Welcome to your weekly vegan meal plan #8. It’s so great to see so many of you signing up to get these in your mailbox! In case you haven’t already signed up, these meal plans, along with meal prep instructions, an allergy guide and a printable shopping list, are all absolutely free.
We are constantly looking for ways to help you navigate your weeknight cooking and make things even easier, so starting this week we are including total cooking times after each recipe in the menu below.
Four of the six recipes this week are ready in under 35 minutes, and one in 45 minutes. You can always move things around and cook the longer recipe on a weeknight when you know you will have a little more time on your hands. Or read our meal prep instructions below to see how you can speed up this recipe even more. The meal prep instructions also include an allergy guide and tips to tweak most meals to make them allergy-friendly.
Our menu this week includes delicious dinners, including a supremely healthy creamy cauliflower risotto, fun-to-eat and yummy vegan picadillo tacos, an easy but incredibly delicious vegan vodka pasta, hearty lentil and quinoa steaks and an elegant rice pilaf with caramelized leeks.
For the weekend we have for you vegan enchiladas with smoky lentils. Yum!
What you get in this meal plan
You will get six nutritious, delicious and family friendly recipes, meal prep tips and a printable shopping list. Sign up below to get the meal plan directly in your mailbox each weekend, for free.
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Why follow a meal plan?
- Saves time:Â Following a meal plan helps you save time. If you have a meal plan on hand, you have a roadmap for how to feed your family for the rest of the week.
- Family friendly: All of our recipes are healthy and delicious and designed to feed a family with kid-friendly and adult-friendly dinners. All recipes are plant-based and many are gluten-free or can easily be tweaked to make them gluten-free. Starting with meal plan 5 we indicate on each meal plan whether the recipe is gluten-free, soy-free and/or nut-free so you can easily make tweaks for your family.
- Saves money: Planning ahead is also a great way to save money because you are armed with a shopping list and know exactly what to buy with no distractions!
How many servings are in each recipe?
The number of servings varies per recipe, but most of my recipes here at HolyCowVegan are created to serve at least six people. If you are a family of four you can easily feed everyone with plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. Most recipes are fridge- and freezer-friendly so you can easily save leftovers for another meal.
Can I tweak the meal plan to make fewer servings?
Yes. This meal plan is designed to feed a family of 4-6 people. But if you are cooking just for yourself or for two you can easily adjust the number of servings. Cut down the ingredients proportionately, or tweak the number of servings on each recipe using the servings slider in the recipe box.
Do leftovers freeze well?
Leftovers of most recipes should freeze well. Please check individual recipes for specific instructions.
