Meal prep before surgery

Mostly vegetarian and lots of legumes! Spent a day in the kitchen in a desk chair (I’m on crutches!) hobbling around before my knee surgery in a few weeks. Made to go in the freezer.

-crock pot chili (7 servings) —> 1lb ground beef browned with onion, pinto beans black beans, 2 jalapeños, bell pepper, 1 can rotel 1 can tomato sauce, chili powder cumin paprika, 1 tbs garlic, cook for 6.5 hours on low -chickpea tikka masala (7 servings) —> mostly this recipe for the sauce(doubled), but add bell pepper and sub chickpeas (cooked plain separately) for chicken. Secret ingredient to add that makes it taste like from a restaurant is dried fenugreek leaves. Will serve with frozen naan or fresh basmati rice. https://cafedelites.com/chicken-tikka-masala/#recipe -mujadara (my version! Tried a few that came out very dry)(6 servings) —>make green lentils and basmati rice, (equal proportion) and season each or cook with veggie/chicken stock. I put cumin and bay leaves in with the lentils and butter and better than bullion with the rice. Fry 3 thinly sliced onions till golden brown, put on paper towel to get rid of excess oil, add salt. This step takes a long time but it’s worth it. Mix all together with olive oil, turmeric, ginger, and a tiny bit of allspice. Serve with sour cream or Greek yogurt. -burrito bowls (3 for me and 3 for partner) —>black beans, cilantro lime rice, sauté and season bell peppers and onions