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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked Chicken Drumsticks with Broccoli and Honey Barbecue Glaze
Description: Two juicy chicken drumsticks are seasoned, oven-baked until golden, and finished with a sticky Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue glaze for bold flavor. A side of roasted broccoli crowns rounds out this satisfying and budget-friendly weeknight dinner for one.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken drumsticks ($1.39/lb), Broccoli crowns ($1.49/lb), Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce ($1.79)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.75 lb of drumsticks (about 2 drumsticks), costing roughly $1.04; use about 0.4 lb of broccoli crowns, costing roughly $0.60. The barbecue sauce bottle will carry over for Thursday and beyond. Total active time is short but oven time runs about 40 minutes - preheat while you prep the broccoli to keep things efficient.
Recipes:
- Easy Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
- Easy Honey BBQ Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks
Tuesday
Meal: Smashed Beef Patty Burgers on Brioche Buns with Feta and Tomato Ketchup
Description: A single smashed beef patty is seared hard on a hot skillet for crispy edges, then topped with crumbled PDO feta and a generous squeeze of ketchup on a soft brioche bun. This is a quick, restaurant-quality burger at home for a fraction of the cost.
Sale items used: Holten's frozen beef patties party pack ($23.99 for 24 ct.), Brioche hamburger buns ($2.99), Lidl Preferred Selection PDO feta cheese in brine ($3.99), Tomato ketchup ($0.99)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 beef patty from the party pack (cost per patty is $1.00); use 1 brioche bun from the pack of 4 (roughly $0.75 per bun); crumble about 1.5 oz of feta from the 7 oz container. The party pack of patties and remaining buns freeze well for future meals. The ketchup and feta will carry over to other meals this week.
Wednesday
Meal: Slow-Simmered Pork Shoulder with Baked Beans and Corn Tortillas
Description: A small portion of pork shoulder is braised low and slow with barbecue sauce until fork-tender and shreddable, then served alongside hearty baked beans and warm corn tortillas for a deeply satisfying meal. This is a great make-ahead dish since the pork only gets better as it rests.
Sale items used: Smithfield fresh boneless pork shoulder picnic roast ($2.49/lb), Baked beans / salsa / pickles assorted 24-28 oz. (3 for $5.00), Small corn tortillas ($1.49), Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce (already purchased Monday)
Prep time: 20 minutes active, 2.5 hours total (slow simmer)
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of pork shoulder, costing about $2.49; the roast is sold by weight so ask the butcher to cut a smaller portion if possible, or freeze the remainder for another week. Use about half a can of baked beans (buy 1 can at roughly $1.67 from the 3-for-$5 deal). Use 3 corn tortillas from the pack. Make-ahead tip: braise the pork on a weekend afternoon or earlier in the day and simply reheat at dinner time.
Recipes:
- Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Stew Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Chicken Breast Tacos with Salsa, Feta, and Corn Tortillas
Description: A single boneless skinless chicken breast is sliced thin, seasoned, and seared in a hot pan until golden, then tucked into warm corn tortillas with bright salsa and crumbled feta for a fresh and flavorful taco night. This comes together in under 30 minutes and uses pantry-friendly sale items already in your cart this week.
Sale items used: Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast ($2.49/lb), Baked beans / salsa / pickles assorted 24-28 oz. (already purchased Wednesday), Small corn tortillas (already purchased Wednesday), Lidl Preferred Selection PDO feta cheese in brine (already purchased Tuesday)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use approximately 0.5 lb of chicken breast, costing about $1.25; this is roughly one medium breast. Use 3 to 4 corn tortillas from the pack purchased Wednesday. Use 2 to 3 tablespoons of salsa from the jar purchased Wednesday. Crumble about 1 oz of remaining feta on top.
Recipes:
- Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos
Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Pan-Seared Shrimp with Barilla Protein+ Pasta and Lemon
Description: Plump raw shrimp are quickly seared in garlic butter, then tossed with al dente Barilla Protein+ pasta and a bright squeeze of fresh lemon for a light yet satisfying end-of-week dinner. The whole dish comes together in about 20 minutes and feels elegant without the effort.
Sale items used: Ocean Sea frozen large raw shrimp 31-40 12 oz. ($4.99), Barilla Protein+ pasta ($2.49), Lemons 2 lb. ($2.29)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use the full 12 oz. bag of shrimp but cook only about half (roughly 6 oz.) for this meal and refrigerate the rest for another use within 2 days, or cook all and enjoy leftovers for lunch. Cook about 2 oz. dry pasta (roughly one-quarter of the box) for a single serving. Use 1 lemon from the 2 lb. bag for juice and zest; the remaining lemons are great for water or other meals.
Recipes:
- Lemon Butter Garlic Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken drumsticks (0.75 lb): $1.04
- Broccoli crowns (0.4 lb): $0.60
- Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce (x1): $1.79
- Holten's frozen beef patties party pack (x1): $23.99
- Brioche hamburger buns (x1 pack): $2.99
- Lidl Preferred Selection PDO feta cheese in brine (x1): $3.99
- Tomato ketchup (x1): $0.99
- Smithfield fresh boneless pork shoulder picnic roast (1 lb): $2.49
- Baked beans / salsa / pickles assorted 24-28 oz. (x3 to get deal, mix and match): $5.00
- Small corn tortillas (x1 pack): $1.49
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast (0.5 lb): $1.25
- Ocean Sea frozen large raw shrimp 12 oz. (x1): $4.99
- Barilla Protein+ pasta (x1): $2.49
- Lemons 2 lb. (x1 pack): $2.29
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter (for garlic butter shrimp)
- Garlic (fresh or minced, for shrimp pasta and pork)
- Olive oil or cooking oil (for searing chicken and drumsticks)
- Salt and black pepper
- Paprika or garlic powder (for seasoning drumsticks and chicken breast)
- Cumin (optional, for taco seasoning on chicken)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Butcher's Specialty fresh boneless/skinless chicken breast, family size: $2.49/lb (Save $1.00, Lidl Plus)
- Singing River Foods frozen chicken wing sections, 5 lb.: $8.99 each
- Butcher's Specialty fresh chicken drumsticks: $1.39/lb (Save 46¢, Lidl Plus)
- Butcher's Specialty grass-fed ribeye steak, 10 oz.: $7.49 each (Save 90¢, Lidl Plus)
- Smithfield fresh boneless pork shoulder picnic roast: $2.49/lb (Save $1.20, Lidl Plus)
- Fish Market fresh Chilean Atlantic salmon skin on fillet portions, family size, 30 oz.: $17.99 each
- Butcher's Specialty fresh ground beef, 93% lean, 32 oz. (sold in 2 lb. packs): $5.99/lb (Save $1.60, Lidl Plus, Fri. Aug. 28-30)
- Baby back pork ribs with barbecue sauce, 24 oz.: $7.99 each (Save $1.90)
- Ocean Sea frozen large raw shrimp, 31-40, 12 oz.: $4.99 each (Save $2.00)
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen cooked shrimp ring tray with cocktail sauce, 16 oz.: $8.99 each (Save $4.00, Fri. Aug. 28-30)
- Lidl Preferred Selection frozen Maryland style crab cakes, 6 oz.: $5.99 each (Save $1.40)
- Dulano uncured turkey bacon, 12 oz.: $2.99 each (Save $1.30, Fri. Aug. 28-30)
- SeaPak frozen spring rolls / popcorn shrimp, 18-22 oz.: $9.87 each
- Fratelli Beretta prosciutto & provolone, 4 oz.: $3.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection deli olives, assorted varieties, 7 oz.: $3.49 each (Save $1.00, Lidl Plus)
- Premium everyday napkins, 100 ct.: 2 for $3.00 (Lidl Plus)
Produce on sale:
- Large seedless watermelon: $3.65 each (Save $1.00, Lidl Plus)
- Blueberries, 1 pt.: $2.49/pk (Save $1.10, Lidl Plus)
- Broccoli crowns: $1.49/lb (Save 66¢)
- Lemons, 2 lb.: $2.29/pk (Save 66¢)
- Peaches: $1.69/lb (Save 70¢)
- Organic green seedless grapes, 2 lb.: $5.39/pk
- Honeycrisp apples, US Extra Fancy, 2 lb.: $3.49/pk (Save $1.50, Fri. Aug. 28-30)
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Milbona cream cheese, original, 8 oz.: 2 for $2.00 (Lidl Plus)
- Milbona cheese block, assorted varieties, 8 oz.: 2 for $3.00 (Lidl Plus)
- Lifeway ProBugs whole milk kefir, assorted varieties, 3.5 fl. oz.: $1.00 each (Save 49¢, Lidl Plus)
- Sour cream, light or regular, 16 oz.: $1.29 each (Save 50¢)
- Hillandale Farms large grade A white eggs, 30 ct.: $2.99 each
- Lidl Preferred Selection PDO feta cheese in brine, 7 oz.: $3.99 each (Save $1.00, Lidl Plus)
- Daisy sour cream, French onion dip, 16 oz.: $2.98 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Strawberry cream cheese Danish: $0.99 each
- Cheese twist: $1.19 each
- Brioche hamburger buns, 10.8 oz.: $2.99 each (Save $1.40)
- Chocolate chunk cookie: $0.89 each
Pantry on sale:
- Baked beans / salsa / pickles, assorted varieties, 24-28 oz.: 3 for $5.00 (Mix & Match)
- Hummus, assorted varieties, 10 oz.: 2 for $4.00
- Guacamole, mild or spicy, 8 oz.: 2 for $4.00 (when you buy 2)
- Snack Day tortilla chips, assorted varieties, 13 oz.: $1.49 each (Save 60¢, Lidl Plus)
- Sweet Baby Ray's honey barbecue sauce, 18 oz.: $1.79 each (Save 58¢)
- Tomato ketchup, 24 oz.: $0.99 each (Save 46¢)
- Duke's mayonnaise, 30 fl. oz.: $3.89 each (Save $1.09)
- Hellmann's squeeze mayonnaise, assorted varieties, 11.5 fl. oz.: $3.97 each
- Beano's condiments, assorted varieties, 8 oz.: $1.99 each
- Carbone sauce, assorted varieties, 24 oz.: $6.99 each
- Barilla Protein+ pasta, assorted varieties, 14.5 oz.: $2.49 each
- Maruchan saucy noods, assorted varieties, 5 ct., 16.15-16.5 oz.: $3.99 each
- Pace queso blanco, 15 oz.: $3.76 each
- Ritz crackers: $3.97 each (Everyday Low Price)
- Snack Day golden round crackers, 13.7 oz.: $2.19 each
- Small corn tortillas, 25 oz.: $1.49 each
- Ole Mexican Foods cream cheese, 15 oz.: $3.99 each
- Solevita 100% orange juice, assorted varieties, 52 fl. oz.: $2.99 each
- Vita Coco coconut water, 33.8 fl. oz.: $4.77 each
- Goldfish sweet grahams variety multipack, 20 oz.: $9.99 each
- Olipop prebiotic soda variety pack, eight 12 fl. oz. cans: $16.97 each (Save $1.27)
- Alesto cashews, assorted varieties, 10 oz.: $3.99 each (Save up to $2.00)
- Alesto dry roasted peanuts, sea salt, 16 oz.: $1.99 each (Save 56¢, Lidl Plus)
- Solevita tropical wonder smoothie, 25.3 fl. oz.: $2.99 each (Save 50¢, Lidl Plus)
- Bellarom French roast ground coffee, 12 oz.: $4.99 each (Save $1.40, Lidl Plus)
- Snack Day pita crackers, ancient grains with flax, 5 oz.: $1.59 each (Save 40¢, Lidl Plus)
- Fin Carré dark chocolate with whole roasted hazelnuts, 3.52 oz.: $1.49 each (Save 50¢, Lidl Plus)
- Buddig deli meat, assorted varieties, 9 oz.: $2.99 each (Save 76¢)
- Rojo's 5 layer dip, 28 oz.: $4.99 each
- Side salad, assorted varieties, 15-16 oz.: $2.29 each (Save up to 70¢)
- Simply Protein tortilla chips, assorted varieties, 4.58 oz.: $3.49 each
- General Mills K-Pop Demon Hunters cereal, family size, assorted varieties, 18.6-18.8 oz.: $4.97 each
- Eggo homestyle waffles, 10 ct., 12.3 oz.: $2.29 each
- Tiny Bites waffle cones, assorted varieties, 4.24 oz.: $3.49 each
- Spring water, family size, 35 × 16.9 fl. oz. bottles: $4.29 each (Save 51¢)
- Sparkling water, lime or grape, 12 × 12 fl. oz. cans: 2 for $7.00
- Persil original liquid laundry detergent, 84 fl. oz.: $7.99 each (Save $4.98, Fri. Aug. 28-30)
- Frozen seasoned fries, 32 oz.: $1.99 each (Save 86¢)
Frozen on sale:
- Gelatelli frozen space runners dessert ice pops, 10 ct., 20.3 fl. oz.: $2.49 each (Save $1.50, Lidl Plus)
- Gelatelli frozen ice pops / fruit bars (Boom! ice pops or watermelon fruit bars), 6-12 ct., 11.1-20.2 fl. oz.: $1.99 each (Save $1.00)
- Gelatelli frozen almond mini sticks, assorted varieties, 12 ct.: $4.99 each (Save $2.00)
- Bon Gelati frozen dairy dessert cones, assorted varieties, 4 ct., 17.5 fl. oz.: $3.49 each (Save 50¢)
- Gelatelli frozen mini double dairy dessert bars, assorted varieties, 6 ct., 12 fl. oz.: $2.99 each (Save $2.00, Lidl Plus)
- Trattoria Alfredo frozen cheese stuffed crust pizza, assorted varieties, 28.7-31.7 oz.: $4.99 each (Save $2.16, Lidl Plus)
- Paw Patrol frozen shaped tots, 24 oz.: $3.99 each (Save 87¢, Lidl Plus)
- Sweet Nothings frozen smoothie bowl, assorted varieties, 6 fl. oz.: $2.49 each (Save 50¢, Lidl Plus)
- Heavenfull vanilla ice cream stroopwafel sandwiches with caramel filling, 4 ct., 13.52 fl. oz.: $4.99 each (Save 40¢, Lidl Plus)
- Frozen chicken fries, 24 oz.: $3.99 each (Save $1.46)
- Frozen chicken nuggets, 29 oz.: $3.99 each (Save $1.40)
- Alexia frozen garlic & Parmesan seasoned fries, 20 oz.: $4.99 each
- Tyson frozen spooky nuggets, 27 oz.: $5.99 each
- Pillsbury Ready to Bake Shape sugar cookie dough, 20 ct., 9.1 oz.: $3.86 each
- Holten's frozen beef patties party pack, 24 ct., 96 oz.: $23.99 each (99¢ per beef patty)
- Impossible frozen beef hot dogs / chicken patties: Starting at $6.99 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.
$55.39
for 1 person · $55.39 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Lidl weekly sales flyer for the week of August 26, 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.