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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.

    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

    close up of green cookie on platter of sugar cookies

    Easy Homemade Sugar Cookies (10 cents/cookie)

    apple next to green bowl of applesauce with spoon

    Slow Cooker Applesauce (only 65 cents/cup!)

    woman holding keys and frozen smoothie

    Freezer Smoothies for Quick Snacks & Breakfasts

    forkful of potato salad on plate with pork chop and salad

    Easy Homemade Deli Potato Salad

    white bowl of chili with spoon and cloth nearby

    Best Ever White Bean Chicken Chili (82 cents/serving)

    chocolate chip muffin on plate on table next to cooling rack with espresso

    Chocolate Chip Muffins with Coconut & Lime (40 cents/each)

    breakfast table with fruit egg cassserole bread and bruschetta

    Sausage Egg Hash Brown Casserole (87 cents/serving)

    pizza bagels on tray with red checked cloth

    Easy Homemade Pizza Bagels Recipe (54 cents/serving)

    two cups of yogurt with berries and granola

    Yogurt Berry Parfaits

    spoon digging into pan of Overnight casserole

    Overnight Noodle Casserole

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