Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Weekly Meal Plan

Let's talk about repeat weeks. Some meal plans are AWESOME to plan to have for TWO weeks in a row. Especially when you need to buy ingredients in bigger quantities for meals. For instance, we had this same plan last week and have potatoes left over from the (ahh-mazing) potato tacos. We also have a bag of lentils to use up still. By repeating the plan, it saves us money (and we're not wasting any food!) and it saves us time (from making a new plan!)

Lentil Stew


Day
Dinner
M
T
Crockpot Chili w Cornbread
W
R
F
Potato Tacos with bean dip and rice
S
Pizza (Whole Foods)
S
New Night

Produce Dairy Packaged Goods Spices/Sauces Bread


M
2 Cans of Chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
1 Tomato, diced
2 Celery Stalks, diced
1 Dill Pickle, diced
1/2 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Teaspoon of Paprika
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Tablespoon of Mustard


T
1 small yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small green bell pepper, diced
1 carrot, grated
1 small zucchini, grated
1 can diced tomatoes (OR 2 large fresh tomatoes diced)
2 cans black beans, drained (OR 3 cups cooked fresh black beans)
1 can pinto beans, drained (OR 1 1/2 cups cooked fresh pinto beans)
1 can kidney beans, drained (OR 1 1/2 cups cooked fresh kidney beans)
1 can garbanzo beans, drained (OR 1 1/2 cups cooked fresh garbanzo beans)
1/2 cup frozen corn kennels
3 tbs cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 6oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup water
salt, to taste

Cornbread


W
3 cups grape tomatoes, halved
10 ounces whole wheat pasta (such as penne, linguini or fettuccine | Use less if you want a higher sauce:pasta ratio)
Olive oil
2 medium shallots, diced
8 large cloves garlic, minced/grated
Sea salt and black pepper
3-4 Tbsp unbleached all purpose flour (or another thickener of choice)*
2.5 cups unsweetened plain Almond Breeze (you could also sub up to 1 cup with veggie stock)

R
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 cloves garlic, diced
2-3 peeled carrots, chopped
1 14-ounce can diced or crushed tomatoes
6 cups water
2 Bouillon cubes
1 cup dry lentils
Salt and pepper to taste
F
bean dip
1 can pinto beans, drained
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup pepper of choice (anaheim, pasilla, jalapeno, etc), chopped
1 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp fresh lemon or lime juice
1 Tbsp olive oil

5 russet potatoes
salt
tortillas
tomato
avocado
lettuce
Rice