Hi friend! In today’s recipe, I’ll be sharing 5 simple weeknight meal kits that you can meal prep at the beginning of the week to get you started with the idea of meal planning. Meal planning will save you time and money, and you’ll be able to answer the “What’s for dinner?” question on Monday for the entire week!
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Here are the recipes, these recipe cards are going to give you the ingredient measurements and cooking instructions. For the freezer meal suggestions, please see the video above for those instructions.
Lemon Greek Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 Zucchini
- 1 C Broccoli
- 1 Red Pepper
- For the Marinade:
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- Zest of ½ Lemon
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- ¼ C Olive Oil
- 1 T of each Rosemary Basil and Oregano
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Place all of the marinade ingredients together and coat the chicken
- Chop all of the veggies and place them on a well-oiled large sheet pan.
- Bake at 375 for 20 minutes
- *If you would like more of a char on the veggies at the 20-minute mark remove the chicken from the sheet pan and bake just the veggies for an additional 10 minutes.
Sloppy Joes
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 1 Chopped Bell Pepper
- 1 Clove of Garlic
- 1.5 cups of Ketchup
- 3 T BBQ rub.
- 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
Instructions
- Sauté peppers and onions in a pan with a little oil, once they are softened add in the garlic.
- Push the veggies to the side of your pan and add your ground beef.
- Brown ground beef and mix the veggies in with the beef.
- Drain if necessary.
- Add the ketchup, BBQ seasoning and the Apple Cider Vinegar
- Stir to combine
- Serve in a bun or over a potato.
- Enjoy!
BBQ Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 T Salt
- 1 T Pepper
- 1 T Smoked Paprika or Chipotle
- 2 T Brown Sugar
- 1-1/2 t Garlic Powder and Onion Powder
- 1/2 t Thyme
Instructions
- Combine all seasonings and store in an airtight container.
Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Breasts or Chicken Tenderloins
- 1 T Fajita Seasoning or 1 package of fajita seasoning mix
- 1 Onion
- 2 Bell Peppers colored is best
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 8 Tortilla Shells
Instructions
- Slice and Season chicken
- Sauté in a pan with a little oil for 4 minutes on each side and remove from pan to rest
- Sauté the onions and peppers and garlic in the hot pan
- Serve in warmed tortillas and Enjoy!
Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz Can of Diced Tomatoes
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 1 Jalapeno
- 1 Clove of Garlic
- ¼ c Red Onion
- Salt and Pepper
- Optional 1 tsp Cilantro
Instructions
- Rough chop the onion and jalapeno and place in a blender.
- Pulse until the salsa is the thickness of your liking.
- We like ours a little chuncky so 2 pulses works great.
- Serve with Fajitas, Tacos, or just on a Chip.
- Enjoy!
Shortcut Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 lb Stew Meat
- 1 lb Honey Gold Potatoes
- 2 C Baby Carrots
- 1 T Tomato Paste
- 2 Bay Leaves
- House Seasoning Blend
- Optional: 1 Packet of Beefy Onion Lipton Onion Soup Mix
Instructions
- Instant pot Instructions:
- Combine beef, tomato paste, and seasonings and place in the instant pot. Add water just until it reaches the top of the beef. Add potatoes and Carrots and cook on high (the beef setting) for 30 minutes. Do a natural release for 10 minutes and enjoy! If you would like a thicker broth simply create a slurry of warm broth and flour (1 T flour to 2 T broth) and add that to your beef stew.
- Crock Pot Instructions:
- Combine beef, tomato paste, and seasonings and place in the crock pot. Add water just until it reaches the top of the beef. Add potatoes and Carrots and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7-8 hours
House Seasoning Blend
Ingredients
- 1 T Salt
- 1 T Pepper
- 1 T Garlic Powder
- 1 T Onion Powder
Instructions
- Combine all spices and store in an airtight container.
In the video I also created a Beef and Broccoli recipe. The Beef and Broccoli recipe is adapted from this recipe from The Pioneer Woman https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a10922/beef-with-snow-peas/
Let me know if you make any of these meals. You don’t have to make them as a meal kit, you can have these anytime! They are such huge time savers, and they are all packed with flavor.
Have a fabulous week friend!
