Meal Plan - Week of September 11

Below is my meal plan for the week of September 11th

• Corn and Chili Quesadillas served with black beans, rice, and carrot sticks
• Spaghetti with Pecan Meatballs served with garlic toast and green beans
• Ginger Veggie Stir-Fry served with Spring Rolls
• Baked Mexican Penne served with cornbread

Grocery List for the above recipes:

• Produce
• 1 head of broccoli
• 1 bunch celery
• 1/2 cup snow peas
• 1 small bag of shredded carrots
• 2 cups green beans
• 4 onions
• 1 small bag of shredded cabbage/cole slaw vegetables
• 1 small bag of baby carrot sticks
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 bunch green onions
• 2 ears of corn
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 2 tsp fresh ginger root
• cilantro
• mixed greens for salad
• Grains
• 1/2 box whole wheat penne noodles
• 1/2 box whole wheat spaghetti noodles
• Brown or jasmine rice
• whole grain bread
• flour tortillas (if possible, choose whole wheat)
• Canned Goods
• 2 cans of black beans (choose a low sodium brand, organic preferred)
• 1 can diced green chili peppers
• 1 jar tomato sauce (low sodium brand or make your own)
• International Foods/Health Foods Section
•  2 jars (30 ounces) of salsa (if possible, choose a salsa with limited additives)
• 1 small jar of salsa verde (green salsa)
• Bragg's Liquid Aminos or low sodium Soy Sauce
• 1 package soy burger crumbles (I like the Yives brand because it is vegan).
• 1 Tbsp. McKay's Vegetarian Chicken Seasoning (or make your own...recipe to be included in future post this week).
• Spring roll wrappers or rice paper wrappers
• Baking/Spices
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
•  ~1/2 cup vegetable oil
• ~2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano (or fresh if you have it)
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 4 cups whole wheat bread crumbs
• Enough pecans to ground them up to make 1 cup (or 1 cup pecan meal - which can be found in the baking or health food aisle)
• Cereal
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• Dairy
• 2 packages of shredded Colby Jack cheese (or 2 packages of shredded cheddar Vegan style cheese).

Stay tuned this week for the recipes!