Cozy Meal Plans | Recipe Garden

Sunday dinner

Sunday

Recipe Garden night

Baked enchiladas verdes in a casserole dish with melted cheese and cilantro

Roasty • cheesy • bubbling

Simple enchiladas verdes

Roasted tomatillo sauce wrapped up with shredded chicken and cheese, then baked until hot and melty.

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Mexican rice with peas and carrots served in a bowl

Tomatoey • fluffy • classic

Authentic Mexican rice

Toasted long-grain rice simmered with tomato sauce, bouillon, carrots, peas, and optional serranos until fluffy and savory.

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Monday dinner

Monday

No recipe, just a plan

Simple supper

Mushroom orzo

A gentle little no-recipe dinner slot for mushroom orzo, which sounds very sensible and cozy.

Tuesday dinner

Tuesday

Recipe Garden night

Grilled honey mustard chicken, corn, and peach dense bean salad

Summery • hearty • bright

Grilled honey mustard chicken, corn, & peach DBS

Honey-mustard grilled chicken with charred corn, peaches, kale, beans, feta, and a lemony dressing.

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Wednesday dinner

Wednesday

Recipe Garden night

Miso-marinated black cod fillets with caramelized tops

Buttery • miso • elegant

Nobu's miso-marinated black cod

Sweet-savory marinated black cod, cooked until silky and lightly charred, with that famous Nobu-style glaze.

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Thursday dinner

Thursday

Recipe Garden night

Brothy rice bowl with chicken, bok choy, spring onions, and coriander

Gentle • brothy • easy

Burnout chicken & brothy rice

Cooked rice, leftover chicken, bok choy, spring onions, and coriander in a quick tamari-chili broth.

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Friday dinner

Friday

Eating out

Happy hour

Steak frites happy hour

A charming dinner out, crispy fries, and no dishes for anyone. Very respectable Friday behavior.

Saturday dinner

Saturday

Recipe Garden night

Grilled miso chicken served with soy and lemon potatoes

Sticky • lemony • cozy

Grilled miso chicken with soy and lemon potatoes

Miso-mirin chicken thighs served over buttery potatoes glazed with lemon and soy.

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Week one grocery run

Shopping list

Compiled from the linked recipe nights

This list is built from Sunday’s simple enchiladas verdes and authentic Mexican rice, Tuesday’s grilled honey mustard chicken, corn, and peach DBS, Wednesday’s miso-marinated black cod, Thursday’s burnout chicken and brothy rice, and Saturday’s grilled miso chicken with soy and lemon potatoes. Monday is mushroom orzo without a linked recipe, and Friday is your eating-out night.

Produce & herbs

2 pounds tomatillos
3 jalapeños
2 containers cherry tomatoes
3 peaches
1/4 red onion
1/4 medium onion
1 bunch dino kale
3 ears corn
1 bunch bok choy
2 spring onions
1 small handful coriander, plus extra chopped coriander for finishing if wanted
About 1 1/2 bunches cilantro total
15 garlic cloves
2 carrots
2 lemons

Protein & seafood

About 3 pounds chicken total, plus 1 leftover cooked chicken breast for Thursday
4 black cod or sablefish fillets, 4 to 6 ounces each

Dairy & chilled

1/2 cup sour cream
12 ounces shredded cheese, like Pepper Jack or Monterey Jack
1 block feta, about 6 ounces
125 grams butter

Pantry

1 can chickpeas
1 can white beans
1/2 cup peas, frozen or fresh
1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice, plus 1 cup cooked rice
10 or so 8-inch tortillas
500 grams small potatoes
1/4 cup sake
135 milliliters mirin, plus 1/4 cup more
White miso paste, at least 8 tablespoons total
Tomato sauce
Tomato bouillon
Granulated sugar
Honey
Olive oil
Avocado oil
Vegetable or canola oil
White or champagne vinegar
Chicken broth, at least 1 cup
Chicken broth concentrate
Tamari
Soy sauce
Chili oil
Sesame seeds, optional
Aleppo pepper
Red pepper flakes
Kosher salt or sea salt
Black pepper
1 to 3 whole serrano peppers, optional