I am back again with a weekly meal plan to help make your planning a little bit easier. If you are looking for more ideas, check out the other Weekly Meal Plans.
Monday: Tacos
This classic dinner is a staple in our house. We use ground beef with either Mrs. Dash taco seasoning or (more frequently) make our own spice mix (you can google “taco seasoning recipe” and just omit the salt). We typically skip the cheese because of the sodium, and instead top with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, sour cream, black beans, etc. We have not found any flour tortillas that are okay for Joe’s low sodium diet, so instead we use soft corn tortillas or hard corn shells. Be careful when you are picking your shells; the sodium can definitely be hit or miss. Another option is to make taco salads, and if you like something crunchy you can use no salt added corn chips. Bonus – Taco salads are great for leftover lunches, making this one of our favorite Monday meals.
Tuesday: Pulled Pork
If you don’t already have a favorite recipe, try this low sodium version of Pulled Pork. We tend toward lean meat, which is why the recipe suggests using a pork tenderloin. If you don’t mind the extra fat, a pork shoulder or other cut would be mouth-watering for these. To serve, I usually make dinner rolls from either the Favorite White Bread recipe or the 45-Minute Dinner Rolls recipe. We serve with fresh sliced veggies or a side salad.
Wednesday: Green Chile Grilled Chicken
The recipe for Green Chile Grilled Chicken is one of our summer favorites. We serve with a side of rice and fresh veggies (also a summer favorite as you’ll notice).
Thursday: Jerk Chicken Tacos
The recipe that I use for this is from the SkinnyTaste Cookbook. The recipe uses chicken breasts, slow cooked with jerk seasoning. The chicken is shredded and served on corn tortillas with sour cream and mango salsa. This recipe looks somewhat similar to what’s in the cookbook, so if you don’t have the cookbook you could give it a try. I usually make my own jerk seasoning, but Frontier Co-op sells a salt-free Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, as does Spices, Inc.
Friday: Asian-style Burgers with Kimchi
These Kimchi Burgers pack so much flavor, you will never miss the salt. We usually eat them without a bun, but they taste great with rolls if you are feeling ambitious (or have some on hand from the pulled pork night 😉). If you skip the rolls, these go great with whatever carb side dish you’d like – rice, fries, sweet potatoes – it’s all good. Bonus – if you have leftover kimchi, you can make kimchi fried rice with the leftovers. I recently made kimchi fried rice using a recipe from NYT Cooking. I subbed the spam for a few slices of lower sodium bacon and swapped the soy sauce for coconut aminos.
Enjoy the meal plan!
Was just given the requirement of a low to no sodium diet. I love that I found this! Can’t wait to see more 🙂
So glad you like it!