Weeekly Meal Plan

Hello Hello!

We've been busy having a baby GIRL and all so we've been blessed to receive some awesome meals from friends and have been recycling some meal plans. Little Miss just turned a month old, so we're slowly falling back in to our old routine and that means back to some new plans! Here's our plan for this week. Wish us luck as we attempt Trader Joe's with our gaggle of kids today.

Day	Dinner
M	Spinach Mushroom Lasagna
T	Eggplant Gratin
W	Pasta & Sauce with Salad
R	White Bean Salad
F	Portobello tacos (F/K P. 137) w/ salsa verde
S	Black Bean Soup
S	New Night!

Produce Dairy Packaged Goods Spices/Sauces Bread

M

• For the Bechamel (White) Sauce
  2 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped Onion
• 1/2 tbsp Garlic paste (minced garlic)
• 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour, see Tips to make this Gluten free
• 1-3/4 cup 2% Milk
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 Bay leaf
• Ground Pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (see Tips)

• For the Pasta and Layering
  7 Brown Rice Lasagna Sheets, see Tips
• 5 oz Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese, or store bought
• 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, see Tips
• 4 oz fresh Mozzarella Cheese, crumbled
• Pinch of Salt

• For the Spinach and Mushroom Stuffing
  10 oz (abt 300 grms) fresh Spinach, with trimmed ends
• 1/2 tbsp Salt
• 4 oz Button Mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thick

T

2 medium to large eggplant, sliced 1/2″ thick

salt & pepper

olive oil

1 quart simple tomato sauce

3 Tbs. minced chives

3 Tbs. minced parsley

1 Tbs. thyme leaves

12 oz. creme fraiche or heavy cream

4 oz parmesan cheese, grated

W

Bag of Salad
Cucumber
Tomato
Croutons
Dressing
Bag of Pasta
Sauce

R

• 3 cups cooked no-salt-added cannellini beans, from 2 (15-ounce cans) beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 4 cups tightly packed fresh spinach leaves, tough stems removed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• Crunchy Bread

F

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

3 tablespoons brown rice syrup

3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 tablespoon grated ginger

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

4 large portobello mushrooms, stemmed

Tortillas

Salsa Verde:

S

1 pound dried black beans (about 2 1/2 cups), rinsed

2 medium onions, chopped

1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1/2 ripe avocado, chopped