No Food Waste Meal Plan: 3 Healthy Meals
No Food Waste Meal Plans allow you to make delicious, everyday recipes without worrying about leftover ingredients. Save Money. Save Time. Reduce Food Waste. One Master Grocery List to help you Shop Smarter.
No more using half of an ingredient in a recipe and then not knowing what to do with the rest. No more throwing out fresh herbs that you bought for one recipe. These meal plans combine recipes that compliment each other. If one recipe calls for a partial ingredient, then another recipe will help you use up the rest. Of course, exceptions will be pantry staples like spices, oils, dry goods (rice, pasta, etc.) as these items have a long shelf life.
Here are the Three Easy and Healthy Dinners We’ll Be Making:
Click on the recipes below for when you’re ready to get cooking! Scroll further for the complete shopping list!
Vegan Quinoa Chili
Instant Pot Salsa Chicken and Rice
Moroccan Chickpea Bowls
The No Food Waste Master Grocery List:
| Produce | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Yellow Onion | 1 Small and 1 Medium/Large |
| Garlic | 5 cloves |
| Cucumbers | 2 Medium |
| Fresh Cilantro | 1 Bunch |
| Lime | 1 Lime |
| Staple Spices & Oils | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Olive Oil | 3 Tablespoons |
| Chili Powder | ~3 1/2 Tablespoons |
| Ground Cumin | ~2 1/2 Tablespoons |
| Turmeric | 1 1/2 Teaspoons |
| Garam Masala | 1 1/2 Teaspoons |
| Paprika | 1 1/2 Teaspoons |
| Ground Cayenne Pepper | ~3/4 Teaspoon |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1/4 Teaspoon |
| Garlic Powder | 1/2 Teaspoon |
| Dried Oregano | 1/2 Teaspoon |
| Salt and Pepper | To Taste |
| Can and Jar Goods | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Canned Chickpeas or Garbanzo Beans | 2 15oz Cans |
| Canned Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes | 4 14.5oz Cans (can sub regular diced tomatoes) |
| Canned Kidney Beans | 1 15oz Can |
| Canned Black Beans | 2 15oz Cans |
| Canned Diced Green Chiles | 1 4.5oz Can |
| Canned Tomato Sauce | 1 15oz Can |
| Mild or Medium Salsa | 1 14oz jar – about 1.5 cups |
| Dry Goods | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Quinoa | 2 Cups |
| White Rice | 1 Cup |
| Dairy | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Plain Greek Yogurt | 1 Cup (two of the single serve containers) |
| Meat/Seafood | |
| Ingredient | Amount Needed |
| Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts | 2 Large Breasts – about 1.5 pounds |