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It is time for another two-week grocery haul and menu plan! This time I decided to do most of my shopping at Aldi. Sometimes I can get amazing deals at the grocery store with sales and coupons, but I just didn’t have the time or energy to put all that together for two weeks at once! Aldi was a great choice and I am really excited about what I was able to find! You will see in my grocery haul below that I made a quick trip at my regular grocery store for chicken, bacon and ground turkey.
I’m using the slow cooker several times during the next two weeks – I love coming home from a long day and having supper all ready for me! However…last week I put a beautiful beef roast in the slow cooker and headed to work. All day long I dreamed of the delicious BBQ beef sandwiches we would be enjoying for supper.
I got home around 6:30 and was HORRIFIED to find that the power had blipped off and back on around 10 AM. My beautiful beef roast was disgustingly room temperature and perfectly raw. I nearly cried. Has that ever happened to you? I am wondering if I should plug my slow cooker into a surge protector next time?!
On The Menu
Breakfast:
- Cereal & Fruit
- Avocado Toast
- Homemade Waffles
- Eggs & Bacon
Lunch:
- Chicken Nuggets
- Hot Dogs
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Salsa Soup
- Greek Tortellini Salad
Supper:
- Roast Chicken/Mashed Potatoes/Gravy/Garlic Green Beans/Southern Spoon Rolls
- Texas Toast Pizzas/Salad (x2)
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore/Pasta/Salad (edited: this recipe was not good…won’t be making it again!)
- Chicken Quesadillas/Quick Mexican Rice/Corn
- Twenty Minute Baked Tortellini/Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken & Potatoes/Peas
- Taco Mac & Cheese/Peaches
- Beef Enchiladas/Quick Mexican Rice/Salad
- Pasta with Sausage, Mushrooms and Peas
- BBQ Chicken Thighs/Baked Potatoes/Corn
- Date Night
- Leftovers
- Eating Out
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Aldi Grocery Haul: One Week of Meals for $50!
Have you tried a two – week menu plan? Let me know what worked for you!
Thank you so much for including actual lunches in your meal plan. So many times, when I read posts like these I notice that, for lunch, the author includes “lunches” like veggie sticks and dip or a slice of cheese and 4 crackers. I’m left to think ” of course you can meal plan for next to nothing. You don’t serve your family actual meals!!”
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Ha! Thanks, Wendy. 🙂 Those lunches might work for small children but not for me!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m on an incredibly tight budget this pay period and this is just what I needed.
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I’m so glad!
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How many people does this 2 week list feed?
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There are two adults in my house, but the meal plan could easily be expanded to feed more people by increasing the amount of groceries purchased.
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About how much did your haul come to?
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It was just under $90 for two weeks. My weekly grocery budget is $75, so that was pretty good! 🙂
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I am sorry to hear about your slow cooker fiasco. That is so disappointing!
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Thank you for your sympathy – it was a sad moment to discover that raw, ruined roast!
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I wish we had an Aldi close by. I really need to have you here to help me grocery shop. You always have great hauls.
Della
http://www.delladevoted.com
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I wish we could shop together sometime! Aldi is expanding everywhere -maybe you’ll get one soon!
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What a bummer about roast! But I LOVE Aldi! Their produce rocks! You have some great projects here! I would love it if you’d share some at our link party!
http://www.thestonybrookhouse.com/2016/04/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-92.html
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Thank you, Lori! I’ll be sure to visit you!
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GAH!!! That crock pot story has me super bummed for you! That’s the point of a crock pot dinner – to have dinner ready when you come in. What a disappointment! I don’t know if a surge protector would work? Who knows. But loving your 2 week menu concept. I’m thinking of adapting something similar post-baby. Do a 2 week menu and then just do it over and over again for a few months until life settles down… same grocery store, same grocery list.
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That’s not a bad idea! Hit up Costco and stock up on everything all at once and be done!
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Hi Whitney –
My name is Jennifer…and I tried contacting you my email (here on your blog). I was just wondering if you received the email? I had someone, yesterday, say they did not receive (a work) email….so I thought I would check.
Just curious –
Thanks!!
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Hi Jennifer! No, I didn’t receive your email. You can send me a message at facebook.com/homeforcomfort if that’s easier. Hope you’re having a great day!
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Oh NO!!! I totally would have cried. That did happen to me once, but I caught it an hour later. So sorry :(.
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It was the saddest thing!
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I went to Aldis the other day and picked up some great produce and milk at a wonderful price. I may stop by there every now and then to get the bargains. And I have to say again how pretty your dessert looked on Instagram. I love old glass ware and it makes me happy to see a young lady who likes it too!!
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Aww, thanks friend! I love those dishes too! It’s a good idea to find out what day they get a new truck of produce and shop that morning. Sometimes it’s feast or famine with produce at Aldi, and knowing the truck day makes a difference.
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Thanks for the hint!!
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