Aldi · two people · Phoenix
Aldi meal plan for two people: five dinners for $25.52
Dinners only, $40 budget. Built from Aldi's weekly ad in Phoenix, AZ. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Aldi's ad in Phoenix, AZ. On sale this week: chicken breast, scallops, beef steak.
$1.61/servingkitchenswagger.com
$2.33/servingWikimedia Commons (Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA), CC BY 2.0
$2.36/servingcafedelites.com
$2.91/servingkitchenswagger.com- $3.55/servingcafedelites.com
$2.55 a serving · $40 dinner budget for two people
Whole packs; $20.84 of leftovers carry to next week. Packs are bigger than one week of dinners for 2 people, so the first shop costs more than the dinners use. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Aldi's ad, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 28 to Nov 10. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Aldi is the cheapest store for this plan in Phoenix
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week.
Aldi is cheapest in Phoenix at $25.52, $9.25 less than Smart & Final.
The same five dinners at each store. Items in the store's ad cost the ad price, sale or regular; items it does not list cost the typical price. At typical prices alone the plan is $32.83, so a store can come out above that. Stores with fewer than 2 sale items in this plan are left out.
Grocery list by aisle
Prices are for whole packs, so the trip is $46.36; the dinners use $25.52 of it. Sale items are marked.
Aldi grocery list, Phoenix (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Penne Alla Vodka, Creamy chicken Alfredo pasta, Lemon Garlic Butter Scallops, Beef and Broccoli, Garlic Parmesan Wings. Prices: Aldi's ad, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 28 to Nov 10. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Produce7 items
Dairy & Eggs3 items
Meat & Poultry3 items
Seafood1 item
Canned & Dry4 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, baking powder and soda, cornstarch, paprika, dried spices, hot sauce, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Aldi's ad prices for Phoenix: five familiar dinners with a real photo for two people that use under $40, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Aldi does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Aldi meal plan for two people?
Five dinners for two people for $25.52 in Phoenix, built from Aldi's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Aldi runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. Open the planner to price it for your city.
Why is the shopping trip higher than the plan total?
The plan total counts only what the five dinners use, $25.52. At the register you buy whole packs, about $46.36 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Aldi and Phoenix and rebuild the list.
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