Meal prepping can be one of the best ways to save yourself time and money.
This is especially true if you have a pretty tightly packed and busy schedule with meetings, appointments, and personal errands to run. Way too often where we tend to slip most in the midst of our business is eating healthy and eating enough for the day to keep us fueled and energized.
The problem is, we often don’t know where to start to be able to meal prep successfully each week. Thankfully there are a ton of meal prep recipes out there that you can choose from to get started.
And today we’ve brought you some of the best meal prep recipe ideas around that you can recreate at home.
Healthy sheet pan sausage and veggies
Recipe Via Isabel Eats
If there’s one thing meal prepping can do is it helps you eat healthier. One excellent meal prep idea you can try this week is a sheet pan sausage and veggies combination. It’s perfect for meal prepping beginners.
Cold chicken spinach salad
Recipe Via Carmyy
if you don’t want to get too fancy with your meal prepping then try this chicken pasta salad. It’s pretty easy to toss together and cheap. It can also last you a few days in the fridge.
Greek Healthy Meal Prep
Recipe Via 40 Aprons
Here’s another healthy meal prep option: A greek meal prep bowl! It’s a great option if you’re looking for a change from the usual.
Philly Cheese Steak Meal Prep
Recipe Via Meal Plan Addict
Let’s face it, Philly Cheese Steaks are pretty yummy. Thankfully you can make them in meal prep form, so you have something satisfying to munch on during the day while you’re at work.
Santa Fe Low Card Chicken Meal Prep
Recipe Via Sweet Peas And Saffron
If you’re looking for low carb options try this Santa Fe Chicken Meal Prep Bowl. Easy and quicker than other more involved recipes.
15 Min. Chicken Sausage Pasta Meal Prep Bowl
Recipe Via Smile Sandwich
With meal prepping, you can’t go wrong with pasta. So use all the pasta recipes you can get to your advantage and find out which one’s your favorite. That way when you go meal shopping you’ll know which ingredients to get.
Spicy Chicken Quinoa Bowls
Recipe Via Eat Yourself Skinny
Have you tried quinoa? It’s a great healthy meal option that can not only be tasty but filling too. Definitely worth a try!
Meal Prep Chia Pudding
Recipe Via Downshiftology
Chia pudding is one of the easiest, tastiest, and most convenient meal prep recipes you can make for when you’re on the go. Peep the recipe over at Downshiftology.
Chicken Avocado Rice Meal Prep Bowls
Recipe Via Smile Sandwich
You can’t go wrong with a chicken avocado rice meal prep bowl. Give the recipe a try this week!
Easy Sweet Potatoes
Recipe Via A Sweet Pea Chef
Besides ingredients like quinoa, chicken, eggs, and rice, sweet potatoes are also a great basic ingredients that you can use in your meal prep adventures.
Honey Sriracha Glazed Meatballs
Recipe Via Eat Yourself Skinny
No one said you can’t have fun with the type of meal prep ideas you create at home. You can start with these honey glazed meatballs.
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
Recipe Via Kristine’s Kitchen Blog
Salads are always great, but we’d be willing to bet a quinoa salad can take the prize any day of the week.
Glazed Chicken Meal Prep
Recipe Via Budget Bytes
Nice, sweet, and to the point, a glazed chicken meal prep can be the way to go if you’re short on time.
Lemon Roasted Salmon With Sweet Potatoes And Broccolini
Recipe Via Little Spice Jar
Salmon! Don’t forget about seafood when you’re meal prepping! Chicken isn’t the only meat ingredient you can use.
Korean Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Recipe Via The Girl On Bloor
Korean chicken meal prep bowls? Those are a thing? Apparently so. It looks so tasty and good you simply have to try it. Get the recipe over at The Girl On Bloor.
Greek Chicken Bowl
Recipe Via Eazy Peazy Meals
Here’s another easy peasy greek chicken bowl worth making. Healthy and tasty never looked so good.
Shrimp Taco Meal Prep Bowls
Recipe Via Gimme Delicious
Did someone say shrimp taco meal prep bowl? Yes please! Get the full run down on Gimme Delicious!
One Pan Healthy Italian Sausage And Veggies
Recipe Via Chelsea’s Messy Apron
One pan recipes can be a quick way to create tons of meal prep recipes you won’t grow tired of. It’s all about learning to get a bit creative in the kitchen.
Zucchinni Noodles Meal Prep
Recipe Via Kirbie’s Cravings
Zucchini noodles make an excellent meal prep option. Just look at this recipe by Kirbie’s Cravings.
Chicken Burrito Bowl Meal Prep
Recipe Via Mommy’s Kitchen
No need to go to Chipotle for a nice hearty chicken burrito bowl. Just take an afternoon and make a couple at home that you can whip out later.
Healthy Chicken Salad Lunchbox
Recipe Via Family Fresh Meals
If you’re meal prepping, you can’t forget about your chicken salads and veggies. This recipe perfectly uses both in one bowl preparation.
Easy Shrimp Stir Fry For Easy Meal Prep
Recipe Via Clean Food Crush
Shrimp stir fry is a must at least once in your life. And yes, it also makes amazing meal prep bowls you can store away for the rest of the week.
Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Meal Prep
Recipe Via A Sweet Pea Chef
One meal prep hack is to create shredded chicken with your slow cooker. Once that’s done, there’s no telling what kind of chicken recipes you can come up with that can make your week easier, varied, and full of flavor.
