Welcome to your free ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/6/22! Cook up everything from crackery crumbly pork chops to slow cooker cheesy chicken enchilada chili — and, so much more.
Halloween is done, the holiday season approaches, fall is well underway, and a very happy ALDI meal plan day to you! As always, we’re cooking up six complete dinners for four: $70 out the door. Use our weekly menu plan to help bring your family together around home-cooked dinners, and save time & money in the process.
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Free ALDI meal plan week of 11/6/22 – 11/12/22
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Before jumping straight into this week’s menu, though, let’s talk briefly about this week’s new ALDI Finds, fall recipes, and news.
Sweet potato casserole, anyone?
ALDI Finds for the week of 11/2/22 include sweet potato casserole, gluten free French fried onions, Advent calendars, and gnomes — plus, so much more!
Let me know what you’re picking up this week.
How was YOUR Halloween? This big old ALDI bag came in handy, not just for candy, but to hold a luckily-not-needed jacket in our iffy Midwestern weather. (Follow Mashup Mom on Instagram for ALDI pix, Finds, and more.)
Oh, and speaking of that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, did you see that ALDI is doing a Thanksgiving Price Rewind? From their press release:
ALDI is pleased to introduce the Thanksgiving Price Rewind offering affordable prices on holiday essentials. Starting November 2, holiday favorites ranging from appetizers, desserts, sides and beverages, will match 2019 prices for discounts of up to 30%.
Lastly, new on the Amazon front:
- Last week’s fun & weird Amazon finds include taco cats, T-Rex staplers, and more!
- This HUGE list of HUNDREDS of subscribe & save filler items is updated every Thursday.
That’s it, so, without further ado, here’s your ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/6/22. *** Be sure to sign up for our weekly emails, so that you never miss a new one.
ALDI Meal Planning week of 11/6/22 – 11/12/22
Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. As always, six complete dinners for four, $70 out the door.
- *** Print your meal plan summary + grocery shopping list below this week’s detailed plan, in Word, .rtf, or PDF format. ***
- I’m assuming that you have on hand some pantry basics like cooking oil, 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 11/6/22
Sunday
- Slow cooker cheesy chicken enchilada chili, topped with a little additional sour cream, chopped green onion, and shredded cheddar
- Buttery round crackers for scooping (reserve enough for Thursday’s recipe)
- Peel and slice the cucumbers, slice four of the tomatoes, lightly salt the slices, and serve on the side
Monday
- Smothered skillet pork chops (use half the pack of pork chops and use zesty Italian, as restaurant style isn’t available at the moment)
- Cups of leftover chili from Sunday
Tuesday
- Italian dressing sheet pan chicken dinner (use zesty Italian)
- Cut up half of the apples
Wednesday
- Chicken & cauliflower sheet pan chicken dinner
- Serve with baby carrots and hummus
Thursday
- Cracker-y, crumble-y, Parmesan-y pork chops (use zesty Italian dressing and the rest of the pork chops)
- Sauteed spinach
Friday
- Cheesy corn soup (use the bag of frozen corn, rather than fresh), topped with chopped green onion
- Garden salad with chopped tomatoes and green onion
- Any leftover crackers
- Cut up the other half of the apples
Saturday
- Leftovers, family pizza night (ALDI sells nice big take-and-bake deli pizzas), or order in.
ALDI Shopping List — Shop through 11/5/22
*** Psst — check below this grocery list for easy one-stop Instacart shopping, as well as an easy-print version!
Dairy & refrigerated
16 oz Friendly Farms sour cream, $1.79
Emporium Selection shredded Parmesan, $2.49
12 oz shredded Happy Farms cheddar, $2.99
Park Street Deli hummus, $2.49
Frozen
12 oz bag Season’s Choice steamable sweet corn, $.79
Grocery
Savoritz buttery round crackers, $2.29
16 oz jar Specially Selected salsa verde, $2.99
Tuscan Garden zesty Italian dressing, $1.39
32 oz box Simply Nature organic vegetable broth, $1.49
Can of Pueblo Lindo chopped green chiles, $.79
2 cans Dakota’s Pride black beans, $1.42
Can of Happy Harvest fire roasted diced tomatoes, $.99
8 oz can Happy Harvest tomato sauce, $.39
6 oz can Happy Harvest tomato paste, $.69
Meat
3 lb family pack thin sliced boneless pork chops, $9.57
5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, $14.45
Produce
3 lbs gala apples, $2.49
8 oz bag of spinach, $1.79
Bag of garden salad, $1.69
Bunch of green onions, $.89
2 cucumbers, $1.38
8 oz bag baby carrots, $.69
1 lb French green beans, $2.99
8 oz white mushrooms, $1.49
1 head of cauliflower, $2.49
3 lbs yellow onions $1.69
3 heads garlic, $.99
3 pack multi-colored bell peppers, $2.89
7 Roma tomatoes, $1.54
That comes to: $70.02
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.
*** Add this week’s grocery list to your Instacart. ***
IMPORTANT! READ BEFORE CHECKING OUT:
- You’ll need to check your pantry for staples not included in this Instacart list. See needed pantry staples below.
- The list feature doesn’t allow me to add more than one of an item, or to change the weight of items. Before adding the list to your cart, change the following:
- Add a note to your shopper that you want a 3 lb pack of the thin-sliced pork chops that are a special buy in this week’s ad. (Meat special buys sometimes don’t get added to the Instacart storefront, but are available in store nonetheless.)
- Change the quantity on the canned black beans to two.
- Change the quantity of cucumbers to two, and the quantity of Roma tomatoes to seven.
- Click “add” on any items you want to place in your cart; omit any items you don’t want or already have.
- Add anything else you need for the week to your cart, and check out!
Add your list to Instacart is a newer feature I’m testing out, so please use at your own risk and always double check your cart against the recipes. It’s a work in progress! Note: Instacart prices are higher than in store, so your total will be higher than shown in the above grocery list.
** Pantry staples to check for before shopping: Olive oil, butter, black pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, seasoned salt, sea salt, crushed red pepper, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, Italian seasoning
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, try opening in Google Docs or in Wordpad.
Edit and add in your own meal ideas, remove items you have on hand, and/or change regional pricing to match your own store. *** Day(s) next to each item in the printable shopping list show which nights use each ingredient, so that you can easily see what to delete if you’re skipping a night or modifying.
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 10/30-11/5 in Sunday ad markets, and 11/2-11/8 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 11/6/22.
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Resources for meal planning & ALDI shopping
Let’s close out our week with some additional resources on meal planning & ALDI shopping:
- How to cook around grocery shortages
- Master list of meal planning resources
- 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. Also useful: Two pack insulated grab bag totes, or two pack clip to cart bags.
- Check out these cute & handy ALDI quarter keepers.
- How fun are these ALDI themed t-shirts I have for you guys?!
Lastly: Access your current regional ALDI ad here.