Quinoa Patties {fab recipe alert}

So here we are. It's Meal Plan Monday again.
Unfortunately we do a LOT of repeats so I was afraid Meal Plan Monday would start getting boring.
I'm not a fan of boring.
So I'll post the rest of the meal plan below but first I want to share a fab recipe with you!
I found this recipe for Spring Herb Quinoa Patties.
We looooove quinoa and these sounded down right d-lish.
So I made a couple swaps, de-glutened and veganized and voila!
We have a new fave :)




Fresh Herb Quinoa Patties
{inspired by this recipe at www.two-tarts.com}

• 2 cups cooked quinoa (about 3/4 c. dry)
• 2 TB Toffuti vegan cream cheese
• 2 Tbsp chopped green onion
• 2 TB chopped mint (Optional. Sounds great but Hunter hates mint so I skipped it.)
• 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
• 1/2 c. grated soy cheese (mozzerella style)
• 1/2 c. gluten free bread crumbs
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt

Mix everything but the quinoa until well combined. 

Fold in the quinoa.

Heat a couple TB olive oil in a pan to med-high.

Form 2" patties with quinoa mixture and place them in the hot pan. 

Cook approximately 3 minutes on each side until lightly browned. 

Sprinkle with more grated soy cheese and enjoy! 

Preferably with a large glass of red wine :) 

 

And for the rest of the week:

M: Spaghetti Squash
T : Quinoa Patties
W: 4th of July cookout!
T: Mac & Cheese
F: Red Beans & Rice
S: eat out
S: Pizza

M: Grilled veggie salad
T: Fried rice
W: Pesto risotto
T: Tacos
F: Black bean burgers
S: eat out
S: Baked ziti

Meal Plan Monday {&a d-lish iced mocha recipe!}

This weekend was crazy & awesome!
I can't wait to share pictures from the scone party on Friday & the market on Saturday.
I've also got a snickerdoodle recipe coming up.
But today I'm doing another Meal Plan Monday...
mostly just so I'll do my meal plan and be a responsible shopper :)
I have some really delicious looking new recipes pinned.
I can't wait to try them out!

Breakfast: We're having pumpkin chocolate chip muffins & iced mochas for breakfast this week!

You have got to try this Iced Mocha:

1 TB instant coffee (My very fave is Mount Hagen. It's organic, fair trade & so so good!)  

3 TB warm water

1 cup light chocolate soy milk 

ice

Dissolve the coffee in the water. 

Add milk & ice. 

Enjoy with a fancy party straw :) Yuuuuuuum!

  

Monday: Brown rice & sweet potato salad w/ garlic bread

Source: asplashofvanilla.com via Ashley on Pinterest

(Doesn't this sound awesome!?)

Tuesday: Tofu stir fry
Wednesday: Mac & "Cheese"

Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

(Always on the list! Maybe you noticed.)

Thursday: Red Beans & Rice
Friday: Quinoa salad
Saturday: Spaghetti squash
Sunday: Baked Ziti

Monday: Salad w/ garlic bread
Tuesday: Quinoa stuffed peppers
Wednesday: Pizza & salad
Thursday: Fried rice
Friday: "corn dogs"
Saturday: out :)
Sunday: Quinoa patties

Source: two-tarts.com via Jane on Pinterest

                                                           (I'll be trying a version of these. They look fab!)

Happy Monday! 

Meal Plan Monday

Last Friday my friend Carina hosted a meal plan party.
It inspired me to get back on the meal plan wagon :) Thanks Carina!
Meal planning really is SO helpful.
We always eat way healthier (and save money) when I plan... but it seems like it only happens every other paycheck... and then I go back to wandering Target hungry and coming home from grocery shopping with chips, oatmeal and coffee.
Yep. We eat out a lot those weeks.
Anyway, here's what we're eating this week!

PS- This girl is an eating machine lately. I mean check out that focus!

Breakfast
First of all no, we don't do variety for breakfast around here. In fact we eat the exact same thing every morning around here. We know what we like and we DON'T like to wake up early to cook breakfast :)  

Hunter: breakfast burritos (There is nothing gf or vegan about these so I have no recipe to share. What can I say? The man loves his eggs, cheese & wheat tortillas... and I love that I can make a huge batch of these and he has breakfast in 2 minutes for 2 weeks. I've been thinking about making some gluten free tortillas and making myself some breakfast wraps with veggies and rice cheese... but I haven't yet)

Ash: Healthy Morning Muffins (These are a new recipe that I am ALMOST ready to share. They just need one more test round! They are agave sweetened and packed with fiber, fruit and veggies :) I've been having them with my coffee for a week now and I'm in love. One really fills me up too!)

Lily: Oatmeal bars (I'm buying these right now but I decided this morning that I'm going to create my own... I'll let you know how that works out.)

Dinner

First of all no, we don't do variety for breakfast around here. In fact we eat the exact same thing every morning around here. We know what we like and we DON'T like to wake up early to cook breakfast :) 

Monday: Pesto Risotto (My variation is with homemade veggie broth and no parmesan cheese. YUM!)

Source: delish.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Tuesday: Tacos (Taco night is always our favorite night! Hunter loves taco "meat" which is just taco seasoning and tvp (texturized veggie protein. Seriously the cheapest stuff ever, full of protein and has a really similar texture to ground beef... so similar that I don't really love it, but I do love beans, grilled veggies and guacamole!)

Wednesday: Mediterranean Quinoa salad (Wednesdays are crazy for us. Hunter has to come home after work, pick up his guitar and head straight back out for band practice, so I try to make something he can eat in the car on the way. I don't even think this counts as a recipe because it's so simple but he really loves it (and so does Lil)! I mix cooked quinoa with hummus, balsamic vinaigrette, and whatever veggies sound good. It's awesome with fresh spinach, tomatoes & artichoke heart.)

Thursday: Stir fry (Peppers & onions, tofu and brown rice!)

Friday: Black bean burgers and sweet potato fries (I'm still working on a recipe that I absolutely love but in the meantime this one isn't bad.)

Source: naturallyella.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Saturday: Eat Out! Saturdays are my busiest days so I give myself the night off :)

Sunday:  Mac & "Cheese" (I just LOVE this mac & "cheese"!!! It's gluten free & vegan and even Hunter loves it. Seriously try it! )

Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Our lunches are almost always just leftovers.
Fancy. I know.
So there you have it! Next week I'm hoping to do more freezer meals that I can make ahead.
Any good suggestions?