First time meal prep : pasta with meat sauce.

by PretendJuggernaut176

4 Comments

  1. Effective_Roof2026

    Yummy!

    FYI if you find the pasta too unpleasant texturally (mush) you can either drop it as you need it (<10m as everything else is done) or:

    * Use a high protein/fiber pasta that retains texture
    * Cook to before al dente and let reheating finish it off
    * Rinse pasta in cold water after cooking, the surface starch is what produces that nasty gummy texture
    * Toss in a little oil after cooking. Oil prevents the water from the rest of the food getting to the pasta making it soggy

    If I am in a wheaty mood I tend to do farro because it has that flavor profile but retains texture after re-heating very well.

    Pretty much just pasta and eggs there isn’t really a great way to meal prep without them getting gross.

  2. ashtree35

    Please post your recipe!

    We recently added a rule (#6) requiring either a recipe or list of ingredients, since it is so often requested. If you wouldn’t mind adding that we’d appreciate it!

  3. PretendJuggernaut176

    Recipe : Cut carrots, onions, celery

    Cook vegetable

    Cook 1 kg of ground beef

    Deglaze with red wine

    Put passata and one can of whole peeled tomatoes

    Put like 1 liter of water

    Cook for 4+ hours

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