ALDI Gluten-Free Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week gives you five different dinners built on gluten-free staples like rice and potatoes, with chicken tenderloins on Monday, pork chops on Tuesday, and beef on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. One pack of Multicolored Peppers ($2.49) covers both Monday's chicken skillet and Wednesday's shaved steak bowls, and the Baby Bella Mushrooms ($3.87 for three packages) are used on Tuesday and Thursday, so nothing sits in the fridge unused. The Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce ($2.99) glazes the chicken on Monday and comes back for Friday's short ribs, which you can braise on Thursday evening so Friday is just a reheat. While you're at ALDI, check the labels on the BBQ sauce and the Casa Mamita salsa to confirm they're gluten-free.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Skillet Chicken Tenderloins with Multicolored Peppers and Rice
Description: Chicken tenderloins are seared in a hot skillet with sliced peppers and finished with a splash of BBQ sauce for a sweet and smoky glaze. Served over steamed rice for an easy weeknight dinner.
Sale items used: Fresh Family Pack Chicken Tenderloins, Multicolored Peppers, Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce (confirm the label is gluten-free)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs chicken tenderloins, 1 pack (3) Multicolored Peppers (use 2 here, save 1), about 1 cup BBQ sauce portion from the 1 bottle, 2 cups dry rice from pantry.
Recipes:
- Skillet Chicken, Peppers and Rice
- 30 Minute One Pan Chicken and Rice
- Southwestern Chicken and Rice

Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Baby Bella Mushrooms and Roasted Potatoes
Description: Thin-sliced pork chops are quickly seared and topped with sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms. Potatoes are roasted alongside until crisp.
Sale items used: Fresh Family Pack Thin-Sliced Boneless Pork Chops, Baby Bella Mushrooms
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs pork chops, 2 pkgs (16 oz total) Baby Bella Mushrooms, 2 lbs potatoes from pantry, oil, salt, pepper. Season with cornstarch-free simple salt and pepper only.
Recipes:
- Garlic Butter Mushroom Pork Chops Recipe
- Mushroom Pork Chops Recipe with Garlic & Butter
- Pan Seared Pork Chops with Green Beans and Mushrooms and Mashed New Potatoes

Wednesday
Meal: Beef Shaved Steak and Pepper Rice Bowls
Description: Beef Shaved Steak is sauteed quickly with the remaining pepper and served over rice with Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa. A fast, savory bowl with a fresh topping.
Sale items used: Beef Shaved Steak, Multicolored Peppers, Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1 package Beef Shaved Steak, 1 pepper from the Monday pack, 1 jar Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa (confirm gluten-free), 2 cups dry rice from pantry.
Recipes:
- Black Pepper Steak & Rice Bowls
- Ground Beef and Bell Pepper Rice Bowls (Gluten-Free)
- 15-Minute Beef Pepper Rice

Thursday
Meal: Ground Beef Stuffed Potato Skillet with Provolone
Description: Browned Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef is stirred with sauteed mushrooms and spooned over baked potatoes. Topped with melted Happy Farms Deli-Sliced Provolone.
Sale items used: Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef, Baby Bella Mushrooms, Happy Farms Deli-Sliced Provolone
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb ground beef, 1 pkg (8 oz) Baby Bella Mushrooms, 1 pkg Provolone, 4 large potatoes from pantry. Total weight is 1 lb beef.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef and Potato Skillet

Friday
Meal: Slow-Braised BBQ Short Ribs with Mashed Potatoes
Description: Fresh Beef Bone-In Short Ribs are braised low and slow in Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce until tender. Served with mashed potatoes and Honeycrisp apple slices on the side.
Sale items used: Fresh Beef Bone-In Short Ribs, Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce, New York Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs short ribs, remaining BBQ sauce from Monday's bottle, 1 bag Honeycrisp Apples, 2 lbs potatoes from pantry. Make ahead: braise at 300 F on Thursday evening or the morning of, then reheat for 20 minutes before serving.
Recipes:
- Juicy Slow-Cooked BBQ Short Ribs
- Luscious Braised Short Ribs with Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Gluten-Free)
- Braised Short Ribs Recipe

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Fresh Family Pack Chicken Tenderloins (2 lbs): $4.58
- Fresh Family Pack Thin-Sliced Boneless Pork Chops (2 lbs): $5.98
- Beef Shaved Steak (x1): $6.45
- Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef (1 lb): $5.29
- Fresh Beef Bone-In Short Ribs (2 lbs): $14.98
- Multicolored Peppers (x1 pack): $2.49
- Baby Bella Mushrooms (x3 pkgs): $3.87
- Happy Farms Deli-Sliced Provolone (x1): $1.49
- Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce (x1): $2.99
- Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa (x1): $2.45
- New York Honeycrisp Apples (x1 bag): $1.99

Pantry staples needed:
- Rice, potatoes, cooking oil, salt, pepper