4 Weeks of WINTER Meal Plans

                             4 Weeks of Winter Dinner Meal Plans



Week 1

• Lentil & Sweet Potato Soup with hearty bread and a salad
• Smokey Apple Cowboy Stew with steamed broccoli
• Pumpkin Black Bean Quinoa Chili with bread and a salad
• Pasta with Chickpea Sauce with sauteed zucchini and squash and leftover bread
• Red Bean Chili with cornbread and green beans

Week 2

• Curried Lentil, Squash and Apple Soup with soup and bread
• Fajitas -- Veggie style 
• Easiest Indian Stew with 1 lb eggplant, chopped and sauted into the sauce), salad on the side if desired
• White Bean Chili with a side salad and hearty bread
• Sweet Orange Stir Fry with green beans

Week 3

• Roasted Tomato-Basil Soup with muffins and salad
• Stewed Lentils and Tomatoes over rice or barley with steamed broccoli
• Autumn Quinoa with Creamy Spinach Soup
• Black Bean and Lentil Chili with salad and hearty bread
• Two-Bean Tamale Pie with cornbread and green beans

Week 4

• Hearty Barley Soup and hearty bread
• Indian Spiced Lentils [Crockpot] with naan and salad
• Moroccan Spiced "Peas" with steamed broccoli
• Red Lentil Chili with White Sweet Potatoes with a side salad
• One-pot Pasta Dinner with steamed green beans

4 Weeks of FALL Meal Plans

4 Weeks of Fall Dinner Meal Plans

Week 1

• Creamy Red Lentil Soup with crusty bread and steamed broccoli
• Lentil Loaf  with Simply Spiced Smashed Sweet Potatoes or Butternut Mashed Potatoes and green beans
• Pineapple Black Bean Burrito with a green salad or cut veggies
• Ultimate Vegetable & Bean Soup with good bread and a small side salad (opt)
• Tariyaki Chickpea Stirfry  (add in extra spinach if desired)

Week 2

• African Ground-nut Stew with bread and salad
• Lentil Sloppy Joes with sweet potato fries and steamed peas
• Corn Chowder Quinoa Casserole with steamed broccoli
• Pasta with Chickpea Sauce and a hearty green salad
• Black Bean and Rice Skillet Dinner, over kale/spinach, with chopped veggies on the side

Week 3

• Lentil Soup with corn bread and salad
• Magic Green Lasagna with a cooked carrots and peas
• Sloppy Bobs over sweet potatoes with green beans
• Red Lentil Squash Stew with good bread and a side salad
• Chickpea Ratatouille with steamed broccoli

Week 4

• Black Bean Soup with corn bread and salad
• Maple Baked Lentils with Sweet Potatoes on toast with steamed broccoli
• BBQ'd Tofu with wild rice and roasted balsamic veggies (zucchini, squash, eggplant, etc)
• Lentil, Barley & Mushroom Soup with bread and salad
• Butternut Squash Rice Bowl with peas

4 Weeks of SUMMER Dinner Meal Plans

WEEK 1

• Black Bean Burgers or either of these(1 or 2) with baked sweet potatoes, or fries, and sweet and sour slaw
• Curried Chickpea Mash  with naan or tortillas and a green salad/cut veggies, and a good tabbouleh 
• Sweet Potato Tacos or Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad (in a wrap) with a spinach salad
• Thai Pineapple Curry with a small side salad
• Quinoa Black Bean Salad with grilled asparagus (or other green veggies) and gazpacho 

WEEK 2 

• Lentil Tacos with all the normal taco toppings, chips & salsa, and cut veggies or sweet potatoes 
• Crunchy Thai Quinoa Salad (make extra quinoa for sweet potato hash) with a hearty green salad
• Caribbean Black Beans with Mango Salsa with a hearty green salad
• Sweet Potato Hash with cucumber tomato salad
• Cold Lentil Salad over barley with a spinach salad and/or gazpacho

WEEK 3

• Falafel Burgers with Carrot Raisin Salad (or sweet and sour slaw) and grilled zucchini or salad
• Avocado Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas in a pita (if desired) with baked sweet potatoes
• Veggie Lo Mein, chilled if desired, with a side salad 
• Black Bean and Rice Skillet Dinner (in a wrap) with broccoli on the side
• Black Rice & Lentil Salad with a hearty green salad, and any leftover sweet potatoes

WEEK 4

• Simple Corn and Bean Burritos with sauteed zucchini and carrots
• Chickpea Medley over Barley with Tomato Basil Avocado Soup 
• Lentils with Italian Tomatoes and Spinach with baked sweet potatoes and a small side salad
• Quinoa Burrito Bowl with a salad, if desired
• Peanut Yum Sauce (with vegetables and rice) with a small salad, if needed

4 Weeks of SPRING Dinner Meal Plans

4 Weeks of Spring Dinner Meal Plans

Week 1

• Orange Vegetable Soup with a green salad and hearty bread
• Sweet and Sour Edamame Stirfry with steamed green beans
• Inside Out Stuffed Shells with a hearty green salad
• Red Lentil Dahl with kale wilted in, if desired. Steamed carrots and broccoli on side.
• Sweet Potato, Black Bean & Kale Quesadilla with Zucchini Bisque on the side, or other green veggie.

Week 2

• WF's White Bean & Kale Soup with hearty bread
• Cumin Rice with Eggplant and Peas with hummus and veggies
• Zucchini Quinoa Casserole with green beans or broccoli
• Lentil Pasta Sauce  over pasta or Polenta with a hearty salad
• Turkish Red Lentil Soup with naan and a hearty green salad 

Week 3

• Minestrone Soup with Quinoa with some bread and a small salad (if desired)
• Sweet and Spicy Black Beans treated like a burrito bowl with all sorts of cut vegetables for "toppings".  Avocado, chopped spinach, celery, carrots, scallions, cilantro, etc..
• Split Pea Soup with hearty bread and a hearty green salad
• Skillet "Stuffed" Peppers with baked sweet potatoes and broccoli 
• Thai Wraps with creamy spinach soup or other green vegetable/salad

Week 4

• Chickpea Soup with Pesto with a small salad and some bread
• Curried Red Kidney Beans over brown rice with green beans
• Southwest Quinoa Bake with creamy sweet potato soup (simple version)
• Shepard's Pie with creamy sweet potato soup (simple version)
• Peanut and Broccoli Pasta with edamame mixed in or on the side, small side salad