Meal Planning

Traditionally (meaning I also did this last year) I've focused on cleaning out my fridge, freezer, and pantry in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  This week should make my freezer pretty close to empty.  Here is what I'm making:

Vegetarian Reubens and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
I have a sliced loaf of pumpernickel leftover from Thanksgiving, so this seemed like a good use of it.  I also have three bags of frozen broccoli in my freezer that can contribute toward the soup.

Cheese Pizza and Green Salad
I have a couple homemade pizza doughs in the freezer, plus pizza sauce and mozzarella in the fridge.  I also have fresh ranch dressing and romaine in the fridge, so I actually don't need to buy anything for this meal.

Black Bean Burgers and Crudites
I have some more black bean burgers premade in my freezer that I'd like to get rid of, plus a couple whole wheat hamburger buns.  I also have some baby carrots and broccoli florets and fresh ranch dressing leftover from Thanksgiving for the crudites.

Vegetable Biryani and Dal Makhani
I haven't made this in months, but I think I have a lot of the ingredients, such as the urad dal, brown basmati rice, and a can of coconut milk I'd like to use up. 

Vegetarian Korma and Brown Basmati Rice
I have half a container of curry base in my freezer, so I'm going to make a half portion of the korma.  There is usually far more than we can eat anyway.  I'm hoping to use a lot of the same vegetables for both the korma and the biryani so that I don't have to deal with things like leftover cauliflower.

Tu-No Casserole and Leftover Soups
I found two containers of leftover soups in my freezer.  One seems to be minestrone based on the noodles, but I can't tell what the other is just on sight, so I'll thaw them and see.  The tu-no casserole will use up some more of my stockpile of quinoa elbow macaroni and some of the peas from my freezer.