Weekly Meal Plan

Lots of new stuff on the plan this week - I'm pretty excited about these Philly Subs. We've got two Quinoa recipes on the plan this week because they are fairly simple and once you buy Quinoa, it tends to hand around for a while until we use it all up. 

Day	Dinner
M	Cheesy Quinoa Casserole Bake with black beans
T	Vegan Philly Subs
W	Vegetarian Taco Salad
R	Kale Avocado Salad
F	Stuffed Peppers
S	Cheese and Broccoli Quinoa Casserole
S	*New Recipe Night*

Produce Dairy Packaged Goods Spices/Sauces Bread

M

3 cups cooked quinoa

⅓ cup tomato/pasta sauce

⅓ cup milk (1% or full fat works fine)

¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 medium tomatoes, diced

Shredded basil or parsley or other herb for the top

Black Beans

T

2 vegan hoagie rolls

spicy saute:

1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced into strips (use red an/or green peppers)

1 medium sweet onion, sliced

1/4 tsp black pepper

a few dashes chipotle or cayenne powder for heat

salt to taste (I used Penzey's seasoned chili salt 4/s)

1-2 tsp oil (EVOO, safflower or other to saute)

optional: 1 small Anaheim chili, sliced (or any spicy chili - jalapeno works too)

2 Tbsp hatch chilies, diced (canned)

cheese: 2-5 Tbsp Teese vegan cheddar cheese

seitan: 3/4-1 cup seitan strips (WestSoy brand was used)

garnish: fresh cilantro, chopped, fresh tomato, sliced fresh chilies or jalapeno

W

Tortilla Chips

Tomato

Onion

Black Beans

Shredded Lettuce
Shredded Taco Cheese
Sliced Jalapeno Peppers

Salsa
Sour Cream

R

1 bunch kale, stemmed and finely chopped
2 cups grated carrots
1/2 avocado, peeled and pitted
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 teaspoon reduced sodium soy sauce
Bread

F

Green Peppers (3)

Soy Chorizo

Aduzki Beans

Quinoa

Provolone Cheese

Tomato

Can Tomato Sauce

S

One 10 oz can condensed Cream of Broccoli soup (or mushroom), low-sodium if you prefer (*see note for gluten free)

1/3 cup reduced fat mayonnaise

2 tablespoons milk

1 1/4 cups reduced fat shredded cheese (cheddar, colby-jack, etc)

1/2 teaspoon Splenda/sugar

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Dash freshly grated nutmeg

.2 cups cooked broccoli

1 1/2 cups  COOKED quinoa (see note)

Feshly grated Parmesan cheese