5 Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipes, Including Vegetarian Chili
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Use this week-long meal plan to take care of dinner from Monday to Friday — we know you have enough to do already. From crispy pan-fried pork chops to an easy vegetarian chili (hello extra plant proteins), we can guarantee easy and delicious dinners all week long.
Find dinner inspiration in the gallery below.
Monday: Herb-Crusted Pork Chops with Cauliflower Purée
Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4.
Zesty bread crumbs with parsley add a crisp crust to these soft and flaky haddock fillets. Serve with creamy cauliflower, and lemon-drizzled spring mix or quartered little gem lettuce.
Get the recipe for Herb-Crusted Pork Chops with Cauliflower Purée.
Tuesday: Bacon Fried Rice
Ready in: 30 min. Serves: 4.
This half-hour dinner recipe is fragrant, simple and delicious. Bonus: Small frozen vegetables take away the need for a lot fine chopping and extra prep work before cooking.
Get this Bacon Fried Rice recipe.
Wednesday: Vegetarian Chili
Ready in: 35 min. Serves: 4.
Ready in 35 minutes, this recipe delivers all the things you're looking for in a warming bowl of chili: it's filling, saucy and spicy.
Veggie ground (or veggie crumble) is made predominantly of soy protein with various flavourings added. At 9 grams of protein per 1/3 cup serving, it can be used anywhere you’d normally use ground beef.
Get this Vegetarian Chili Recipe.
Thursday: One-Skillet Pork Pie
Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4.
Similar to Tourtière, this pork pie uses time-saving shortcuts to make it weeknight-friendly. No oven safe skillet? Use a pie plate instead!
Get this One-Skillet Pork Pie Recipe.
Friday: Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Roasted Apple and Fennel
Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
These Parmesan-crusted pork chops and golden-roasted vegetables are perfectly accented with a light drizzle of sweet balsamic glaze.
Get this Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Roasted Apple and Fennel recipe.
Dessert: Chocolate Pudding Cake
Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 6.
A decadent cake enrobed in a silken sauce. Tip: When you serve it, have your spoon at the ready: It won’t last long. Serve it up in individual dishes or dig right in.
Get this Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe.
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