Cornmeal Beef Skillet

Ingredients

• 1 lb Ground beef

  On sale at ALDI: USDA 73% Lean 27% Fat Ground Beef, per lb, per lb

  $21.45 $25.95

• 15.25 oz Canned whole kernel corn

  On sale at ALDI: Happy Harvest Canned Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn, 15.25 oz

  $0.50 $0.82

• 1.5 cups Frozen green beans

  On sale at ALDI: Season's Choice Frozen Extra Fine Green Beans, 16 oz

  $2.49 $2.59

• 1 medium Onion

  about $0.50

• 2 cloves Garlic

  pantry

• 2 tablespoons Olive oil

  pantry

• 0.5 teaspoon Salt

  pantry

• 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper

  pantry

• 0.5 teaspoon Paprika

  pantry

Prices are from ALDI the week of October 4, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add diced onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
3. Add ground beef and cook, breaking it up, until browned, about 6 minutes.
4. Stir in garlic, paprika, salt and pepper.
5. Add the canned corn with liquid and frozen green beans.
6. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until beans are tender and flavors meld.
7. Taste and adjust seasoning before serving.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at ALDI the week of October 4, 2026, led by ground beef at $21.45 instead of $25.95.

The sale items rang up $4.92 under their regular prices.

Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $3.24 a serving, or $12.96 for 4 servings.

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