Try these healthy veggie-packed meals during the week. These recipes have plenty of protein perfect for meal prep and weekly meals.
Menu Breakdown
Breakfast Recipe One: Savory Bread Pudding
If you have leftover bread and veggies, you can use this recipe to whip up a fresh new dish. We often use stale old bread for sweet bread pudding, but here is a savory version that is the ultimate comfort food. This is basically an all in one casserole, that is soft, fluffy, and can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You can use any kind of veggies you want, add chopped sausage, and even sprinkle it with some cheese.
Breakfast Recipe Two: Yogurt with Strawberries & Mixed Nuts
Here’s a simple breakfast that is packed with protein, healthy fat, and vitamins and minerals to start off your day. The simplicity of fresh fruit layered on top of yogurt with crunchy nuts is a refreshing breakfast that takes minimal effort but provides maximum nutrients.
Lunch Recipe One: Black Bean Soft Tacos
These deliciously seasoned plant-based tacos have lots of southwestern flavor appeal. They are livened up with crisp bell peppers, sweet corn, and bright cilantro. Simply serve them in soft flour tortillas with a side salad. You can also add some avocado slices for healthy fat. Make a large batch and you can even use them as a bean dip with crispy tortilla chips.
Lunch Recipe Two: Primavera Stuffed Chicken
Pack chicken breasts with flavor and color with this recipe. This is a simple low carb meal that requires minimal meal prep. This easy recipe is a good way to get more vegetables into your diet.
Dinner Recipe One: Orange Ginger Salmon with Snow Peas
This sheet pan recipe couldn’t be any easier with only a few ingredients. It is seasoned with an orange ginger marinade that is full of sweet and bright flavors and takes less than five minutes to prep. Adding marinades to your meals transforms dishes into elegant meals.
Dinner Recipe Two: Beef and Bean Sprout Stir Fry
Bean sprouts are often used in soup dishes, however, they also make for a tasty ingredient in stir fry recipes. Stir fry dishes during the weeknights are ideal because you can actually make a nutritionally dense meal in less than 15 minutes. Stir Fry dishes are colorful, full of veggies, and packed with proteins. For this recipe, you can swap out the beef with chicken, pork, or even shrimp.
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