Lidl Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Chicken Wings with Crinkle Cut French Fries
Description: Crispy oven-baked chicken wings seasoned with simple salt, pepper, and garlic powder are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for kids and adults alike. Served alongside golden crinkle cut fries straight from the bag, this is a fun, hands-on dinner the whole family will love.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings (family pack, $1.99/lb), Frozen crinkle cut French fried potatoes (32 oz., $1.99)
Prep time: 15 minutes active, 45 minutes bake time
Serving note: Purchase approximately 2 lbs of chicken wings for 2 people (about 1 lb per person); use half the bag of crinkle cut fries (about 16 oz.) for 2 servings. Since total cook time is about 60 minutes, preheat the oven early and season the wings up to a few hours ahead so they go straight in when you are ready.
Recipes:
- Crinkle Cut Fries - Easy Peasy Meals
Tuesday
Meal: Ground Turkey Pasta with Lidl Preferred Selection Pasta Sauce
Description: Lean ground turkey is browned and simmered in a rich, kid-friendly tomato pasta sauce, then tossed with bronze cut pasta for a hearty and familiar weeknight dinner. This is a simple, comforting meal that tastes like a lighter version of classic meat sauce that kids will happily eat.
Sale items used: Butterball fresh all natural ground turkey 93% lean (16 oz., $2.99), Lidl Preferred Selection pasta sauce (24.7 oz., $2.99), Lidl Preferred Selection bronze cut pasta (16 oz., $1.49)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: One 16 oz. package of ground turkey is the right amount for 2 people; use about half the box of pasta (roughly 8 oz. dry) and about half the jar of pasta sauce, saving the rest for another use.
Wednesday
Meal: Johnsonville Smoked Sausage and Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner
Description: Sliced Johnsonville smoked sausage and cauliflower florets are tossed in olive oil and roasted together on one sheet pan until caramelized and tender. Kids love the mild, slightly smoky flavor of the sausage alongside the lightly golden cauliflower, and cleanup is a breeze.
Sale items used: Johnsonville smoked sausages (14 oz., $3.99), Cauliflower (1 ct., $2.49)
Prep time: 10 minutes active, 30 minutes roast time
Serving note: One 14 oz. package of smoked sausage is a generous serving for 2 people; use the entire head of cauliflower broken into florets. A drizzle of olive oil from your pantry is all you need to finish this off.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies (Easy Dinner) - Stephie Cooks
- Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner with Cauliflower and Broccoli - What Should I Make For
Thursday
Meal: Frozen Meatball Subs with Pesto Genovese Sauce and Mozzarella String Cheese
Description: Hearty frozen Italian-style meatballs are warmed and tucked into hoagie rolls with a swipe of bright, mild pesto Genovese and topped with pulled mozzarella string cheese that melts beautifully under the broiler. This is a fun, build-your-own style dinner that kids find exciting and delicious.
Sale items used: Frozen meatballs Italian style or homestyle (26-28 oz., $4.99), Lidl Preferred Selection pesto Genovese sauce (6.7 oz., $1.49), Mozzarella string cheese (12 oz., $2.49)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 8 to 10 meatballs total (about 4 to 5 per person) from the bag; pull apart 2 to 3 string cheese sticks per sub for melty topping. Hoagie rolls are a pantry/bakery pickup not on this week's sale list. Leftover meatballs freeze well for a future meal.
Recipes:
- How to Make Frozen Meatball Subs (That Aren't Soggy!) - Grace Like Rain Blog
Friday
Meal: Pan-Sauteed Fresh Jumbo Shrimp with Buttered Bronze Cut Pasta
Description: Fresh jumbo shrimp are quickly sauteed in butter and a touch of garlic until pink and tender, then tossed with bronze cut pasta for a simple, elegant dinner that kids who enjoy seafood will absolutely devour. The mild buttery flavor keeps it approachable and far from anything too bold or unfamiliar.
Sale items used: Fish Market fresh jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined ($7.49/lb), Lidl Preferred Selection bronze cut pasta (16 oz., $1.49)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of fresh jumbo shrimp for 2 people (about 0.5 lb per person); cook the full 16 oz. box of pasta and use about half (8 oz. dry), saving the rest. Butter and garlic come from your pantry staples.
Recipes:
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta - Craving Tasty
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta - Damn Delicious
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings (2 lbs): $3.98
- Frozen crinkle cut French fried potatoes (32 oz., x1): $1.99
- Butterball fresh all natural ground turkey 93% lean (16 oz., x1): $2.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection pasta sauce (24.7 oz., x1): $2.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection bronze cut pasta (16 oz., x2): $2.98
- Johnsonville smoked sausages (14 oz., x1): $3.99
- Cauliflower (1 ct., x1): $2.49
- Frozen meatballs Italian style or homestyle (26-28 oz., x1): $4.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection pesto Genovese sauce (6.7 oz., x1): $1.49
- Mozzarella string cheese (12 oz., x1): $2.49
- Fish Market fresh jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined (1 lb): $7.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, black pepper, garlic powder (for wings)
- Garlic cloves or minced garlic (for shrimp pasta)
- Butter (for shrimp pasta and general cooking)
- Olive oil (for sheet pan dinner and wings)
- Hoagie or sub rolls (for meatball subs, pick up in bakery)
- Cooking spray (optional, for sheet pan)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh ground beef, 80% lean (32 oz., sold in 2 lb. packs): $4.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless/skinless chicken tenderloins: $3.49/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless pork loin center cut chop: $3.49/lb
- Butterball fresh all natural ground turkey, 93% lean (16 oz.): $2.99 each
- Fish Market fresh jumbo shrimp, peeled & deveined: $7.49/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings, family pack: $1.99/lb
- Ocean Sea jumbo cooked shrimp, 26-30 (12 oz.): $6.49 each
- Sabrett skinless beef franks (32 oz.): $10.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen seafood boil (3 lb.): $28.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Dulano original bite size salami, mild (8 oz.): $4.49 each
- Pulled meat, chicken or pork (16 oz.): $5.79 each
- Dulano fully cooked bacon (12 ct., 2.1 oz.): $2.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Mandarins (3 lb.): $2.89/pk
- Green seedless grapes: $1.29/lb
- Cauliflower (1 ct.): $2.49 each
- Avocados (4 ct.): $3.49/pk
- Gold kiwis (1 lb.): $3.59/pk
- Organic blueberries (1 pt.): $4.39 each
- Blackberries (6 oz.): $1.45/pk
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Daisy cottage cheese, assorted varieties (24 oz.): $3.49 each
- Almond milk, assorted varieties (64 fl. oz.): $1.79 each
- Half & half (32 fl. oz.): $1.99 each
- Milbona sharp white cheddar cheese (8 oz.): $1.87 each
- Milbona cheese sticks, assorted varieties (12 ct., 9 oz.): $1.99 each
- Mozzarella string cheese (12 oz.): $2.49 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection Swiss cheese, assorted varieties (6-7 oz.): $4.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Blueberry scone: $0.89 each
- Brownie pop: $1.19 each
- Plain NY bagel: $0.79 each
- Mini biscotti fall flavors, assorted varieties (10 oz.): $4.99 each
- Pizzelle fall flavors, assorted varieties (6 oz.): $3.99 each
- Clyde's Donuts apple cider cake donuts (12.6 oz.): $3.29 each
Pantry on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection pasta sauce, assorted varieties (24.7 oz.): $2.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection bronze cut pasta, assorted varieties (16 oz.): $1.49 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection pesto Genovese sauce (6.7 oz.): $1.49 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen tarte flambée, assorted varieties (10.3-11.6 oz.): $4.49 each
- Tuttorosso Hand Crushed tomatoes, basil & sea salt (28 oz.): $1.96 each
- Panera Bread meal bowl, assorted varieties (12-16 oz.): $4.49 each
- Filippo Berio pure olive oil tin (33.8 fl. oz.): $13.99 each
- Jif creamy peanut butter (16 oz.): $2.98 each
- Creamy peanut butter by Lidl (18 oz.): $1.95 each
- Alesto organic unsweetened dried mango (5 oz.): $5.59 each
- Snack Day everything pita crackers (5 oz.): $1.59 each
- Fin Carré hazelnut milk chocolate (3.52 oz.): $1.49 each
- Bellarom coffee pods, 100% Colombia (12 ct., 4.2 oz.): $3.49 each
- Solevita lemonade (52 fl. oz.): $2.15 each
- Solevita 100% juice blend, orange pineapple or orange mango (52 fl. oz.): $2.99 each
- Solevita organic autumn harvest kombucha (16 fl. oz.): $2.29 each
- Solevita honeycrisp apple cider (64 fl. oz.): $3.49 each
- Fall pasta sauce, assorted varieties (24 oz.): $3.99 each
- Combino autumn shaped vegetable pasta (17.6 oz.): $2.29 each
- Sparkling apple juice, four 12 fl. oz. bottles: $3.99 each
- Mini rice crisps, cinnamon swirl or salted caramel (4 oz.): $2.29 each
- Stauffer's pumpkin spice snaps (14 oz.): $3.49 each
- Apple pie granola (11 oz.): $3.49 each
- Alesto dry roasted peanuts, assorted varieties (16 oz.): $1.79 each
- Maruchan Yakisoba, assorted varieties (4 oz.): $0.89 each
- Frozen crinkle cut French fried potatoes (32 oz.): $1.99 each
- Quart storage/freezer bags, assorted varieties (100 ct.): $2.99 each
- Applesauce, assorted varieties, six 4 oz. cups: $1.49 each
- Zing Zang ketchup (15 oz.): $3.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection Italian sparkling mineral water (33.8 fl. oz.): 2 for $3.00
- Lidl Preferred Selection Italian soda, assorted varieties (33.8 fl. oz.): $2.99 each
- Boursin blueberry and Meyer lemon (5.3 oz.): $5.46 each
- Koop's mustard, assorted varieties (12 oz.): $2.49 each
Frozen on sale:
- Paw Patrol frozen waffle fries (24 oz.): $3.99 each
- Tyson frozen crispy chicken strips, family pack (40 oz.): $10.99 each
- Tyson frozen patties, original or spicy (23 oz.): $4.99 each
- Tyson Any'tizers frozen hot wings, Buffalo style or honey BBQ (22 oz.): $6.99 each
- Tyson frozen chicken nuggets (29 oz.): $4.99 each
- Philly Gourmet frozen 100% pure beef sliced steaks (21 oz.): $4.99 each
- Gorton's frozen crispy battered fish fillets (19 oz.): $5.49 each
- Bon Gelati frozen mini mix dairy dessert bars, classic (12 ct., 20.2 fl. oz.): $4.99 each
- Gelatelli frozen waffle cone trio (6 ct., 22.26 fl. oz.): $3.49 each
- Sesame/orange chicken, assorted varieties (16 oz.): $4.99 each
- Rastelli's frozen chicken bites (16 oz.): $6.99 each
- Frozen cheeseburger pizza rolls (50 ct., 25 oz.): $4.73 each
- Frozen meatballs, Italian style or homestyle (26-28 oz.): $4.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen beer battered haddock (14.5 oz.): $4.99 each
- Tortellini family size, five cheese or chicken (20 oz.): $3.99 each
- Johnsonville smoked sausages, assorted varieties (14 oz.): $3.99 each
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$37.87
for 2 people · $18.93 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of August 19, 2026. Flyers are sourced from store websites and weekly flyer aggregator sites. Actual prices may vary by location. Always verify prices at your local store. We are not affiliated with Lidl.