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, tossed in a little butter, and baked until golden, then served over fluffy rice with melty shredded cheese on top. It is a mild, familiar dinner that kids can build themselves.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty chicken breast, enriched long grain rice, Milbona shredded cheese, Irish butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 1 lb chicken breast (assumed total weight) for 2 people with a little leftover for lunch. Cook 1 cup dry rice, top with 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and toss the strips in 1 Tbsp melted butter. Bake 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: Ground beef is browned with a pinch of salt and folded into flour tortillas with plenty of shredded cheese, then crisped in a skillet. Cut into wedges for easy dipping, with fresh tomato slices on the side.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty ground beef, medium flour tortillas, Milbona shredded cheese, tomatoes on the vine
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use half the 32 oz pack (1 lb) for 2 people, and freeze the other half for another meal. Make 4 quesadillas with 4 tortillas and 1 cup cheese total. Slice 1/2 lb tomatoes (assumed total weight) for the side.
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 pork loin roast is seasoned simply, roasted until juicy, and sliced into tender rounds. It is served with pillowy gnocchi tossed in butter, which kids love.
Sale items used: Smithfield pork loin, classic gnocchi, Irish butter
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Buy about 1.25 lb pork loin (assumed total weight) for 2 people with a little left over for sandwiches. Roast at 400F for 25 to 30 minutes until it reaches 145F, then rest 5 minutes. Boil the whole 17.6 oz gnocchi pack for 2 to 3 minutes and toss with 2 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: Large shrimp are sauteed in butter with just salt, then spooned over warm rice. Add tomato chunks on the side for a simple, colorful bowl.
Sale items used: Ocean Sea frozen gulf shrimp, enriched long grain rice, Irish butter, tomatoes on the vine
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use the whole 16 oz bag of shrimp (thawed under cold water for 10 minutes). Cook 1 cup dry rice and saute the shrimp in 2 Tbsp butter for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with 1/2 lb diced tomatoes (assumed total weight).
Friday
Meal: Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs with Cheesy Biscuits
Description: A half rack of baby back ribs is baked low and slow with a mild seasoning until tender. Jumbo biscuits are topped with shredded cheese and baked alongside for a gooey side.
Sale items used: Smithfield baby back ribs, jumbo buttermilk biscuits, Milbona shredded cheese
Prep time: 15 minutes active, 2 hours 15 minutes total
Serving note: Buy about 2 lbs of ribs (assumed total weight), about one small rack, for 2 people. Season and wrap in foil the day before or morning of, then bake at 300F for 2 hours. Bake 4 biscuits with 1/2 cup cheese during 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 (1 lb): $1.99
- Butcher's Specialty ground beef, 32 oz (x1): $7.99
- Smithfield pork loin (1.25 lbs): $2.24
- Ocean Sea frozen gulf shrimp, 16 oz (x1): $7.99
- Smithfield baby back ribs (2 lbs): $5.58
- Milbona shredded cheese, 32 oz (x1): $4.99
- Lidl Irish butter, 8 oz (x1): $2.49
- Classic gnocchi, 17.6 oz (x1): $1.49
- Jumbo buttermilk biscuits, 16 oz (x1): $1.49
- Medium flour tortillas, 10 ct (x1): $1.89
- Enriched long grain rice, 48 oz (x1): $2.39
- Tomatoes on the vine (1 lb): $1.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt
- Pepper
- Mild paprika (optional)
- Cooking oil
🏷️ 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.
$42.02
for 2 people · $21.01 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.