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!
Meal Plan
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Hello, and welcome to the fourth(!!!) 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
Chicken and rice soup (more like a casserole)
Shopping list
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Larder/ Store Cupboard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 x 500g box passata
- 1 box stock cubes
- 10 lasagna sheets
- 175g rice (basmati)
- 400g penne pasta
- 400g rigatoni
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon runny honey
- white vinegar
- cornstarch
- ½ pack egg noodles
- honey roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- dried oregano
Fresh Fruit & Veg
- 2 brown onion
- 1 bunch basil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pack brown mushrooms
- 1 head celery
- 2 large carrot
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 butternut squash, diced small
- 2 limes
- 1 round lettuce
- 1 bunch coriander
- 1 red jalapeno
Meat/ Fish & Dairy/ Frozen
- 250g mascarpone
- 1 egg
- 30g parmesan
- 225g grated mozzarella
- 1 ball fresh mozzarella
- 500g lean minced beef
- 250g chorizo sausage, cubed
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 40g butter
- 35g plain flour
- 500ml milk
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