Vegetarian Meal Plan: March - Week 2

M O N D A Y

Cheesy Polenta Lasagna

This delicious vegetarian polenta lasagna has layers of polenta, cheeses, peppers, spinach, and marinara sauce, making it a perfect gluten-free lasagna casserole on chilly nights.

Make the polenta ahead of time, or use store-bought polenta to make this super easy on a busy weeknight. If you don't want to make your own tomato sauce, use your favorite store-bought marinara.

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White Bean and Kale Soup

This tomato, white bean, and kale soup is a rustic white bean soup, made smoky from dried chipotle peppers that are added to the soup while it simmers. Don't want that smoky flavor? Just leave the dried peppers out.

Kale is added at the end, but baby spinach works just as well if you don't like kale.

W E D N E S D A Y

Cauliflower and Tomato Gratin

This cauliflower and tomato casserole is a comforting gratin with tofu and spinach in a yogurt-curry sauce. It's all topped off with breadcrumbs.

This dish only needs about 15 minutes of prep work, before sliding it into the oven.

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Bang-Bang Pasta with Cauliflower and Peppers

This Bang-Bang pasta is a great vegetarian dinner on busy weeknights. Cooked pasta is tossed with roasted cauliflower, Serrano chile, red bell pepper, and a Bang-Bang sauce. This is not your typical pasta dish thanks to the Thai chile sauce.

F R I D A Y

Quinoa Potato and Spinach Patties

These quinoa potato patties are made of cooked quinoa, baked potato, ground pumpkin seeds, cheese, spinach, and spices. Serve it with a mustard-yogurt sauce (the recipe is included).

These patties are ready in less than 40 minutes if you need to cook up the quinoa, and only 20 minutes if you already have it on hand.

W E E K E N D

Umbrian Lentils and Roasted Tomatoes

This Umbrian lentils recipe combines sautéed leeks, celery, carrot, garlic, spices, and lentils. It's topped with balsamic roasted tomatoes, fresh mint and parsley. This is a fantastic vegan dinner.

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3 - Ingredient Mini Pain au Chocolat

These mini pain au chocolat are flakey and buttery with little chunks of chocolate. They are incredibly quick and easy to make with frozen puff pastry, and you just need 3 ingredients!

These breakfast treats are best warm straight from the oven but can be assembled the night before, and baked off the next morning.