Lidl Low-Carb Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Bone-In Pork Chops with Roasted Bell Peppers and Olives
Description: Two bone-in center cut pork chops are seared in a hot skillet until golden and juicy, then served alongside tender roasted bell peppers and briny green olives for a satisfying low-carb dinner. The combination of smoky peppers, rich pork, and salty olives makes this a bold, flavorful plate with virtually no net carbs.
Sale items used: Fresh bone-in center cut pork chops ($2.99), Italiamo roasted bell pepper in sunflower oil ($2.49), Italiamo pitted taggiasca olives ($2.49)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 pork chops (1 per person); drain and serve half the jar of roasted bell peppers (roughly 5 oz) and about 2 oz of taggiasca olives split between two plates. Remaining olives and peppers keep well in the fridge for later in the week.
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Italian Pork Chops
Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Gorgonzola, and Fresh Mozzarella
Description: One pound of 85% lean ground beef is browned in a skillet and topped with chopped sun-dried tomatoes, crumbled Gorgonzola, and torn fresh mozzarella that melts gently into the hot beef. This rich, Italian-inspired skillet is hearty and low-carb, with the cheeses adding creamy, tangy depth to every bite.
Sale items used: Fresh ground beef 85% lean ($10.99 for 32 oz), Italiamo sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil ($2.29), Dolce Gorgonzola cheese ($3.49), Fresh mozzarella cheese ($2.49)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb (16 oz) of ground beef for 2 people, saving the remaining 1 lb for another use or freezing it. Use about 2 oz sun-dried tomatoes, 2 oz crumbled Gorgonzola, and 3 oz torn fresh mozzarella split between two bowls.
Recipes:
- Italian Ground Beef Skillet Recipe
- Keto Italian Ground Beef and Cauliflower Skillet
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Cooked Thin-Sliced Chicken Breast with Sicilian Pistachio Basil Pesto and Shredded Parmesan
Description: Thin-sliced chicken breasts are quickly pan-cooked in a little olive oil until golden, then topped with a generous spoonful of Sicilian pistachio basil pesto and finished with shredded Parmesan for a bright, nutty, low-carb dinner. The pesto melts into the hot chicken, creating a fragrant sauce that needs nothing else to feel complete.
Sale items used: Fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast thin sliced ($2.99), Italiamo Sicilian pistachio & basil pesto ($2.39), Shredded Parmesan cheese ($1.99)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 12 oz of thin-sliced chicken breast (about 6 oz per person); top each portion with roughly 1.5 tablespoons of pesto and 1 oz of shredded Parmesan. The pesto jar will have leftovers that work well as a dip or sauce later in the week.
Recipes:
- Cheesy Pesto Baked Chicken
- Low Carb Chicken Pesto Bake
Thursday
Meal: Beef Fajita Strips Sauteed with Sour Cream and Pecorino Romano
Description: Fresh plain beef fajita strips are sauteed in a hot skillet with a drizzle of olive oil until caramelized and tender, then served with a dollop of cool sour cream and a generous grating of sharp Pecorino Romano on top. Skipping the tortillas entirely keeps this meal well under the carb limit while the sour cream and aged cheese add richness and contrast to the savory beef.
Sale items used: Fresh plain beef fajitas ($8.99), Sour cream ($1.29), Lidl Preferred Selection DOP Pecorino Romano cheese ($6.49)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: The $8.99 package of beef fajita strips is used in full for 2 people; serve each person roughly half the package of beef, topped with 2 tablespoons of sour cream and about 1 oz of freshly grated Pecorino Romano. Remaining sour cream keeps in the fridge.
Recipes:
- Keto Steak Fajitas
- Low Carb Steak Fajita Skillet
Friday
Meal: Pan-Seared Steelhead Trout Fillet with Balsamic Glaze and Taggiasca Olives
Description: A skin-on steelhead trout fillet is seared in a hot skillet until the skin is crispy and the flesh is flaky, then drizzled with balsamic glaze and scattered with buttery taggiasca olives for an elegant, low-carb finish. The sweet-tangy glaze and rich olives complement the mild, fatty trout beautifully without adding meaningful carbs.
Sale items used: Fresh steelhead trout skin-on fillet ($8.99), Italiamo balsamic glaze ($1.99), Italiamo pitted taggiasca olives ($2.49 - remainder from Monday)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: The $8.99 fillet is used in full for 2 people; slice into 2 equal portions after searing. Drizzle each plate with about 1 teaspoon of balsamic glaze (keeping the amount small to stay low-carb) and scatter the remaining taggiasca olives from Monday over both plates.
Recipes:
- Steelhead Trout with Lemon Caper Sauce
- Pan Seared Steelhead Trout with Citrus Vinegar Glaze
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh bone-in center cut pork chops (1 pack, 2 chops): $2.99
- Italiamo roasted bell pepper in sunflower oil (x1 jar): $2.49
- Italiamo pitted taggiasca olives (x1 jar): $2.49
- Fresh ground beef 85% lean (x1 pack, 32 oz): $10.99
- Italiamo sun-dried tomatoes in sunflower oil (x1 jar): $2.29
- Dolce Gorgonzola cheese (x1 pack): $3.49
- Fresh mozzarella cheese (x1 pack): $2.49
- Fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast thin sliced (x1 pack): $2.99
- Italiamo Sicilian pistachio & basil pesto (x1 jar): $2.39
- Shredded Parmesan cheese (x1 pack): $1.99
- Fresh plain beef fajitas (x1 pack): $8.99
- Sour cream (x1 tub): $1.29
- Lidl Preferred Selection DOP Pecorino Romano cheese (x1 pack): $6.49
- Fresh steelhead trout skin-on fillet (x1 fillet): $8.99
- Italiamo balsamic glaze (x1 bottle): $1.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil or cooking oil for searing
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic powder or fresh garlic
- Red pepper flakes (optional, for the pork chops or beef)
- Paper towels for patting proteins dry before searing
🏷️ 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
$62.35
for 2 people · $31.18 per person
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