How To Meal Prep: 3 Easy Recipes and Tips

Welcome to your guide on how to meal prep with instructions, recipes, and tips.

After realizing how much money I was spending on fast food, I decided I needed to start making my own food.

I quickly became tired of cooking and realized I needed to do something different.

I started to make large portions of food and freezing anything I knew I wasn’t going to eat within the first 4 days after cooking.

Then I had a new problem!

I became completely sick of the food I made because I was eating the same thing for every meal.

Continue reading and you’ll learn how to meal prep.

It can be easy and remember, VARIETY IS KEY!

Whether you’re making freezer meals for the month or lunches for the work week, we’ve got everything you need to know.

Let’s dive in!

WHAT IS MEAL PREPPING?

Meal prep is when you make meals ahead of time.

Then, portion those meals so they’re ready to go when you need them.

There’s 2 main forms of meal prep:

1. Weekly meal prep stored in the refrigerator
2. Freezer meal prep for a month or longer.

If you just need lunches for the week, you can store your food in the refrigerator.

If you want to have more variety and keep your food longer, you can store in the freezer.

The containers you choose depends on how you plan to store your food.

What Are The Best Meal Prep Recipes?

Of course, flavor is important when making food.

But what else determines the best meal prep recipes?

Keys to the best recipes for meal prep:

• Simple and easy to make with minimal supplies needed.
• Ability to be vacuum sealed and stored in freezer.
• Can be dynamically combined with other foods to make something new.
• Easily made in larger batches.

Meal Prep Chili

Chili is a fantastic option for high protein meal prep.

It’s super easy to make and allows you to add any additional ingredients of your choice.

It’s also a dynamic dish you can combine with other foods.

Add it to a baked potato, cheddar cheese, and bacon for a delicious loaded baked potato.

Planning to grill? Bust out the chili as a topper for your hot dogs and burgers.

Have some left over spaghetti noodles? Add some chili on top.

You can see why we think chili is one of the best meal prep recipes out there.

Ground Beef Taco Meat

Ground beef tacos are another super easy meal prep recipe

You can combine them with tortillas, chopped onion, cilantro, and lime for tacos and burritos

Or, combine them with eggs and potatoes in the morning for a breakfast burrito or breakfast bowl.

Combine it with some rice and vegetables for easy weekday meal prep lunches.

Taco meat is super easy to vacuum seal and freeze.

Also, checkout our homemade tacos for delicious tacos from scratch.

Vegetarian Roasted Chickpeas and Sweet Potatoes

This is an amazing vegetarian meal prep recipe which has many uses.

You can add it to a salad, add grains to make a bowl, or even make a plant-based wrap.

You don’t even need to be a vegetarian to enjoy this recipe.

Add it to almost any dish for more variety and extra protein.

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HOW TO MEAL PREP

Meal prepping can be broken down into 4 easy steps. Visit our meal prep essentials for all the items you’ll need to successfully meal prep.

1. Shopping
2. Cooking
3. Storing
4. Reheating

Shopping

Even before you do any shopping, check your pantry and refrigerator to see what you already have.

Find a recipe based on those items.

Then, make a list of all the additional items you’ll need to complete the recipe.

Cooking

Cooking your meal prep meals can be easy, but it takes the right tools.

You need pots and pans that are big enough.

If all you have is a large pot, start there and find the best one pot meal prep recipes.

You’ll also need a stirring utensil large enough to handle all the food you’ll be cooking.

If you start with a simple recipe, there will be less opportunity for mistakes.

It’s easy to start cooking, but make sure you have containers to store the food when all done.

Storing

Storing your food in proper containers is vital to your meal prep success.

Only use the best meal prep containers so your food doesn’t get ruined.

Always be sure to allow the food to completely cool before storing it in the fridge or freezer.

Remember the 2 main forms of meal prep!

1. Weekly meal prep stored in the refrigerator
2. Freezer meal prep for a month or longer.

Reheating

Generally, you can reheat your food the same way you originally cooked it.

Most meal prep containers are microwave safe, but always check to confirm.

If you sealed your food in a vacuum seal bag, you can reheat by placing the bag in boiling water.

How Will Meal Prep Help You?

Learning how to meal prep will allow you to better control your spending and eating habits.

With delicious meals prepped and ready to go, you will more easily avoid eating out.

You’re also getting more food for your money.

Meal prepping also saves time.

When you’ve had a long day at work, the last thing you want to do is make food from scratch.

Tips for Meal Planning

1. Start with what you have. If you already have some canned goods and a slow cooker, look for slow cooker recipes using the ingredients you have. The best way to learn how to meal prep is to simply start.
2. Try a small batch of the recipe before making the large batch. This will help you know you like the food and will eat all of it.
3. Start with simple, multi-use, and familiar recipes. Examples of multi-use recipes are chili and ground beef tacos because you can make many things with those as your base.
4. Turn your food into a high protein meal prep, you can add cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, edamame, Greek yogurt, eggs, lentils, and beans. Be sure to test things like Greek yogurt and cottage cheese with a small portion to make sure it doesn’t ruin your dish.
5. Make sure you have the essential meal prep accessories for the job.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we provided you with what meal prepping is and why it will benefit you.

We included basics on how to meal prep with numerous tips and ideas.

Additionally, we gave you the 3 best meal prep recipes for you to get started.

These are all things that have helped us successfully meal prep.

We’re glad to pass along our knowledge to you so you can thrive.

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