Lidl Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Chicken Breast Strips with Rice and Cheese
Description: Chicken breast is cut into finger-sized strips, baked until golden, and served over fluffy rice. A sprinkle of melty shredded cheese on top makes it mild and kid-friendly.
Sale items used: chicken breast, long grain rice, shredded cheese, Irish butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.4 lb chicken breast (assumed total weight 0.4 lb), 1/2 cup cooked rice (about 1/4 cup dry), 1/4 cup shredded cheese, 1 tsp butter. Bake strips at 400F for 15 to 18 minutes.
Recipes:
- Baked Chicken Fingers Recipe
- Simple Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole
- Cheesy Chicken and Rice Bake
Tuesday
Meal: Beef Meatball-Free Cheeseburger Tacos? No - Skillet Ground Beef Quesadillas
Description: Browned ground beef and shredded cheese are folded into a flour tortilla and crisped in a skillet. Cut into wedges for easy dipping.
Sale items used: ground beef, flour tortillas, shredded cheese, tomatoes on the vine
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1/4 lb of the 2 lb beef pack (cook the rest and freeze portions for other meals), 2 tortillas, 1/3 cup cheese, a few slices of tomato on the side. Mild seasoning only, such as a pinch of salt.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Quesadillas Quick Family Dinner
- Ground Beef Quesadillas - Chelsea's Messy Apron
- Easy Ground Beef Quesadillas Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Roasted Pork Loin Slices with Buttery Gnocchi
Description: A small piece of pork loin is roasted until juicy and sliced thin. It is served with soft gnocchi tossed in butter.
Sale items used: pork loin, gnocchi, Irish butter
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb pork loin (assumed total weight 0.5 lb), roast at 400F for 25 to 30 minutes until 145F inside, rest 5 minutes. Use about 1/3 of the gnocchi pack (about 6 oz) and 1 tbsp butter.
Recipes:
- Pork Tenderloin Over Three Cheese Gnocchi
- Pork with Apples and Gnocchi
- Balsamic Pork with Gnocchi
Thursday
Meal: Garlic-Free Buttery Shrimp and Rice Bowls
Description: Tender shrimp are sauteed in butter with a little salt and served over warm rice. Tomato wedges on the side add color and freshness.
Sale items used: frozen gulf shrimp, long grain rice, Irish butter, tomatoes on the vine
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1/3 of the shrimp bag (about 5 oz, thawed in cold water 10 minutes), 1/2 cup cooked rice, 1 tbsp butter, a few tomato slices.
Friday
Meal: Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs with Cheesy Biscuits
Description: A small portion of baby back ribs is slow-baked until tender with a mild sweet glaze. Warm buttermilk biscuits topped with melted cheese are served alongside.
Sale items used: baby back ribs, buttermilk biscuits, shredded cheese, Irish butter
Prep time: 15 minutes active (about 2 hours 15 minutes total)
Serving note: Use 1 lb ribs, about 4 to 5 ribs (assumed total weight 1 lb). Bake covered at 300F for 2 hours, then uncover and brush with mild barbecue sauce for 10 minutes. Season ribs earlier in the day to save time. Bake 2 biscuits with 2 tbsp cheese for the last 15 minutes.
Recipes:
- BBQ Baby Back Ribs Recipe
- Oven Baked Baby Back Ribs
- Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub: Easy, Flavorful, and Family-Approved
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty chicken breast (0.4 lb): $0.80
- Butcher's Specialty ground beef, 32 oz (x1 pack): $7.99
- Smithfield pork loin (0.5 lb): $0.90
- Smithfield baby back ribs (1 lb): $2.79
- Ocean Sea frozen gulf shrimp, 16 oz (x1 pack): $7.99
- Milbona shredded cheese, 32 oz (x1 pack): $4.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection Irish butter, 8 oz (x1): $2.49
- Lidl Preferred Selection classic gnocchi (x1 pack): $1.49
- enriched long grain rice, 48 oz (x1 bag): $2.39
- medium flour tortillas, 10 ct (x1 pack): $1.89
- jumbo buttermilk biscuits, 16 oz (x1 pack): $1.49
- tomatoes on the vine (0.5 lb): $0.75
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt
- Mild barbecue sauce
- Cooking oil or cooking spray
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast, family size: $1.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh ground beef, 80% lean, 32 oz: $7.99 each
- Butcher's Specialty fresh beef skirt steak: $9.99/lb
- Smithfield fresh half boneless pork loin: $1.79/lb
- Fish Market fresh wild caught skinless cod fillets: $8.99/lb
- Smithfield fresh baby back ribs: $2.79/lb
- Ocean Sea frozen wild caught pacific whiting, 32 oz: $5.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen wild caught gulf shrimp, large, 16 oz: $7.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Del Real Birria con consomme, 15 oz: $9.98
- Del Real pupusas, birria & cheese, 6 ct, 16.8 oz: $7.99
- pulled meat, choose from pork or chicken, 16 oz: $5.99
Produce on sale:
- mini avocados, 6 ct: $1.99/pk
- bartlett pear, 3 lb: $3.29/pk
- tomatoes on the vine: $1.49/lb
- red onions, 2 lb: $1.59/pk
- gold kiwis, 1 lb: $3.59/lb
- organic lettuce iceberg, 1 ct: $2.49 each
- blackberries, 12 oz: $3.59/pk
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- heavy whipping cream, 32 fl oz: $3.49
- Milbona shredded cheese, family size, 32 oz: $4.99
- sour cream, 16 oz: $1.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Lidl Preferred Selection 100% Irish butter, 8 oz: $2.49 each
- Green Valley large white eggs, grade A, 18 ct: $2.49
- blended nonfat plain yogurt, 32 oz: $2.79
Bakery and bread on sale:
- cinnamon roll: $1.49 each
- walnut bread: $2.49 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection sliced brioche loaf, 17.6 oz: $3.49
- enriched white bread, 20 oz: $1.49
- Clyde's Donuts cake donuts, 12.6 oz: $2.99
Pantry on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection wafer cookies, 6.1 oz: $2.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection passata, 24.6 oz: $1.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection classic gnocchi, 17.6 oz: $1.49
- pantry staples, 5 oz - 128 fl oz: $2.00 each (when you buy 5)
- Filippo Berio pure olive oil, 16.9 fl oz: $5.99
- Bellarom French roast ground coffee, 12 oz: $4.99
- 100% pure canola oil, 48 fl oz: $2.99
- Tropicana pure premium original orange juice, no pulp, 89 fl oz: $6.99
- baked fiber bars, lemon, 5.3 oz: $1.99
- Solevita tropical wonder smoothie, 25.3 fl oz: $2.79
- jumbo buttermilk biscuits, 16 oz: $1.49
- Alesto dry roasted peanuts, 16 oz: $2.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Rao's Homemade marinara, 24 oz: $6.98
- marinara pasta sauce, 24 oz: $2.29
- fall flavors pasta sauce, 24 oz: $2.49
- Combino autumn shaped vegetable pasta, 17.6 oz: $2.29
- sparkling apple juice, four 12 fl oz bottles: $3.99
- Ocean Spray cranberry cider, 60 fl oz: $3.99
- apple pie granola, 11 oz: $2.49
- drizzled mini rice crisps, 4 oz: $2.29
- mini biscotti fall flavors, 10 oz: $4.99
- Two-Bite pecan mini pies, 16.2 oz: $6.98
- Gatorade lower sugar, 12-12 fl oz: $6.97
- Florida's Natural peach mango juice drink, 59 fl oz: $2.17
- Duke's mayonnaise, 30 fl oz: $3.89
- Ocean Spray juice drink can, 16 oz: $1.50 each (when you buy 2)
- kosher dill pickle spears/chips, 32 fl oz: $2.99
- Capri Sun juice drink, variety pack, 30-6 fl oz: $9.47
- Crystal Geyser alpine spring water, 40-16.9 fl oz: $4.99
- Barilla Al Bronzo organic bucatini, 16 oz: $2.49
- enriched long grain rice, 48 oz: $2.39
- medium flour tortillas, 10 ct: $1.89
- POM 100% pomegranate juice, 48 fl oz: $7.99
- Pure Life purified water minis, 24-8 fl oz bottles: $4.79
- Filippo Berio arrabbiata sauce, 24 oz: $4.99
- Favorina classic panettone fruit cake, 33.1 oz: $9.99
- Favorina hazelnut nougat log, 3.52 oz: $2.49
- Favorina peppermint yogurt pretzel stars, 7 oz: $2.99
- Favorina cookie butter speculoos spread, 14.1 oz: $2.99
- Favorina milk chocolate hot cocoa pods, 12 ct, 6.3 oz: $3.99
- Favorina mini stollen, 7 oz: $2.49
- Favorina stollen, 17.6 oz: $4.99
- Favorina marzipan log coated in dark chocolate, 4.4 oz: $2.49
- Favorina mini holiday chocolates, 4.4 oz: $2.99
- Favorina chocolate rings with sprinkles, 7 oz: $2.49
- Favorina fruit shaped marzipan, 5.2 oz: $2.99
- Favorina lebkuchen glazed gingerbread cookies, dark chocolate coated, 7 oz: $2.99
- Favorina Nürnberger lebkuchen, glazed & dark chocolate coated gingerbread, 10.5 oz: $4.49
- Favorina chocolate coins, 5.2 oz: $2.49
- Favorina German nougat bites, 4.4 oz: $2.99
- Favorina gingerbread hearts with apricot filling & chocolate coating, 10.5 oz: $4.39
- Favorina spiced cookie assortment, 21.1 oz: $4.99
- Favorina speculoos cookies, 21.1 oz: $2.99
- Favorina Christmas cookie assortment, 17.6 oz: $6.99
- Favorina dark chocolate cookies filled with orange marzipan, 7 oz: $3.99
- Favorina shortbread cookies with dark chocolate, 5.3 oz: $2.99
- Favorina vanilla crescents, 5.29 oz: $2.99
- Favorina candied & glazed chestnuts, 8.8 oz: $5.99
- Favorina Florentine almond cookies, 4.4 oz: $3.99
- Favorina chocolate coated gingerbread cookies, 17.6 oz: $5.49
- Favorina Advent calendar, 2.64 oz: $1.99
- Favorina coffee holiday calendar, 12 ct, 4.2 oz: $7.99
- Mars candy holiday countdown calendar, 24 ct, 9.95 oz: $9.99
- The Elf on the Shelf holiday countdown calendar, 1.76 oz: $2.99
- 12 days of hot sauce Advent calendar, 8.04 fl oz: $14.99
- Dulano chicken sausage, 5 ct, 12 oz: $2.49
- Dulano maple breakfast sausage links, 12 oz: $1.99
- Dulano deli meat, 9 oz: $3.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Dulano oven roasted chicken breast, 9 oz: $3.00 each
Frozen on sale:
- frozen cream cheese stuffed jalapeño, 8.8 oz: $1.99
- Boston Market frozen chicken pot pie, 16 oz: $2.99
- frozen style meatballs, 26-28 oz: $4.99
- Trattoria Alfredo frozen pepperoni pizza rolls, 42.86 oz: $4.79
- Just Bare frozen oven roasted chicken breast bites, 19.2 oz: $10.56
- Tyson Any'tizers frozen hot wings, 22 oz: $6.99
- Tyson frozen chicken patties, 23 oz: $4.99
- Checkers frozen famous fries, 48 oz: $7.64
- Uno Chicago style deep dish cheese pizza, 14.1 oz: $4.99
- Red Baron frozen deep dish pizza singles, 11.2 oz: $2.99
- Bibigo frozen sweet & spicy crunchy chicken, 18 oz: $6.99
- Norpaco panini mozzarella sticks, 4 oz: $3.99
- Tyson frozen chicken breast sliders, original, 8 ct, 20.8 oz: $7.99
- Ocean Sea frozen spicy shrimp fried rice, 16 oz: $3.49
- Impossible frozen sausage, savory, 14 oz: $4.99
- Popfully microwave popcorn, white cheddar, 6 ct, 19.8 oz: $3.49
- Popfully cinnamon toast popcorn, 5 oz: $2.99
🛒 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.
$35.96
for 1 person · $35.96 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of October 14, 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.