ALDI Low-Carb Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: This week at ALDI, one 4-lb pack of chicken thighs at $9.16 covers both Monday's creamy tomato garlic skillet and Tuesday's sheet-pan herb butter chicken with green beans, so one package gives you two different dinners. Wednesday's butter-herb roast turkey ($12.70 for the 10 lb bird) does double duty, because the leftover meat and carcass become Thursday's creamy turkey and green bean soup. Friday finishes the week with the bone-in ribeye roast at $22.48, served with roasted Campari tomatoes and a sugar-free blackberry pan sauce. Butter, heavy cream and the Stonemill herbs appear across several nights, which keeps every dinner at roughly 4 to 6g net carbs per serving. Move the frozen turkey to the fridge about 2 1/2 days before Wednesday so it is ready to roast.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Creamy Tomato Garlic Skillet Chicken Thighs
Description: Boneless chicken thighs are seared in a hot skillet until golden, then simmered in a quick sauce of blistered Campari tomatoes, garlic and cream. The sauce is rich and savory with almost no carbs, and it is ready in about 30 minutes.
Sale items used: Fresh Antibiotic Free Family Pack Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, Campari Tomatoes on the Vine, Friendly Farms Heavy Whipping Cream
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 lbs chicken thighs (half of the 4 lbs on the list), 0.5 lb Campari tomatoes (half of the 1-lb package) and 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream. Season with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and smoked paprika from the pantry. About 4g net carbs per serving.
Recipes:
- Creamy Tomato Garlic Chicken Thighs
- Creamy Tuscan Chicken Thighs
- Keto Creamy Garlic Chicken In Tomato Cream Sauce

Tuesday
Meal: Sheet-Pan Herb Butter Chicken Thighs with Green Beans
Description: Chicken thighs and frozen green beans roast together on one sheet pan at 425 F, brushed with melted herb butter. The thighs come out browned at the edges and juicy, and the green beans pick up the pan juices.
Sale items used: Fresh Antibiotic Free Family Pack Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, Season's Choice Frozen Extra Fine Green Beans, Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters (Salted or Unsalted), Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 lbs chicken thighs (the remaining half of the 4 lbs), 1 package green beans, 2 Tbsp butter from the quarter and about 2 tsp Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. About 5g net carbs per serving.
Recipes:
- Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet
- Sheet Pan Chicken & Green Beans Dinner
- Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

Wednesday
Meal: Butter-Herb Roast Whole Turkey with Roasted Onion
Description: A whole turkey is rubbed with herb butter and roasted in the oven with onion wedges and garlic until the skin is crisp and the juices run clear. Carve generously tonight and save the extra meat and carcass for Thursday's soup.
Sale items used: Frozen Whole Turkey (Butterball Premium), Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters (Salted or Unsalted), Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs
Prep time: 20 minutes active, about 3 hours roasting plus 20 minutes resting
Serving note: Assume one 10 lb Frozen Whole Turkey. Serve about 2 lbs of carved meat tonight, with 2 medium onions cut into wedges and roasted in the pan. Rub with 3 Tbsp butter from the quarter, about 1 Tbsp Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs, salt and pepper. Timing note: move the frozen turkey to the refrigerator about 2 1/2 days ahead to thaw. Roast at 325 F for roughly 2 1/2 to 3 hours until 165 F in the thickest part of the thigh. About 6g net carbs per serving.
Recipes:
- Butter Herb Roasted Turkey
- Herb Roasted Turkey
- Herb Butter Roast Turkey

Thursday
Meal: Creamy Turkey and Green Bean Soup
Description: The leftover turkey carcass is simmered into a rich broth, then loaded with shredded turkey and green beans and finished with a little cream. It is a warm, brothy change of pace from the roast.
Sale items used: Frozen Whole Turkey (Butterball Premium), Season's Choice Frozen Extra Fine Green Beans, Friendly Farms Heavy Whipping Cream, Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs
Prep time: 30 minutes active, plus about 1 1/2 hours of broth simmering done Wednesday night
Serving note: Use the leftover carcass and about 1.5 lbs of the remaining turkey meat from the same 10 lb bird. Add 1 package green beans, 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream (the rest of the container) and about 1 tsp Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs. Pantry onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper go in the broth. Timing note: after Wednesday's dinner, cover the carcass with water, add the onion, garlic and bay leaf, and simmer about 1 1/2 hours. Strain and refrigerate overnight, then finish the soup Thursday in about 20 minutes. About 5g net carbs per serving.
Recipes:
- Keto Turkey Soup
- Low-Carb Turkey Soup
- Low carb turkey soup with cilantro butter

Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Bone-in Ribeye Roast with Roasted Tomatoes and Blackberry Pan Sauce
Description: A bone-in ribeye roast is seared hot, then finished in the oven with garlic butter until medium-rare and rested before carving. Campari tomatoes roast alongside, and a sugar-free blackberry and vinegar pan sauce adds a tart, fruity finish.
Sale items used: Fresh USDA Choice Bone-in Ribeye Roast, Campari Tomatoes on the Vine, Blackberries, Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters (Salted or Unsalted)
Prep time: 20 minutes active, about 1 hour 15 minutes roasting plus 15 minutes resting
Serving note: Use 2.5 lbs Fresh USDA Choice Bone-in Ribeye Roast, 0.5 lb Campari tomatoes (the rest of the package), one 6-oz package Blackberries and 3 Tbsp butter (the rest of the quarter). Season the roast with salt, pepper and garlic, then simmer the blackberries with red wine vinegar and the pan juices for the sauce, with no sugar added. Timing note: salt the roast up to a day ahead and let it sit at room temperature for 45 minutes before roasting. Sear at 450 F for 15 minutes, then roast at 325 F to 130 F internal, about 45 to 60 more minutes. About 4g net carbs per serving.
Recipes:
- BEST Bone-In Ribeye Roast {Bone-In Standing Rib Roast Recipe VIDEO} - Key To My Lime
- Bone In Ribeye with Roasted Garlic Butter Recipe
- Juicy Ribeye Roast Made Easy - Confessions of a Baking Queen

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Fresh Antibiotic Free Family Pack Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs (4 lbs): $9.16
- Frozen Whole Turkey (Butterball Premium) (10 lbs): $12.70
- Fresh USDA Choice Bone-in Ribeye Roast (2.5 lbs): $22.48
- Season's Choice Frozen Extra Fine Green Beans (x2 packages): $4.98
- Campari Tomatoes on the Vine (1 lb package): $2.49
- Blackberries (1 package, 6 oz): $1.69
- Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters (Salted or Unsalted) (x1): $1.99
- Friendly Farms Heavy Whipping Cream (x1): $4.59
- Stonemill Poultry Spices or Herbs (x1): $1.95

Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
- Fresh garlic
- Yellow onions
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic powder
- Red wine vinegar
- Bay leaves