Saturday, March 22, 2025

A Mini March Meal Plan

4 fresh dinners to celebrate spring! ๐ŸŒฑ โ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อโ€‡อยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญยญ

Hi ,

It's officially spring!

To celebrate, I have a "mini meal plan" for you this week.

It consists of four fresh dinner recipesโ€”

  • They're all weeknight-friendly,
  • and they have enough ingredient overlap to streamline your shopping.

Find prep tips and suggested swaps below!

A Mini March Meal Plan

โ€‹monday: mediterranean quinoa bowlโ€‹

Kick off the week with these protein-packed grain bowls! They're loaded with fresh veggies, roasted chickpeas, and a tangy yogurt sauce.

Prep tip: Make the pickled onions 1 day ahead.
โ€‹Make it vegan: Replace the yogurt sauce with tahini sauce.

โ€‹mediterranean quinoa bowlโ€‹

โ€‹tuesday: sesame soba noodlesโ€‹

These gooey noodles are everything I want on a spring weeknightโ€”they're fast, filling, and super fresh.

Suggested swap: If you have leftover cucumbers from yesterday's bowls, use them in place of the radishes here.

โ€‹sesame soba noodlesโ€‹

โ€‹wednesday: Crispy sesame tofuโ€‹

These tasty tofu cutlets have a crisp, nutty sesame seed crust. Make them in the air fryer or the oven!

Serve them with: snap peas and edamame left over from yesterday's noodles, plus a scoop of riceโ€‹

โ€‹crispy sesame tofuโ€‹

โ€‹thursday: Spaghetti Aglio e Olioโ€‹

This 20-minute pasta is one of my weeknight favorites!

Serve it with: a simple green salad or chopped saladโ€‹

โ€‹spaghetti aglio e olioโ€‹

On Friday, make a simple rice bowl or frittata to use up the odds and ends in your fridge...or get takeout. ๐Ÿ˜Š A homemade veggie pizza is always a solid option too.

More Spring Dinner Ideas

I hope you love this mini meal plan! We got tons of interest in meal plans in our March reader survey, and Jeanine and I are thinking about ways to create them for you more regularly. Stay tuned for news on thatโ€”we have some exciting things in the works!

Happy cooking! --Phoebe



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