Meal plans · Dairy-free

A dairy-free week of dinners

Seven dinners from five cooks with no milk, butter, cream or cheese. About $46.75 for two people for the week ($3.34 a serving) at typical US grocery prices, against roughly $210 as takeout.

The week

Saturday
Broccoli chicken
Cook for 4: two eat now, two for Monday
Sunday
Pork chops
Cook for 2
Monday
Tuesday
Kebab
Cook for 4: two eat now, two for Thursday
Wednesday
Beef bolognese
Cook for 2
Thursday
Kebab
Leftovers
Friday
Five cooks cover seven dinners for two: the two bigger cooks each make a second dinner later in the week.

Why these dinners

None of these dinners has milk, butter, cream, yogurt or cheese in its ingredients. Most Asian home cooking is dairy-free already: it gets its richness from oil, sesame, coconut milk and stock.
What helps in this week: chicken breast, broccoli, garlic, rice mix, yellow onion, shallots, ground chicken, cucumber, tomato, red onion, canned tomatoes, carrots.

The shopping list

kimchi · 1 jar
$6.99
ground chicken · 1 lb
$5.49
chicken breast · 1 lb
$4.50
pork chops · 2
$4.50
broccoli · 2 heads
$4.00
ground beef · ½ lb
$3.50
kebab wraps · 4
$2.68
canned tomatoes · 1 can
$2.29
celery · 1 bunch
$2.00
bacon · 0.1 lb
$1.88
tomato · 2
$1.50
parsley · 1 bunch
$1.00
pasta · ½ lb
$0.90
mushroom · ¼ lb
$0.88
ginger · 1 knob
$0.75
cucumber · 1
$0.75
green onion · 1 bunch
$0.75
red onion · 1
$0.60
eggs · 2
$0.58
garlic · 1 head
$0.50
yellow onion · 1
$0.50
shallots · 1
$0.50
lemon · 1
$0.50
carrots · 1
$0.20
From your pantry: rice mix, red wine.
$46.75
the week, for two
$3.34
a serving
$163.25
saved vs takeout
Typical US grocery prices; pantry staples like oil, soy sauce and rice counted at $0.40 a serving. Takeout at $15.00 a person.

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General nutrition information, not medical advice. Dish checks go by each dish's main ingredients as we cook them; sauces and salt vary by recipe, and allergy facts can't see inside packaged foods, so check labels. Keep your doctor in the loop.
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