Swipe My Meal Plan | Week 16
- Allie
- Jul 20, 2017
- 5 min read
Are you ready for some FREAKING DELICIOUS food this week? I'm super pumped about this week's meal plan, probably because I'm writing this while currently very hungry. Maybe meal planning while hungry is the opposite of shopping while hungry. It's actually beneficial instead of detrimental? We're rolling with it. My hunger doesn't take away from the fact that the recipes I've picked out for us are just so. so. good.
As always, you can find the recipes linked below (the underlined text) or on my Weekly Meal Plan Recipes Pinterest Board.
I've started doing a live session each week, over in the Allie Peach Meal Plan Facebook Group, to talk about these recipes in more detail! I share my plans for modify the recipes as needed, steps you can take to prep ahead, and how to stack the ingredients to make more of my efforts in the kitchen. This week's live session will be Friday, July 21st at 1:30 pm CST
Join the group, and meet me live! Come with your questions, and I'll answer them on video.
I'm following the Aficionado Farms weekly CSA to come up with these meal plans throughout the summer, but don't worry if you aren't a member... I've given you a full market list of all the produce in the meal plan at the bottom of the post!
Sautéd Zucchini and Turkey Meatballs in Taxi Tomato Vodka Sauce with Goat Cheese
I am proposing that this sauce AND the meatballs be made in the crock pot, rather than the oven, to save you from having to battle the oven's heat in your home when it's already 100 degrees outside.
CSA members: You won't have quite enough tomatoes to make this AND have some left for the sandwich recipe later. So, go ahead and buy a few more! You won't regret it. They're hyper seasonal and so delicious right now, so let's get as many antioxidant rich tomatoes into our diets while we have the luxury of fresh, juicy ones!
Join me live on Friday or catch the replay video and I'll give you my step-by-step for turning this into a crock pot meal.
As for the zucchini portion...
My friend, Casey, and I have been making sautéd zucchini in vodka sauce with goat cheese for years. I can attest to the fact that it's just as delicious if you use a jarred sauce. If you choose to do that, just make sure it's a good brand without any weird ingredients. Find the recipe below!
Pea Shoot Pesto and Crunchy Veggie Dipping Plate
This is perfect light meal for the super hot weather we're experiencing. Ryan and I actually prefer to eat this way, snacking on bits of this-and-that. It keeps our palettes interested in the meal, and creates conversation over what combinations of different things we try, encouraging each other to try them.
Save half of the pesto for the next meal!
CSA members: Here's where you will use those Easter egg radishes. You can serve them raw or roasted. On the dipping plate, I plan to serve the pea shoot pesto, some store-bought hummus, softened butter with sea salt, and crusty bread. Add any crunchy veggies that look good at the market! Cucumbers, green beans, sugar snap peas... anything goes!
This is where you'll use the rest of that pea shoot pesto. Cilbir is a traditional Turkish dish that's kind of trendy for brunch right now. It can be made in tons of different ways, usually with some kind of spicy harissa or chile sauce. I made it the other night with store-bought pesto and it was fabulous, so I'm swapping out the green chile chimmichurri listed in the link above for pea shoot pesto. You can keep everything else the same. Serve this with a big ol' salad on the side, using up the rest of the veggies you purchased for the veggie plate. Keep the dressing simple -- a little lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper should be all you need, since the egg yolk and pesto will create a sauce all on their own.
For kids: Melt some butter without the chiles. If they aren't into poached eggs, you can fry, scramble, or hard boil them. My kids loved the greek yogurt, eggs, and pesto when I made this last time!
Go ahead and purchase double the amount of chicken, because you'll use some in the next recipe, too!
For kids: Mayo is a fine substitute for the spicy Aioli. If they won't eat this like a sandwich (my kids are weird like that), you can easily deconstruct this. Cut a chicken cutlet into strips as "dippers", and serve with ketchup, mayo, or whatever they like.
CSA Members: Use the crisp lettuce in your basket in place of cabbage in this dish.
This recipe was suggested to me by a friend and Meal Plan Facebook Group member! Here's what she has to say:
“Made this for dinner last night. The kids came and wanted to help. Liam saw the ingredients and said "yuck! Why don't you have any good ingredients?" 😂 but it was fun having them help (even though he was HIGH energy and a huge mess). He tried raw green onions, carrots, and of course he had to have peanut butter. Then when we sat down to eat he said it was amazing! I LOVE having the kids help cook because they're more willing to try new things. Also, I used multicolored carrots so this was a very pretty meal. Even though at first Liam wasn't excited about al the veggies, he was SO excited when he saw what goes into the sauce. Cora is on a major peanut kick right now. She would have been happy to eat just peanuts but she ended up eating everything on her plate. Yay for a meal both kids like!!”
Sunflower Shoot Green Smoothie
This is such a refreshing start to the morning and is made from the simplest ingredients! It's a really friendly way to introduce your kids (or yourself!) to green juice.
CSA members: Don't feel bad about using all those gorgeous sunflower shoots in one smoothie... it's totally worth it, I promise.
Recipe below.
RECIPES
Sauteed Zucchini in Vodka Sauce with Goat Cheese
Ingredients:
1 large, or up to three small-ish zucchini, sliced into 1/4" rounds
1-2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 jar (or one recipe of homemade) vodka sauce
4 oz Goat cheese
Directions:
Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add in the zucchini and season immediately with a little salt and pepper. Sauté the zucchini, being careful not to move them around the pan too much, so that they form nice golden brown caramelization on both sides.
Add in the vodka sauce and reduce heat to low. Allow the sauce to warm with the zucchini.
Crumble in the goat cheese and allow to warm for another minute or two, then remove the pan from the heat.
Sunflower Shoot Green Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 Handfuls sunflower shoots
1 Banana
1 Tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
1 Cup green grapes
1 Cup coconut water
1 Handful of ice
Directions:
BLEND!
MARKET LIST
Try to find these ingredients at the farmer's market before hitting the grocery store!
Yellow tomatoes
Red onion
Mint
Cabbage or crisp head lettuce
Eggs
Herbs
Radishes
Zucchini
Pea Shoots
Salad greens
Assorted crunchy veggies for dipping - Cucumbers, sugar snap peas, green beans, etc
Green onions
Carrots
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