40 Day Vegetarian Challenge Complete! and Weekly Menu

Happy Easter!  We reach the end of the 40 day vegetarian challenge.  Actually, Lent is more than 40 days, but who is counting (oh yeah, my husband, who really didn't sign up for this challenge, oops!).  After 46 days, I repeated one or two meals, forgot to write down three of them, and plan to work on perfecting a few of recipes before posting them.  We also went out to eat about ten of the days, so even though I didn't make the meals, they were still unique in the challenge.  Besides, everyone goes out to eat on occasion and there are great vegetarian options just about everywhere!

Here is the 46 day summary with links to recipes...

Day 1 - February 13: baked ravioli
Day 2 - February 14: tortelini soup
Day 3 - February 15: vegetarian hot pocket
Day 4 - February 16: tofu wraps & seaweed salad (Haiku)
Day 5 - February 17: veggie burgers
Day 6 - February 18: baked purple gnocchi
Day 7 - February 19: broccoli avocado pasta
Day 8 - February 20: pesto stuffed shells (same recipe minus chicken)
Day 9 - February 21: ???  oops, forgot to write it down!
Day 10 - February 22: cheesy avocado toasts
Day 11 - February 23: white pizza (Mellow Mushroom)
Day 12 - February 24: spinach enchiladas
Day 13 - February 25: baked lasagna (homemade) raviolis
Day 14 - February 26: veggie stir fry
Day 15 - February 27: peanut butter soup - Thai style
Day 16 - February 28: eggs benedict with hash browns
Day 17 - March 01: mac and cheese and power spinach salad (Panera)
Day 18 - March 02: veggie taco pie
Day 19 - March 03: avocado hummus and pita (and some leftovers)
Day 20 - March 04: creamy asparagus soup with poached egg
Day 21 - March 05: baked spinach alfredo (sub in spinach for broccoli in recipe)
Day 22 - March 06: naan pizza
Day 23 - March 07: asparagus ricotta tart
Day 24 - March 08: vegetarian piada (Piada)
Day 25 - March 09: homemade mac and cheese
Day 26 - March 10: cauliflower croquettes
Day 27 - March 11: vegetarian taco salad
Day 28 - March 12: leftovers (there were too many!)
Day 29 - March 13: veggie stromboli
Day 30 - March 14: ???  oops, forgot to write it down!
Day 31 - March 15: ???  oops, forgot to write it down!
Day 32 - March 16: creamy sundried tomato pasta
Day 33 - March 17: vegetarian shepard's pie
Day 34 - March 18: roasted corn & tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons
Day 35 - March 19: veggie sushi with miso soup
Day 36 - March 20: rosemary chips (Fado's)
Day 37 - March 21: veggie burrito (Chipotle)
Day 38 - March 22: deep dish spinach artichoke pizza (BJ's Brewhouse)
Day 39 - March 23: 4 cheese lasagna (Fazoli's)
Day 40 - March 24: broccoli cheddar pot pies
Day 41 - March 25: baked burritos (recipe coming soon)
Day 42 - March 26: manicotti (recipe coming soon)
Day 43 - March 27: fajita tacos (recipe coming soon)
Day 44 - March 28: the vegetarian (Jimmy Johns)
Day 45 - March 29: Buddha Bowl with tofu (North Star Cafe)
Day 46 - March 30: Striker Zone (DP Dough)

So I thought I would have a list of meals that I would want to eat as soon as the challenge was over, but... not really.  My husband did though (of course).  So he is really driving this week's menu for being a (sorta) good sport throughout the challenge.

pretzel chicken and asparagus

pulled chicken sandwiches and potaoes

sour cream chicken enchiladas

prosciutto and gruyere pinwheels

stuffed chicken parm and spinach salad

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