Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day are right around the corner, so this week’s dinner planner is full of festive, seasonal inspiration! Whether you’re planning a taco night, brunch for Mom, or both—I’ve got you covered. My high-protein brunch online cooking class is officially live as of May 1, just in time to help you prep something special (and satisfying) for Mother’s day weekend. And I’m personally extra excited—two of my kids will be home for Mother’s Day this year! I hope this week’s recipes make your celebrations feel just as joyful and delicious.
Here’s your dinner planner for the week:
Meatless Monday (Cinco de Mayo): Here are just a few fun and delicious ideas for a cinco do mayo dinner:
Tacos: Chipotle cauliflower tacos, Slow-cooker barbacoa-style beef tacos, slow-cooker chicken tacos, ground turkey tacos (use tempeh for vegetarian), grilled fish tacos, sweet potato and black bean tacos, Asada mushroom tacos
Salads: Mexican cobb salad, Jicama slaw, Creamy cabbage slaw, Mexican chopped salad, cilantro-lime slaw, fiesta salad with salsa vinaigrette, avocado, jicama, and mango salad, deconstructed guacamole salad, Market salad with chipotle vinaigrette
Enchiladas: Mexican lasagne, Chicken enchilada rojas (swap roasted veggies and beans for the chicken to make vegetarian), roasted vegetable enchiladas verdes (swap the veggies and beans for already cooked, shredded chicken if you want this with animal protein)
Beans: Mexican black beans, drunken pinto beans
Rice: Restaurant-style Mexican rice, cilantro-lime cauliflower-rice, green rice (arroz verde)
Veggie Sides: Calabacitas (Zucchini & Green Chile Skillet), Chipotle Brussels sprouts, Mexican sautéed greens, grilled Mexican corn, chipotle sweet potato fries, homemade guacamole
Soup: Tortilla soup, Caldo Tlalpeno Soup
Cocktail: Spicy Tequila Cocktail
Some ideas from Kitchen Matters: migas (for breakfast!), pineapple agua fresca, Mexican vegetable soup with rice and beans, burrito grain bowl, Mexican chopped salad with spicy cilantro dressing, chipotle shrimp tacos with pineapple slaw, Portobello and poblano tacos with charred corn, Mexican millet casserole
And from Quicker Than Quick: Mexican Chopped Salad with Creamy Chipotle Dressing, Pinto Bean Tostadas, Instant Pot Chicken Tinga, Chipotle Tofu Tacos, Taco Salad, Chickpea Tacos, Mexi-Veggie Rice Stuffed Peppers, Salsa Rice
Tuesday: If you have Cinco de Mayo leftovers, chop them up and cover them with chicken or veggie stock and make a Mexican soup! If you have leftover Calabacitas, create a sheet-pan veggie quesadilla (using this method)
Wednesday: Skillet Pesto Chicken and Rice + roasted broccolini
Thursday: Pantry pasta + spring salad
Friday: Wild Halibut with Thai Coconut Sauce + Avocado, jicama and mango salad
Saturday brunch: Savory Muffins with Spinach, Roasted Peppers and Feta
Sunday (Mother’s Day) : Grilled pineapple salad with avocado and mojito dressing, served with your favorite protein, cucumber cocktail or my favorite Spicy Grapefruit Mocktail on IG
Below are some delicious options that would be perfect for a Mother’s Day breakfast-in-bed!
Yogurt and Granola Parfait (try basic granola, dark chocolate granola, peanut butter granola or the grain-free granola from my cookbook)
Mushroom and leek quiche with sweet potato crust or Swiss chard frittata or Egg-free Frittata
Chia pudding: try vanilla, chocolate, matcha or lemon-ginger
Grain-free lemon poppyseed muffins, Grain-Free Blueberry Scones, Date-sweetened banana bread or Marbled Banana Bread, Blueberry Oatmeal Soufflé, Whole Grain Strawberry Scones
Pancakes: Grain-free sweet potato pancakes, fluffy whole grain lemon poppyseed ricotta pancakes, buttermilk pancakes, grainless banana pancakes, multigrain pancakes from my cookbook
Whole grain buttermilk waffles
Honestly, there are too many good brunch-y recipes to mention including ones from my cookbooks like Grain-Free Apple-Blackberry Crisp (KM) and Meyer Lemon-Olive Oil Cake (QTQ).
Anything from the May Protein-packed Brunch class would be perfect!
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