Lidl Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Kielbasa and Potato Wedge Sheet-Pan Dinner
Description: Slices of mild kielbasa roast on one pan alongside crispy potato wedges until golden and a little caramelized. It is an easy, hands-off dinner sized for one hungry kid, with ketchup for dipping.
Sale items used: Hillshire Farm Polska kielbasa, Harvest Basket frozen potato wedges
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about 4 oz kielbasa (about 1/3 of the pack) and about 6 oz potato wedges (about 1/6 of the bag). Bake at 425°F for 20-25 minutes, flipping once. Save the rest of the kielbasa for another meal or freeze it.
Recipes:
- Kielbasa Sheet Pan Dinner
- Sheet Pan Kielbasa and Potatoes
- Kielbasa and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
Tuesday
Meal: Crispy Baked Chicken Nugget Plate with Cucumber Dippers
Description: Golden baked chicken nuggets are served with crunchy mini cucumber sticks and a dip for a fun finger-food plate. It is simple, colorful, and easy for kids to assemble themselves.
Sale items used: Tyson frozen chicken nuggets, mini cucumbers
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Bake 6 nuggets (about 5 oz) at 400°F for 15-18 minutes. Serve with 3 mini cucumbers (about 3 oz), sliced into sticks, plus ketchup or ranch from home. The rest of the nuggets stay frozen.
Recipes:
- Crispy Homemade Chicken Nuggets (No Frying)
- Crispy Chicken Nuggets (Better than Fast-Food!)
- Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets
Wednesday
Meal: Baked Pork Rib Chops with Buttery Spaghetti and Brussels Sprouts
Description: One tender boneless country style pork rib chop is baked with mild seasoning and served over buttery spaghetti. Roasted Brussels sprouts get a little salt and butter to keep the flavor gentle.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty boneless country style pork rib chops, Combino spaghetti, Brussels sprouts
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Assumed total pork weight is 0.5 lb (1 or 2 chops). Bake at 400°F for 25-30 minutes until it reaches 145°F inside. Cook 2 oz dry spaghetti (about 1/20 of the bag) with 1 tsp butter. Roast about 4 oz (a handful) of Brussels sprouts alongside the pork. Buy a 1 lb pack of sprouts, since that is the smallest size.
Recipes:
- Honey Mustard Pork Chops with Brussels Sprouts
- Roasted Pork Chops with Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
- Breaded Pork Chops with Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts
Thursday
Meal: Crispy Fish Sticks with Oven Fries and Lemon Wedges
Description: Crunchy breaded fish sticks and crinkle fries bake together on one pan for a classic kid favorite. A lemon wedge adds a bright squeeze, and ketchup or tartar sauce works for dipping.
Sale items used: Ocean Sea frozen breaded fish sticks, Ore-Ida golden crinkle French fries, lemons
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Bake 5 fish sticks (about 4 oz) and about 4 oz fries (a generous handful) at 425°F for 18-22 minutes, turning once. Cut 1/2 lemon into wedges. The rest of the fish sticks and fries stay frozen.
Recipes:
- Crispy Baked Fish Sticks
- Crispy Homemade Fish Sticks
- Crispy Baked Fish Sticks Recipe
Friday
Meal: Chicken Tender Alfredo Pasta
Description: Tender strips of chicken are pan-cooked until golden and tossed with creamy Alfredo sauce and spaghetti. It is a mild, cozy bowl that kids tend to love.
Sale items used: Farmer Focus fresh organic chicken tenders, Creamy Alfredo sauce, Combino spaghetti
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Assumed total chicken weight is 0.4 lb (about 3 tenders). Cut into bite-size pieces and cook in a skillet 6-8 minutes until no longer pink. Boil 2 oz dry spaghetti (from the Wednesday bag) and toss with about 1/2 cup (4 oz) Alfredo sauce. Refrigerate the rest of the sauce for up to 5 days.
Recipes:
- Chicken Alfredo
- Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
- Easy Chicken Alfredo Pasta
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Hillshire Farm Polska kielbasa (x1 pack): $2.99
- Harvest Basket frozen potato wedges (x1 bag): $1.99
- Tyson frozen chicken nuggets (x1 bag): $4.79
- Mini cucumbers (x1 pack): $1.49
- Butcher's Specialty boneless country style pork rib chops (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Combino spaghetti (x1 bag): $2.49
- Brussels sprouts (1 lb): $1.99
- Ocean Sea frozen breaded fish sticks (x1 bag): $5.99
- Ore-Ida golden crinkle French fries (x1 bag): $3.97
- Lemons (x1 bag): $1.99
- Farmer Focus fresh organic chicken tenders (0.4 lb): $2.40
- Creamy Alfredo sauce (x1 jar): $1.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter
- Salt and pepper
- Ketchup
- Ranch dressing or preferred dip
- Cooking oil or cooking spray
- Mild seasoning such as garlic powder or paprika
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh party wings: $2.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless country style pork rib chops: $2.99/lb
- Butcher's Specialty fresh grass-fed ribeye steak, 10 oz: $6.99 each
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless beef top round London broil: $6.99/lb
- Fish Market fresh Chilean Atlantic salmon skin on fillet portions: $7.99/lb
- Ocean Sea frozen breaded fish sticks, family size: $5.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen Alaskan pollock fillets, family size: $7.99 each
- Ocean Sea frozen Atlantic salmon skinless fillet portions, family size: $12.99 each
- frozen white shrimp, 9/14: $10.99 each
- SeaPak frozen coconut shrimp, family size: $9.87 each
- Ocean Sea frozen jumbo cooked shrimp, 26-30: $6.49 each
- Farmer Focus fresh organic chicken tenders: $5.99/lb
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Dulano ham/turkey breast, 9 oz: $3.00 each (when you buy 2)
- dip, Buffalo style chicken or spinach, 10-12 oz: starting at $2.79 each
- Fratelli Beretta Milano and Fontina meat and cheese tray, 4 oz: $3.99 each
- Hillshire Farm ultra thin honey roasted turkey breast, mega pack, 2 ct, 22 oz: $7.97 each
- Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies, 28 oz: $6.97 each
- Swaggerty's Farm mild breakfast sausage, 30 ct, 45 oz: $9.99 each
- Dulano andouille chicken sausage, family size, 10 ct, 24 oz: $5.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Polska kielbasa, 13-14 oz: $2.99 each
- Panera Bread original mac & cheese bowl, 16 oz: $4.99 each
- Panera Bread broccoli cheddar soup, 16 oz: $3.50 each (when you buy 2)
Produce on sale:
- lemons, 2 lb: $1.99 each
- mandarins, 3 lb: $2.49/pk
- organic grape tomatoes, 1 pt: $2.95/pk
- brussels sprouts, 1 lb: $1.99/lb
- red bell peppers, 2 ct: $1.99/pk
- mini cucumbers, 14 oz: $1.49/pk
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Hillandale Farms large grade A white eggs, family pack, 30 ct: $2.99 each
- almond milk, vanilla, 64 fl oz: $1.79 each
- almond milk, chocolate, 64 fl oz: $1.99 each
- deli sliced cheese, 8 oz: $2.50 each (when you buy 2)
- blended lowfat vanilla yogurt, 32 oz: $1.99 each
- grated cheese, 8 oz: $2.19 each
- creamy Alfredo sauce, 16 oz: $1.49 each
- Milbona sliced sharp cheddar cheese, family size, 16 oz: $3.78 each
- Daisy sour cream, French onion dip, 16 oz: $2.98 each
- sour cream, 16 oz: $1.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Daisy Pure & Natural sour cream, 24 oz: $2.99 each
- Hellmann's squeeze mayonnaise, 11.5 fl oz: $4.22 each
- Danimals smoothie, Pixar strawberry & birthday cake, 12-3.1 fl oz bottles: $5.97 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection sourdough round, 20 oz: $2.49 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection sponge cake roll, 14.1 oz: $2.99 each
- Sondey lady fingers, family size, 17.6 oz: $2.99 each
- La Banderita flour tortillas, family pack, 20 ct: $3.37 each
Pantry on sale:
- Combino spaghetti, family size, 42.3 oz: $2.49 each
- Freshona dill pickles, family size, 57.4 fl oz: $2.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection bronze cut pasta spaghetti/linguine, 16 oz: BOGO, $1.20 each
- Baresa pitted giant green olives in brine, family size, 11.2 oz: $3.99 each
- Bellarom gold coffee medium roast, family size, two 17.6 oz bags: $12.99 each
- Nixe Skipjack tuna in sunflower oil, 26.4 oz: $6.99 each
- International Delight caramel macchiato iced coffee, 64 fl oz: $4.99 each
- Paramount Roasters ground coffee, 12 oz: $5.89 each
- Solevita 100% orange juice, no pulp, 52 fl oz: $2.79 each
- Solevita lemonade with raspberry, 52 fl oz: $1.79 each
- Florida's Natural strawberry lemonade, 59 fl oz: $2.49 each
- cola, 12-12 fl oz cans: $2.50 each (when you buy 2)
- Lidl Preferred Selection Italian soda, 33.8 fl oz: $2.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection Italian sparkling mineral water, 33.8 fl oz: $1.50 each (when you buy 2)
- Red Bull, 8.4 fl oz: $2.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Olipop cherry cola/classic grape, 12 fl oz: $1.96 each
- Milo's sweet tea & lemonade, 128 fl oz: $4.63 each
- Bickel's cheese balls barrel, 13 oz: $3.49 each
- Alesto deluxe mixed nuts, 30 oz: $10.99 each
- Alesto roasted deluxe whole cashews, 30 oz: $9.99 each
- Alesto raw cashews, 10 oz: $5.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection Greek extra virgin olive oil, 16.9 fl oz: $4.99 each
- Bellarom gold coffee, 17.6 oz: $6.99 each
- Frosted Flakes cereal, family size, 21.7 oz: $2.24 each (when you buy 4)
- Chef Select stuffed vine leaves, family size, 2 ct, 19.7 oz: $3.99 each
- hazelnut spread with cocoa, family size, 26.4 oz: $4.29 each
Frozen on sale:
- Perdue Air Fryer Ready frozen crispy wings, 22 oz: $5.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen thin crust pizza, 14-14.4 oz: $4.99 each
- Philly Gourmet frozen 100% pure beef sliced steaks, 21 oz: $3.99 each
- Blount's Family Kitchen beef shepherd's pie, 24 oz: $8.99 each
- frozen beef shepherd's pie, 30 oz: $5.99 each
- Realgood Foods frozen lightly breaded chicken strips, 20 oz: $7.94 each
- Tyson frozen chicken nuggets, 29 oz: $4.79 each
- Stouffer's frozen macaroni & cheese, family size, 40 oz: $6.49 each
- Harvest Basket frozen potato wedges, family size, 35.2 oz: $1.99 each
- Mrs. T's frozen classic onion pierogies, family size, 32 oz: $5.99 each
- Motor City Pizza Co. frozen meal, 22.43-26.17 oz: $7.97 each
- Ocean Pier frozen bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed jalapeños, 10 ct, 7.9 oz: $5.99 each
- Checkers frozen seasoned onion rings, 16 oz: $4.99 each
- Sonic frozen tots, 28 oz: $4.99 each
- El Monterey frozen extra crunchy diablo chicken taquitos, 20.7 oz: $7.87 each
- Milka frozen almond chocolate & hazelnut cake, 14.1 oz: $5.99 each
- Klondike original ice cream bars, 6 ct: $3.00 each (when you buy 2)
- Two-Bite brownies, 14 oz: $6.99 each
- Two-Bite chocolate & vanilla cupcakes, 20 oz: $7.47 each
- Asian meals (General Tso's chicken, beef & broccoli, honey chicken), 22-26 oz: $4.99 each
- frozen hash brown patties, 45.1 oz: $3.49 each
- Ore-Ida frozen golden crinkle French fries, 32 oz: $3.97 each
- frozen crinkle cut French fried potatoes, 32 oz: $2.59 each
- Gelatelli frozen almond dairy dessert bars, 6 ct, 24.3 fl oz: $5.79 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.
$33.08
for 1 person · $33.08 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of October 21, 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.