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The Unofficial ALDI Cookbook: Delicious Recipes Made with Fan Favorites from the Award–Winning Grocery Store
Recipes for budget-friendly, delicious meals you can make with your favorite ALDI products—includes photos!Fans of ALDI, it’s time to celebrate your love of the best-ever grocery store with a cookbook dedicated entirely to your favorite products. You’ll find creative and mouthwatering ideas that take simple, budget-friendly ALDI-brand ingredients and turn them into fantastic dishes. From healthy appetizers to restaurant-worthy comfort food classics and everything in between, you’ll be surprised at the amazing breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts you can make after a shopping trip to your local ALDI, • Baked French Toast with Berries • Breaded Chicken Parmigiana • Shrimp Scampi • Everything Bagel Dip • Easy-Peasy Frozen Yogurt • and much more! With seventy-five recipes and full-color photographs, you’ll be cooking like a pro with your favorite grocery store staples.
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Published February 23, 2021
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May 10, 2021
So far, I have to say this cookbook inspires me. There are so many fantastic recipes in this cookbook that aren’t just delicious but very easy to make on a budget. Best of all, they are quick recipes that are great for busy families and couples. With both of us working from home with tight deadlines, I love having quick, easy to prepare recipes that everyone finds delicious. I also love that each recipe is accompanied by gorgeous pictures, allowing you to know what you should expect from the recipe. Overall, I consider this a must-cookbook for those trying to stay on a budget by shopping at Aldi and still want to make delicious meals at home.
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January 31, 2022Aldi has all the staples, but it doesn't always have some niche products. The advantage of this cookbook, even if you don't go to Aldi or have one near you, is that its ingredients are accessible enough for most Americans. However, since it is geared towards Aldi specifically, many of the products cite particular Aldi brand names so the reader knows exactly what to get while shopping.
The chapters of this book are as follows:
Introduction (such as basic info about Aldi, the author's personal favorite Aldi items, about the book, etc.)
Sides, appetizers, and soups (with a guide for general cheese-plate planning)
Breakfasts
Entrees
Desserts
End-of-book things (such as conversions, acknowledgments, and about the author)
This is a relatively short cookbook, just over 100 pages total. Nearly every recipe has a color, full-page photograph, and most recipes are only one page long, but some are two pages. Many recipes also have brief notes or variation options at the bottom. The recipes are accessible in terms of ingredients, and nothing is too complicated. No recipe lists a ton of ingredients, in large part because the recipes take advantage of already-flavorful premade ingredients, such as premixed seasonings (like everything bagel seasoning), and packaged baking mixes.
The most "complicated" recipe would probably be something like the layered taco dip, which has just a few step-by-step instructions, a 30-minute prep time, but a variety of ingredients. Some people ONLY want a set number of ingredients in their recipes (see popular cookbooks with titles like "Just Five Ingredients!" if that's your jam!), but if you're ready to do a bit of mixing and measuring without doing a giant project, you'll like this book.
Additionally, in terms of cooking and eating styles, some people only eat from frozen meals, boxes, and cans. Some people make 100% of absolutely everything they eat from scratch. And some people like cooking and baking, but are in between those ends of the spectrum. This book is for those people. For example, the Chicken and Spinach Casserole calls for canned chunk chicken, canned mushrooms, canned mushroom soup, and spruces everything up with flavorful and powerhouse ingredients like everything bagel seasoning (saves on opening several different spices), dry white wine, neufchatel cheese, shredded cheese, and a sliced green onion for garnish. The Easy Au Gratin Potatoes skip the labor of peeling, boiling, and slicing potatoes by utilizing canned sliced potatoes. And the Cherry Surprise Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Ganach spruce up boxed cake mix and canned pie filling to make a cupcake that feels fancier than the sum of its parts. If that sounds like your style of cooking, I'd say this book is for you.
One little hiccup with this book might state liquor laws. Although there aren't a ton, there are some recipes in this book that call for a bit of alcohol (not just in the "drinks" section, but also in various cooking uses). My state requires separate entrances to liquor stores, so places that sell groceries have a separate, walled-off alcohol section with its own entrance. Because of Aldi's smaller footprint as a store, the Aldis around here simply don't carry alcohol and stick to the standard grocery options instead of also building their separate alcohol section. Again, this book doesn't 100% *require* Aldi items, but since everything is labeled in Aldi terms and with Aldi brands, it could throw a small wrench into things for people in places like me who want to use 100% of this book from only things they can get at Aldi.
If you're an Aldi fan, you'll probably like this book. If you like some cooking and baking but don't want the labor and time of doing everything from scratch, you'll also like this book. If you are one of those people who just skims cookbooks for pictures and general ideas, you might get something out of this book, too! If any of those fit your description, I'd save give this little cookbook a look.
The chapters of this book are as follows:
Introduction (such as basic info about Aldi, the author's personal favorite Aldi items, about the book, etc.)
Sides, appetizers, and soups (with a guide for general cheese-plate planning)
Breakfasts
Entrees
Desserts
End-of-book things (such as conversions, acknowledgments, and about the author)
This is a relatively short cookbook, just over 100 pages total. Nearly every recipe has a color, full-page photograph, and most recipes are only one page long, but some are two pages. Many recipes also have brief notes or variation options at the bottom. The recipes are accessible in terms of ingredients, and nothing is too complicated. No recipe lists a ton of ingredients, in large part because the recipes take advantage of already-flavorful premade ingredients, such as premixed seasonings (like everything bagel seasoning), and packaged baking mixes.
The most "complicated" recipe would probably be something like the layered taco dip, which has just a few step-by-step instructions, a 30-minute prep time, but a variety of ingredients. Some people ONLY want a set number of ingredients in their recipes (see popular cookbooks with titles like "Just Five Ingredients!" if that's your jam!), but if you're ready to do a bit of mixing and measuring without doing a giant project, you'll like this book.
Additionally, in terms of cooking and eating styles, some people only eat from frozen meals, boxes, and cans. Some people make 100% of absolutely everything they eat from scratch. And some people like cooking and baking, but are in between those ends of the spectrum. This book is for those people. For example, the Chicken and Spinach Casserole calls for canned chunk chicken, canned mushrooms, canned mushroom soup, and spruces everything up with flavorful and powerhouse ingredients like everything bagel seasoning (saves on opening several different spices), dry white wine, neufchatel cheese, shredded cheese, and a sliced green onion for garnish. The Easy Au Gratin Potatoes skip the labor of peeling, boiling, and slicing potatoes by utilizing canned sliced potatoes. And the Cherry Surprise Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Ganach spruce up boxed cake mix and canned pie filling to make a cupcake that feels fancier than the sum of its parts. If that sounds like your style of cooking, I'd say this book is for you.
One little hiccup with this book might state liquor laws. Although there aren't a ton, there are some recipes in this book that call for a bit of alcohol (not just in the "drinks" section, but also in various cooking uses). My state requires separate entrances to liquor stores, so places that sell groceries have a separate, walled-off alcohol section with its own entrance. Because of Aldi's smaller footprint as a store, the Aldis around here simply don't carry alcohol and stick to the standard grocery options instead of also building their separate alcohol section. Again, this book doesn't 100% *require* Aldi items, but since everything is labeled in Aldi terms and with Aldi brands, it could throw a small wrench into things for people in places like me who want to use 100% of this book from only things they can get at Aldi.
If you're an Aldi fan, you'll probably like this book. If you like some cooking and baking but don't want the labor and time of doing everything from scratch, you'll also like this book. If you are one of those people who just skims cookbooks for pictures and general ideas, you might get something out of this book, too! If any of those fit your description, I'd save give this little cookbook a look.
April 13, 2021
I don’t think I ever appreciated Aldi as much as I did during the pandemic, when I found myself, for the first time ever, grocery shopping online. I was amazed at all of the items this rather small, unassuming store carried that I had never noticed in the past. If you’ve not been to Aldi, you need to give it a look, and make that look a careful one because you will be astounded by all that you see. Once you become a diehard Aldi shopper, as I have, then you need to investigate this delightful cookbook, that contains easy-to-prepare recipes to put all of your wonderful Aldi items to good use.
The Unofficial Aldi Cookbook, Delicious Recipes Made with Fan Favorites from the Award-Winning Grocery Store by “certified Aldi nerd” Jeanette Hurt, is an absolute delight, and must have for Aldi aficionados. It is loaded with mouthwatering photos and easy to prepare recipes to suit every taste. Each recipe features at least one (generally more) Aldi product, and is written in clear and concise fashion. Seasoned cooks and novices alike will find this book of value.
While it lacks an index, it makes up for it with a comprehensive table of contents featuring the location of every recipe, and divided into five different categories: Beverages; Sides, Appetizers, and Soups; Breakfast; Entrées; and Desserts.
Recipes include dishes for every day fare — Swiss Steak and Tamale Pie — as well as those you can serve to company — Baked Salmon with Dijon Parmesan Sauce. There is even a section instructing in charcuterie, with a guide on how to create the basic cheese plate, or a stepped up version.
Desserts are certainly not lacking. Offerings range from an easy and delicious Cannoli Dip, to the more complex Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie, to the whimsical Poop Emoji Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting that younger members of the family will no doubt adore (and they look darned tasty, too!).
Not only does this book need to be amongst the other books in your kitchen library (mine is in my “cult collection“), but imagine what a delightful gift it would make when placed in a basket full of Aldi products. I can envision this for Mother’s Day, as a housewarming gift, to welcome a new neighbor, or a new married couple.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The Unofficial Aldi Cookbook, Delicious Recipes Made with Fan Favorites from the Award-Winning Grocery Store by “certified Aldi nerd” Jeanette Hurt, is an absolute delight, and must have for Aldi aficionados. It is loaded with mouthwatering photos and easy to prepare recipes to suit every taste. Each recipe features at least one (generally more) Aldi product, and is written in clear and concise fashion. Seasoned cooks and novices alike will find this book of value.
While it lacks an index, it makes up for it with a comprehensive table of contents featuring the location of every recipe, and divided into five different categories: Beverages; Sides, Appetizers, and Soups; Breakfast; Entrées; and Desserts.
Recipes include dishes for every day fare — Swiss Steak and Tamale Pie — as well as those you can serve to company — Baked Salmon with Dijon Parmesan Sauce. There is even a section instructing in charcuterie, with a guide on how to create the basic cheese plate, or a stepped up version.
Desserts are certainly not lacking. Offerings range from an easy and delicious Cannoli Dip, to the more complex Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie, to the whimsical Poop Emoji Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting that younger members of the family will no doubt adore (and they look darned tasty, too!).
Not only does this book need to be amongst the other books in your kitchen library (mine is in my “cult collection“), but imagine what a delightful gift it would make when placed in a basket full of Aldi products. I can envision this for Mother’s Day, as a housewarming gift, to welcome a new neighbor, or a new married couple.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
April 20, 2022
This one wins the award for the lamest cookbook I've ever laid my eyes on. Aldi has a lot of specialty items that could have been used for some really great recipes, considering that they are owned by the same company that owns Trader Joe's. And I realize that not all of their items are year-round, but they enough unique year-round items that could have been made into a cookbook. A lot of the recipes are things that could be found anywhere, or specifies that they want "Chef's Cupboard Cream of Mushroom Soup" or "Kirkwood Chicken Breasts"... c'mon now
April 8, 2024
A rather uninspiring cookbook. I was expecting more creative recipes considering how much verity you can buy from Aldi these days. I feel like a lot of these recipes are nothing more than meals you can find a recipe for on any recipe website/cooking YouTube channel or in the average cookbook; the only really unique thing about them is they use Aldi brand ingredients, all of which you can easily find substitutes for.
March 19, 2021
I received a complimentary copy.
I love the dedication to Aldi, and how the main ingredients are right from the store shelves. You can also substitute them for your stores brand. The recipes are simple not a lot of high priced items and easy written out steps.
I love the dedication to Aldi, and how the main ingredients are right from the store shelves. You can also substitute them for your stores brand. The recipes are simple not a lot of high priced items and easy written out steps.
January 30, 2024
A bit thin for the price, but the recipes are a good mix of things my family will actually eat and things for people with fancier tastes.
August 15, 2025
Good recipes.
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