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Make ahead meal prep recipe ideas (lemmy.sdf.org)

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What's your go-to, make ahead recipes that are pretty easy to get a week's worth made on a sunday? I'm looking for new recipes to try and get myself into a diet better than mcdonalds. I have access to an instant pot.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I don't generally freeze the whole meal, only the most laborious steps that still freeze well. Such as:

milanesa/schnitzel - you can bulk prepare them, deep-fry them, and freeze after they cooled down. Then when you want to use them just reheat on a pan.
Bolognese sauce - scales well, freezes well, and damn versatile to use.
cooked beans or chickpeas - bonus points if you mix random pork in either, and freeze it in individual portions.
kibbeh - ideally frozen raw, to bake or deep-fry as needed, but you can do it with them already cooked too.

I don't usually recommend to prep and freeze the staple carbohydrate. Two reasons: 1) it's easy and fast to prepare it in situ, and 2) it gives you a bit more room for variation. For example you can serve the same Bolognese sauce over pasta, or polenta, or even in bread, for three different meals using the same ingredient.