Your Dinner Plans for January
This January, we’re bringing you five dinner ideas as you plan your weekly menus. Each meal is a formula that can be made from scratch to do your own thing.
If time is tight, we also suggest meal kit variations or options from Good Eggs Kitchen so you can get a great dinner on the table in a snap for you and your people.
Our Menu:
Hearty soup with salsa verde, crusty bread, and salted butter
Lemony sheet-pan chicken with roasted vegetables and vinaigrette
Salmon grain bowls with vegetables and creamy dill lemon sauce
Thin-crust pizza piled high with a tangy arugula salad
Pasta salad with crispy chickpeas, roasted vegetables, and scallion vinaigrette
Hearty soup with salsa verde, crusty bread, and salted butter
Soup and crusty bread may already be a go-to for you, but may we suggest swirling in our delicious salsa verde before eating? It pairs perfectly with a broth-based soup, and infuses every bite with fresh, herby flavor. Try one of our ready-made options, a meal kit, or find everything you need for your own creation. One combination we love is a base of delicious bone broth paired with sausage, kale, and white beans.
Lemony sheet-pan chicken with roasted vegetables and vinaigrette
The basics: Heat your oven to 425. Get a big bowl and throw in:
2-3 lbs of bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
2-3 lbs any of the following veggies, cut into chunky pieces: potatoes, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, fennel, etc.
Level-up your sheet pan dinner with the addition of preserved lemon paste. We love having this condiment on hand to lend any dish a bright, zesty layer of flavor. Toss your ingredients together and bake for 30-40 minutes. Add even more flavor by topping everything with light vinaigrette when it comes out of the oven.
Salmon grain bowls with vegetables and creamy dill lemon sauce
This is a meal that relies on a quick-cooking protein added to elements that can be easily meal prepped ahead of time and jazzed up with a tasty sauce before serving. We recommend cooking a big batch of greens and grains to use across many meals throughout the week, but here they are paired with roasted salmon (bake at 400 for ~15 minutes) and an herby sauce. If you’d like to increase your protein, replace any grain with canned beans that have been gently heated with garlic, onion, and chili flakes. And as always, to minimize your cooking try some of our ready-to-eat greens and grains from the Good Eggs Kitchen.
Thin-crust pizza piled high with a tangy arugula salad
Add some health to pizza night by opting for a salad pizza, which consists of virtually any thin crust pizza topped with a bright and tangy arugula salad. We have options for every level of effort, whether that is a frozen pizza and salad kit, our “salad pizza” meal kit, or pre-made dough and customized toppings.
Pasta salad with crispy chickpeas, roasted vegetables, and scallion vinaigrette
Hear us out: a warm winter pasta salad featuring caramelized, roasted veggies, crispy chickpeas, and our roasted scallion vinaigrette to bring it all together. This meal is a tasty and comforting option for days where you might be low on groceries or want an alternative to a more heavy pasta dish. We like to roast or pan-fry chickpeas for added protein, and roast vegetables like shallots, cauliflower, squash, and kale. Drizzle with a tasty dressing or high-quality olive oil, plus a bit of parm to bring it all together.