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0sharesMore healthy recipe ideas in this week’s meal plan. For every recipe, I included substitution suggestions in case ingredients are scarce. When ingredients are running short and grocery delivery times are backed up by several days, it’s helpful to have a list of recipe that are easy to adapt. For the week’s meal plan, I included substitution suggestions for each recipe so that you can easily make adjustments based on what’s on hand in your pantry, fridge and freezer.If you’re running dry on meal ideas, be sure to check out 20+ Healthy Recipes Using Pantry Staples, which includes everything from chicken dinners to meatless meals.And something new!!!I’m excited to introduce my new (and free!) quick start guide, “5 Amazing Things To Do With the Rice & Beans in Your Pantry”, where I’m sharing my best rice & bean recipes and tips. Click here to sign up!If you have certain recipe requests, please comment on this post, email me or send me a message on Instagram.Stay healthy, everyone!If you’re just here for this week’s meal plan, let’s get things rolling… The meal plans:Click here for the previous meal plans.Each week’s meal plan mirrors the way we eat at home – 90% healthy, with the occasional decadent meal thrown in. There will be a mixture of meat and meatless meals, with everything from slow cooker soups and dinner salads to one-pot dinners and breakfast for dinner recipes. A little bit of everything, which is exactly how we eat at our house. If you make any of these recipes, I’d love to see them on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I’ll be sure to find your photos.Healthy Meal Plan {Week 131}Monday:Lightened-Up Spaghetti Pie – 283 calories and 6 Weight Watchers SPServe with a green salad or Caesar salad.Substitutions: Use any type of long pasta you have on hand – fettuccine, linguine, etc. For the sauce, either use the recipe for the homemade sauce or use your favorite store-bought version. Swap out the ground turkey with ground beef or Italian sausage.Tuesday:Italian Chickpea Soup {Vegan} – 292 calories and 4 Weight Watchers SPServe with a salad or cut-up veggies (e.g., cucumber, carrots and bell peppers).Substitutions: Use white beans (such as cannellini or Great Northern) instead of chickpeas. Any type of small pasta can be used, such as orzo, ditalini or macaroni elbows. If you don’t have vegetable broth, use chicken broth (assuming you aren’t looking for a vegetarian or vegan meal).Wednesday:Moroccan Chicken Quinoa Salad – 251 calories and 5 Weight Watchers SPSubstitutions: Instead of quinoa, use barley, farro, rice or Israeli (pearl couscous). Chicken thighs, shrimp or beans can be used in place of chicken breasts. Use dried cranberries in place of dried cherries.Thursday:Healthy Banana Pancakes – 152 calories and 3 Weight Watchers SP for 2 pancakesServe with maple syrup, fresh fruit (or defrosted frozen fruits) and raw nuts.Substitutions: Use all-purpose flour or a 50/50 mixture of all-purpose flour/regular whole wheat flour in place of the whole wheat pastry flour.Friday:Take-out for dinner 🥡Saturday:Ground Turkey Enchilada Skillet Meal – 375 calories and 6 Weight Watchers SPServe with a salad or slaw.Substitutions: Use ground beef or chopped chicken breast in place of ground turkey. Red enchilada sauce can be used in place of the green sauce, though the flavor will be different. If you don’t have brown rice, use cooked white rice, barley or farro. Black beans can be substituted with red kidney beans.Sunday:Sauteed Shrimp, Snap Peas & Pistachios – 307 calories and 3 Weight Watchers SPServe with toasted brown rice.Substitutions: Use broccoli or snow peas in place of snap peas and slivered almonds or cashews in place of pistachios.Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
