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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder Butt with Yellow Potatoes and Corn
Description: A small bone-in pork shoulder roasts low and slow until tender and pull-apart, surrounded by golden potatoes. Two ears of sweet corn on the side round out a hearty dinner with leftovers for sandwiches.
Sale items used: SMITHFIELD bone-in pork shoulder butt roast, yellow potatoes, corn 4 pack
Prep time: 20 minutes active, 3 hours roasting
Serving note: Buy about 2.5 lb roast (bone-in, leftovers expected). Use about 1 lb potatoes (roughly 4 medium) and 2 ears of corn. Rub the pork with salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika, and roast at 300F for about 3 hours; add potatoes for the last 60 minutes. Make ahead: rub the pork the night before. Save the remaining potatoes and 2 ears of corn for later in the week.
Recipes:
- Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder With Herby Crispy Potatoes
Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef and Kidney Bean Chili with Diced Tomatoes
Description: Browned grass-fed beef simmers with kidney beans and diced tomatoes into a thick, warming skillet chili. It makes two generous bowls with a little left for lunch.
Sale items used: grass-fed ground beef, Goya red kidney beans, diced tomatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 package ground beef (about 1 lb), 1 can kidney beans, and 1 can diced tomatoes. Add half an onion, 2 cloves garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt. Simmer 20 minutes. Serve with the leftover corn kernels stirred in if you like.
Recipes:
- Kickin' Skillet Chili
- Beef Chili with Kidney Beans
- Simple Beef Chili with Kidney Beans
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Colossal Shrimp with Garlic and Fusilli
Description: Colossal shrimp are seared until golden and tossed with garlic, olive oil and tender fusilli. A squeeze of lemon and sprinkle of Parmesan finish it for a quick dinner.
Sale items used: OCEAN SEA frozen colossal raw shrimp, ITALIAMO fusilli pasta, shredded Parmesan cheese
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 10 to 12 shrimp (about 0.5 lb, thawed overnight in the fridge) and about 6 oz of the fusilli (use about half the box). Use 3 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, and a few tablespoons of Parmesan. Save the rest of the fusilli and Parmesan.
Recipes:
- Creamy Garlic Shrimp Fusilli with Juicy Sear Technique
Thursday
Meal: Baked Chicken Sausage and Pesto Rigatoni-Style Pasta Bake
Description: Sliced chicken sausage and pesto are tossed with short pasta and baked until bubbly and golden with Parmesan on top. It is a cozy, easy bake with enough for lunch the next day.
Sale items used: DULANO chicken sausage, ITALIAMO Sicilian pesto sauce, ITALIAMO maccheroni al ferretto, shredded Parmesan cheese, diced tomatoes (optional if extra on hand)
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use about 6 oz maccheroni (about 3/4 of the box), 2 to 3 sausage links sliced (the family pack has extra; freeze the rest), 1/2 jar pesto, and about 1/2 cup Parmesan. Boil pasta 2 minutes short of done, mix, top with cheese, and bake at 375F for 20 minutes.
Recipes:
- Baked Rigatoni
- One Pot Spicy Pesto Cheese Baked Rigatoni
Friday
Meal: Pan-Fried Salmon Cakes with Crispy Potatoes
Description: Canned pink salmon is mixed with egg, breadcrumbs and seasoning, then pan-fried into golden cakes. Served with crisp skillet potatoes for a budget-friendly finish to the week.
Sale items used: NIXE canned pink salmon, yellow potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 cans' worth of salmon is not needed; 1 can (about 6 oz), drained, makes 4 small cakes. Add 1 egg, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, and a spoonful of mayonnaise. Pan-fry potatoes (about 3/4 lb, diced) in oil for 20 minutes until crisp. Use leftover potatoes from the 5 lb bag.
Recipes:
- Salmon Cakes Recipe (Easy & Crispy!)
- Crispy Salmon Potato Cakes Recipe (Gluten-free!)
- Crispy Salmon and Potato Cakes
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- SMITHFIELD bone-in pork shoulder butt roast (2.5 lbs): $3.73
- yellow potatoes, 5 lb (x1 pack): $2.99
- corn, 4 pack (x1 pack): $1.99
- grass-fed ground beef, 85% lean (x1 pack): $3.99
- Goya red kidney beans (x1 can): $1.00
- diced tomatoes (x1 can): $1.00
- OCEAN SEA frozen colossal raw shrimp (x1 bag): $7.99
- ITALIAMO fusilli pasta (x1 box): $2.99
- DULANO chicken sausage (x1 family pack): $5.99
- ITALIAMO Sicilian pesto sauce (x1 jar): $1.99
- ITALIAMO maccheroni al ferretto (x1 box): $1.99
- shredded Parmesan cheese (x1 bag): $1.99
- NIXE canned pink salmon (x1 can): $2.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, lemon, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, egg, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- SMITHFIELD fresh bone-in pork shoulder butt roast: $1.49/lb
- FARMER FOCUS fresh organic whole young chicken: $1.99/lb
- FRESH MARKET fresh jumbo shrimp, peeled & deveined: $7.99/lb
- BUTCHER'S SPECIALTY fresh plain beef fajitas: $7.99 each
- BUTCHER'S SPECIALTY fresh grass-fed ground beef, 85% lean: $3.99 each
- TYSON frozen chicken wing sections: $6.49 each
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION frozen Maryland style crab cakes: $5.99 each
- OCEAN SEA frozen battered boom boom shrimp with sweet Thai chili sauce: $4.79 each
- NIXE canned pink salmon: $2.49 each
- OCEAN SEA frozen colossal raw shrimp, 15/20: $7.99 each
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION frozen wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets: $8.99 each
- pulled BBQ pork / chicken: $3.99 each
- BUTCHER'S SPECIALTY fresh boneless beef chuck roast: $6.49/lb
- BERETTA diced pancetta: $3.99 each
- DULANO tomato, basil & mozzarella chicken sausage, family size: $5.99 each
- DULANO Italian salami: $3.99 each
- NORPACO panino tray: $6.99 each
- PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA sliced: $3.99 each
- FRATELLI BERETTA prosciutto & Fontina: $4.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION mortadella with pistachios, family size: $5.99 each
- O'SOLE MIO fettuccine chicken alfredo meal kit: $9.99 each
- ITALIAMO cannoli with crème filling: $3.49 each
Produce on sale:
- large carving pumpkin: $3.89 each
- gold kiwis: $3.59/pk
- organic red seedless grapes: $4.79/pk
- yellow potatoes, 5 lb: $2.99/pk
- corn, 4 pack: $1.99/pk
- blackberries: $3.99/pk
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- half & half: $1.79 each
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION Pecorino Romano cheese DOP: $5.99 each
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION dolce Gorgonzola cheese: $3.99 each
- sliced fresh mozzarella cheese: $1.99 each
- ricotta cheese: $1.99 each
- BELGIOIOSO burrata with black truffles: $5.92 each
- shredded Parmesan cheese: $1.99 each
- queso fresco: $1.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- berry blast muffin: $1.49 each
- PILLSBURY cinnamon rolls, original: $2.97 each
- cinnamon rolls with vanilla icing: $2.19 each
- CLYDE'S DONUTS cake donuts: $3.29 each
- OUR SPECIALTY TREAT SHOP SWEET MIDDLES pumpkin spice cookies: $4.79 each
- KIMBERLEY'S BAKESHOPPE frosted sugar cookie: $3.97 each
Pantry on sale:
- Caesar croutons: $1.00 each
- potatoes au gratin: $1.00 each
- condensed milk: $1.00 each
- white wine vinegar: $1.00 each
- Goya red kidney beans: $1.00 each
- diced tomatoes: $1.00 each
- real mayonnaise: $1.99 each
- hummus, family size: $2.99 each
- WEGE OF HANOVER hard pretzel barrel: $4.99 each
- UTZ Pub Mix: $5.99 each
- mild olive oil: $3.99 each
- small fajita flour tortillas: $1.49 each
- large burrito flour tortillas: $1.49 each
- ITALIAMO maccheroni al ferretto: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO fusilli pasta: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO pasta, assorted (8.8-17.6 oz): $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO pasta, assorted (16 oz): $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO tricolor fusilli pugliesi: $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO cannelloni pasta: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO Arborio rice: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO Sicilian pesto sauce: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO Sicilian pistachio & basil pesto: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO cherry tomato sauce: $1.49 each
- ITALIAMO bruschetta topping: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil: $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO whole artichokes in sunflower oil: $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO Sardinian puffed crackers: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO tarallini baked snack: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO focaccia crackers: $2.29 each
- ITALIAMO pitted taggiasca olives: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO green pitted olives in sunflower oil: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO seasoning blend grinder: $1.49 each
- ITALIAMO pistachio spread: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO balsamic vinegar spray: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO seasoning oil: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO extra virgin olive oil: $7.99 each
- ITALIAMO flavored vinegar: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO balsamic glaze: $1.99 each
- ITALIAMO marmalade: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO Tuscan style cookie assortment: $5.99 each
- ITALIAMO shortbread cookies: starting at $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO shortbread cookies with pistachio creme filling: $2.49 each
- ITALIAMO mini strudel pastries: $1.99 each
- SOLEVITA honeycrisp apple cider: $3.49 each
- PRESTIGE maple fall flavored maple syrup: $5.49 each
- flavors of fall coffee pods, variety pack: $11.99 each
- drizzled rice crisps: $2.29 each
- ALESTO raw cashews: $3.99 each
- ALESTO cocktail peanuts: $2.00 each
- ALESTO California Pistachios: $4.99 each
- ALESTO dry roasted pistachios, lightly salted: $4.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- frozen chicken meal (Chicken Tikka Masala/Butter Chicken/Chicken Biryani, Mix & Match buy 2): $3.50 each
- frozen chicken fries: $3.99 each
- frozen crispy chicken strips: $4.99 each
- frozen crispy breaded chicken nuggets, family size: $7.99 each
- RED BARON frozen pizza (Mix & Match buy 2): $3.50 each
- ITALIAMO frozen pasta & broccoli in broccoli & Alfredo sauce: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO frozen whole calamari: $8.99 each
- ITALIAMO frozen eggplant Parmesan: $3.49 each
- ITALIAMO frozen mozzarella cheese calzone: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO frozen gelato sampler: $3.99 each
- ITALIAMO frozen tartufo dairy dessert: $2.99 each
- ITALIAMO frozen dairy dessert cups: $3.99 each
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION frozen tiramisu: $4.99 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.
$40.13
for 2 people · $20.07 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of September 30, 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.