Weeknight Dinner Planner: Comforting Recipes for Chilly Winter Days

Monday: Cumin-Lamb Meatballs with Roasted Cauliflower 

Try our Cumin-Lamb Meatballs with Roasted Cauliflower 

Tuesday: Vietnamese Chicken & Red Cabbage Cups

Try our Vietnamese Chicken & Red Cabbage Cups

Wednesday: Moroccan-Spiced Steak with Charred Oranges 

Try our Moroccan-Spiced Steak with Charred Oranges

Thursday: Chipotle-Sweet Potato Soup

Try our Chipotle-Sweet Potato Soup

Friday: Crispy Gnocchi with Mushrooms & Arugula 

Try our Crispy Gnocchi with Mushrooms & Arugula 

Shopping List:

For the meatballs: 

• Fennel seeds
• 1 head (1 1/2 lb.) cauliflower
• 1 medium onion
• Olive oil
• Fresh thyme leaves
• Ground coriander
• 1 1/2 lb. ground lamb
• 3 large egg
• Ground cumin
• Store-bought tzatziki
• Fresh mint

For the Vietnamese chicken: 

• Canola oil
• 1 lb. ground chicken
• 1 red onion
• Paprika
• 2 lime
• Fish sauce
• Brown sugar
• 5 whole red cabbage leaves
• Fresh cilantro leaves
• Fresh mint leaves
• 1 red Fresno chile

For the steak: 

• Ground cumin
• Ground coriander
• Cayenne
• Ground cinnamon
• 2 rib eye steaks (1 1/4 lb. each)
• Canola oil
• 2 oranges

For the soup:

• Olive oil
• 1/2 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 large sweet potato (about 1 lb.)
• 1/2 to 1 canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• Homemade vegetable stock
• Fresh cilantro

For the gnocchi: 

• Olive oil
• Mushrooms
• 2 shallots
• Fresh rosemary
• Fresh sage
• Butter
• 16 oz. refrigerated gnocchi
• Baby arugula
• Shredded Parmesan