During my year of Joy (see my post on my word of the year here), it is really fun to highlight the joy in my life. One of my observations that I have made is~ the weeks that we do extra prep work- meal plan and meal prep, our life is much more joyful. There is less stress, less worry- more joy!!! So on today’s blog these are some of the things that we have done to prep and plan for this week:
Cook ahead:
Meat:
Turkey burgers– make patties and pan fry
Steak strips– add olive oil, spices and pan fry
Veggies:
Sweet potato hash
- Sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Salt & Pepper
Dice sweet potatoes
Heat olive oil in a pan & throw in the potatoes
Add diced garlic and salt & pepper
Cook until potatoes are tender
Other Veggies that I get:
Frozen Peas
Frozen Green Beans
Head of lettuce- wash and cut into strips
Meal #1
This one is one of my favorite and most “go-to” recipes. I don’t do any pre-cooking here, everything just goes in the crockpot in the morning.
Cool Ranch Tacos (I make a few edits to her recipe)
These are super, super easy & here is what you need~
- Chicken Thighs
- 3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons of Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Taco seasoning packet (or click here for a homemade version)
- 1 Ranch seasoning packet (or use a homemade version-1T dried parsley, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tsp onion powder, 1tsp dried onion flakes, 3/4tsp dill, 1/2tsp pepper, and 1/2 tsp salt)
*Throw everything in the crockpot, Cook on low all day, at least 8 hours
Holy Cow- it doesn’t get much easier than that!
Meal #2
Steak Fajita bowls
- Using the pre-cooked steak
- Add rice of your choice (cauliflower, white rice or brown rice, etc)
- Then add veggies and cheese
Meal #3
Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Hash (pre-cooked) and peas
Meal #4
Steak Salad
- Using a base of whatever lettuce you prefer (romaine still scares me a little so I usually get a head of lettuce)
- Add pre-cooked steak strips
- Cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, feta and dressing
Meal #5
Chicken Rice bowl
- Using the Chicken from the Chicken Ranch Taco meat
- The base of the bowl pick a rice (Cauliflower, White rice, Brown rice, etx)
- Add veggies, cheese and avocado
Meal #6
Southwest Breakfast Frittata by Fed & FIt
Meal #7
Greek Turkey burgers and green beans
- add greek dressing and Feta to the pre-cooked Turkey Burgers
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Thanks for stopping by & Happy Meal Planning!! If you need even more meal planning ideas- check out Organizing Junkie by clicking here.
Faith ♥
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