This post is sponsored by ALDI; all opinions are my very own.

When I tell you guys that I’ve struck gold when it comes to finding high quality food and more at unbeatable prices, you better believe me! Ever have to bounce around to a handful of stores to get all of your shopping done? Yeah, I don’t live that life anymore🙌🏽. I love that I can get the vast majority of my pantry staples at a solid, low price at ALDI. Let me prove it to you with this fancy, budget-friendly weeknight meal!

It’s no secret that salmon is my favorite thing to order while dining out, but I make it at home often too. I typically only buy it when it’s on sale, but the price per lb of ALDI-exclusive brand Fresh, Never Frozen Atlantic Salmon, IS the sale price when compared to other major grocers! I can still eat all my fancy dishes without paying the fancy price tag! I picked up this gorgeous, 2 lb fillet to make my Lemon Dill Salmon (keep scrolling for the recipe below). we eat about 4 oz per serving, so each portion totals out to $1.89.

I always offer a vegetable or two for each of our meals. If you’re not a fan of chopping veggies, pre-cut is always the way to go. If you’re not a fan of cooking those veggies lol, steam-able bags are your BFFs! 5 minutes or less in the microwave and you’ve got a healthy, hot side dish. We’ve got a family of 6, so the 12 oz bags are perfect size and price at just $1.75 each.

The kids and I love baby corn, so the Season’s Choice Steamable Frozen Asian Seasoned Medley is our jam at only $0.44 cents per serving! There are several affordable vegetable varieties to choose located at your local ALDI freezer section.

I also grabbed a 5lb bag of creamy, yellow potatoes to go with our meal. I could totally eat a fluffy baked potato with all the fixings every single day! They are such a childhood favorite of mine. At $0.28 cents per potato they are crazy inexpensive, filling, and each person can customize their toppings to their liking. We enjoyed them with plenty of shredded, lactose-free cheddar cheese, vegan butter, crispy bacon, chopped green onion, sea salt, pepper, and fresh chives.

If there’s one thing this family doesn’t do, it’s skip dessert😉. Kosi helped me mix up these rich, delicious brownies from the ALDI-exclusive’s liveGfree brand line- yet another affordable find with all of the flavor yet none of the gluten. Listen, gluten-free items can be very pricey! At $1.85 (16 servings per box), we were blown away at the taste and texture of these chocolate brownies!

Our grand total per person? $2.73 (prices vary by location). How? One word- ALDI!

Salmon: $1.89 per serving

Veggies: $0.44 cents per serving

Potatoes: $0.28 cents per serving

Brownies: $0.12 cents per serving

Look at this plate, guys! We just made a quality, restaurant meal bought at just a fraction of the price together! And we had plenty left over for the next day. My salmon recipe is simple yet boasts so much flavor! it’s a family winner and I can’t wait for you guys to try it out🙌🏽.

Perfectly Baked Garlic Dill Salmon

Yield: 8 servings

Author: Leah K. Egwuatu

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 14 MinTotal time: 19 Min

Ingredients

2 lb Fresh, Never Frozen Atlantic Salmon
1 tbsp Simply Nature Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp fresh dill, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced finely
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
crack black garlic pepper to taste
fresh lemon slices

Instructions

preheat oven to 450 degrees.
drizzle olive oil over fish and run evenly over fillet with your fingers.
sprinkle garlic, dill, seasoned salt, and pepper over fillet evenly and top with fresh lemon slices.
bake for 13-15 min. or until desired doneness*.

Notes:

I like my salmon like I like my steak- almost well done. if you love medium well or medium, keep an eye on the salmon and remove it 2-3 minutes earlier.