What are you meal prepping this week!?

brinicolelovely
brinicolelovely Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just curious what everyone is meal prepping for the week !?♥️

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  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I am prepping some ingredients but not full meals just now. I pressed and sliced then pan fried some tofu; it keeps well this way and I can put it in sandwiches or chop more for other dishes. I'll cook up some quinoa and some brown rice. Beyond that I can wing it.
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    Mine was pretty basic this week. Fried some turkey breast mince (ground turkey for those of you in the US), added some smoked paprika and fresh lime juice. Served with roast sweet potato and pan fried silverbeet. That will do me for Monday - Thursday.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,041 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    Batch cooking dutch split pea soup.
    https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-dutch-split-pea-soup-1129011

    Leftover carrots and celery will go into Marcella Hazans bolognaise sauce
    https://leitesculinaria.com/84057/recipes-marcella-hazan-bolognese-sauce.html

    Freezer will be pretty full after that.

    We're on the same wavelength, I made split pea barley jalapeno soup tonight. No meat though! I'll be eating it all week both because I'm single and I love split pea.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    I batch cooked yesterday: roasted 2 large chicken breasts, 1 white onion, 1 head of garlic, 2 purple bell peppers and some remaining broccoli and corn I had in my freezer (all together in one pan with a good amount of seasoning). I separated it into 4 containers (lunch for Mon. - Thur.) and I'm looking forward to lunch today because it smelled really good yesterday.
  • cupcakesandproteinshakes
    cupcakesandproteinshakes Posts: 1,119 Member
    I’m not. I never meal prep. I’m an ole fashioned cook something from scratch every night. Steak baked potato and salad for me tonight.
  • kosseychick
    kosseychick Posts: 244 Member
    I prep my veggies for the week and freeze leftovers (ones that can be frozen). I'm just not keen on eating meat that's been in my fridge for longer than 3 days.
  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    I'm going to make some shredded chicken in the instant pot tonight and probably use it for little chicken soft tacos for dinners all week . Might add some scrambled eggs!

    Probably cut up some veggies and pre-portion as well. Happy monday to everyone!
  • jgig96
    jgig96 Posts: 1 Member
    I need prep ideas but happy that I made hard boiled eggs for a coupke days. I also made stuffed peppers for tomorrow night because I won’t get home til after 7 with my kids.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Roasting potatoes, carrots, onion, apple, cabbage and chicken drums.
    Next up, zucchini, peas and shrimp with garlic butter.
  • janicemlove
    janicemlove Posts: 459 Member
    Make pulled pork yesterday in the slow cooker for sandwiches this week. I don't have a recipe for BBQ sauce so using store-bought, which I always find way too sweet :(
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited October 2019
    Aldi sells these packages of pre made/pre cooked meats in the refrigerated section that are actually pretty good. I’ve tried Thai coconut chicken thighs, Hawaiian chicken thighs, and this week I got carnitas. I split it into three Tupperware containers with some canned refried beans and some uncle bens Spanish rice. Doesn’t get any easier than that!! I also eat some veg with ranch on the side
  • kosseychick
    kosseychick Posts: 244 Member
    I'm going to make turkey chili today. I got leftover turkey from last nights Thanksgiving dinner.😊
  • amy19355
    amy19355 Posts: 805 Member
    I am prepping boneless skinless chicken breasts. They are in the fridge right now, dusted with salt and seasonings.
    tonight, I'll sear them and drop them in the Instant Pot for 10 minutes. After they rest for another 5 minutes, I'll cut them into 4 oz portions, add 1/2 cup rice and 1/2 black beans (already cooked) and freeze in wide mouth mason jars. Easy lunchbag heat-n-eat. I make this just about every week, and alter the seasonings to add variety.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My wife usually makes a big thing of quinoa for lunches during the week, but other than that we don't really meal prep. It's still grilling season here, so when I grill for dinner I usually grill enough for that meal and more to take for lunch the next day...maybe the next couple of days. I pretty much have a 72 hour rule on most leftovers, so meal prep for the week for me is a hard NO. We cook dinner most every night fresh unless we've made a big stew or something.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,933 Member
    I might have to wait a few days to do the bolognaise until we have finished off some of the frozen fish and oven fries taking up space in the freezer. Freezer is pretty full from the double batch of dutch split pea soup.
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  • brinicolelovely
    brinicolelovely Posts: 14 Member
    @bhop2982 I don’t even like veggies very much but that looks so good!
  • brinicolelovely
    brinicolelovely Posts: 14 Member
    @kosseychick turkey chili sounds good, especially this time of year! I’ll have to add that to my list of things to make 🙂
  • brinicolelovely
    brinicolelovely Posts: 14 Member
    Meal prepping definitely helps me because I have issues binging. So much less likely to happen if my meals are ready to go vs me being able to eat everything in the fridge when I’m starving 🤗
  • kosseychick
    kosseychick Posts: 244 Member
    @brinicolelovely I just was looking for something a bit different than the standard turkey left over meals 😊and I'm a big fan of chili
  • pamhardwick8899
    pamhardwick8899 Posts: 16 Member
    Last week, smoked several chicken breasts in my electric smoker. I froze half and then used the rest for 3 meals- Boston Bibb salad w/chicken, onion, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and Asian dressing, Chicken tacos, Chicken Noodle soup.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I'm feeling lazy this week. I don't usually meal prep, but I cook sometimes. This week my food is whatever other family members feel like cooking + sandwiches. I bought instant noodles in case no one cooks, does that count as prepping? :p
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,933 Member
    For the Canadians with leftover thanksgiving turkey, can I suggest my super easy vaguely South American chicken salad? Chopped turkey, a chopped avocado and a jar of store bought tomato salsa. Optional chopped fresh coriander garnish. Have it in a soft taco shell or wrap.
  • JennJ323
    JennJ323 Posts: 646 Member
    I was kind of lazy this week, I did homemade lunchables for the week - like little kids eat :) I cubed up some block cheddar cheese, portioned out some deli ham and Wheat Thin crackers and cut up a pineapple. It hasn't been the most filling of my prepped lunches, but it's something different and I've enjoyed it.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited October 2019
    3 doz hard boiled eggs; out of 5 doz purchased.
    A whole poached chicken, Chinese style.
    Chicken both, from the poached chicken.
  • ByFaith4Life4Christ
    ByFaith4Life4Christ Posts: 69 Member
    Chicken breast & boiled eggs for protein
    Roasted cubed sweet potatoes & quinoa for carb
    Roasted zucchini & mixed peppers, broccoli & tomatoes for veggies and steel cut oats with strawberries & chocolate almond butter for breakfast.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,184 Member
    Nothing :D
  • pamhardwick8899
    pamhardwick8899 Posts: 16 Member
    I have kept in fridge cooked white rice, black beans, fresh tomatillo sauce, Lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and mini corn or flour tortillas on hand. Can make a quick bean burrito or fiesta salad. A mini burrito has about 110 calories. If I cut the corn tortillas in tiny strips and bake in oven then a couple of these on the salad make the meal run about 295 calories.

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