When does Aldi publish its new deals?

Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord update the weekly offers every Monday morning in store. Online flyers are usually up Sunday from about 6 PM. Planning on Sunday evening gives you all the information plus a full shopping day of lead time.

Which Aldi deals are actually worth cooking around?

Three categories: meat and fish promotions (typically 30–40% under regular price), fresh vegetables at promotional prices (often 50% cheaper than branded items at other stores), and dairy items like yogurt, quark, or cheese. The other promotions are usually non-food and irrelevant for meal planning.

How do I combine Aldi deals with healthy eating?

Aldi stocks a full range of whole grains, legumes, seasonal produce, and organic own-brand items. Build the plan around two-thirds plant-based ingredients and one-third promotional protein and the budget stays low while nutrition stays solid. More in the healthy budget meal plan post.

What if my Aldi store has different offers than the flyer?

Regional differences exist between Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord. The online flyer shows the centrally planned promotions — individual stores sometimes vary by one or two items. Check the flyer at the entrance or use the official Aldi app, which is store-specific.

Which Aldi deals are typically good this week?

In May, asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes, and courgettes are seasonally strong. On the meat side, chicken breast and mince are almost always on offer. On dairy, yogurt, quark, and cheese rotate. The specific items and matching recipes are below.

Aldi Deals This Week: Recipe Ideas and Weekly Plan (May 2026)

Quick answer: This week, the spring promotions are where Aldi shines — asparagus, strawberries, chicken breast, and yogurt are typical May anchors. With three or four of these promo items you can build a complete weekly plan for 2 or 4 people in under 20 minutes, save 25–35% versus spontaneous shopping, and skip the cookbook entirely. Sample week, shopping list, and recipes below.

If you'd rather automate the research, the Flyva app reads current Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord offers and matches them directly to dishes.

Why "Aldi deals this week" is the better starting point

Most people google "Aldi recipes" and land on lists of timeless dishes. That's not wrong — but it doesn't answer the actual question. The actual question is: what's cheap at Aldi this week, and what can I cook with it?

The trick is the order. Check the Aldi flyer first, then assign recipes. Doing it the other way leaves you buying at regular prices while frustrated that the neighbouring flyer had chicken for €6.99 instead of €9.99.

Aldi's promotion rotation in May 2026

Aldi rotates its promotional range weekly. Certain items reliably return throughout the year; others follow the seasons. In May, these are the typical candidates:

Strong in May (seasonal)

White and green asparagus — 500 g for €2.99 to €3.99, depending on harvest
Strawberries — 500 g for €1.99 to €2.49
Spring onions, radishes, rocket — bunch prices under €1
Tomatoes — vine or cherry, 500 g for €1.49 to €1.99
Courgettes — 500 g for €0.99 to €1.29

Aldi staples that recur

Chicken breast 1 kg — €6.99 (on promo roughly every two weeks)
Mixed mince 500 g — €3.49 to €3.99
Eggs 10-pack — €1.79
Natural yogurt 1 kg — €1.49
Grated cheese 200 g — €1.99
Whole-grain bread 750 g — €1.49

Frozen and canned (often on offer)

Frozen prawns 400 g — €3.99
Frozen spinach 750 g — €1.49
Crushed tomatoes 400 g — from €0.69
Canned chickpeas — €0.49
Tuna in own sauce 185 g — €0.89

Knowing this list at a glance, you can spot from the flyer whether the week is unusually good or just standard.

Sample weekly plan (2 people, around €45)

This week combines asparagus, strawberries, chicken, yogurt, and eggs — five of the likely Aldi promotions in May. The plan still holds if one or two of these items aren't on offer.

Day	Dinner	Aldi promo items
Mon	Chicken-asparagus stir-fry with new potatoes	Chicken, asparagus
Tue	Monday's leftovers with yogurt dip	Yogurt
Wed	Pasta with asparagus and lemon cream sauce	Asparagus (leftovers)
Thu	Egg pancakes with spinach-quark filling	Eggs, frozen spinach
Fri	Tomato tonnato with bread	Tomatoes, tuna
Sat	Strawberry mascarpone dessert + leftover salad	Strawberries
Sun	Lentil bolognese with pasta	Crushed tomatoes, lentils

Estimated promo cost: €18–€22 Pantry top-up (pasta, rice, salad, potatoes, milk, bread): €18–€22 Total weekly budget: €42–€48 for 2 people

For four people, multiply the promo quantities by 1.8 (not 2 — leftovers scale with you). The weekly plan lands at about €75–€85. More in the weekly meal plan for a family of four.

Seven concrete recipes with typical Aldi deals

1. Chicken-asparagus stir-fry

Sliced chicken breast, asparagus in pieces, with a bit of garlic and lemon in the pan. Serve with new potatoes. Under €5 for two portions when both items are on promotion.

2. Lentil bolognese

Dry lentils, crushed tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrots. Filling like a mince bolognese, at a fraction of the cost. Full recipe in the lentil bolognese post.

3. Tomato tonnato

Ripe Aldi tomatoes under a sauce of tuna, mayo, and capers. Summery, cold, quick. Recipe in the tomato tonnato post.

4. Prawn-orzo skillet

Frozen prawns, orzo pasta, tomatoes, lemon. 30 minutes, one pan. Details in the shrimp orzo skillet.

5. Creamy egg salad

When eggs are on promotion (10-pack for €1.79), the egg salad covers a cheap dinner or a lunchbox filling.

6. Spinach-quark pancakes

Frozen spinach plus quark plus eggs — savoury pancakes with high protein. About €2.80 for four pancakes.

7. Strawberry-yogurt dessert

Strawberries with Aldi natural yogurt, a little honey, and a squeeze of lemon. Three ingredients, three minutes, a perfect seasonal finisher.

More matching dishes in our recipe database — filterable by Aldi-typical ingredients.

The shopping list for the sample week

Aldi (promo items):

Chicken breast 1 kg — €6.99
Asparagus 500 g — ~€3.49
Natural yogurt 1 kg — €1.49
Eggs 10-pack — €1.79
Strawberries 500 g — €2.29
Tomatoes 500 g — €1.49
Frozen spinach 750 g — €1.49
Crushed tomatoes 400 g — €0.69

Standard add-ons (Aldi or home store):

New potatoes 1 kg — €1.49
Pasta 500 g — €0.55
Bread 500 g — €1.29
Lettuce, carrots, onions — €2.50
Milk 1.5 L — €1.79
Tuna in own sauce 185 g — €0.89
Dry lentils 250 g — €0.89
Mascarpone 250 g — €1.49

Pantry staples (assumed already in the kitchen): salt, pepper, oil, garlic, flour, sugar, stock, mayonnaise, capers.

Total: roughly €30–€35 in weekly items. Plus €8–€12 for pantry top-up if anything's missing.

Common mistakes with the Aldi weekly plan

1. Adding extras inside the store

The weekly promotions are placed temptingly, and an impulsive add-on — wine, snacks, a toy — can wipe out the savings. Sticking to the list keeps the budget intact. More in smart grocery savings.

2. Not planning enough leftovers

Cooking three completely different dishes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday wastes leftovers. Three anchor dishes with overlapping ingredients plus one explicit leftover day saves €8–€12 a week.

3. Ignoring a deal because it doesn't fit the original plan

If frozen prawns are on offer at €3.99, it's worth planning them in — even if the original plan didn't involve prawns. Adapting the plan to the deals is the real lever.

4. Using the Aldi Süd flyer but shopping at Aldi Nord (or vice versa)

Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord have different ranges and promotions. The wrong regional flyer often shows offers your store doesn't carry. Confirm before planning which region (Süd or Nord) covers your location.

Where Flyva helps especially this week

Aldi's deals this week can be processed fully automatically. Flyva reads both Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord and knows the regional differences. You pick your store during setup and the app uses exactly the range you actually find.

Three features that are particularly relevant this May week:

Asparagus and strawberry detection. Seasonal promotions are prioritised so the plan doesn't get stuck in winter mode.
Store combination. If Lidl has a stronger chicken offer the same week, Flyva proposes a combined shop.
Diet filters. Vegetarian, gluten-free, low carb — promotional items are filtered before the plan is built.

More on the app and its current status in the open beta post. The app has been in open beta on Android and iOS since May 12, 2026.

Aldi weekly meal plan — the long-form evergreen with the 4-step method
Aldi weekly recipes — rotating weekly recipe ideas
Aldi deals recipes (short) — the method in brief
Lidl weekly plan — Lidl variant
Rewe weekly plan — Rewe variant
Save money at Aldi and Rewe — levers beyond the promotions
Inflation grocery tricks 2026 — cushion price increases
Next week's meal plan from supermarket deals — the step-by-step method

The full recipe library, filterable by store, is in our recipe database — about 600 dishes matched to Aldi-typical ingredients.

Bottom line

Aldi deals this week pay off when you use them as the starting point for the weekly plan rather than as spontaneous single buys. May is a particularly strong season: asparagus, strawberries, tomatoes, and courgettes plus the staples of chicken, eggs, and yogurt cover every block of a complete plan.

If you'd like to finish the research and planning in under five minutes, install Flyva and let the app combine current deals with matching recipes.