Menu Planning

It is the start of my week, so I would share our menu for this week. I posted about finding recipes, buying locally, and prepping your food for the week to help you stay on track. I do my best to do this every week, so if we need to grab a quick snack or whip together a fast meal, we can since all the food is already prepped for cooking or just grabbing and going. Link for a free printable at the bottom. Thank you to the Easy Cheesy Vegetarian for the extra cute printable that I use all the time.

My husband asked me to make chili this week. This will be one of the menu options. I then scrolled through the recipes I have pinned on Pinterest and looked through some cookbooks for ideas of what would work for us this week.

After finding the options below, I went through our pantry and fridge to make a note of what I already had before I headed out to the store.

1:Chili

2:Cauliflower Chickpea Marsala

3:Leftover mashup

4:Creamy Mushroom Pasta

5:Tacos

6:Rainbow Wraps

7:Crack Chicken

I usually have a fully stocked pantry of canned items, so I only needed to restoke the cans of beans I was planning on using. I grabbed all the vegetables required for this week's menu and added some stuff for the kiddos since they still eat dairy and cereal. I also picked up some chicken since we were out.

We cut up all the fruit and vegetables for the week. We cubed, sliced, chopped, and cut in several different ways for each recipe. We then packed everything up to stay in the fridge for the week. This is also great because if we get too busy and one of the planned meals doesn't work out, we can throw a nice salad or wrap together.

I will share each recipe with you so you can try it for yourself or get inspiration to create your own meal. We do make enough that we have leftovers for our lunches the next day most of the time. When we do not have leftovers from the night's meal, we will make a salad, avocado toast, hard-boiled eggs, or something else we can put together quickly.

I have been doing smoothies for breakfast because I am burnt out on overnight oats and chis pudding. I wanted something different for breakfast, so I made some cranberry nut muffins and tofu breakfast burritos. I will share those recipes as well. I put a few in the fridge, wrapped up the extras, and placed them in the freezer to pull out the night before to thaw in the fridge overnight and warm up in the toaster oven or microwave in the am.

Hopefully, these inspire your meal planning and are helpful to make mealtime more enjoyable.

Grocery List:

Extra virgin Olive oil or avocado oil

vegetable broth

salt and pepper

bay leave

Turmeric

chili powder

cumin

paprika

oregano

onion; red, white, and green

cilantro

red wine vinegar

celery

carrots

garlic

potatoes

avocado

mushrooms

kale

spinach

cucumber

Tomatoes

Tofu

nut or oat milk

cauliflower

lemon juice or fresh lemon

red pepper

beans; garbanzo, black, kidney, pinto

diced tomatoes (any flavor you love the most)

Gluten-free pasta

Chicken

Ranch seasoning

Greek yogurt

Artichoke hearts

Rice; pick your favorite; I mix white with brown or white with cauliflower rice.

Happy menu planning!

free printable planner

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The Wellness Blondie

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