ALDI Kosher Meal Plan

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Skillet Chicken Tenderloins with Peppers and Mushrooms
Description: Meat. Seared chicken tenderloins are cooked in olive oil with sliced pepper and baby bella mushrooms until golden and tender, making a quick one-pan dinner for one.
Sale items used: Fresh Family Pack Chicken Tenderloins, Multicolored Peppers, Baby Bella Mushrooms
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb chicken tenderloins (buy a 0.5 lb portion, or about 1 lb if only a family pack is available and freeze the rest), 1 pepper, and 4 oz mushrooms (half the package). Cook in 1 tbsp olive oil with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Save the remaining 2 peppers and 4 oz mushrooms for later meals.
Recipes:
- Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms and Peppers
- 20-Minute Skillet Mushroom Chicken
- Chicken and Mushrooms

Tuesday
Meal: Beef Shaved Steak Nacho Plate with Salsa
Description: Meat. Shaved steak is quickly sauteed in olive oil with spices and piled over a plate of tortilla chips with salsa. No cheese is used, keeping this meal strictly meat.
Sale items used: Beef Shaved Steak, Clancy's Nacho Tortilla Chips, Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use half of the 1 package of shaved steak (about 6 to 8 oz total package assumed) for this meal and save the rest for another lunch or freeze it. Serve over about 2 oz (a generous handful) of chips with 1/4 cup salsa. Season steak with cumin, paprika, and salt. Check that the chips and salsa carry a kosher certification.

Wednesday
Meal: Baked BBQ Bremer Meatballs with Peppers
Description: Meat. Bremer meatballs are baked with sliced pepper and a coating of BBQ sauce until glazed and hot. Serve it as a simple, satisfying plate for one.
Sale items used: Bremer Meatballs, Multicolored Peppers, Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 5 to 6 meatballs (roughly a third of the package, assumed 12 to 16 oz total) with 1 pepper and 2 tbsp BBQ sauce. Bake at 400F for 20 to 25 minutes. Freeze the remaining meatballs. Buy only meatballs with kosher certification; if the product is not certified, substitute with homemade meatballs from the ground beef.

Thursday
Meal: Braised Bone-In Short Ribs with Mushrooms
Description: Meat. Short ribs are browned, then braised low and slow with mushrooms in broth until the meat is fork tender. This makes a rich, comforting dinner for one with leftovers.
Sale items used: Fresh Beef Bone-In Short Ribs, Baby Bella Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 minutes active, 2 hours 30 minutes total
Serving note: Use about 1 lb bone-in short ribs (2 to 3 ribs) and the remaining 4 oz mushrooms. Braise in 1 cup chicken or beef broth with onion and garlic at 325F for 2 to 2.5 hours. Make-ahead tip: braise the day before and reheat, which also makes the fat easy to skim.
Recipes:
- Braised Short Ribs with Tomatoes and Mushrooms
- Braised Short Ribs
- Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine & Mushrooms

Friday
Meal: Pan-Seared Ground Beef Patties with Sauteed Peppers
Description: Meat. A hand-formed ground beef patty is seared in a skillet until browned and juicy, then served with sauteed peppers. No cheese or butter is used.
Sale items used: Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef, Multicolored Peppers
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb ground beef (buy 0.5 lb) for one large patty or two small ones, plus the last pepper, sliced. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Saute peppers in 1 tsp olive oil.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Pepper Steak

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Fresh Family Pack Chicken Tenderloins (1 lb): $2.29
- Beef Shaved Steak (x1 package): $6.45
- Bremer Meatballs (x1 package): $7.49
- Fresh Beef Bone-In Short Ribs (1 lb): $7.49
- Fresh 80/20 Ground Beef (0.5 lb): $2.65
- Multicolored Peppers (x1 3-pack): $2.49
- Baby Bella Mushrooms (x1 8-oz. pkg.): $1.29
- Casa Mamita Flavored Salsa (x1): $2.45
- Clancy's Nacho Tortilla Chips (x1): $1.89
- Burman's Premium BBQ Sauce (x1): $2.99

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic powder
- Cumin and paprika
- Chicken or beef broth
- Onion and garlic