Here is this week’s menu planner & grocery list. Please send your Aldi-friendly recipes my way to amy@momadvice.com so that I can have some new ideas for next week’s planner!

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Hope everyone has had a wonderful week! Enjoy your new planner & grocery list! Let me know how the recipes turn out- it helps to know which ones to repeat again.

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I have decided to make these lists printable PDF files for everyone. There will be two files- a grocery list & a menu planner with all of your recipes on it. This is a lot of work to put together each week, but this is the most user-friendly way that I can do these and make it easy for you to print and take with you to the grocery store.

In light of that, it is difficult for me to price everything out each week so I will be omitting the final cost. I do guarantee that you will never spend more than $50 on groceries every week and most times you will spend much less than that since many of my recipes contain ingredients that you already have in your pantry.

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Chicken Broccoli Lo Mein

Parmesan Chicken Drumsticks served with a side of Microwave Taters

Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad

Amy’s French Toast served with turkey bacon

Meatloaf Muffins served with mashed potatoes & steamed broccoli

Pizza Hut Style Pizza & Cheesy Bread

Shopping List:

BAKERY

1 loaf white bread
BAKING

flour

baking powder

cornmeal

sugar

CANNED FOOD

tomato sauce

instant mashed potatoes (herb & butter flavored)

applesauce

tomato paste

CHEESE

parmesan cheese

mozarella or Italian cheeses

CONDIMENTS & OIL

Caesar dressing

soy sauce

vinegar

ketchup

olive oil

vegetable oil

PASTA

penne or elbow macaroni (whichever is available)

spaghetti or linguine (whichever is available)

DAIRY

milk

eggs

butter

MEAT

1 pound ground turkey (frozen)

1 bag chicken breasts (frozen)

1 bag chicken drumsticks (frozen)

1 package turkey bacon (cooler)

FROZEN FOODS

broccoli cuts

PRODUCE

broccoli hearts

romaine hearts

cherry tomatoes

potatoes

mushrooms

SPICES & SEASONINGS (NOT Guaranteed to be at Aldi, but you can check)

cinnamon

garlic powder

onion powder

Italian herb mix

yeast

vanilla extract

salt

pepper

APPROXIMATE COST for meal planner: $44 (this will include everything you need for baking and will also leave you leftovers for lunches & such)

Pizza Hut Style Pizza, Cheesy Bread, & Homemade Sauce

Chicken BBQ Sandwiches with Shoestring Oven Fries

Chicken BBQ Pizza with a Garden Salad

Italian Turkey Burgers & Italian Spiced Fries

Scalloped Potatoes with Ham, Garden Salad, & Biscuits

Creamy Chicken Burritos with Tortilla Chips & Cream Cheese Salsa Dip

Pete’s Scratch Pancakes with Warmed Maple Syrup

Snack:

Chocolate Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting

Shopping List:

BAKERY

1 package of buns

BAKING

brown sugar
2- flour
baking cocoa
baking powder
baking soda
vegetable oil
vanilla extract
chocolate chips
powdered sugar
sugar
olive oil
cornmeal
garlic

CANNED FOOD

salsa
pinto beans
2- cream of chicken soups
spaghetti sauce (any meatless variety)
parmesan cheese
tomato paste

CHEESE

2- cream cheese (only need one, unless you intend to make the dip that was suggested with the creamy chicken burritos)
Large package (4 cups) cheddar cheese

CONDIMENTS & OIL

maple syrup
ketchup
worcestershire sauce
soy sauce
vinegar
peanut butter

DAIRY

tortillas
milk
eggs
butter/margarine
tube of biscuits

MEAT

1 bag of chicken breasts (frozen)
1 pound ground turkey (frozen)
1 turkey ham (near the sandwich meat)

SPICES & SEASONINGS (NOT Guaranteed to be at Aldi, but you can check)

garlic powder
oregano
salt
pepper
thyme
cinnamon
onion powder
yeast

APPROXIMATE COST for meal planner: $53 (this will include everything you need for baking and will also leave you leftovers for lunches & such)

Italian Chops served over Spaghetti Noodles

Bruschetta Chicken Bake with a Garden Salad

Amy’s French Toast with Hot Cocoa

Pan Grilled Salmon with Chicken Flavored Rice & Green Beans

Chicken Tacos with Carrot Sticks

Spaghetti with Cheesy Bread

Chicken Wings with Honey BBQ Sauce, Cheese Quesadillas, & Carrot Sticks

Snack:

Heavenly Banana Bread

Shopping List:

BAKERY

White bread 1 (Amy’s French Toast) & save a portion for Cheesy Toasts

BAKING

Flour

Baking Soda

Sugar

Brown Sugar

Honey

BOXED DINNERS

Chicken Flavored Stuffing mix

CANNED FOOD

Chicken broth canned 2 cans- 1 (Slow Cooker Taco Meat) & 1 (Green Beans)

Vegetable canned Green Beans

Tomatoes canned 1 can diced (Italian Chops) | 1 can (Bruschetta Chicken Bake)

Spaghetti sauce, any variety

CHEESE

Shredded mozzarella cheese 1 package (Bruschetta Chicken Bake) & save a portion for Cheesy Bread

Mexican Cheese

CONDIMENTS & OIL

Vegetable oil

Olive oil

Barbecue sauce

Soy sauce

Maple syrup

DAIRY

Milk

1 package Butter

1 dozen eggs

Taco shells 2 packages (for Cheese Quesadillas & for Taco Night)

FISH & SHELLFISH

Salmon Fillets in Frozen Section

FRUITS

Bananas

MEAT

1 package center-cut pork chops

PASTAS

Spaghetti 1-2# box of thin spaghetti noodles

Rice- Chicken Flavored

POULTRY

1 bag chicken breasts (split for Brushetta Chicken Bake & Slow Cooker Taco Meat)

1 bag of chicken wings

SPICES & SEASONINGS (NOT Guaranteed to be at Aldi, but you can check)

Salt

Cinnamon

Basil

Vanilla Extract

1 Taco Seasoning Packet

VEGETABLES

Carrot 2 bags of carrot sticks or 1 bag of regular carrots cleaned and sliced

Garlic (you can substitute this ingredient with garlic powder, if you like)

1 package Romaine Hearts (for Slow Cooker Tacos & a Garden Salad)

WINE

White wine (For Italian Chops)

APPROXIMATE COST for meal planner: $60 (this will include everything you need for baking and will also leave you leftovers for lunches & such)