Meal prepping is a great way to save time and money while eating healthy, delicious meals. Whether you're looking for a quick lunch or dinner option, there's something for everyone on this list of the top 10 most delicious and healthy meal prep recipes.
1. Quinoa Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato & Avocado
This hearty salad is packed with flavor and nutrition! Start by roasting sweet potatoes in olive oil until tender then combine cooked quinoa, diced avocado, roasted sweet potato cubes, fresh parsley leaves and feta cheese in a large bowl. Drizzle over your favorite vinaigrette dressing before serving chilled or at room temperature as desired.
2. Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
This flavorful Indian-inspired dish can be made easily in your slow cooker! Simply add chicken breasts to the slow cooker along with diced tomatoes (or tomato sauce), garlic cloves minced ginger root paste (or powder) garam masala spice blend cumin turmeric chili powder salt pepper cream coconut milk lemon juice honey butter sugar bay leaf cilantro leaves green onion stalks red bell pepper pieces jalapeno slices cashew nuts raisins frozen peas cooked basmati rice into the pot then cook on low heat for 6 hours or high heat for 3 hours until chicken is fully cooked through stirring occasionally throughout cooking time if desired Serve hot over steamed white rice topped off with freshly chopped cilantro leaves if desired
3. Mediterranean Baked Salmon Bowls
This easy and delicious Indian-inspired dish can be made in your slow cooker. Simply add
- chicken breasts
- diced tomatoes or tomato sauce
- minced garlic
- ginger root paste or powder
- garam masala
- cumin
- turmeric
- chili powder
- salt and pepper
- cream of coconut milk
- lemon juice
- honey
- butter
- sugar
- a bay leaf
- cilantro leaves
- green onion stalks
- red bell pepper pieces
- jalapeno slices
- cashew nuts
- raisins
- frozen peas
And cooked basmati rice to the pot. Cook on low heat for 6 hours or high heat for 3 hours until the chicken is fully cooked, stirring occasionally if desired. Serve hot over steamed white rice and garnish with freshly chopped cilantro if desired.
4. Veggie Fried Rice
Fried rice is an excellent option for meal prep due to its versatility, allowing you to use any veggies you have on hand and protein such as eggs, tofu, shrimp, etc. To make veggie fried rice, start by sautéing onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and ginger root paste in sesame oil until softened. Then add scrambled eggs, tofu, shrimp, or meat and precooked cold white or brown rice. Stir in seasonings, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, hoisin, and Worcestershire sauces and mix well. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warm, garnished with scallions and sesame seeds, with sriracha mayo as an optional side. Other options include edamame, egg rolls, spring rolls, wontons, dumplings, dim sum buns, soup, noodles, vegetable salads, fruit platters, assorted sushi platters, tempura vegetables, seaweed salads, pickles, Japanese curry dishes, and miso.
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