Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Here is what I need to use up this week:  about half a pound of spinach, a few ounces of baby romaine, one Roma tomato, 10 eggs, a full container of cashew yogurt, the better part of a container of vegan pesto, a green bell pepper, a few slices of sourdough bread, 3 brioche burger buns, a few hot dog buns, one leftover veggie burger, about a cup of leftover macaroni and cheese, and about a serving of leftover meatless balls.  Here is what I'm making this week, with a goal of no leftovers by Saturday because we've got other stuff going on after that:

Leftover Night!

This is Sim and me tonight.  I can prepare a selection of the mac 'n cheese, a meatball sub from the leftover meatless balls and a hot dog bun, and a veggie burger on one of the leftover burger buns.  I also need to use up one more serving of everything in my elaborate avocado toast, so I'm going to have that for lunch today.

 

Pasta Primavera with Vegan Pesto Alfredo Sauce

I can make a vegan pesto alfredo sauce from a combination of the leftover pesto, vegan Parmesan, and some of the cashew yogurt and maybe some soy milk.  The pasta will also use up some of the green bell pepper that needs to go, a carrot and an onion, and some broccoli and peas from my freezer.  I'll throw some rehydrated soy curls in there for protein.  I don't need to buy anything to make this.  May yield 1-2 servings of leftovers, but that seems manageable.  Probably tomorrow night.

Spicy Miso Pasta

I would just need shiitake mushrooms to make this.  I love it and it uses up 3 eggs.  I'm the only one in the house who eats it though, so I'd have to eat it for lunches or nights when Sameer is fasting and Sim is eating something else.  It's a bit of a commitment.

 

Five Guys-Style Veggie Sandwiches with Cheese

To finish off the brioche burger buns, green bell pepper, tomato, and part of the lettuce.  I do think I need to buy American cheese and some mushrooms to make this though.  Would be an easy meal for Sim and me, or for all three of us if I use other buns/bread when I run out of the burger ones.  Maybe Wednesday night.  I could also make the spinach into a garlicky spinach side dish.  It would wilt into almost nothing and thus be easy to finish off.  Any leftover romaine could become a green side salad.

 

Brinner with Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes 

I could finish off the cashew yogurt making another batch of pancakes and finish off the eggs (and any rogue leftover vegetables) making omelets.  Any leftover bread or buns could become buttered toast.  This would go well Friday night since it won't yield leftovers aside from the pancakes, which I store in the freezer, so they don't count.

Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  I'm trying to eat small amounts and lower fiber because my gut has been bothering me for the last couple weeks.  Green juice and avocado toast have been common lunches lately.  Very low fiber is hard when you're eating a largely plant-based diet though, so this is what I'm going to make for dinners and hope doesn't give me a stomachache:

French Onion Skillet Lasagna  

Shakshuka

I already have some eggs from a few days of eating low fiber.  This is the only dish I'm making this week that I usually include beans in (I'm not counting tofu because it's processed).  I may or may not include the beans this time.

[Edited 3/20/2022: I end up skipping the beans and just used mushrooms instead like the recipe says.]

Tofu Salad Sandwiches

These would be great if I can find savory baked tofu anywhere.  That's unlikely though.

 

Plant-Based Spaghetti and Meatballs

From the "Delish Loves Disney" magazine cookbook. 

 

Classic Vegan Fish Tacos

This would probably give me a stomachache, if only because I have trouble not scarfing them down, but I'm adding it here as a reminder that I have the ingredients to make it.

 

Beyond Meat Burgers

This is an easy Saturday night dinner, and it's pretty easy on my stomach.  The last time I was having stomach pains last year, the thing that was surprisingly easy on me was the Impossible sliders at White Castle, so this should be similar as long as I don't eat too fast.  

Spinach and Feta Pita Bake

The other dinners should provide everything I need to make this aside from the pita bread and a tomato.  It's a very spinach- and mushroom-heavy week.

Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Here is what I have to use up:  about 12 oz of baby spinach, about 8 oz of salad greens, two Roma tomatoes, some green onions, about a cup of shredded mozzarella, about half a cup of diced red bell pepper, a few Yukon gold potatoes, and a green bell pepper.  I also have plenty of celery and carrots.

Jalapeno Popper Melts

I didn't make this yet, so I'm making it tonight.  

Vegan Breakfast Burritos 

Again, I haven't made this yet, so I think I'll make it for Sim and me tomorrow night.  I'll use up the potatoes on this.

Veggie Hot Dogs and Green Salad

Because I bought Beyond Meat bratwurst on a whim last week.

Spiced Spinach Tofu Stir-fry and Brown Rice

Because it's easy and good and will use up the spinach. 

 

Thai Green Curry Noodle Stir Fry

Because it's good and easy and will use up the green onions and some of the bell pepper.  And I like having a noodle dish each week.  Because I like noodles and I can usually dump all kinds of leftover cut vegetables onto them.

 

Classic Vegan Fish Tacos with Pico de Gallo  

For me and Sim on Thursday.  I might just substitute salsa for the pico de gallo so I don't have to buy more tomatoes.  Sameer usually keeps red cabbage slaw and chipotle mayo on hand and I already have the Gardein veg fish in the freezer, so this will be an easy meal.