Lidl Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Frozen Fish Sticks with Potato and Cheddar Pierogies
Description: Crispy oven-baked fish sticks paired with warm, cheesy potato pierogies make a classic kid-approved dinner that is easy to pull together on a weeknight. Serve with a simple squeeze of ketchup or tartar sauce on the side for dipping fun.
Sale items used: Frozen fish sticks ($2.99 for 15.8 oz.), Frozen pierogies potato and cheddar ($1.79 for 16 oz.)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 6 fish sticks and 5 to 6 pierogies for one child-sized serving. Both items bake at 425F so you can cook them on the same sheet pan at the same time. Leftover fish sticks and pierogies keep well for another meal later in the week.
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Uncured Franks in Puff Pastry with Frozen Tots
Description: Mini pigs-in-blankets made with uncured franks wrapped in golden puff pastry are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, and crispy frozen tots round out the plate perfectly. Everything bakes in the oven so cleanup is a breeze.
Sale items used: Frozen uncured franks in puff pastry ($4.99 for 12 ct.), Frozen tots ($1.99 for 32 oz.)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 4 franks in puff pastry and about 1 cup (roughly 10 to 12 tots) for one serving. The remaining franks and tots go back in the freezer for future meals, making both packages excellent value for a single-person household.
Wednesday
Meal: Ground Beef and Cherry Tomato Sauce over Fusilli Pasta
Description: Savory ground beef simmered in a sweet cherry tomato sauce and tossed with twisty fusilli pasta is a simple, satisfying meal kids love. The spiral shape of the fusilli catches all the sauce so every bite is flavorful.
Sale items used: Fresh ground beef 85% lean ($10.99 for 32 oz.), Italiamo cherry tomato sauce ($1.69 for 11.6 oz.), Italiamo fusilli pasta ($2.99 for 17.6 oz.)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.5 lb (8 oz.) of ground beef and roughly 2 oz. of dry fusilli for one serving. The full 32 oz. package of ground beef costs $10.99 - portion out 8 oz. for this meal and freeze the remaining 24 oz. in separate portions for future use. Use about half the jar of cherry tomato sauce and save the rest.
Thursday
Meal: Del Real Chicken and 3 Cheese Tamales with Sour Cream and Frozen Tots
Description: Tender, cheesy chicken tamales heated straight from the package are a fun and filling dinner, and a dollop of cool sour cream on the side balances the richness perfectly. Crispy tots add a familiar side that kids always enjoy.
Sale items used: Del Real chicken and 3 cheese tamales ($8.99 for 24 oz., 6 ct.), Sour cream ($1.29 for 16 oz.), Frozen tots ($1.99 for 32 oz., already purchased Monday)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 tamales and about 1 cup of tots for one serving. The remaining 4 tamales can be refrigerated and reheated over the next few days. The sour cream and tots both have plenty left over for other uses throughout the week.
Recipes:
- CHICKEN AND THREE CHEESE TAMALES – Del Real Foods
Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Shrimp over Tricolor Trottole Pasta
Description: Plump cooked shrimp warmed in a simple garlic butter sauce and served over colorful tricolor trottole pasta makes a fun, visually appealing dinner that kids find exciting. The mild buttery flavor keeps it totally kid-friendly and the fun pasta shape makes it extra enjoyable.
Sale items used: Frozen large cooked shrimp 31-40 ($6.99 for 12 oz.), Italiamo tricolor trottole ($1.99 for 16 oz.), Kerrygold grass-fed pure Irish butter ($3.99 for 8 oz.)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Thaw about 6 oz. of shrimp (roughly 10 to 12 shrimp) for one serving and cook about 2 oz. of dry trottole pasta. Use 1 to 2 tablespoons of butter from the block and store the rest in the fridge for other uses. Mince one small garlic clove from your pantry and saute briefly before adding the pre-cooked shrimp just to warm through, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Recipes:
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta - Damn Delicious
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Frozen fish sticks (x1 pack, 15.8 oz.): $2.99
- Frozen pierogies potato and cheddar (x1 pack, 16 oz.): $1.79
- Frozen uncured franks in puff pastry (x1 pack, 12 ct.): $4.99
- Frozen tots (x1 pack, 32 oz.): $1.99
- Fresh ground beef 85% lean (x1 pack, 32 oz.): $10.99
- Italiamo cherry tomato sauce (x1 jar, 11.6 oz.): $1.69
- Italiamo fusilli pasta (x1 pack, 17.6 oz.): $2.99
- Del Real chicken and 3 cheese tamales (x1 pack, 24 oz.): $8.99
- Sour cream (x1 tub, 16 oz.): $1.29
- Frozen large cooked shrimp 31-40 (x1 pack, 12 oz.): $6.99
- Italiamo tricolor trottole (x1 pack, 16 oz.): $1.99
- Kerrygold grass-fed pure Irish butter (x1 block, 8 oz.): $3.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Garlic cloves
- Salt and black pepper
- Ketchup or tartar sauce for dipping with fish sticks
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Fresh grass-fed ribeye steak: $6.99 each
- Fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast, thin sliced: $2.99
- Fresh bone-in center cut pork chops: $2.99
- Fresh plain beef fajitas: $8.99
- Fresh steelhead trout skin-on fillet: $8.99
- Frozen large cooked shrimp, 31-40: $6.99 for 12 oz.
- Frozen spicy shrimp fried rice: $3.89 for 16 oz.
- Frozen battered boom boom shrimp with sweet Thai chili sauce: $4.99 for 10 oz.
- Frozen fish sticks: $2.99 for 15.8 oz.
- Fresh ground beef, 85% lean: $10.99 for 32 oz.
- Dulano salami: $3.99 for 7 oz.
- Beretta cubed pancetta: $3.49 for 4 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection prosciutto Italiano, family size: $7.99 for 8 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection mortadella with pistachios, family size: $5.99 for 8 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection guanciale strips: $5.49 for 3.5 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection Italian coppa slices: $3.99 for 3 oz.
- Kerrygold grass-fed pure Irish butter: $3.99 for 8 oz.
- Perdue Air Fryer Ready frozen crispy wings: $8.99 for 22 oz.
- Del Real grilled chicken & vegetables fajita kit: $8.99 for 18 oz.
- Del Real birria: $9.99 for 15 oz.
- Del Real pupusas: $7.99 for 6 ct., 16.8 oz.
- Del Real chicken & 3 cheese tamales: $8.99 for 24 oz.
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection fresh pasta: $2.49 for 8.8 oz.
Produce on sale:
- Green seedless grapes: $1.29 for 5 lb.
- Yellow potatoes: $2.99 for 5 lb.
- Peaches: $1.69
- Tomatoes on the vine: $1.49
- Gold kiwis: $3.89 for 1 lb.
- Organic Pink Lady apples: $3.59 for 2 lb.
- Raspberries: $1.99 for 6 oz.
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Ricotta cheese: $1.99 for 15 oz.
- Shredded Parmesan cheese: $1.99 for 5 oz.
- Fresh mozzarella cheese: $2.49 for 8 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection DOP Pecorino Romano cheese: $6.49 for 8 oz.
- Italian cheese: $3.49 for 8 oz.
- Dolce Gorgonzola cheese: $3.49 for 7 oz.
- Sour cream: $1.29 for 16 oz.
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Rustic baguette: $1.99 each
- Brownie pop: $1.19 each
- Blueberry scone: $0.89 each
- Enriched white bread: $0.99 for 20 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen butter croissants: $2.99 for 6 ct., 12.7 oz.
Pantry on sale:
- Hazelnut spread with cocoa: $1.99 for 13 oz.
- Granola: $3.99 for 26.5 oz.
- Organic mixed berry granola: $3.99 for 17.6 oz.
- Pack-a-snack: $1.99 for 4.5 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection amber maple syrup, family size: $10.99 for 32 fl. oz.
- On the Border tortilla chips, Café Style: $2.79 for 11 oz.
- Italiamo nougat bar: $1.99 for 3.52 oz.
- Italiamo Tuscan style cookie assortment: $5.99 for 15.8 oz.
- Italiamo cannoli with crème filling: $3.99 for 6.3 oz.
- Italiamo glazed puff pastry with cocoa and apricot topping: $1.99 for 7 oz.
- Italiamo crunchy nut bar: $2.99 for 5.2 oz.
- Italiamo lady fingers: $2.99 for 14.1 oz.
- Italiamo shortbread cookies with milk and honey: $2.99 for 12.3 oz.
- Italiamo cookies: $2.99 for 14.1 oz.
- Italiamo shortbread cookies with creme filling: $1.99 for 4.9 oz.
- Italiamo chocolate covered pistachios: $3.99 for 5.29 oz.
- Italiamo cantuccini: $3.49 for 10.5 oz.
- Italiamo pistachio spread: $2.49 for 6.7 oz.
- Biscotti Brothers biscottini: $3.99 for 10 oz.
- Italiamo focaccia crackers: $1.99 for 3.52 oz.
- Italiamo Sardinian puffed crackers: $2.99 for 7 oz.
- Italiamo tarallini baked snack: $3.99 for 17.6 oz.
- Italiamo seasoning oil: $3.99 for 8.4 fl. oz.
- Italiamo seasoning blend grinder: $1.49 for 0.56-1.23 oz.
- Italiamo sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil: $2.29 for 8.1 oz.
- Italiamo roasted bell pepper in sunflower oil: $2.49 for 9.8 oz.
- Italiamo grilled artichokes in rapeseed oil with lemon: $2.99 for 7 oz.
- Italiamo bruschetta topping: $1.99 for 6.7 oz.
- Italiamo flavored vinegar: $3.99 for 8.4 fl. oz.
- Italiamo balsamic vinegar spray: $2.49 for 8.4 fl. oz.
- Italiamo extra virgin olive oil: $7.99 for 16.9 fl. oz.
- Antico Frantoio Italian extra virgin olive oil: $7.99 for 16.9 fl. oz.
- Italiamo whole green nocellara olives: $3.99 for 14.8 oz.
- Italiamo pitted taggiasca olives: $2.49 for 6.3 oz.
- Italiamo green pitted olives in sunflower oil: $3.99 for 18.6 oz.
- Italiamo balsamic glaze: $1.99 for 8.4-8.45 fl. oz.
- Italiamo Arborio rice: $3.99 for 35.2 oz.
- Italiamo tricolor trottole: $1.99 for 16 oz.
- Italiamo risotto: $2.49 for 9.8 oz.
- Italiamo pasta: $2.49 for 8.8-17.6 oz.
- Italiamo cannelloni pasta: $1.99 for 8.8 oz.
- Italiamo Sicilian sauce: $1.69 for 6.3 oz.
- Italiamo fusilli pasta: $2.99 for 17.6 oz.
- Italiamo cherry tomato sauce: $1.69 for 11.6 oz.
- Italiamo Sicilian pistachio & basil pesto: $2.39 for 6.7 oz.
- Italiamo marmalade: $2.99 for 12.6 oz.
- Italiamo cedrata Italian sparkling drink: $3.49 for four 6.7 fl. oz. bottles
- Creamy peanut butter: $0.99 for 18 oz.
- Concord grape jelly: $1.49 for 32 oz.
- Cereal: $1.49 for 12.3-18 oz.
- Snack Day wavy potato chips, extra flavor all dressed: $1.79 for 9.5 oz.
- Fin Carré milk chocolate bar with roasted almond pieces: $1.49 for 3.52 oz.
- Alesto raw almonds: $4.99 for 14 oz.
- Fisher walnut halves & pieces: $2.99 for 6 oz.
- Fisher pecan halves: $3.49 for 6 oz.
- Utz Pub Mix: $5.99 for 20 oz.
- BeeMax Dubai style chocolate bar: $9.99 for 7.4 oz.
- OLIPOP soda: $5.00 for 3 for only
- Solevita 100% orange juice, pulp free: $4.99 for 1 gallon
- Solevita organic ginger mango lime shot: $2.25 for 5 fl. oz.
- Ground coffee, 100% Colombian: $9.49 for 24.2 oz.
- Bellarom coffee pods: $7.99 for 36 ct., 11.8 oz.
- Califia Farms cold brew unsweetened black coffee, espresso blend: $4.99 for 48 fl. oz.
- Extra virgin olive oil: $8.65 for 25.3 fl. oz.
Frozen on sale:
- Italiamo frozen gelato sampler: $3.99 for 28.7 fl. oz.
- Frozen pierogies, potato and cheddar: $1.79 for 16 oz.
- Frozen uncured franks in puff pastry: $4.99 for 12 ct., 7.5 oz.
- Italiamo frozen tartufo dairy dessert: $2.99 for 2 ct., 12.1 fl. oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen tiramisu: $6.99 for 17.6 oz.
- Italiamo frozen pasta & broccoli in broccoli & Alfredo sauce: $3.99 for 17.6 oz.
- Italiamo frozen whole calamari: $7.99 for 22.2 oz.
- Italiamo frozen mozzarella cheese calzone: $2.99 for 8.8 oz.
- Italiamo frozen eggplant Parmesan: $3.49 for 15.8 oz.
- Lidl Preferred Selection fresh pasta: $2.49 for 8.8 oz.
- Bon Gelati frozen dairy dessert cones: $3.15 for 24.3 fl. oz.
- Frozen tots: $1.99 for 32 oz.
- Frozen cheesecake sampler: $3.99 for 12 oz.
- DiGiorno frozen rising crust pizza: $3.99 for 24.6-24.7 oz.
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$50.68
for 1 person · $50.68 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of August 05, 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.