Ground Beef Skillet with Marinara and Pasta
A quick, warming skillet of seasoned ground beef and pasta in rich tomato sauce, done in under 20 minutes.
- Per serving
- $3.93
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 18 min
- Whole dinner
- $15.72
Ingredients
1.25 lb ALDI 80% Lean 20% Fat Ground Beef
On sale at ALDI: 80% Lean 20% Fat Ground Beef, per lb
$11.90$13.9324 oz Priano Marinara Sauce
On sale at ALDI: Priano Marinara Sauce, 24 oz
$2.19$2.9910 oz Egg noodles
about $1.501 cup Frozen peas
about $1.252 cloves, minced Garlic
pantryto taste Salt
pantryto taste Black pepper
pantry1 tablespoon Olive oil
pantry
Prices are from ALDI the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Cook the egg noodles according to package directions, then drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it up as it browns, until no pink remains, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Stir in the marinara sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the cooked noodles and frozen peas, then stir until the peas are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot in bowls.
Why it’s cheap
2 of the 8 ingredients were on sale at ALDI the week of October 11, 2026, led by aldi 80% lean 20% fat ground beef at $11.90 instead of $13.93.
The sale items rang up $2.83 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 $3.93 a serving, or $15.72 for 4 servings.
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