Meal Prep Saturday For Two :)

Happy Saturday!

Here’s what I meal prepped for my husband and I this week. Swipe to the end to see how it all fits in our fridge!

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”Chipotle” Bowls

• 1 cup jasmine rice

• 20 oz chicken breast

• 1 block monterey jack cheese, grated

• 1 red bell pepper

• olive oil, salt, pepper, lime juice, cilantro seasonings

Here’s what I did: Start cooking rice first in salted water (I use a rice cooker). Marinate chicken overnight or season the day of: Olive oil, salt, pepper, chili lime seasoning (I use the Good & Gather brand). Cook it on the grill (I use a countertop George Foreman). Sauté bell peppers, grate cheese, cut up chicken. Add lime juice & cilantro to cooked rice. Assemble! Rice > Chicken > Toppings. We keep extra cheese on the side to top our “Chipotle Bowls” with after heating them up. These are NOT meant to be copycat Chipotle bowls as far as the flavor goes, but that’s just what we call them in our house. Anyways, enjoy!

Spaghetti & Meat Sauce

• 1/2 box thin spaghetti

• 1.5 jars marinara

• 1 lb ground beef

• Olive oil, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning

Here’s what I did: Bring a pot of salted water to a boil while you start cooking your ground beef. Cook your noodles in the boiling salted water, and add 1 jar of marinara sauce to the ground beef. Season as desired (I use garlic powder, onion powder, and italian seasoning). Drain water from cooked noodles. Add 1/2 jar marinara sauce to the pot. Assemble! Sauced noodles > meat sauce > italian seasoning for some green on top haha. I like to top mine with some parmesan after heating up. Enjoy!

Chicken, Rice, & Veggie Meal

• 2 pouches of 90 second chicken flavored rice

• 20 oz chicken breast

• green beans

• Olive oil, butter, Italian dressing, salt, garlic powder

Here’s what I did: Cook instant rice in microwave. Marinate chicken overnight in Italian dressing. Melt butter in a pan, add green beans and some salt & garlic powder. Sauté and cover to steam. Stir so they don’t burn. Cook chicken on the grill (I used my countertop George Foreman again). Cut up chicken if desired. Assemble! Rice > Chicken > Green beans. Enjoy!

Ranch Salad

• 3 romaine hearts

• 1 english cucumber

• ranch dressing

• garlic & butter croutons

All I did for this was cut up & wash my lettuce first doing any other meal prep. I soaked it in ice water, spun out as much water as I could, and let it dry on a towel on the counter while I cooked everything else. I’m gonna assemble these fresh to eat with the spaghetti & meat sauce meal prep or as a light snack when I’m not in the mood for a full meal

Snack Jars

• Fruit jars: Grapes & strawberries!

• Parfait jars: Greek yogurt, blueberries, granola!

• Veggie jars: Carrots, cucumbers, ranch!

The only part of this that requires instructions is my greek yogurt because I sweeten it myself. I use 3 cups greek yogurt with a splash (≈1 tsp) vanilla extract, ≈2 tbsp honey, and ≈2 tbsp maple syrup. It tastes so good and I like knowing exactly what’s in it. Enjoy!

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This prep took me about 2.5 hours today. I have a hectic schedule working in home health so I do my best to have homemade meals ready but I’m not afraid to take a shortcut if it makes meal prepping more sustainable for me (my instant rice, for example). I hope these inspired someone today!

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If anyone has ANY questions at all, I am super happy to answer them.

Happy Meal Prepping! 🧡