Sandwiches and meal prep don’t always mix. There’s a lot that can go wrong – soggy bread we are looking at you! But if you take our advice below, you can enjoy your prepped sandwiches all week long with no fuss! My tip to avoid soggy bread: toast your bread lightly before assembling your meal prep […]
Pinwheel Snack Lunch
Snack lunch boxes are perfect for when you’re feeling bored with your normal go-to’s and want to switch things up. Add your favorite fruits, veggies, nuts, cheeses, and sweet treats into your lunch box and snack on them during the day for some much-needed variety. We like to add something substantial too, which is why […]
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25 Easy Teacher Lunch Ideas To Meal Prep
Finding easy, healthy and affordable teacher lunch ideas can be a challenge – especially when you want to keep it interesting and flavorful too! You can only eat so many sandwiches and salads, right? These lunch ideas for teachers are creative, but realistic (like everything we do at Workweek Lunch). We actually spoke to teachers […]
Easy Homemade Calzone Recipe
This homemade calzone recipe is a blast to make, super customizable, and freezer friendly! I’ve included an easy dough recipe that makes enough for 4 calzones, but you can totally swap that with store-bought pizza dough or your favorite pizza dough recipe. Let’s get in the cal-zone! Get more recipes like this in the Workweek Lunch […]
Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Waffles
If you’ve never had a savory waffle, these jalapeño cornbread waffles need to be your first! You can’t go wrong with the flavors of bright, hot jalapeno and sweet corn. These waffles are great on their own, but my favorite way to eat them is with a runny fried egg on top with some avocado. […]
Easy Sheet Pan Shrimp With Pineapple
This quick and easy sheet pan shrimp meal is bursting with tropical summer flavor. And the best part? It has minimal ingredients and is mostly hands-off, so you can multitask or relax while it cooks. If you’re not a huge fan of shrimp, you can easily swap it out for salmon, chicken, pork, chickpeas, or […]
Meal Planning For Beginners (Meal Plan Template Inside!)
Meal planning is one of my all-time favorite weekly routines, and it doesn’t have to be intimidating even if you are a beginner! Every Friday, I sit down and follow the exact steps below to create a meal plan for myself that’s interesting, realistic, full of variety, and most importantly, something I look forward to. […]
20 Vegan Meal Prep Ideas Under 40 Minutes
Vegan meal prep or any meal prep at all can start to feel pretty repetitive if you don’t have the right recipes to fill up your week! That’s why we’ve rounded up 20 delicious vegan meal prep ideas to add to your rotation and keep things interesting. We have breakfasts, wraps/sandwiches, sheet-pan meals, pasta, international-inspired […]
Fattoush Salad With Mint Dressing
Fattoush salad is a Lebanese staple, and I first tried and learned how to make it in cooking classes a few years ago. It stuck with me since it’s one of the most satisfying salads flavor-wise I’ve ever had. What makes this a Fattoush salad is the bread. The authentic version of this salad uses […]
Meal Prep-Friendly Jackfruit Tacos With Elote
Jackfruit tacos and corn are two perfect summer foods in my opinion. Here we are making some super simple, tasty vegetarian tacos with Mexican street corn as a side or topping, yum! This recipe has deliciously seasoned jackfruit, creamy avocado, cotija cheese, and cilantro. Feel free to customize and add more of your favorite veggies […]
Meal Prep Tuscan Chicken Pasta Skillet
Get ready to have this Tuscan chicken pasta on repeat! This skillet is quick, cozy, and packed with delicious flavors. It’s also less stressful than other saucy pasta dishes and comes together in about 30-minutes. This is one of those meals that gets even better after a few days in the fridge, making it perfect […]
Peaches & Cream Baked Oatmeal Recipe
This tasty peaches and cream baked oatmeal recipe will have you jumping out of bed in the morning! This simple yet flavorful breakfast is great for buffet-style eating with your family or having brunch with friends. And of course, you can use it as meal preps for the week! We are using frozen peaches here […]
Meal Prep Turkey Burger Recipe with Crispy Fries
Having a declicious turkey burger recipe in your meal rotation is a must. You can easily switch them up with different sauces, spices, toppings, and sides- needless to say they will never let you down! Don’t be intimidated by the thought of making your own patties, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is. Let’s […]
Meal Prep Friendly Lemon Blueberry Scones
Making homemade scones can seem intimidating at first, but I promise you these lemon blueberry scones are so easy and are always a crowd-pleaser. We’re keeping it super simple here and not adding a glaze on top, but if you want to take these to the next level there is a simple lemon glaze in […]
Meal Prep Pasta Primavera
Pasta primavera is a celebration of spring vegetables in a bowl! This quick, one-pot, pasta is as customizable as it is delicious. Feel free to swap in your favorite in-season vegetables to make this pasta your own! You can think of this pasta as a template of sorts because of how customizable it is. You […]