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What to Cook the Week of September 21 - 27: 10 Dinner Ideas from a Chef
Every Sunday I write one week of dinners: five Classic and five Plant-Based, chosen around what is actually good at the market that week. This is the plan for September 21 - 27, 2026. Take the ideas, cook the ones you want, or let SEASON hand you the whole week with the shopping list already done.
The Classic five
- 1Beef & BroccoliVelveted Flank · Ginger-Oyster · Jasmine RiceThin-sliced flank, velveted tender, seared hard with broccoli in a glossy ginger-oyster sauce over jasmine riceSkillet, 20 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Cannellini · Lacinato Kale · LemonCrisp-skinned salmon set over brothy white beans and wilted Lacinato kale, thickened by the beans themselves and finished with lemonSkillet, 25 Minutes · serves 4 · full recipe below
- 3Piri-Piri ChickenChili-Garlic · Smoked Paprika · Green BeansBone-in chicken roasted under a bright, smoky Portuguese piri-piri sauce, with blistered green beans alongsideRoast, 40 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Hominy · Tomatillo · RadishTender pork shoulder and chewy hominy in a bright, charred-tomatillo green broth, finished with crisp radish and oreganoSlow Cooker, 6 Hours · serves 6 · full recipe below
- 5Potato GnocchiBrown Butter · Sage · ParmesanPillowy Yukon Gold gnocchi made from scratch, seared in foaming brown butter with crisp sage and ParmesanStovetop, 60 Minutes · serves 4
The Plant-Based five
Fully plant-based, every week, built to stand on its own rather than as a substitution.
- 1Cauliflower ShawarmaWarm Pita · Toum · Pickled OnionSpice-roasted cauliflower with blackened edges, piled into warm pita with garlicky toum, pickled onion and herbsRoast, 35 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Tempeh ReubenSauerkraut · Russian Dressing · RyeThin-sliced tempeh braised in smoky mustard, then griddled into a pressed Reuben with kraut, Russian dressing and ryeGriddle, 20 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Barley RisottoLeek · Toasted Hazelnut · LemonPearl barley cooked risotto-style until creamy, with sweet leeks, toasted hazelnuts and a bright hit of lemonStovetop, 40 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Shaved BrusselsMedjool Date · Pistachio · Lemon-DijonBrussels sprouts shaved paper-thin, dressed ahead so they soften just enough, with sweet dates, pistachios and crispy shallotNo-Cook, 15 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Pinto & Kidney · Bulgur · ChipotleA deep, smoky three-bean chili with bulgur for a meaty bite, chipotle for smoke, and a skillet of cornbread alongsideOne Pot, 45 Minutes · serves 6 · full recipe below
The full recipes we have published from this week
Tuscan Salmon
Cannellini · Lacinato Kale · Lemon
Classic · Skillet, 25 Minutes
Pork Pozole Verde
Hominy · Tomatillo · Radish
Classic · Slow Cooker, 6 Hours
Chili & Cornbread
Pinto & Kidney · Bulgur · Chipotle
Plant-Based · One Pot, 45 Minutes
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