VEGETARIAN
Falafels. Frozen falafels with an assortment of their Mediterranean dips like the hummus, tzatziki, and tabbouleh on a bed of greens or with pita.
Lentil Soup with Ancient Grains. Such a delicious, hearty soup you can find in the pre-made refrigerated section. I love it with feta and their oven-baked cheese bites.
Caprese Salads. The mini ones are so fun! Grape tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, fresh ciliegine mozzarella balls of cheese and the best part, TJ’s (technically Trader Giotto’s) balsamic glaze.
Lemon Noodles. Their wide lemon noodles taste amazing in a homemade noodle soup.
Roasted Chickpea Gyros. Preheat oven to 400. In a bowl mix 1 can of chickpeas with olive oil and sea salt. Bake for about 20 minutes until nice and crispy. Add Trader Joes tzatziki to Trader Joes middle eastern bread (or pita), lettuce, and thinly sliced red onion and tomatos.
Mac and Cheese. Their frozen mac and cheese is one of their all-time best selling items. What kid (er adult) doesn’t love that stuff!
Stir fry. Sauté bok choy (sometimes I do shaved carrots too) in sesame oil and set aside. In large pot, boil 1 box of miso broth and 1/3 box of water, add no more than half package of spaghetti noodles and cook until done. Add 1/2 bag of vegetarian pot stickers, simmer and season with fish sauce and soy sauce to taste. Simmer covered for 3-5 minutes. Add in the bok choy.
What are your favorite Trader Joe’s dinner hacks? PS What meals Trader Joe’s employees love the most
Try their frozen chicken verde enchiladas topped with Hatch green chili salsa and swiss and gruyere shredded cheese. Microwave until melted and top with TJ’s corn salsa. It is a weekly dinner at my house and is so satisfying and delicious! (I add a few sliced radishes and tomatoes to fulfill my veggie requirements.)
Sounds amazing!
Thanks for the ideas. Anyway to get the print on one page sans pictures? Would love to take it to the store and use as a shopping list!
thanks for sharing
I feed crowds of teenagers the vegetable fried rice. I add chopped omelet and bacon or ham. I stir it all up in a wok with low sodium soy sauce and the TJs toasted sesame oil. You can also add a dash of TJs sirachi.
awesome idea!
TJs orange chicken is a family favorite in our house!
Paige
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Yummy, makes me hungry!
Take another look at your Vegetarian choices — Lemon noodles in home made Chicken soup and Stirfry with pot stickers and Fish sauce??? Not knocking the items, they sound yummy but not really Vegetarian.
Whoops on the soup, you’re right! But Traders Joe’s does sell amazing vegetarian pot stickers! That idea came from my vegetarian friend 🙂
These are GREAT! Thank you.
I love these ideas and needed them!!!
I’m hungry now! These meals look so good!! ❤️❤️
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