Meal Prep

Smart strategies and make-ahead recipes that help you get dinner on the table faster, even on your busiest nights.

Close up of 3 bacon and spinach egg muffins in a glass meal prep container with berries and avocado.

Featured FAVORITE

Bacon Egg Bites

Prep ahead for breakfast! This is one way my kids LOVE eating eggs and I can sneak in some veggies too.

Make-Ahead Components

One of my favorite ways to meal prep is by making the parts and pieces of your meals to combine later. Think proteins, grains or sides or sauces and spices that can be combined! Get started with these:

A plate of sliced air-fried grilled chicken breast with golden potato slices and steamed broccoli. In the background are a bowl of seasoning and a small plate with more food. Forks are placed on the plate.

Air Fryer Grilled Chicken

Ranch chicken breast with grill marks. Lemon wedges on a beige tray, garnished with herbs.

Ranch Chicken

A plate of shredded chicken with a wooden spoon, garnished with a sprig of fresh thyme, on a white surface next to a blue cloth.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Sliced air fryer boiled eggs done to different levels with cooking times beside each one.

Perfect Air Fryer Eggs – Hard or Soft Boiled

The finished pot roast is plated on a large white plate beside the cooked carrots and potatoes. A hand is holding a glass cup, pouring gravy on top.

Classic Pot Roast (Whole30 Compliant)

Top down of a whole roasted chicken inside a dutch oven.

Dutch Oven Chicken

Marinades You’ll Love!

Each of these freeze beautifully which make those last minute dinner choices a breeze.

Grilled salmon fillet with sesame seeds and salmon teriyaki marinade served with broccoli on a ceramic plate, accompanied by chopsticks.

Quick & Easy Salmon Marinades

Nine bags of pork chops in different labeled marinades.

Best Pork Chop Marinades

10 ziplock bags filled with chicken and different marinades.

Easy Chicken Marinades

Grains and Sides

Prep these ahead to easily add protein and dinner is served.

Side view of a large white bowl filled with fluffy, cooked jasmine rice.

Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

A bowl of roasted sweet potatoes and carrots garnished with herbs on a white marble surface. A small jug of sauce and a sprig of thyme are nearby.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Carrots

Close up of two halved spaghetti squashes in an air fryer basket.

Air Fryer Spaghetti Squash

Close up of cooked baby potatoes in an air fryer basket.

Roasted Air Fryer Baby Potatoes

Top down of the cooked cauliflower rice in a gray bowl with slices of lime and cilantro.

Easy Coconut Cauliflower Rice

A serving spoon close up with roasted broccoli.

Easy Air Fryer Broccoli – Fresh or Frozen (Whole30, Low Carb)

Breakfast Meal Prep

Simplify those hectic school mornings with a little breakfast meal prep. These recipes can carry you through the week!

A muffin tray holds six baked egg cups with spinach and melted cheese, placed on a white cloth.

Muffin Tin Egg Bites

Instant Pot oatmeal in a gray bowl topped with sliced banana, a halved strawberry, and a sprinkle of cinnamon on a marble surface. Nearby are blueberries, an empty spoon, and a bowl of blueberries.

Instant Pot Oatmeal

Two blueberry muffins stacked on a white plate, surrounded by a striped cloth and a bowl of blueberries.

Blueberry Protein Muffins Recipe

Side view of two jars of coconut milk overnight oats topped with blueberries and coconut flakes.

Coconut Milk Overnight Oats

Air-fryer bacon on a white plate next to bread.

Air Fryer Bacon

A white casserole dish filled with gluten free French toast bake topped with berries.

Make-Ahead Gluten Free French Toast Casserole

The Vegetable and Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole with one serving removed.

Vegetable Breakfast Casserole with Hash Brown Crust

Hard-boiled eggs and fresh strawberries on a plate with a bowl of whole eggs and a striped cloth in the background.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

All Meal Prep Recipes

A plate with white rice, ground beef and broccoli topped with sesame seeds, and a pair of black chopsticks on the side.

Ground Beef and Broccoli

Top down of the cooked sausage zucchini roll ups in the baking dish, with crispy pepperoni and bubbly cheese, garnished with torn basil leaves.

Italian Zucchini Roll Ups

A white bowl with salmon stir fry and vegetables, served with rice.

Salmon Stir Fry

Whole30 sliced steak fajitas cooked and served on a sheet pan with mixed vegetables and lime slices

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas

A slice of vegetable quiche with visible green onions, red peppers, and cheese on a white plate next to a side salad.

Crustless Quiche

A salad with sliced grilled chicken, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, bacon, and blue cheese on a bed of greens, with dressing and ingredients on the side.

Cobb Salad

A small glass dish filled with romaine lettuce and topped with dill pickle chicken salad

Dill Pickle Chicken Salad

A white platter with air-fryer cauliflower florets, some garnished with herbs, and a wooden serving spoon on the side.

Air Fryer Cauliflower

A plate with grilled pita bread, rice, Greek chicken meatballs topped with white sauce, and a cucumber-tomato salad.

Greek Chicken Meatballs

Greek yogurt tuna salad served on a sandwich, cut in half and stacked.

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Close-up of cooked chicken breasts in a creamy sauce with wilted spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.

Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken

Plated Mexican tuna salad served in lettuce boats with tortilla chips.

Mexican Tuna Salad

Close up of filled tuna cucumber cups on a gray plate.

Easy Naruto Rolls

A muffin tray holds six baked egg cups with spinach and melted cheese, placed on a white cloth.

Muffin Tin Egg Bites

Close up of the finished egg salad in a gray bowl sprinkled with crispy bacon.

High Protein Egg Salad

Two spicy tuna lettuce wraps on a white plate.

Spicy Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps

A bowl filled with lettuce, meatballs, red pepper hummus and cauliflower tabbouleh on a white board.

Mediterranean Meatballs (No Breadcrumbs)

Side view of a mason jar filled with pickled red cabbage.

Pickled Red Cabbage

Ranch chicken breast with grill marks. Lemon wedges on a beige tray, garnished with herbs.

Ranch Chicken

Two blueberry muffins stacked on a white plate, surrounded by a striped cloth and a bowl of blueberries.

Blueberry Protein Muffins Recipe

Thai-flavored turkey meatballs garnished with herbs in a creamy sauce with sliced red onions and bell peppers.

Thai Turkey Meatballs

A bowl of curry chicken salad with diced vegetables, herbs, and almonds, served with a gold spoon. A lemon slice and cilantro are visible on the white marble surface.

Curry Chicken Salad

A spoon scoops dairy-free pesto from a glass jar on a wooden board, surrounded by basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, and garlic cloves.

Dairy Free Pesto

A chicken salad sandwich with lettuce on multigrain bread is on a white plate. Green apples and a bowl of chicken salad are in the background.

Apple Chicken Salad

Cooked Thai Ground beef served in lettuce cups with cauliflower rice and sliced avocado

Thai Lettuce Wraps

Side view of two jars of coconut milk overnight oats topped with blueberries and coconut flakes.

Coconut Milk Overnight Oats

A gray bowl filled with bright green cooked broccoli.

Microwave Broccoli

A fork holding a bite of coconut lime chicken and vegetables over a black bowl filled with the same ingredients.

Instant Pot Coconut Lime Chicken

Pesto chicken salad in a gray bowl with a spoon.

Pesto Chicken Salad

Keto ground beef spaghetti squash with basil on a cutting board.

Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash with Meat Sauce

A plate of shredded chicken with a wooden spoon, garnished with a sprig of fresh thyme, on a white surface next to a blue cloth.

Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

A sealed Ziploc bag filled with a yellow soup containing visible chunks and green herbs, placed on a marble surface.

How to Freeze Soup

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