Skillet ground beef and corn with green beans
A quick weeknight skillet where seasoned ground beef mingles with sweet corn and tender green beans in one pan.
- Per serving
- $2.98
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $11.92
Ingredients
1.25 lb Ground beef
On sale at ALDI: USDA 73% Lean 27% Fat Ground Beef, per lb, per lb
$21.45$25.9515.25 oz Canned whole kernel golden sweet corn
On sale at ALDI: Happy Harvest Canned Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn, 15.25 oz
$0.50$0.8215 oz Cut green beans
On sale at ALDI: Happy Harvest Cut Green Beans, 15 oz
$0.50$0.812 tbsp Olive oil
pantry0.5 medium Onion
about $0.752 cloves Garlic
about $0.250.75 tsp Salt
pantry0.5 tsp Black pepper
pantry0.5 tsp Paprika
pantry
Prices are from ALDI the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add ground beef and cook, breaking it apart as it browns, about 7 to 8 minutes. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Stir in minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the canned corn with its juice and the canned green beans. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until heated through and flavors meld. Serve hot.
Why it’s cheap
3 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at ALDI the week of October 18, 2026, led by ground beef at $21.45 instead of $25.95.
The sale items rang up $5.13 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 $2.98 a serving, or $11.92 for 4 servings.
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