I was having a serious mental block this morning while I was trying to meal plan and NOTHING sounded good to me. So I ran a poll on instastories to get some inspiration from you all. You guys are the BEST and sent in soooo many amazing recommendations that I cannot wait to try. Here are the ones going on this week’s docket!

SALMON TACOS

Probably 1/3 of the recs were tacos, taco salads, mexican dishes etc! You all know me so well. I could eat some version of tacos every day for the rest of my life. The recommendation that literally had my mouth watering was a “fish taco bowl with guac”, um yummm. I just might have to add the tortilla for dinner then eat the leftovers in a bowl for lunches! We haven’t made salmon in a while so I am going to do salmon tacos. I used to make these allll the time, but I haven’t in a couple months. They’re so easy, healthy and incredibly delicious. Here’s how you make them…

salmon rub: chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper (more or less depending on how spicy you want them), salt + pepper. Cover the entire piece of salmon in this rub then I pan sear them in a cast iron or nonstick skillet with a little evoo.

toppings

chipotle aioli: mix together 2 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce with either mayo, greek yogurt or sour cream, depending on which flavor you like best. I prefer mayo or greek yogurt.

guac: avocado, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime, salt and pepper

cabbage slaw: red cabbage, green onion, red onion, and cilantro. Since I am already adding chipotle aioli and guac to my tacos, I prefer to keep my cabbage slaw dry. If you want to add a sauce to the slaw, I do lime juice, honey, mayo salt and pepper.

I throw it all in a toasted flour tortilla and it is pure heaven.

 

MOROCCAN QUINOA SALAD

“Moroccan quinoa salad or avo/chickpea sandwich.” This recommendation is speaking to me in a million ways. I love Mediterranean flavors (is moroccan food considered mediterranean? I am not sure to be honest, but all the flavors seem really similar!) and anything I can eat with tzatziki is a winner. So we are definitely making this salad this week.

I pinterested “moroccan quinoa salad” and bazillions of recipes popped up. I am picking and choosing my favorites from a bunch of different recipes. Here’s the ingredients I am going with: quinoa, red pepper, red onion, cucumber, raisins, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin, paprika, parsley, fresh garlic, and chicken, served with tzatziki sauce on the side!

SHEET PAN RECIPES

SOOO many of you recommended sheet pan meals. This is genius, only one pan to clean. I have no excuse for not making these all the time, so I am going to try one out this week! Here are some of your recs for sheet pan meals:

sheet pan chicken + veggies

sheet pan salmon, chicken sausage + veggies

sheet pan fajitas (um yum, definitely making this soon)

sheet pan nachos over sweet potatoes instead of chips (also making this asap)

I am going to do chicken breasts, brussel sprouts, red onion, lemon and potatoes with herb de provence spices! Here are 18 sheet pan recipes if you need some inspo!

RICE BOWL WITH FRIED EGG

I love how easy this is. As recommended, serve with rice, guac, black beans, corn salsa and top with a fried egg! I am thinking this will be my lunch all week long! I might mix it up each day with a few different toppings! So easy, but fresh, delicious and healthy.

MEAL PLAN

breakfast

smoothies

frozen mango + pineapple, coconut water, flax seed, collagen peptides

frozen banana, almond milk, black coffee

frozen strawberries + blueberries, chia seeds, coconut water, collagen peptides

lunch

rice bowls

salmon taco salad leftovers

Moroccan salad leftovers

dinner

salmon tacos

sheet pan chicken

Moroccan salad + tzatziki

GROCERY LIST

spinach

red cabbage

avocados

cilantro

jalapeño

red onion

green onion

red pepper

cucumber

brussel sprouts

garlic

lemon

raisins

fresh dill

black beans

corn

chicken breasts (enough for sheet pan and moroccan salad)

salmon

eggs

flour tortillas

ALREADY HAVE/TRY TO KEEP ON HAND

parsley

paprika

chili powder

cayenne pepper

herb de provence seasoning

quinoa

smoothie rations

coconut water

flax seed

chia seeds

collagen peptides

mayo

evoo