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Fall Dinner Plan for Oct. 26 to Nov. 1

October 23, 2020

This week, we’re celebrating my oldest daughter Raegan turning 8! I can’t believe I’ve been a mom for 8 years now. We’re going to celebrate with whatever dinner she requests. 🙂 And the rest of the week is full of yummy plant-based healthy easy dinners. I hope this gives you some dinner ideas! Here’s what […]

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This week, we’re celebrating my oldest daughter Raegan turning 8! I can’t believe I’ve been a mom for 8 years now. We’re going to celebrate with whatever dinner she requests. 🙂 And the rest of the week is full of yummy plant-based healthy easy dinners. I hope this gives you some dinner ideas!

Here’s what we’re having for dinners this week:

Monday: Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi with Roasted Veggies. We’re going to bake 2 bags of Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi on a baking sheet with a little avocado oil, a bunch of grape tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, broccoli in a 420 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Then topped with a sprinkle of goat cheese.

Cauliflower gnocchi is perfect for healthy easy dinners.

Tuesday: Cheesy Enchilada Skillet from Damn Delicious. I use Brown Jasmine Rice in this, and make it about half an hour before I start making the enchilada skillet. Once the rice is cooked, this dinner comes together really fast, and everyone in our family loves this dinner.

Image and recipe from Damn Delicious.

Wednesday: Pasta with Veggies, Chicken Apple Sausage & Pesto. Super simple and you can use whatever veggies you have on hand. Cook up the sausage and veggies while making the pasta, then combine it all in a large bowl, add pesto and enjoy!

Quick Easy Healthy Dinner Idea: Pesto Pasta with Veggies and Chicken Sausage/ FivePlates.com

Thursday: Mediterranean Salmon from The Roasted Root + Lemon Roasted Broccoli. For the broccoli, mix together 1 large clove of garlic, juice of 1 lemon, salt & pepper, extra virgin olive oil in a large bowl. Then, add broccoli florets (about 1 head or 1 bag of pre-cut florets) and stir to combine. Then transfer to a baking sheet and roast for 15-20 minutes in 400 degrees.

Image and recipe from The Roasted Root

Friday: Raegan’s birthday! Dinner TBD depending on what she requests. 🙂

Saturday: Loaded Sweet Potato Fries. Really simple and easy so we can enjoy Halloween night!

Easy healthy dinners: Trader Joe's Loaded Sweet Potato Fries

Sunday: Crustless Veggie + Sausage Pizza from Simply Real Health. This is an easy one-pan dinner that’s really delicious too. It has become one of our favorites.

Quick dinner idea: crustless veggie and chicken sausage pizza
Image and recipe from Simply Real Health

I hope you enjoy these comforting and healthy, easy Fall dinner ideas.

Check out past dinner meal plans HERE!
And our family’s favorite one-pot/ one-pan/ skillet dinner recipes HERE! (So delicious!)
Plus a whole post on how to enjoy and simplify making dinner HERE! (For me, it’s all about atmosphere and mindset  + a good playlist!)
And if you’re a Trader Joe’s fan (like me!), check out a bunch of TJs favorites posts HERE!

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