A Month of Lenten Menus with Links (17 GF Ideas)

The Icon of the Rich Man and Lazarus from Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus

The Biblical Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus tells the story of a rich man who fared sumptuously (which is to say, ate like most of us Americans eat!) every day while neglecting to share with the poor man, Lazarus, who was just outside his gate. During Lent, we are supposed to focus on prayer and alms giving, while reducing our self-indulgence - not any easy task for any of us.

For Orthodox Christians, during Lent we are encouraged to do our best to keep our food mostly Vegan. Here's a month of menus for this Lenten Season.

I prepared this month of menus with my 10 Minute Monthly Menu Planning System.

Scroll down for the entire month's calendar, or enjoy scrolling by a few pictures first : )

Note: Seveteen of these menus are naturally Gluten-free - the Gluten-free ones are fairly obvious - dishes served over rice or made from beans, for example. Nearly all of them CAN be made gluten-free if you make simple substitutions - a Gluten-Free Corn Tortilla for a Flour Tortilla, or a Gluten-Free pasta for traditional - and, don't forget to use all Gluten-Free ingredients- like Soy Sauce, for example. 

If you're interested in other Lenten Menu plans, check out these past posts:

Lenten Potluck Ideas
Menu for the First Week of Orthodox Christian Lent
Lenten Menu -A Meal for Every Day of Great Lent 
A Month of Gluten Free Vegan Meals with Recipe Links 

For other websites with great Lenten Plans (and many Greek Recipes) check out these - a few that are favorites of mine this time of year:

Kopiaste - Great Greek & Cypriot cooking blog, with many vegan recipes

Great Lent Gourmet

The Greek Vegan

Teriyaki Veggies over Rice

Greek Peas & Artichokes Yachni

Indian Lemon Rice with Peas

Pad Thai

Lentil Salad

Black Bean Soup

Sunday	Black Bean Soup	Fasolia Yachni	Bulguri Pilaf	Tabouli & Lentil Salads, Dolmades
Monday	Indian Lemon Rice with Peas	Pad Thai	Moujendra	Skyline at Home
Tuesday	Stuffed Manicotti	Chili Cornbread Casserole	Tofu Tamale Pie	Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Wednesday	Indian Spiced Black-Eyed Peas over Rice	Mediterranean Chickpeas & Vegetables over Rice	Eggplant Stew over Rice	Red Lentil & Artichoke Stew
Thursday	Confetti Pasta	Orzo Pilaf with Peas	Teriyaki Veggies over Rice	Veggie Sausage, Naan, Fattoush
Friday	Peas & Artichokes Yachni	Red Beans & Rice, Slaw	White Beans (scroll down)	Greek Black-Eyed Peas with Veggies
Saturday	Southwest Black Bean Burgers, Oven Fries	Veggie Burgers, Potatoes	Spinach & Mushroom Calzones	Fill Your Own Tortilla

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