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Vegetarian Week: 5 Meatless Dinners from One Cart
Five meatless dinners that reuse the same fresh anchors.
Five Nights, One Cart, All Greens
5 dinners · 7 shared ingredients · 17 to buy
Estimated from 17 of 17 items · varies by store & season · vs ~$15/meal takeout.
◆ Your 5 dinners
Tap 🍳 How to cook it on any dinner1. Spiced Chickpea & Spinach Curry
IndianCreamy, warming, ready in 25 minutes.
Reuses: onions · garlic · coconut milk · cumin
+ buy: ginger (small piece) · green chili
› 🍳 How to cook it
You'll need: onions · garlic · coconut milk · cumin · ginger (small piece) · green chili · + salt, oil & pepper
- 1 Sauté diced onion and minced garlic in oil until golden.
- 2 Add grated ginger, cumin, and green chili; cook 1 minute.
- 3 Stir in chickpeas, spinach, and coconut milk; simmer 10 minutes.
- 4 Season with salt and pepper; serve over rice.
2. Tomato & Chickpea Stew
MediterraneanRustic, one-pot comfort; freezes beautifully.
Reuses: onions · garlic · vegetable broth
+ buy: dried oregano · lemon
› 🍳 How to cook it
You'll need: onions · garlic · vegetable broth · dried oregano · lemon · + salt, oil & pepper
- 1 Sauté onion and garlic in oil until soft.
- 2 Add crushed tomatoes, chickpeas, and broth; bring to simmer.
- 3 Add oregano; cook 15 minutes until flavors meld.
- 4 Finish with lemon juice; season to taste.
3. Garlic Spinach & Rice Pilaf
TurkishLight, nutty, elegant side-turned-main.
Reuses: brown rice · garlic · onions · vegetable broth
+ buy: pine nuts (or sunflower seeds) · dried mint
› 🍳 How to cook it
You'll need: brown rice · garlic · onions · vegetable broth · pine nuts (or sunflower seeds) · dried mint · + salt, oil & pepper
- 1 Toast rice in oil with diced onion 2 minutes.
- 2 Add broth and bring to boil; reduce heat, cover.
- 3 Simmer 20 minutes until rice is tender.
- 4 Fold in spinach and minced garlic; cook 2 minutes.
- 5 Top with toasted nuts and mint.
4. Smoky Chickpea & Tomato Tacos
MexicanFun, fast, customizable; kids love it.
Reuses: onions · garlic · cumin · paprika
+ buy: corn tortillas · lime
› 🍳 How to cook it
You'll need: onions · garlic · cumin · paprika · corn tortillas · lime · + salt, oil & pepper
- 1 Sauté onion and garlic in oil; add cumin and paprika.
- 2 Mash chickpeas roughly; stir in with crushed tomatoes.
- 3 Simmer 8 minutes until thick; season with salt and lime.
- 4 Warm tortillas and fill; serve with spinach as slaw.
5. Creamy Tomato & Rice Soup
ItalianSilky, comforting, ready in 30 minutes.
Reuses: brown rice · onions · garlic · vegetable broth · coconut milk
+ buy: fresh basil · parmesan (optional)
› 🍳 How to cook it
You'll need: brown rice · onions · garlic · vegetable broth · coconut milk · fresh basil · parmesan (optional) · + salt, oil & pepper
- 1 Sauté onion and garlic in oil until fragrant.
- 2 Add crushed tomatoes and broth; bring to simmer.
- 3 Stir in rice; cook 18 minutes until tender.
- 4 Stir in coconut milk and basil; heat through.
- 5 Season with salt, pepper, and parmesan if desired.
◆ One shopping list
17 itemsBuy this once — it covers all 5 dinners above. Cook them any night this week.
Fill it at a store near you — pay when you check out.