Everyone, including me, wants easy weeknight dinners with minimal clean up. THATS WHAT YOU HAVE HERE FOR THIS WEEK!
I don’t have time either on weeknights to spend 2 hours in the kitchen, but I still want a delicious meals that are nutritious and filling.
Each meal on the meal plan is exactly what I made the week before so I know the recipes are easy, takes less than 30 minutes and makes minimal mess…because I too hate doing dishes!
Heres what I’ve been making over on instagram this week:
Below you’ll find each recipe, a short grocery list for each recipe and a link to the full blog post.
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Today’s newsletter will walk you through these 5 easy meals:
MONDAY: Orange Chicken
TUESDAY: Southwest Chopped Salad
WEDNESDAY: Chicken Tandoori Pizza
THURSDAY: Vegan Baked Pasta
FRIDAY: Chili with Red Beans
Breakfast Ideas:
The loaded breakfast cereal bowls I’ve beat eating on repeat
This Week’s Dinner Plan:
MONDAY: Orange Chicken
Fully: Gluten free, Dairy free
This gluten free orange chicken tastes EXACTLY like your favorite Chinese take-out! Plus it is just as easy because it is made in the slow cooker. So if you’re favorite part about take-out is not doing dishes, this recipes uses just one dish!
Ingredients:
Cornstarch
Chicken
Apricot preserves
Oranges
Gluten free soy sauce
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil
Garlic powder
TUESDAY: Southwest Chopped Salad
Fully: Gluten free, Dairy free
Make my crisp and refreshing Southwest chopped salad in 20 minutes or less. This gluten-free salad is easy to prepare and made with simple ingredients. It’s a crowd-pleaser packed with colorful veggies and is savory, sweet, crunchy, and creamy – all at once!
Ingredients:
Lettuce
Cabbage
Red Cabbage
Carrots
Crispy corn tortilla strips
Dairy free shredded cheddar cheese
Gluten-free chicken cutlet or store bought chicken tenders
Dairy free ranch + taco seasoning
WEDNESDAY: Chicken Tandoori Pizza
Fully: Gluten free, Dairy free
This chicken tandoori pizza (gluten-free) is the sizzling, bubbly pizza of your dreams. The chicken is spiced with tandoori masala and slightly charred in the oven. This is a gluten-free recipe because it uses a gluten-free pizza crust, perfect for my celiac needs.
Ingredients:
Gluten-free pizza crust
Tandoori chicken chopped (full recipe in link)
Green bell pepper
Red onion
Garlic sauce
Dairy free mozzarella cheese
THURSDAY: Vegan Baked Pasta
Fully: Gluten free, Dairy free
This vegan baked pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner that quickly became a family favorite in our house! This baked pasta is high in protein from using a chickpea pasta. It is made with simple ingredients that are cheap, easy to find and affordable. It even makes for a perfect meal prep to make ahead of time, or bring for lunches to work.
Ingredients:
Gluten free Pasta
Oat Milk
Vegan parmesan cheese grated
Vegan butter
Vegan mozzarella
Fresh spinach
Vegan sausages or chicken sausage
FRIDAY: Chili with Red Beans
Fully: Gluten free, Dairy free
This gluten free chili is packed with ground turkey, red beans, tomatoes and spices! It is all simmered together on the stovetop until tender and flavorful and cooks in under 30 minutes. We all know there’s nothing better than a big bowl of turkey chili on a cold day, but this cozy meal is a crowd pleaser even when you don’t have the entire day to let it simmer.
Ingredients:
Red onion
Ground turkey
Chili spice blend
Diced tomatoes
Kidney beans
Water or any chicken, turkey or beef broth