Grocery store ALDI announced on Tuesday that dinnertime has just gotten a whole lot easier with the launch of its first collection of ready-made meals. The collection includes single-serve and family-size meals intended to provide convenient dinner options.
The new line includes single-serve and family-size meals aimed at shoppers with limited time to prepare dinner.
New Ready-Made Meals and Prices
The move comes as 61% of consumers identified convenience as a top priority in the cited survey. ALDI is taking that one step further and ensuring that convenience doesn’t come at the expense of quality. The grocer’s new collection features all fresh, never frozen alternatives that bring high-quality flavor to the dinner table that are quick and reliable, sure to satisfy even the most finicky of eaters.
The initial collection will be available at select ALDI stores in early October and includes seven fresh meals: five single-serve options and two family-size meals. All options are made with fresh ingredients like chicken breast, beef brisket, and real cheeses as well as sauces, made from scratch.
Single-Serve Options (Under $8)
- Beef Bolognese Spaghetti
- Beef Brisket with White Mac & Cheese
- Butter Chicken & Rice
- Chicken Burrito Bowl
- Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Family-Size Options (Under $15)
- Chicken and Bacon Mac n’ Cheese
- Meat Lovers Pizza Bake
The meals provide between 30 and 46 grams of protein per single-serve portion and 16 to 22 grams per family-size serving.
“Our shoppers are looking for meals that fit into busy lives without sacrificing quality or stretching their budgets,” Joan Kavanaugh, Vice President of National Buying, ALDI U.S., said in a press release. “That’s why we were thoughtful about how we entered this category. We’re evolving to meet our shoppers where they are by delivering fresh ingredients, great flavor and unbeatable value that they can always expect from ALDI.”
Terry Jackson, Head of Food at Kitchen Food Company and an ALDI supplier, noted that hundreds of recipes were tested during development to ensure quality as the top standard right from the beginning.
ALDI said the meals will be available at all of its U.S. stores by January 2027, with new meal offerings planned each month over the following year.
