Vegetarian Meal Plan: October Week 5

Here's a vegetarian meal plan for the upcoming week packed with fall dinners featuring winter squash dishes and apple hand pies.

MEAL PLAN

MONDAY: Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Onions with Tahini

TUESDAY: Spicy Delicata Squash Stuffed with Fruity Quinoa

WEDNESDAY: Stuffed Acorn Squash

THURSDAY: Coconut Curried Butternut Squash Soup

FRIDAY: Creamy Spinach Spaghetti Squash Casserole

DESSERT: Apple Hand Pies

WEEKEND BAKING PROJECT: Soft Sweet Potato Bread with Honey

M O N D A Y

Roasted butternut squash and red onions tossed with dates, chickpeas, and a tahini sauce in a serving bowl.

Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Onions with Tahini

This roasted butternut squash and red onions recipe is packed with flavor and is a perfect weeknight sheet pan main dish or simplified for a side dish. This hearty dish is both vegan and gluten-free.

T U E S D A Y

Delicata squash boats roasted and stuffed with a fruity quinoa stuffing.

Spicy Delicata Squash Boats Stuffed with Fruity Quinoa

Roasted delicata squash boats are basted with a spicy sauce and stuffed with a fruity quinoa pilaf. This richly flavored vegan and gluten-free dish is a perfect side dish (think Thanksgiving!) or a protein-packed main dish all through the fall.

W E D N E S D A Y

Acorn squash stuffed with cornbread, apple, pepper stuffing.

Stuffed Acorn Squash

This vegetarian stuffed acorn squash is a perfect fall dinner to satisfy vegetarians and the meat eaters at the table. Roasted acorn squash is stuffed with a cornbread stuffing with poblano peppers, red peppers, apples and sage.

T H U R S D A Y

A bowl of curried butternut squash soup with a swirl of coconut milk.

Coconut Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut squash, apples, curry, and coconut milk are an unbeatable combination in this coconut curry butternut squash soup. But don't be tempted to skip the tablespoon of brown sugar at the end. It makes a difference to how the flavors come together.

F R I D A Y

Cheesy spaghetti squash casserole with a spoonful of the casserole lifted for a closer look.

Creamy Spinach Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Three kinds of cheese, peppers, onion and a big helping of spinach are all tucked into this delicious spaghetti squash casserole.

D E S S E R T

Apple Hand Pies

This apple hand pie recipe creates mini apple pies in the shape of pumpkins for Halloween. Have some fun with the expressions you cut into the dough! They're filled with homemade apple pie filling that's spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.

W E E K E N D B A K I N G P R O J E C T

A loaf of sweet potato bread on a cutting board partially covered by a napkin, with one slice laying flat.

Soft Sweet Potato Bread with Honey

This homemade yeasted sweet potato bread might just be the softest bread you'll ever make. You probably won't taste the sweet potatoes in the bread, but the result is the burnt orange color and the incredibly soft texture.