Lidl Vegetarian Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Gnocchi with Passata and Melted Milbona Shredded Cheese
Description: Soft gnocchi is tossed in a simple passata sauce with garlic and onion, then topped with shredded cheese and baked until bubbly. It makes a cozy single serving with enough left over for lunch the next day if you like.
Sale items used: Lidl classic gnocchi, Lidl passata, Milbona shredded cheese, red onions
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use about half the gnocchi pack (9 oz), 1 cup (about 8 oz) passata, 1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded cheese, and 1/4 small red onion. Save the rest of the gnocchi and passata for other meals or lunch.
Recipes:
- Gnocchi Bake {One Pan Recipe}
- Cheesy Gnocchi Bake (Vegetarian)
- Three Cheese Baked Gnocchi with Spinach Recipe
Tuesday
Meal: Veggie and Egg Fried Rice
Description: Day-old rice is stir-fried with red onion, tomato, and scrambled egg for a quick, filling dinner. Season with soy sauce and pepper for a savory finish.
Sale items used: enriched long grain rice, Green Valley eggs, red onions, tomatoes on the vine
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 1/2 cup dry rice (cooked ahead, about 1 1/2 cups cooked), 2 eggs, 1/4 red onion, and 1 small tomato (about 0.25 lb assumed total weight). Cook the rice the day before for the best texture.
Recipes:
- Vegetable Egg Fried Rice Recipe
- Quick Egg Fried Rice {15 Minutes}
- Veggie Egg Fried Rice
Wednesday
Meal: Cheese and Tomato Quesadillas with Avocado
Description: Crisp flour tortillas are filled with melted cheese and sliced tomato, then served with fresh sliced avocado. It is a fast, satisfying meal with minimal cleanup.
Sale items used: medium flour tortillas, Milbona shredded cheese, tomatoes on the vine, mini avocados
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 tortillas, 1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded cheese, 1 small tomato (about 0.25 lb assumed total weight), and 2 mini avocados. Cook in a dry or lightly oiled pan until golden.
Recipes:
- Cheesy quesadillas with tomato, red pepper and avocado salsa recipe
- Avocado & Cheddar Quesadillas
- Avocado Tomato Quesadilla
Thursday
Meal: Bucatini with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Description: Bucatini is tossed in a quick sauce of passata simmered with a splash of cream and garlic. Finish with a little shredded cheese for richness.
Sale items used: Barilla Al Bronzo bucatini, Lidl passata, heavy whipping cream, Milbona shredded cheese
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 oz (about 1/5 of the pack) dry bucatini, 3/4 cup passata, 3 tbsp heavy cream, and 2 tbsp shredded cheese. Use the leftover passata from Monday.
Recipes:
- Silky Tomato And Cream Pasta Sauce With Bucatini
- Bucatini with Creamy Tomato Pan Sauce
- 4 Ingredient Bucatini with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Friday
Meal: Oven-Baked Egg and Cheese Breakfast-for-Dinner Brioche Bake
Description: Cubed brioche is soaked in an egg and cream custard with cheese, then baked until puffed and golden. It is a comforting breakfast-style dinner for one.
Sale items used: Lidl sliced brioche loaf, Green Valley eggs, heavy whipping cream, Milbona shredded cheese
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 3 slices brioche (cubed), 2 eggs, 1/4 cup heavy cream, and 1/3 cup (about 1.5 oz) shredded cheese in a small ramekin or baking dish. Bake at 350 F for about 25 minutes.
Recipes:
- Egg, Sausage and Brioche Breakfast Casserole
- Easy Brioche Breakfast Casserole
- Baked Brioche Egg Cups
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Lidl Preferred Selection classic gnocchi (x1 pack): $1.49
- Lidl Preferred Selection passata (x1 jar): $1.99
- Milbona shredded cheese, 32 oz (x1 pack): $4.99
- Green Valley large white eggs, 18 ct (x1 pack): $2.49
- enriched long grain rice, 48 oz (x1 bag): $2.39
- medium flour tortillas, 10 ct (x1 pack): $1.89
- tomatoes on the vine (0.5 lb): $0.75
- mini avocados, 6 ct (x1 pack): $1.99
- red onions, 2 lb (x1 pack): $1.59
- Barilla Al Bronzo organic bucatini, 16 oz (x1 pack): $2.49
- heavy whipping cream, 32 fl oz (x1 carton): $3.49
- Lidl Preferred Selection sliced brioche loaf (x1 loaf): $3.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Olive oil or canola oil
- Garlic
- Salt and black pepper
- Soy sauce
- Dried Italian herbs
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
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 deli meat, 9 oz: $3.00 each (when you buy 2)
Frozen on sale:
- frozen cream cheese stuffed jalapeño, 8.8 oz: $1.99
- Tyson Any'tizers frozen hot wings, 22 oz: $6.99
- 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
- Norpaco panini mozzarella sticks, 4 oz: $3.99
- 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.
$29.04
for 1 person · $29.04 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.