Lidl Vegetarian Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Gnocchi with Passata and Melted Milbona Shredded Cheese
Description: Pillowy gnocchi is tossed in a simple passata sauce with sauteed red onion, then blanketed in melted shredded cheese and baked until bubbly. One package makes two generous portions.
Sale items used: classic gnocchi, passata, Milbona shredded cheese, red onions
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use the full 17.6 oz gnocchi, about 1 cup (roughly 12 oz) of the passata, 1/2 small red onion, and 1 cup (4 oz) shredded cheese. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes. Save the leftover passata for Thursday.
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 and tomato-free pantry veggies, then tossed with scrambled eggs for a quick, protein-rich dinner. It makes two filling bowls.
Sale items used: enriched long grain rice, Green Valley eggs, red onions
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Cook 1 cup dry rice (makes about 3 cups) and chill it, ideally the night before. Use 3 eggs, 1/2 red onion sliced, and 1 cup frozen peas and carrots from home if you have them. Season with soy sauce.
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 topped with fresh mini avocado. Two large quesadillas feed two people.
Sale items used: medium flour tortillas, Milbona shredded cheese, tomatoes on the vine, mini avocados
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 4 tortillas, 1.5 cups (6 oz) cheese, and about 0.75 lb tomatoes (2 medium, assumed total weight 0.75 lb). Serve with 2 mini avocados, sliced. Cook in a little butter 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 coated in a silky sauce of leftover passata and heavy cream with sauteed red onion. Finish with a little shredded cheese.
Sale items used: Barilla bucatini, passata, heavy whipping cream, red onions, Lidl Irish butter, Milbona shredded cheese
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Cook 8 oz bucatini (half the box). Sauce: leftover passata (about 1.5 cups), 1/2 cup cream, 1 tbsp butter, 1/4 red onion. Top with 1/4 cup cheese. Save the remaining cream for any extra use.
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 melted cheese, then baked until puffed and golden. It makes a cozy, savory dinner for two.
Sale items used: sliced brioche loaf, Green Valley eggs, heavy whipping cream, Milbona shredded cheese, Lidl Irish butter
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: Use 6 slices brioche cubed, 5 eggs, 1/2 cup cream, 1 cup (4 oz) cheese, and 1 tbsp butter for the dish. Assemble and chill 15 minutes or overnight, then bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Serve with sliced tomato on the side.
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 bag): $4.99
- Green Valley large white eggs, 18 ct (x1 carton): $2.49
- enriched long grain rice, 48 oz (x1 bag): $2.39
- red onions, 2 lb (x1 pack): $1.59
- medium flour tortillas, 10 ct (x1 pack): $1.89
- tomatoes on the vine (1 lb): $1.49
- mini avocados, 6 ct (x1 pack): $1.99
- Barilla Al Bronzo organic bucatini, 16 oz (x1 box): $2.49
- heavy whipping cream, 32 fl oz (x1 carton): $3.49
- Lidl Preferred Selection sliced brioche loaf (x1 loaf): $3.49
- Lidl Preferred Selection Irish butter, 8 oz (x1): $2.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, soy sauce, cooking oil, frozen peas and carrots (or other veggies on hand)
🏷️ 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.
$32.27
for 2 people · $16.14 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.