Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 8.8.20

And we’re back!!! Better, stronger, more delicious than ever.

Longtime readers will remember the healthy vegetarian meal plans that I created with a slew of other awesome bloggers up until, well, pretty much when the pandemic hit. Honestly, the timing of the pause was a coincidence but our lack of momentum in restarting it *might* have had something to do with quarantine fatigue. Also it felt a little superfluous to be making meal plans when grocery shopping was so difficult and it was hard to find the basic essentials like pasta, flour, butter, etc.

Let’s not dwell on the past, though, and focus instead on the present! Our new and improved healthy vegetarian meal plans now feature SIX recipes per week along with a delicious dessert, prep ahead tips, and suggestions for vegan and gluten free substitutions, with the overall goal of helping you get healthy meals on the table for your family Sunday through Friday. The plans are structured so that you can pick and choose which recipes you want to make with a shopping list at the end that is organized by recipe, making that even easier. Let us know if you have any feedback for the types of recipes you want to see or ways to make this more usable for YOU.

And now let’s get eating, shall we?

SUNDAY

COCONUT CURRY NOODLE BOWLS from I Heart Vegetables

Prep Ahead Tip: No advance prep necessary!

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan and Gluten-Free.

 

MONDAY

VEGAN BLT PITAS from She Likes Food

Prep Ahead Tip: Tofu can be marinated up to 2 days in advance

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan. Use gluten free pita or bread to make gluten free.

 

TUESDAY

BLACK BEAN QUINOA SALAD from Rhubarbarians

Prep Ahead Tip: Actually better if made the day before. Leave the cilantro, avocado, and lime slices for serving.

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan and gluten free.

 

WEDNESDAY

SUMMER SALAD WITH BROWN RICE from The Roasted Root

Prep Ahead Tip: You can cook the rice up to 5 days ahead of time.

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan and gluten free.

 

THURSDAY

SUMMER CORN AND HEIRLOOM TOMATO FETTUCCINE  From Eats Well With Others

Prep Ahead Tip: Recipe comes together quickly, no need to prep ahead.

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Omit the queso fresco to make this vegan. Use gluten free pasta to make it gluten free.

 

FRIDAY

VEGAN CHICKPEA WALNUT TACOS from Hummusapien

Prep Ahead Tip: Taco meat can be made the day before.

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is already vegan and gluten free.

 

DESSERT

HEALTHY CHERRY CRISP from Hummusapien

Prep Ahead Tip: Crisp can be assembled up to 3 days in advance.

Vegan/Gluten Free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan.  Use gluten free AP flour and GF certified oats to make gluten free.

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