Vegetarian Meal Plan: August Week 4

Here's a vegetarian meal plan for the upcoming week packed with late summer dinners ranging from skillet enchiladas and paneer biryani to eggplant parmesan. The weekend project is making fig jam, and dessert is plum frozen yogurt.

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: 30-Minute Vegetarian Skillet Enchiladas

TUESDAY: Easy Vegetarian Paneer Biryani

WEDNESDAY: Easy 30-Minute Red Lentil Bolognese

THURSDAY: Chickpea Feta Sheet Pan Dinner with Blistered Tomatoes

FRIDAY: Eggplant Parmesan with Pesto

WEEKEND PROJECT: Homemade Spiced Fig Jam

DESSERT: Plum Frozen Yogurt

M O N D A Y

A cast iron skillet of skillet enchiladas topped with cheese, avocado, tomatoes, scallions, cilantro and jalapeño slices.

30-Minute Vegetarian Skillet Enchiladas

These vegetarian skillet enchiladas are made with a red enchilada sauce, and can be completely made in ONE pan in about 30 minutes. This dish will become your new family favorite dinner!

There's very little prepping with this dish except dicing an onion and red pepper. So it qualifies as a lazy (but delicious) vegetarian dinner!

T U E S D A Y

A serving platter filled with paneer biryani with side dishes of raita and green mint chutney.

Easy Vegetarian Paneer Biryani

Biryani is a well-spiced Indian dish, and although there are a lot of ingredients, there's very little work to do other than combine them. For this Paneer Biryani, cubes of paneer cheese are marinated and then added to toasted rice and spices

W E D N E S D A Y

A cast iron skillet filled with red lentil bolognese sauce.

Easy 30-Minute Red Lentil Bolognese

This vegetarian version of a traditional bolognese sauce is made with red lentils in place of meat. Milk is a crucial ingredient when making a traditional bolognese as it adds a special depth of flavor. Otherwise, it's just a standard pasta sauce.

Make a pot of your own favorite pasta and ladle this sauce over it. Top with Parmesan cheese, if you like. To keep it vegetarian, use a plant-based Parmesan-style grated cheese.

T H U R S D A Y

Warm roasted chickpea feta salad with olives, fire roasted tomatoes and arugula on a baking sheet ready to be served.

Chickpea and Feta Sheet Pan Dinner with Blistered Tomatoes

This easy chickpea feta sheet pan dinner is perfect for busy weeknights since it's ready in around 20 minutes. It stars protein-packed chickpeas tossed in spices, and features cherry tomatoes and slabs of feta cheese roasted under the broiler. Briny olives and arugula are added at the end.

F R I D A Y

An eggplant parmesan casserole with pesto in a casserole baking dish.

Eggplant Parmesan with Pesto

This late-summer Eggplant Parmesan Casserole takes eggplant slices coated in pesto, grated mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese, and layers them lasagna-style with a fabulous roasted tomato - red pepper sauce you'll want to use for everything.

To simplify this recipe, use your favorite jarred pasta sauce. Or make the pasta sauce ahead of time.

W E E K E N D P R O J E C T

A jar filled with fig jam, with a spoon.

Homemade Spiced Fig Jam

This fig jam recipe is made with fresh ripe figs and spiced with the warm spices of cardamom, cinnamon., ginger and nutmeg for a perfect fall treat. An apple is included for pectin.

The instructions include directions for canning these fig preserves to enjoy all through autumn, and makes a great hostess gift.

D E S S E R T

Plum Frozen Yogurt

This plum frozen yogurt is made with ripe plums and blackberries for a deep summer flavor, with optional accents of sage. A little of either plum brandy or crème de cassis (optional) makes this dessert very special.