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Weekly Meal Plan: Rice-Based Vegan Recipes!

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Do you have a bag of rice just hanging around in the back of your pantry? Better yet, are you looking for more ways to eat rice? This is the meal plan for you! This meal plan focuses on all things rice, from rice flour to jasmine rice, to even rice balls! There are so many ways to eat and enjoy rice! If anything, you can simply toss some vegetables in it and enjoy it that way, too!

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Weekly Meal Plan Archives!

Are you ready to have a week full of delicious vegan food that leaves you nourished and content? Let’s get started!

This week, we’re bringing you delicious, rice-based meals for your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! And, they are fully vegan and plant-based!

Monday

Source: Sweet & Sour Cashew and Chickpea Fried Rice

Happy Monday! Start this Monday morning off with some wonderful brown rice waffles and end the day with delicious rice krispy treats that have a twist: they have matcha in them!

Breakfast: Buckwheat-Brown-Rice Waffles by Vaishali Honawar
Lunch: Zucchini Brown Rice Arancini by Tori Cooper
Dinner: Sweet & Sour Cashew and Chickpea Fried Rice by Taavi Moore
Dessert: Matcha Rice Krispy Treats by Hayley Canning

Tuesday

Source: Turmeric Tahini Banana Bread

Some mornings are made for banana bread! Feel free to enjoy this one with a cup of your favorite iced beverage! And for dinner? A wonderful thai curry recipe that’s as good as it sounds!

Breakfast: Turmeric Tahini Banana Bread by Sarah and Peter Hagstrom
Lunch: Wild Rice and Hummus Collard Wraps by Nikki and Zuzana
Dinner: Thai Red Curry with Cilantro-Jalapeno Jasmine Rice by Wendy Irene
Dessert: Chocolate Peanut-Butter Cereal Treats by Wendy Irene

Wednesday

Source: Arroz Con Dulce (Rice Pudding)

Happy Hump Day! Celebrate the middle of the week with some easy chipotle rice and beans for lunch and puffed rice jaggery balls for dessert!

Breakfast: Arroz Con Dulce (Rice Pudding) by Desiree Rodriguez
Lunch: Spicy Chipotle Rice and Beans by Kristen Genton
Dinner: Roasted Romanesco Coconut Soup with Brown Rice Ramen by
Dessert: Murmura Laddoo (Puffed Rice and Jaggery Balls) by Namita Tiwari

Thursday

Source: Wild Rice Burgers

If you’re wondering what to do if you have wild rice on hand, these wild rice burgers are perfect for dinner or even to bring to work or school the next day! Not only are they filling, but they come together without much effort.

Breakfast: Rice Pudding with Apricot Jam, Whipped Coconut Cream, and Toasted Coconut Shreds by Teri Macovei
Lunch: Jerk Lentils With Coconut Rice and Fried Banana by Jenny Connelly
Dinner: Wild Rice Burgers by Wholesome LLC
Dessert: Goji, Maca, And Caramel Puffed Rice Slice by Pamela Higgins

Friday

Source: Bailey’s Waffles With Whipped Cream

Happy Friday! It’s a great day to start your day with waffles with an extra dollop of whipped cream! And celebrate the weekend with this brown rice porridge with a wonderful rhubarb-ginger compote!

Breakfast: Bailey’s Waffles With Whipped Cream by Maria Engbjerg
Lunch: Stuffed Bell Peppers with Rice by ThePlantbasedSchool
Dinner: Rice with Olives and Basil by Kelly Jaggers
Dessert: Brown Rice Porridge With Rhubarb Ginger Compote by Claire Ragozzino

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based or even giving one of these vitamin-rich citrus meals a try, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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