Ground Beef and Noodle Skillet with Spinach

Ingredients

• 1 lb Ground Beef 80% Lean

  On sale at ALDI: 80% Lean 20% Fat Ground Beef, per lb

  $11.90 $13.93

• 8 oz Reggano Enriched Wide Egg Noodles

  On sale at ALDI: Reggano Enriched Wide Egg Noodles, 16 oz

  $1.38 $1.74

• 1 cup Priano Four Cheese Sauce

  On sale at ALDI: Priano Four Cheese Sauce, 24 oz

  $2.19 $2.99

• 1 cup Simply Nature Frozen Organic Chopped Spinach

  On sale at ALDI: Simply Nature Frozen Organic Chopped Spinach, 16 oz

  $1.85 $2.15

• 6 cups Water

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• to taste Salt

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• to taste Black pepper

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• 1 tablespoon Olive oil

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Prices are from ALDI the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Bring salted water to a boil and cook noodles until al dente, then drain and set aside.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef, breaking it apart as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Drain excess fat.
3. Stir in the cheese sauce and frozen spinach, then add the cooked noodles and mix until the spinach thaws and everything is heated through, about 3 minutes.
4. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.

Why it’s cheap

4 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at ALDI the week of October 18, 2026, led by ground beef 80% lean at $11.90 instead of $13.93.

The sale items rang up $3.49 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 $3.65 a serving, or $14.60 for 4 servings.

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