Lidl Vegetarian Meal Plan

BUDGET RATIONALE

Why these meals: Since you're shopping Lidl for four vegetarian dinners, we built the week around a few sale staples that stretch across several nights. The 32 oz tub of Lidl nonfat Greek yogurt at $3.25 shows up on four nights (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) as a garlic sauce, a sour cream swap, a soup swirl and a flatbread dough. Two cauliflowers for $3.98 cover Monday's roasted rice bowls and Thursday's creamy soup, and the 5 lb bag of yellow potatoes at $2.99 is split between Tuesday's loaded baked potatoes and that same soup. Wednesday's baked BARILLA PROTEIN+ pasta and Friday's camembert and apple flatbreads round out the week, and the two family size bags of PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables (2 for $2.00) cover Tuesday and Wednesday.

5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Roasted Cauliflower and Cashew Yellow Rice Bowls with Garlic Greek Yogurt Sauce
Description: Cauliflower florets are roasted until golden and piled over VIGO yellow rice with toasted raw cashews and diced avocado. A garlicky nonfat Greek yogurt sauce ties the bowls together.
Sale items used: cauliflower, VIGO yellow rice, ALESTO raw cashews, avocado, nonfat Greek yogurt plain (Lidl brand)
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 cauliflower (cut into florets), 1 VIGO yellow rice 10 oz package (cook the whole package with water and a little oil, no broth), 10 oz ALESTO raw cashews (2.5 oz per person, toasted in a dry pan), 4 avocados (1 per person), and 6 oz Greek yogurt for the sauce.
Recipes:
- Oven-Roasted Cauliflower
- Easy Cauliflower Cashew Lunch Bowls Packed with Bold Flavor
- Tandoori Cauliflower Bowl (Greek Yogurt Marinade)

Tuesday
Meal: Loaded Baked Yellow Potatoes with Cheddar, Greek Yogurt, and Steamed Vegetables
Description: Whole yellow potatoes are baked until tender and split open, then topped with melted cheddar and a spoonful of Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. A side of steamed frozen vegetables rounds out the plate.
Sale items used: yellow potatoes, LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION cheddar cheese, nonfat Greek yogurt plain (Lidl brand), PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: 3 lb yellow potatoes (from the 5 lb bag), the full 8.8 oz cheddar (about 2.2 oz per person), 8 oz Greek yogurt, and 1 family size bag (32 oz) PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables, steamed.

Wednesday
Meal: Baked Creamy Protein+ Pasta with Frozen Vegetables
Description: BARILLA PROTEIN+ pasta is boiled until just shy of done, then tossed with frozen vegetables and a quick evaporated milk sauce thickened with flour. It bakes until bubbly and lightly browned on top.
Sale items used: BARILLA PROTEIN+ cellentani/farfalle, evaporated milk, PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: 1 box (14.5 oz) BARILLA PROTEIN+ pasta, 12 fl oz evaporated milk (the whole can), and 1 family size bag (32 oz) PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables. Make the sauce with pantry flour, oil, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper.
Recipes:
- No-Boil Creamy Vegetable Pasta Bake

Thursday
Meal: Creamy Potato and Cauliflower Soup with Toasted Walnuts
Description: Simmered yellow potatoes and cauliflower are blended with some of the walnuts and a swirl of Greek yogurt into a thick, velvety soup. The rest of the toasted walnuts go on top for crunch.
Sale items used: yellow potatoes, cauliflower, FISHER chopped walnuts, nonfat Greek yogurt plain (Lidl brand)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: 2 lb yellow potatoes (the remainder of the 5 lb bag), 1 cauliflower, the full 6 oz FISHER chopped walnuts (3 oz blended into the soup, 3 oz toasted for topping), and 6 oz Greek yogurt stirred in off the heat. Simmer in water with pantry onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Recipes:
- Creamy Potato Cauliflower Soup with Walnuts
- Cauliflower and Walnut Soup
- Creamy Cauliflower Walnut Soup

Friday
Meal: Camembert and Apple Greek Yogurt Flatbreads with Roasted Mini Sweet Corn
Description: A quick two-ingredient dough of flour and Greek yogurt is rolled thin, topped with sliced CRIMSON CRISP apples and camembert, and baked until the cheese melts. Frozen mini sweet corn on the cob roasts alongside, with extra yogurt for dipping.
Sale items used: MILBONA camembert cheese, CRIMSON CRISP apple tote, nonfat Greek yogurt plain (Lidl brand), PEAK HARVEST frozen mini sweet corn on the cob
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 1 MILBONA camembert 7 oz, the full 2 lb CRIMSON CRISP apple tote (about 1.5 lb on the flatbreads, the rest sliced raw on the side), 12 oz Greek yogurt (8 oz in the dough with about 2 cups pantry flour and 1 tsp baking powder, 4 oz as dip), and the full 12 ct bag of frozen mini sweet corn (3 per person).

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- cauliflower (x2): $3.98
- VIGO yellow rice, 10 oz (x1): $1.51
- ALESTO raw cashews, 10 oz (x1): $5.99
- nonfat Greek yogurt plain (Lidl brand), 32 oz (x1): $3.25
- avocado (x4): $1.96
- yellow potatoes, 5 lb (x1): $2.99
- LIDL PREFERRED SELECTION cheddar cheese, 8.8 oz (x1): $3.99
- PEAK HARVEST frozen vegetables, family size, 32 oz (x2 bags, 2 for $2.00): $2.00
- BARILLA PROTEIN+ cellentani/farfalle, 14.5 oz (x1): $2.84
- evaporated milk, 12 fl oz (x1): $0.79
- FISHER chopped walnuts, 6 oz (x1): $2.99
- MILBONA camembert cheese, 7 oz (x1): $2.99
- CRIMSON CRISP apple tote, 2 lb (x1): $2.49
- PEAK HARVEST frozen mini sweet corn on the cob, 12 ct (x1): $2.99

Pantry staples needed:
- cooking oil
- all purpose flour (about 3 cups)
- baking powder
- salt and black pepper
- garlic and onion
- Dijon or yellow mustard
- dried thyme or other favorite dried herbs