary shop at Aldi, and then go to one or two other shops for “bits and bobs”. It was costing me too much time and too much money. So, I decided to use my chef training and get creative and disciplined about making recipes using only ingredients from Aldi. And so far, it’s been a hit!
About the meal plan
Meal planning has been an integral part of my life since I was a kid. Being raised in a single-parent household on a fixed income, it was vital that we didn’t buy more than we needed and certainly never wasted anything. All of that means that I know a tonne about sticking to a budget and making a lot out of not very much. In times like these, both skills have come in handy. So, these meal plans are a way that I can help you navigate some waters you may not have a lot of experience with.
Especially in these days of COVID and lockdown, I want to use my experience and knowledge to lighten your load in any way that I can. I’m including 6 recipes (all ingredients available at Aldi), so you can either do a takeaway one night or have some leftovers. Either way, you get 6 recipes and the shopping list.
The recipes
Quick and Easy Grilled Coconut Salmon Curry
Dessert- Easy (5 Ingredient) Fruit Crumble
You can check out the other Meal Plans here-
Larder/ Store Cupboard
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 1 box chicken stock cubes (*NOTE- 2 different types of stock cubes isn’t necessary to the recipes. You can pick just chicken or vegetable broth)
- 1 box vegetable stock cubes
- 2 tins coconut milk
- 2x 500g pasta shells (or any pasta)
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- 1 jar curry powder
- 1 jar ground cumin
- 1 jar ground chilli powder (granules)
- 1 jar garlic powder
- 1 jar ginger powder
- 1 jar mixed spice
- 1 package popadoms
- 1 jar mango chutney
- 1 kg basmati rice
- 1 kg demerara sugar
- 1 jar Thai red curry paste
- 1 jar dark (or light) soy sauce
- 1 250g cashews or peanuts (optional)- for the curries
- 1 jar honey
- 1 box cornstarch
- 1 litre vegetable oil
- 1 package Oyster and spring onion stir fry sauce (or similar)
- 1 kg flour
- 1 kg oats
Fresh Fruit & Veg
- 3 bulbs garlic
- 1 bunch fresh coriander
- 1 bunch basil
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 bunch thyme
- 1 package fresh ginger
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 red onion
- 3 Limes
- 2 lemons
- 1 bag Spinach (prewashed is ideal but not essential)
- 1 bunch spring onion
- 1 bag bean sprouts
- 1 bag carrots
Meat/ Fish & Dairy
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 250g smoked pancetta lardons (or bacon)
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 package parmesan cheese
- 500g cheddar (you can use white or orange cheddar)
- 300ml double cream
- 6 eggs
- 500g butter
- 1 litres milk
- 1kg frozen mixed berries
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