Meal plan for 1/14-1/20

Hello!

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chana masala // butternut squash mac & cheese, pasta bake // italian wedding soup // vegetarian enchiladas, honey lime enchiladas // peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

Weeknight meals

• Chana Masala

  • This is easy weeknight friendly indian food at its best! You can also add half a head of chopped cauliflower to this instead of one of the cans of chickpeas. Add the cauliflower and water and let cook for 10 minutes before adding chickpeas.

  • We love this with rice, but also with roti or paratha. And it always makes the meal feel complete to have a raita on the side to cool it down and give some fresh contrast.

  • The leftovers are even better.

• Butternut squash mac and cheese

  • If you have kids who love mac and cheese they will probably love this pasta. Mine definitely do! And I feel great about getting some veggies into them.

  • You can also do a butternut squash pasta bake for something a little more decadent. It takes a little longer, but produces crispy edges that are the best thing in the world.

  • Serve this with a salad. Here’s a kale salad that actually tastes good or my go-to salad: fruit, nuts and feta (or goat cheese). You can substitute dried fruit like craisins or dried cherries for the strawberries.

• Italian wedding soup

  • This soup is easy and satisfying, filling without being heavy. A great midwinter meal.

  • Here’s a stovetop version if you don’t have an instant pot. This is the soup I’ve been making for years and we always love it. I love that she shows ways to deconstruct this so it can fit everyone’s tastes.

  • You could make this with vegetarian meatballs.

Project meal

• Enchiladas

  • There are so many variations, here are a few we like:

    • Vegetarian (I like to add in a lot more veggies-peppers, onions and squash are great.)

    • You can always use a canned sauce but if you want to make your own, this recipe is great. This time of year you can make a sauce with canned tomatoes: this recipe for chicken enchiladas has a good sauce recipe.

    • Honey lime chicken enchiladas are very tasty and a huge hit with our family.

Treat of the week

• Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

  • These cookies are waaaaaay too good.

Something to listen to:

I love book podcasts and I love to read. This episode of From the Front Porch had me making a list of my own favorite books of all time and why I love them.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Emily