Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  We ate leftovers and whatever we had on hand a couple times this week, so I have some carry over.  I want to clear my freezer a bit so I can make my Thanksgiving UnTurkey well in advance and stash it in there.  Here is what I'm making this week:

Veggie Pizza and Green Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

Pasta Salad 
I had forgotten Sameer was taking the week off of work, and since I primarily make this so he can take leftovers in his lunch, I delayed this one from last week.  I'm going to thaw some of the homemade vegan chik'n seitan I made to throw in here.  I've started incorporating sun-dried tomatoes (the no oil variety) too, which works nicely.

Seitan & Veggie Stir-fry and Brown Rice 

Chik'n Piccata and Brown Rice Pilaf and Steamed Broccoli
I went on a spree of buying Gardein vegetarian mock meats the last time I saw a wide selection at a store, so I'm using the chicken scallopini (I think that's what it was called) currently in the back of my freezer for this.  For the pilaf, I think I'm just going to boil/steam some brown Basmati rice and serve the chik'n piccata on top of it so that the sauce and parsley mixes in to the rice and flavors it.  I also have multiple pounds of frozen broccoli in my freezer right now because, while I use it a lot, I've apparently bought it even more often, so that seemed like a reasonable green side.

Spaghetti with Vegan Meatballs and Green Salad
I still haven't made my own vegan meatballs -- I finally found dried soybeans at a store the other day -- but I have some Gardein ones to use up from the freezer.


Pav Bhaji
I have the better part of a bag of whole wheat hamburger buns that this should help use up.  It will also utilize the last of the Yukon Gold potatoes I bought to make stew.