This ALDI charcuterie board shopping guide is a great way to make a cheap cheese platter to impress your guests this holiday season! For less than $25 you can create a cheap and easy meat and cheese platter with a quality assortment of snacks for the holidays, bridal showers, parties, and barbecues!
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Easy appetizers are the best part of a party! What could be easier than a quick and simple charcuterie board?
When I'm not making guacamole or bruschetta, an easy charcuterie is my go to!
It can be quite expensive to create this ultimate appetizer. Try your best to stick to your holiday budget from last year with this guide for making the next charcuterie board with big flavor and a low price!
Aldi shoppers, if you're a Trader Joe's shopper too - you can shop their wide selection of cheeses and meat for the perfect charcuterie board there too! I made this Trader Joe's Charcuterie Board for less than $30.
This chicken nugget charcuterie board with tater tots or french fries was also super fun to make!
Why You Should Make This
- You can make the ultimate charcuterie board for under $25 at ALDI!
- They have a great collection of high-quality yet inexpensive Aldi charcuterie meat.
- Aldi's cheese selection has a great selection of cheeses you typically find on a cheese board. You can even add this air fryer brie to your board!
- Using what you have on hand or at home you will find this easy to make quickly!
- Making a dinner or lunch snack board is a great way to clean out your pantry and fridge.
- Feed a crowd a delicious charcuterie board with heavy snacks for holidays like Christmas, cocktail parties, family get-togethers, or even a simple family-friendly meal at home.
- Making this recipe is a fun and affordable way to entertain on a budget with a variety of snack ideas that will make any guest happy.
- Download the free shopping list that is separated by brand to make shopping easy!
Aldi Ingredients You Need
If you've ever wondered what is typically on a charcuterie plate, it is generally a variety of meats, fancy cheese, nuts, olives, crackers, fruit, and chocolate. The beauty in creating a DIY meat and cheese board is that you can literally add whatever you want.
Some recommendations for what I typically put on a cheeseboard:
- Types of cheese like hard cheese i.e. cheddar or gouda.
- Variety of cheeses that are soft cheese like goat cheese or brie.
- Types of meat such as hard salami, smoked meat, Appleton Farms prosciutto, pepperoni, or even different meats like rolled deli meat.
- Fruit such as grapes or dried fruits like deglet noor dates.
- Crackers, bread, toast, chips, pretzels, or pretzel thins.
- Nuts such as almonds, cashews, or pistachios.
- Veggies or other fresh produce items. Jarred sun-dried tomatoes work also.
- Sweet items like chocolate bark.
- Salty items like mixed olives.
- Pre-made items that are available for purchase at Aldi.
As long as you have a great mix of sweet and salt and a variety of textures on your meat and cheese board, you will have an ultimate charcuterie your guests will love!
How to Make a Charcuterie Board from Aldi
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. The recipe card at the bottom shows the exact cooking time and temperatures.
Step 1
Start with two or more charcuterie meats per side.
Step 2
Then add in your choice of cheese and olives.
Step 3
Next, add in crackers or whatever crunchy element you are using.
Step 4
Add in any other items that your guests might like and that you have on hand.
Expert Tips
- Serve what your guests like: Serve what you and your guests like to eat! Rather than soft and hard cheese, you may opt for yellow and white cheese. The options are endless when you are creating your own easy charcuterie platter.
- Use what you have on hand: I wanted to add some chocolate to my Aldi charcuterie, and it made one epic charcuterie board! I also had some almonds at home to add.
- Make ahead by arranging on your platter and adding crunchy elements (i.e. crackers) once you are ready to serve.
- This recipe makes about 10 so you will need to make ⅕ of the recipe to make a mini version for two. Double or even triple to make it to feed a crowd.
- Make mini charcuterie boards using small plates.
- Check out your nearest Aldi for new products to add to your holiday board. The grocer's limited-edition Aldi finds are always adding charcuterie board must-have products to their refrigerated section.
- Check out the produce section to make a few veggie-loaded boards!
- Creative charcuterie boards are fun! Make a festive board for any occasion using a color palette to incorporate seasonal colors.
- Pair it with an inexpensive Aldi made wine like William Wright Reserve Pinot Noir.
- Watch me make this on YouTube and download the free shopping list to make shopping easier!!
Recipe FAQs
Begin by finding a board! You do not have to get a fancy wooden cheese board, in fact, you likely already have a variety of items around your house that will work great for your base.
Select your board sized based on how many you you want to serve. A cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, cutting board, plate or even a few small wooden boards will work.
Next, you will want to plan out your budget for how much you want to spend on your charcuterie board and what you want to put on it. Generally meat, cheese, crackers or bread, fruit, and nuts are a good place to start.
A mix of different cheese including colors and textures make an epic cheese board. Here are a few ideas for cheeses - Blue Cheese, Brie, Sharp Cheddar, Havarti, Gouda.
Aldi has an amazing selection of cheese for creating a cheeseboard. If you are looking to make a cheeseboard from Aldi, look for these cheese to include: Blue cheese, feta, brie, sharp cheddar, and seasonal cheeses.
You can find these items in almost every aisle at Aldi. Many of the meats and cheeses are found in the deli section near the meat refrigerated aisle in the back.
The dry goods can be found around the store on various shelves.
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Aldi Charcuterie Board
Equipment
Ingredients
- Hard cheese such as cheddar or gouda
- Soft cheese like goat cheese or brie
- Charcuterie meat such as hard salami prosciutto, pepperoni or even rolled deli meat
- Fruit such as grapes or dried fruits
- Crackers breads, toasts, pretzels or pretzel thins
- Nuts such as almonds cashews or pistachios
- Sweet items like chocolate bark
- Salty items like mixed olives
Instructions
- Arrange items on a wooden board, sheet pan or cutting board.
- Add serving utensils and plates or have guests eat directly from the board
Notes
- Serve what your guests like: My best recommendation for creating your own cheeseboard at home is to use what you and your guests like to eat! Rather than soft and hard cheese, you may opt for yellow and white cheese. The options are endless when you are creating your own easy charcuterie platter.
- Use what you have on hand: I wanted to add some chocolate to my Aldi charcuterie and had some at home! I also had some almonds at home so I added them as well. Using up what you have on hand is a great way to pump up the volume of your charcuterie plate while saving some money!
Hien
Hi
I see the ingredients but, I don't see how much to purchase for each item to serve 10.
Thanks for your help
Lyndsey
Generally one package per each item listed will feed 10 well. Hope that helps!
Cindy L Suder
Thank you for all the wonderful ideas for the charcuterie board. I'm having a party for a good friends 60th and wanted to make a large board rather than ten different appetizers. I'm an Aldi shopper also, hoping to save on all their cheeses and crackers. Have a great summer
Lyndsey
Awesome!! Thank you for your comment Cindy, good luck with the party!
Lyndsey