Lidl Low-Carb Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef with Tomatoes and Onions
Description: Fresh grass-fed ground beef is browned in a skillet with diced tomatoes and Vidalia onions for a simple, savory low-carb dinner. Seasoned with garlic and herbs, this dish is rich in protein and healthy fats with minimal carbs.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh grass-fed ground beef, Mixed tomatoes, Vidalia onions
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1/3 of the ground beef package (approx. 5 oz) for 1 serving; reserve remaining beef for another meal or freeze. Use half a tomato and a quarter of an onion.
Recipes:
- Taco Skillet (low-carb/Keto)
- Easy Low-Carb Mexican Skillet
- 30-Minute Keto Ground Beef Taco Skillet
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Garlic Chicken Wings with Side Salad
Description: Chicken wings are tossed in garlic and baked until crispy, served alongside a fresh side salad for a satisfying low-carb meal. Simple seasoning keeps the dish flavorful without added sugars or starches.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings, Side salad
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Assume 1 lb of chicken wings purchased for 1 person; use about 3/4 lb for this meal and reserve the rest. Pair with one side salad container.
Recipes:
- Garlic Parmesan Wings
- Easy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings (keto, low carb)
- Crispy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Garlic-Rubbed Oven Baked Pork Spareribs
Description: A modest portion of pork spareribs is rubbed with garlic and baked low and slow until tender, offering a rich, meaty low-carb dinner. This scaled-down version avoids the waste of a full rack for a single serving.
Sale items used: Smithfield's fresh pork spareribs, St. Louis style
Prep time: 75 minutes (make-ahead note: season ribs the night before and refrigerate to save time on cook day)
Serving note: Assume 0.75 lb of spareribs purchased for 1 person, portioned from the larger cut at the counter.
Recipes:
- Keto Friendly Oven Baked Garlic Parmesan Ribs Recipe
- Easy Oven Baked Ribs
- Italian Oven Baked Pork Ribs Parmesan
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes and Onions
Description: Boneless chicken thighs are seared until golden and simmered briefly with tomatoes and onions for a juicy, low-carb one-pan dinner. This dish reuses the same fresh produce from earlier in the week for efficiency.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken thighs, boneless/skinless, Mixed tomatoes, Vidalia onions
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Assume 0.5 lb of chicken thighs purchased for 1 person. Use remaining half tomato and quarter onion from Monday's purchase.
Recipes:
- Tomato Braised Chicken Thighs
Friday
Meal: Butter-Seared Sea Scallops with Side Salad
Description: Jumbo sea scallops are seared in butter until golden and caramelized, paired with a crisp side salad for a light yet indulgent low-carb finish to the week. This elegant dish comes together quickly with minimal ingredients.
Sale items used: Lidl Preferred Selection frozen jumbo wild caught sea scallops, Milbona sweet cream butter, Side salad
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1/3 of the scallop package (approx. 4-5 scallops) for 1 serving; freeze remaining scallops for future use. Use about 1 tbsp of butter.
Recipes:
- Seared Scallops in Garlic-Lemon Butter Sauce
- Seared Scallops
- Garlic Butter Seared Scallops
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh grass-fed ground beef (1 package): $4.99
- Mixed tomatoes (1 each, used Mon & Thu): $2.49
- Vidalia onions, 3 lb (1 bag, used Mon & Thu): $2.69
- Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings (1 lb): $1.99
- Side salad, assorted varieties (x2, used Tue & Fri): $4.58
- Smithfield's fresh pork spareribs, St. Louis style (0.75 lb): $2.24
- Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken thighs, boneless/skinless (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen jumbo wild caught sea scallops (1 package): $9.99
- Milbona sweet cream butter (1 each): $1.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Garlic (fresh or granulated)
- Olive oil or cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Dried herbs (such as oregano or Italian seasoning)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh grass-fed ground beef, 85% lean: $4.99 each
- Butcher's Specialty fresh whole chicken wings, family pack: $1.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken thighs, boneless/skinless: $2.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh beef skirt steak: $8.99/lb
- Smithfield's fresh pork spareribs, St. Louis style: $2.99/lb
- Fish Market fresh wild caught skinless cod fillets: $9.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen Atlantic salmon skinless fillet portions, family size: $12.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen breaded fish sticks, family size: $5.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen battered boom boom shrimp with sweet Thai chili sauce: $4.79 each
- SeaPak frozen butterfly shrimp, family size: $9.87 each
- Nathan's skinless beef franks: $3.49 each
- Dulano thick cut bacon, family size: $3.99 each
- Dulano chicken sausage, spinach & feta, family size: $5.39 each
- Bubba Burger frozen beef burgers, original: $11.99 each
- Hillshire Farm ultra thin honey ham, mega pack: $7.97 each
- Nixe herring fillets in tomato sauce, family size: $4.99 each
- Nixe skipjack tuna in sunflower oil: $6.99 each
- Bumble Bee chunk light tuna: $9.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen jumbo wild caught sea scallops: $9.99 each
- Chef Select frozen fried appetizers, family size: $5.99 each
- SPAM with real Hormel bacon: $4.14 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Dip, assorted varieties: $2.99 each
- Side salad, assorted varieties: $2.29 each
Produce on sale:
- Red seedless grapes: $1.29/lb
- Cara Cara oranges, 3 lb: $3.29 each
- Mixed tomatoes: $2.49 each
- Vidalia onions, 3 lb: $2.69 each
- Cantaloupe: $1.95 each
- Organic Gala apples, 2 lb: $3.29 each
- Gold kiwis: $3.49/pk
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Boursin spreadable gourmet cheese, hot honey & roasted garlic: $3.99 each
- Sour cream: $0.99 each
- Milbona shredded cheese: When You Buy 2, $2.50 each
- Extra sharp white cheddar cheese block: $1.75 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection super premium ice cream: $3.99 each
- Horizon Organic organic lowfat milk, chocolate: $7.99 each
- Milbona sweet cream butter: $1.99 each
- Chobani pumpkin spice coffee creamer: $5.26 each
- Planet Oat oatmilk creamer, pumpkin spice: $3.87 each
- Silk dairy-free almond creamer, pumpkin spice: $4.87 each
- Lifeway kefir, pumpkin spice: $3.66 each
- Oui by Yoplait French style yogurt, pumpkin caramel: $1.82 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Butter croissant: $0.49 each
- Cranberry orange scone: $0.79 each
- King's Hawaiian original Hawaiian sweet rolls: $4.72 each
- Hawaiian sweet rolls: $2.09 each
- Hot dog/hamburger buns: When You Buy 2, $1.00 each
- Sondey Linzer tart cookies, family size: $4.99 each
- Sondey hazelnut creme wafers, family size: $2.99 each
- Sondey cantuccini, family size: $4.99 each
- Mini biscotti fall flavors: $4.99 each
- Clyde's Donuts cake donuts: $3.29 each
- Pizzelle fall flavors: $3.99 each
- Muffin Town muffins: $3.98 each
Pantry on sale:
- Coca-Cola soda, 12 pk: When You Buy 3, $5.00
- Freshona dill pickles, family size: $2.99 each
- Ritz crackers, family size: $5.23 each
- Cheez-It original baked snack crackers, family size: $5.37 each
- Crownfield granola: $4.99 each
- Skippy creamy peanut butter: $6.27 each
- SkinnyPop original popcorn: $4.99 each
- Uglies kettle chips, variety pack: $16.99 each
- Herr's tortilla chips: $1.99 each
- Uglies kettle chips: $1.99 each
- Fritos/Cheetos chips: $3.75 each
- On The Border salsa con queso: $2.99 each
- Garden of Eatin organic tortilla chips: $5.99 each
- Heluva Good! French onion dip, party size: $2.99 each
- Bachan's Japanese barbecue sauce: $6.99 each
- Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce: $1.79 each
- Beans/salsa: When You Buy 3, $1.67 each
- Duke's mayonnaise: $3.89 each
- Koop's mustard: $2.49 each
- Tomato ketchup: $0.99 each
- Golden Sun parboiled long grain rice, family size: $7.99 each
- Idahoan roasted garlic mashed potatoes, family size: $2.88 each
- Kraft mac & cheese cups: $8.97 each
- La Banderita white corn tortillas: $3.69 each
- Alesto dry roasted peanuts, unsalted: $1.99 each
- Alesto dry roasted pistachios: $3.99 each
- Goldfish crackers, say cheese variety pack: $9.76 each
- Welch's fruit snacks, club size: $12.97 each
- Solevita lemonade: $1.59 each
- Milo's sweet tea & lemonade: $4.63 each
- Solevita 100% orange juice, no pulp: $2.99 each
- Maruchan ramen: When You Buy 2, $3.50 each
- Sparkling water: When You Buy 2, $0.50 each
- Ocean Spray Cran X Grape juice drink: $4.28 each
- Granulated garlic, family size: $3.59 each
- Primadonna extra virgin olive oil, family size: $12.99 each
- Baresa pesto, family size: $2.99 each
- Flavor collection variety pack coffee pods: $14.99 each
- Vita Coco coconut water: $18.47 each
- Flavors of fall coffee pods, variety pack: $11.99 each
- Stök cold brew coffee, pumpkin: $6.48 each
- Celestial Seasonings herbal/black tea: $3.48 each
- Cheerios pumpkin spice, family size: $4.97 each
- Pasta sauce: $3.99 each
- Olipop prebiotic soda, caramel apple: $2.28 each
- Combino autumn shaped vegetable pasta: $1.99 each
- Drizzled mini rice crisps: $2.29 each
- Betty Crocker Harry Potter dessert kit: $5.99 each
- Hazelnut spread with cocoa, family size: $4.29 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection gold coffee, medium roast, family size: $12.99 each
- Sun-Maid cinnamon raisin apple juice: $9.99 each
- Proper Good overnight oats, apple cinnamon: $2.49 each
- Keebler Vienna fingers cookies: $2.98 each
- Snack Day wavy potato chips, extra flavor creamy dill pickle: $1.99 each
- Spring water: When You Buy 2, $3.00
Frozen on sale:
- Red Baron pizza: When You Buy 2, $3.00 each
- Gelatelli frozen space runners dessert ice pops: $2.49 each
- Gelatelli frozen sorbet: $2.99 each
- Gelatelli frozen dairy dessert bars: $3.99 each
- Gelatelli frozen almond dairy dessert bars: $4.49 each
- Two-Bite desserts: $3.99 each
- Chef Gusto frozen mini pizza bagels, pepperoni: $8.99 each
- Stouffer's frozen macaroni & cheese, family size: $6.99 each
- Harvest Basket frozen seasoned curly fries, family size: $2.99 each
- Harvest Basket frozen crinkle cut French fried potatoes, family size: $4.99 each
- Chef Select stuffed vine leaves, family size: $3.99 each
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
Some sale prices require the store's loyalty card or a clipped digital coupon. Check the flyer before you shop.
$32.46
for 1 person · $32.46 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of September 02, 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.