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    Dinner Recipes, Fall Meal Plan #2

    Published: Nov 7, 2019 · Modified: Feb 7, 2023 by RebeccaBlackwell · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    What to Cook for Dinner this Week:

    This 5-Day meal plan includes Eggplant and/or Chicken Parmesan, Tuscan Braised Beef with Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes & Roast Cabbage, Chachouka (North African Pepper & Tomato Stew with Eggs), Tuscan Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust, Indian Shrimp and Rice

    1.) [sg_popup id="5959" event="click"]Eggplant and/or Chicken Parmesan[/sg_popup], 2.) [sg_popup id="5979" event="click"]Tuscan Braised Beef with Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes [/sg_popup]& [sg_popup id="5981" event="click"]Roast Cabbage[/sg_popup] 3.) [sg_popup id="5984" event="click"]Chachouka[/sg_popup] (North African Pepper & Tomato Stew with Eggs) 4.) [sg_popup id="5986" event="click"]Tuscan Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust[/sg_popup] 5.) [sg_popup id="5990" event="click"]Indian Shrimp and Rice[/sg_popup] 6.) Cocktail: Apple Cider Moscow Mule

    Using some of the same ingredients in multiple dishes throughout the week is the key to getting delicious, wholesome, good for you, home cooked meals on the table several nights of the week. The recipes in each 5-day meal plan include some prep-work for another meal later in the week.

    Like every other meal plan on this blog, this week’s recipes are designed to make healthy, delicious, home cooked meals every night of the week much easier with each meal building on the previous night’s efforts. A little = a lot.

    Meal Prep, Day by Day

    Optional Substitutions: This week's meal plan begins with a big pot of [sg_popup id="5972" event="click"]homemade marinara sauce[/sg_popup] that gets used in three meals this week - [sg_popup id="5959" event="click"]Eggplant and/or Chicken Parmesan[/sg_popup], [sg_popup id="5984" event="click"]Chachouka[/sg_popup], and, [sg_popup id="5990" event="click"]Indian Shrimp and Rice[/sg_popup].

    You can swap any of those dishes out with Homemade Pizza, Meatball Sandwiches, or Spaghetti and Meatballs. Please note that if you do swap one from the other, the grocery list below will need to be modified.

    Cook Two or Three Meals Instead of Five: Five home cooked meals in one week is not feasible or desirable for everyone. If two or three is more your style, Days #1, #3, and #5, OR Days #2 and #4, work well together, one meal building from the next.

    Day #1

    What’s for Dinner Tonight: [sg_popup id="5959" event="click"]Eggplant and/or Chicken Parmesan[/sg_popup] and salad. A plate of chicken parmesan.

    For me, “Day #1” is usually a Sunday, and it’s the day with the most heavy lifting when it comes to meal prep for the rest of the week. Whatever day of the week you choose as your “Day #1”, here’s your meal prep task list:

    • Eggplant, Chicken, or Both? The process to making chicken parmesan and eggplant parmesan is the same, the only difference being whether you use chicken or eggplant. For tonight's meal, choose one or the other, or do what we do in my family - make both, layering eggplant slices in one side of the pan and chicken in the other.
    • [sg_popup id="5972" event="click"]Make some Homemade Marinara[/sg_popup]: Eggplant and chicken parmesan are all about the sauce. Make an excellent marinara sauce, and the dish is almost guaranteed to be delicious. At least 2 hours before you want to begin making chicken or eggplant parmesan, get the marinara sauce going. The recipe makes a lot - about 11 cups of sauce - and you'll use most of it, or all of it this week. Depending on whether you decide to make a half pan (9-in square baking dish) or whole pan (9 x 13-inch baking dish) of chicken or eggplant parmesan, you'll need 3-6 cups of marinara tonight. Reserve the rest for Chachouka on Day #3 and Indian Shrimp and Rice on Day #5. If you have some leftover at the end of the week, use it for a quick plate of spaghetti, or freeze the sauce for up to 3 months.
    • Prepare a tossed salad: Prep some lettuce and veggies for a simple tossed salad. Chachouka on Day #3 is also served with tossed salad, so prep a double amount tonight and save yourself the hassle on Day #3. Dress the salad with a bottled dressing, whip up a simple vinaigrette, or simply toss with a squeeze of lemon, some olive oil, salt, and pepper.

    Day #2A plate of garlic mascarpone mashed potatoes topped with Tuscan Braised Beef and fresh parsley.

    What’s for Dinner Tonight: [sg_popup id="5979" event="click"]Tuscan Braised Beef with Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes[/sg_popup] & [sg_popup id="5981" event="click"]Roast Cabbage[/sg_popup].

    • Tonight's braised beef is falling-apart tender from a long, slow simmer in a wine and vegetable broth. Plan ahead: The hands on time for this dish is only about 30 minutes, but it needs to cook in the oven for about 4 hours.
    • Cook 6 lbs of chuck roast: The recipe calls for 4 lbs of chuck roast, but for this week's meal plan, cook 6 lbs of chuck roast so that you have enough leftovers to make Tuscan Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust on Day #4. The remaining quantities of ingredients in the recipe can stay the same. After dinner tonight, reserve all the leftover meat, veggies and sauce; it will form the basis for the pot pie.
    • Roast Cabbage: This is my favorite way to cook cabbage, and it couldn't be simpler.

    Day #3Chachouka - North African Pepper and Tomato Stew with Eggs

    What’s for Dinner Tonight: [sg_popup id="5984" event="click"]Chachouka[/sg_popup], Bread, and Tossed Salad

    • Chachouka is a North African pepper & tomato stew topped with eggs that is surprisingly delicious and extremely simple. Use 2 cups of the marinara sauce you reserved from Day #1.
    • Serving suggestion: Serve tonight's Chachouka with some good quality bread and a tossed salad, which you might have prepped on Day #1. Dress the salad with a bottled dressing, whip up a simple vinaigrette, or simply toss with a squeeze of lemon, some olive oil, salt, and pepper.

    Day #4

    What’s for Dinner Tonight: [sg_popup id="5986" event="click"]Tuscan Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust[/sg_popup]Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust

    • Tonight's dinner couldn't be simpler thanks to the leftover braised beef you reserved on Day #3. Simply shred the beef, and mix some frozen peas and carrots into the sauce, pour it into a baking dish, top with a sheet of frozen puff pastry, and bake.

    Day #5

    What’s for Dinner Tonight:[sg_popup id="5990" event="click"]Indian Shrimp and Rice[/sg_popup]Taking a bite of Indian Shrimp and Rice.

    • Use 2 cups of reserved marinara sauce from Day #1 to make this simple, Indian spiced meal. If you have any leftover tossed salad, put that out as well.

     

    This Week’s Featured Cocktail: Apple Cider Moscow Mule

    Apple Cider Moscow Mule

    Useful Equipment:

    Cast iron skillet, dutch oven, deep fry thermometer

    • 12-inch Cast Iron Skillet
    • Dutch Oven
    • Deep Fry Thermometer

    Suggested Recipes for the Baker:

    Four delicious baking recipes: Pear Tart with Frangipane {Almond Cream}, Fluffy Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes, 1-Hour Buttermilk Caramel Cupcakes, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

    • Pear Tart with Frangipane {Almond Cream}
    • Fluffy Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
    • 1-Hour Buttermilk Caramel Cupcakes
    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

    Shopping List, Weekly Fall Meal Plan #1

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    *Does not include ingredients for suggested baked goods.

    • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
    • ¾ cup chopped fresh basil
    • 3 or 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
    • ¾ cup fresh parsley
    • 8 ounces baby Bella mushrooms (or portabella mushrooms)
    • 3 red bell peppers
    • 4 large yellow onions
    • 1 head of cabbage
    • 20 cloves of garlic
    • 2 limes
    • 1 shallot, minced
    • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
    • ½ cup chopped scallions
    • 1 & ¼ lb eggplant (*If making ONLY eggplant parmesan, double the amount and do not purchase chicken.)
    • 1 lb thinly sliced chicken breasts (*If making ONLY chicken parmesan, double the amount and do not purchase eggplant.)
    • 6 lbs beef chuck roast
    • 1 ½ lbs shrimp, (peeled and deveined if you like)
    • 3 cups panko bread crumbs
    • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
    • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
    • 7 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 2 teaspoon cumin
    • 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 3 teaspoon garam masala
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • 1 ½ tablespoon granulated sugar
    • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 & ½ cups vegetable oil
    • ¼ cup grape seed oil (or canola oil, or any other oil with a high smoke point)
    • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • Five 28-oz cans crushed tomatoes (I like to use fire roasted tomatoes)
    • 1 cup dry red wine (for the marinara sauce)
    • 1 ½ cup dry white wine (For Tuscan Braised Beef)
    • 2 ½ cups chicken stock
    • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 cup long grain rice
    • 6 large eggs PLUS 4–8 eggs for Chachouka, depending on how many you want to serve per person
    • 5 oz shaved or grated parmesan cheese
    • 2 or 3 ounces grated parmesan cheese, (Optional, for topping Tuscan Braised Beef)
    • 16 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into ½-inch chunks
    • ¼ cup plain, unsweetened yogurt
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • Salt and ground black pepper
    • 16 oz bag frozen peas and carrots
    • 1 sheet puff pastry

    Optional, to serve with Chachouka on Day #3 and Eggplant and Chicken Parmesan on Day #1: Greens and veggies for tossed salad and French, Italian, or Sourdough bread.

    *salad dressing or ingredients for simple vinaigrette not included on this list.

    For 2 Spice Apple Cider Moscow Mules: 

    • 4 oz. vodka
    • 1 cup ginger beer
    • Sparkling cider – or regular non-sparkling apple cider
    • 1 apple, for garnish

    This 5-Day meal plan includes Eggplant and/or Chicken Parmesan, Tuscan Braised Beef with Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes & Roast Cabbage, Chachouka (North African Pepper & Tomato Stew with Eggs), Tuscan Braised Beef Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Crust, Indian Shrimp and Rice

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    1. Missie Woody says

      September 10, 2019 at 5:47 pm

      Can I request a fall weekly meal plan with lots of sausage and butternut squash? Those are some of my FAVORITE fall foods and I was bummed I didn't see much in your fall plans. These weekly meal plans have been teaching me SO MUCH about how to really use my groceries wisely!! I am finally able to get dinner on the table EVERY night!! Thank you!

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