Wishes do come true...: Aldi

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Mexi Roll ups

10:23:00 AM

Ingredients:

1 cup Mexican cheese

1/2 taco seasoning packet

1 package softened cream cheese

1 cup Sour cream

1 can (chopped) black olives

1/2 can green chiles drained

1 package 8 tortillas (not pictured)

Steps:

1. Mix all the above ingredients together.

2. Spread a 1/2 cup of mix on top of one tortilla until no more mix or tortillas.

3. Roll tortillas into skinny burritos. The ends do not need to be tucked in because they will be cut off.

4. Put on plate and refrigerate for an hour.

5. Remove from refrigerator and slice burrito into 1 1/2 in roll ups.

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Fall Munch Mix

6:31:00 PM

Recently at work someone brought this pretty amazing salty and sweet treat! I found the recipe online and went to Aldi. Here are the items I used:

Chocolate M&Ms

Peanut M&Ms

Candy corn

Goldfish

Puppy chow

Pretzel sticks

Honey Wheat cereal

(I actually did not use the cheese it's. The corn squares made our puppy chow.)

Here is how it turned out!

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Chicken Parm Crescent Rolls

8:50:00 AM

Ingredients:

8 chicken tenderloins

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 parm cheese

4 mozzarella cheese sticks (or sliced mozzarella)

1 can crescent rolls

1 jar of spaghetti sauce or marinara sauce

(Not pictured salt and pepper to taste and 1tablespoon butter)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease your cookie sheet.

2. Cook chicken the way you prefer. I like to use the George Forman. Do not over cook!

3. Mix mayonnaise and parm cheese together in a small bowl. Cover chicken with mayo/parm mixture.

4. Lay out crescent roll triangles flat on greased pan.

5. Place chicken and 1/4 of mozzarella stick on top of crescent roll.

6. Roll up crescent roll.

7. Melt butter, brush butter on top of crescent rolls, and top with salt or a little bit of garlic.

8. Bake for 14-15minutes.

9. While baking heat marinara sauce on stove top on medium heat until warm.

Recipe adapted from http://writtenreality.com/parmesan-chicken-roll/

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Cheesy Fries (Potato slices)

7:41:00 AM

Ingredients:

5 potatoes

1/2 bag real bacon bits

1 cup cheddar cheese

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste

Buttermilk ranch for dipping

Not pictured: olive oil

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and cover baking sheet with foil.

2. Slice potatoes.

3. Slather potatoes with olive oil and seasoning.

4. Bake for about 45 minutes. (Flipping once in between)

5. Take out of oven cover with cheese and bacon.

6. Broil in oven until cheese is melted.

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Baked Tortellini

8:34:00 PM

Ingredients:

1 jar Alfredo

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup mozzarella

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

2 packages tortellini

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cook tortellini as stated on package.

3. Mix all ingredients (including cooked tortellini) in a baking dish.

4. Bake for 15 minutes.

5. Broil for the last 3 minutes.

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Cheesy Potatoes

10:41:00 PM

Ingredients:

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups corn flakes

1 (32oz) bag frozen hash browns-shredded

2 1/2 cups cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream

2 tbs butter

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease 9x11 dish.

3. Defrost hash browns (in a bowl) in microwave for a few minutes.

4. Add sour cream, soup, melted butter, and cheese together in bowl.

5. Place hash brown mixture in dish.

6. Cover mixture with corn flakes.

7. Cover with aluminum foil 25 minutes remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes.

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothie

3:09:00 PM

Ingredients:

1/2 cup oats

1 tbs honey

1 tbs peanut butter

1 cup strawberries

1/2 cup almond milk

1 banana

Handful of ice

Steps:

Mix all ingredients in blender and serve.

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Sausage and Potatoes

9:26:00 PM

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of olive oil

6 potatoes

1 onion

1/2 a bag of carrots

Italian sausages

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

(Not pictured)

Salt and pepper

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

2. Peel and wash potatoes then slice into small pieces.

3. Chop carrots and onions into small pieces.

4. Grill sausage and cut up into small pieces.

5. Mix the vegetables and sausage together in pan. Add oil and seasoning.

6. Cover the pan with foil and cook for 30 minutes.

7. Remove foil and cook another 30 minutes.

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Drew's Sweet Chili

7:55:00 AM

Ingredients:

3 cans chili beans

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 lbs ground beef

1 medium onion

1 qt tomato juice

1 jar chili sauce

2 tbs chili powder

1. Brown the meat and the onion.

2. Drain grease from meat.

3. Place all ingredients in crockpot on low for 3-6 hours.

You can cook on the stove top as well.

I usually double the recipe and freeze half before cooking. Take out of freezer when ready and place in crockpot (frozen). Cook all day on low and ready for dinner.

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Cherry Dump Cake

6:57:00 AM

Ingredients:

Yellow cake mix

Cherry pie filling

1 stick of butter

Steps:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place cherry filling into a rectangle greased dish.

3. Pour yellow cake mix over filling.

4. Melt butter and pour on top of cake mix.

5. Bake for 40 minutes.

You can serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

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Brats and Fries

10:17:00 PM

Ingredients:

Cheddar or Smoked Brats

Hot dog buns

French Fries

Steps:

1. The package has multiple ways to cook the brats. I choose to cook them on our George Foreman. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Turn throughout.

2. Serve on buns with optional toppings.

Smoked brats are dairy free. Obviously cheddar brats are not. I personally prefer the smoked brats.

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Hamburgers and Onion Rings

6:34:00 PM

Ingredients:

Buns

Ground Beef

Hamburger Press (They do sell these at Aldi's but this one is not from there.)

Onion rings

(Not pictured: ketchup, mustard, onions)

Steps:

1. Place meat, diced onions and your choice of seasoning into a bowl and mix.

2. Place desired amount of meat into hamburger press.

3. There are multiple ways to cook the hamburgers from this point but we prefer cooking them on the skillet. We cook them on medium high for about 5 minutes on each side. (Add cheese if you would like.)

4. Place hamburgers on a paper towel to drain the grease.

5. Serve on buns with ketchup and mustard.

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Pulled Pork Sandwich

9:18:00 PM

Ingredients

Buns (hamburger or hot dog)

Appleton Farms Pulled Pork

1. Puncture bag of meat.

2. Place in microwave. Cook for length stated on package.

3. Place near on bun.

*One package was enough for our family of three.

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Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

8:23:00 PM

Ingredients

Hot dog buns

Hot dogs

Bacon

Steps:

1. Wrap bacon around hot dog.

2. Place hot dogs on George Forman grill.

3. Cook until bacon and hot dog is brown or cooked.

4. Place on bun.

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Dairy free treats from Aldi

4:48:00 AM

My diet is currently dairy free while breastfeeding to try to reduce the spit up and upset tummy for our little one. At first I thought it would be easy to cut milk, cheese, ice cream, etc... But milk is in almost everything! I am still learning to read labels and how to cook with all non dairy products. This summer I really wanted something sweet so I searched dairy free desserts. The list was small but I started with items like gummie bears or soda to get my sugar fix. Below I have a list of sweet treats you can buy at Aldi that are Dairy Free!!

1. Sorbet: tastes like lemon frosty from a stadium or theme park

2. Oreos white or dark!! Who knew there is not any milk in Oreos!?

3. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies... This brand

4. Twizzlers

5. Fudge brownies: make sure you get this specific fudge kind and not the milk chocolate kind.

6. Banana Chips

Hope you all enjoy these sweet treats!

**Please note I am not allergic to milk but only cutting it for my breast milk. If you have an allergy or are lactose intolerant please check and read labels to double check my research.

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Crockpot BBQ Ribs

9:41:00 AM

Ingredients:

1 onion

1 cup sweet baby rays BBQ sauce

3 lbs country style ribs

Salt and pepper

1. Thaw ribs.

2. Season ribs with salt and pepper.

3. Slice up the onion.

4. Place onions and ribs in crockpot on low.

5. Cover with BBQ sauce.

6. Cook for 4-6 hours or until tender and cooked.

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Homemade Blender Salsa

8:41:00 AM

Ingredients:

Half of yellow onion

Half on jalapeño seeded

2 cans of diced tomatoes (drained)

Half of lime (juice)

1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp sugar

2 tsp cumin

Blender

Steps:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend!

Serve with tortilla chips.

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Hummus chicken and Veggies

1:09:00 PM

Ingredients:

4 kirkwood tenderloin chickens thawed

2 Tbs olive oil

1 cup hummus

2 Zuchinni

2 yellow squash

1 tsp paprika

Salt and pepper

Not picture whole onion and lemon

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

2. Slice and half Zuchinni and squash.

3. Dice the onion.

4. Mix veggies in bowl or baking dish with olive oil.

5. Cover chicken with hummus. I used a spoon and my hands. Place chicken on top of veggies.

6. Squeeze lemon over veggies and chicken.

7. Top with paprika, salt and pepper to your liking.

8. Bake at 450 for 25 minutes. If cooking with chicken breasts instead of tenderloins you may need to cook longer.

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Aldi frozen meal plan

2:33:00 PM

As I'm prepping for my second baby I want to make sure I have meals that are easy to prep and clean up. I have put together 4 recipes that are freelance and yummy. All items in the recipes can be bought at Aldi, but some are not because it is what I had on hand. We cooked 9 meals in one hour and the total cost for 11 meals was around $65.

11 meals=11 dinners I don't have to cook

Some people count meals as how many you can feed. In that case 11x4=44 meals for $65

Meals:

Chicken teriyaki and rice

Chicken fajitas

Sloppy joes

Taco soup

Tips:

You will need to buy aluminum pans somewhere other than Aldi's.

I like to double line the baggies.

Label all of he baggies with the date, food, and cooking instructions.

I precooked the chicken and thawed the ground meat.