Meal Planning

We're detoxing nutritionally and financially after spring break (meaning I'm cooking vegetable-forward meals at home after a week of barely cooking at home and way too much cheese). Things to use up: red bell pepper, some baby spinach, about half a package of corn tortillas, shaved brussels sprouts. Here is what I'm making:

Vegan Beef with Broccoli and Brown Rice

Tonight because it's easy, healthy, and we like it okay. I pretty much always have all the ingredients on hand, so I can save grocery shopping for tomorrow.

Vegetarian Chili and Cornbread

Because it's an easy Tuesday night dinner that can cook in the Instant Pot while we're at voice lessons, and it uses up a cup of dried beans. I think this will use up the bell pepper.

Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon and Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

I put flageolet beans in the bourguignon last time, and it was a good addition. This will finish off the spinach.

Red Chile Enchiladas and Bagged Salad

To finish off the corn tortillas.

Vegan Garlicky Korean Mac and Cheese 

I keep including this on the meal plan to use up the roasted garlic, but I keep not making it because I don't have to buy anything to make it so nothing is going to waste.

[Edited 4/10/2025: I've made the first three meals listed above, and we still have some amount of leftovers from each, so I'm making tonight a leftover night, plus serving the brussels sprouts, which I didn't end up making last night. Tomorrow night I'll use up the cauliflower and potatoes leftover from last night's bourguignon by making Nashville Hot Cauliflower Bites with Homemade Ranch Dip (already have the ranch in the fridge) and Baked Potato Skins, served with bagged salad -- a lovely Friday night junk food dinner we'll all enjoy. I'm moving the enchiladas to Saturday because I can prep them a day in advance to avoid Saturday cooking (the pinto beans are already soaking), and we'll do Chili Miso Pasta Sunday night to use up the mushroom surplus from the bourguignon and tofu in the fridge. Garlicky Korean Mac and Cheese is moved to Monday.]