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    Home » Meal Prep Recipes

    Easy Meal Prep Recipes

    Prepping meals in advance can be a great way to save time and money -- and the wait at the restaurant. Make workday lunches and weeknight meals easy and delicious with these meal prep recipes.

    Whether you're prepping Freezer Meal Pizza Kits to assemble later or making breakfast boxes with Blueberry Lemon Pancakes, you'll be set for easy and delicious meals from morning to night.

    pot of chocolate pudding on plate with spoon

    Homemade Chocolate Pudding (33 cents/serving)

    stack of chocolate baked donuts on beaded glass cake platter.

    The Best Chocolate Baked Donuts (17 cents each)

    hand holding square plate with macaroni salad, fruit salad, and a hot dog with mustard.

    Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad with Cheese (47 cents/serving)

    blueberries on white plate next to blueberry muffin.

    Blueberry Muffins with Buttermilk

    choosing a pretzel from the basket

    Whole Wheat Soft Pretzels (16 cents/each)

    sliced carrot bread on white platter

    Easy Carrot Bread Recipe

    carrot muffins in basket with bowl of cream cheese

    Carrot Muffins with Honey Cream Cheese

    carrot salad in white ramekin

    Grated Carrot Salad

    dipping bread in spring vegetable soup

    Spring Vegetable Soup

    spinach salad with oranges and cranberries

    Spinach Salad with Oranges & Cranberries

    egg sandwich with vegetables cut in half on a white board.

    Egg Sandwiches with Vegetables

    table set with bowls of stew

    Guinness Beef Stew

    banana coffeecake on plate

    Banana Pecan Coffeecake (25 cents/serving)

    shepherd's pie ready to serve

    Shepherd’s Pie with Cheddar Mash

    sliced hard and soft cooked eggs on board

    Simple Hard Cooked Eggs (Stovetop, Instant Pot, Air Fryer Methods)

    bowl of beef eggplant stew next to napkin and spoon

    Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Eggplant & Carrots

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    Easy Homemade Sugar Cookies (10 cents/cookie)

    apple next to green bowl of applesauce with spoon

    Slow Cooker Applesauce (only 65 cents/cup!)

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