This vegan meal plan includes a printable shopping list. shop over the weekend and do some prep work and weeknight dinners will be a breeze.
When it comes to weeknight dinners, a little bit of planning and prep goes a long way! We’ve put together a vegan meal plan with five dinners and the ingredients you need to prepare them. Not a vegan? Just add your favorite protein! But just give this vegan dinner meal plan a try, you may be surprised. All you have to do is shop over the weekend, do a little be of prep on Sunday, and you’ll be all set for the week. You’ll come home every evening and have everything you need to prepare a nutritious and filling dinner.
Scroll to the bottom of this post to download your shopping list for your dinner meal plan.
High Protein Noodle Paella
Ahead of time prep (up to 2 days ahead)
1) Prep the vegetables
Ingredients List
Produce & Refrigerated Items:
- 1 large onion
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 cups frozen peas
Pantry Items:
- 8oz Explore Cuisine Black Bean Spaghetti
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- Vegetable broth
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
Hummus & Grilled Vegetable Pizza
Ahead of time prep:
- Marinate the vegetables (up to 1 day ahead)
- Prepare the hummus, if using homemade (up to 2 days ahead)
Ingredients List
Produce & Refrigerated Items:
- 1 yellow squash
- 1 zucchini
- 1 Japanese eggplant
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup hummus, home made or store bought
- 6–8 black cured olives, pitted
- 12–18 grape tomatoes
Pantry Items:
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Ground coriander
- Cumin
- Ground powder ginger
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 store bought pizza crusts
- Oregano (optional)
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Chickpea Stuffed Avocados
Ahead of time prep:
No prep needed
Ingredients List
Produce & Refrigerated Items:
- 2 Persian cucumbers
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 2 small lemon
- ⅓ cup corn kernels
- 3 Hass avocados
Pantry Items:
- 1–15oz can organic chickpeas
- Salt
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Whole grain Dijon mustard
- Sriracha
Spiced Coconut Dal
Ahead of time prep (up to 2 days ahead)
- Cook the lentils
- Wash the cilantro
Ingredients List
Produce & refrigerated items:
- 4 ripe tomatoes
- 3 large scallions
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Pantry Items:
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Tomato paste
- Turmeric
- Garlic powder
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Black pepper
- Ground mustard seed (optional)
- Coriander
- Heaping ½ cup dry lentils
- Tomato paste
- ¾ cup canned light coconut milk
Tagliatelle With Mushroom Ragu & Swiss Chard
Ahead of time prep (up to 2 days ahead)
- Wash and prep the vegetables
Ingredients List
Produce & Refrigerated Items:
- 2 cloves garlic
- Fresh basil
- 8oz baby bella mushrooms
- Rainbow Swiss chard
Pantry Items:
- 6oz tagliatelle pasta (if you can’t find vegan tagliatelle you can use fettuccine or any other flat pasta)
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Tomato paste
- Salt
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
blue says
I just found your website and really like the weekly vegan meal plans. Usually I'm out of ideas what to cook really quick. So the meal plan helps 😀 Keep up the good work! Thanks!
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you! It means a lot!