No Peek Chicken and Rice is a set-it-and-forget it kind of recipe. And it’s true to its name: put the ingredients all together in a casserole dish, cover it with foil, and pop it in the oven. No peeking, because you don’t need to! This super easy dinner recipe involves some easy to find ingredients: […]
Marry Me Chicken
In a world where social media trends can transform anything from an unknown song into a chart-topper to a simple dish into a culinary craze, the “Marry Me Chicken” recipe has carved out its niche as a viral sensation, enchanting the taste buds and hearts of millennials far and wide. This phenomenon isn’t just a […]
What’s In Season: Spring Produce
Ok, meal preppers. Spring is here, and that means seasonal spring produce ise starting to roll in. To this we say, bring it on! For those of us who get excited when the seasons change because it means new fresh produce that we may not have eaten in a while, spring is just the best. […]
How To Make A Food Budget You’ll Stick To
Let me tell you about what my food spending was like before I learned about proper food budgeting steps and tips. After college, I had NO CLUE what a food budget was and how much money I would need every month to feed myself. The realization that my Monday-to-Friday Chipotle habit was adding up to […]
12 One-Pan Dinner Ideas You Can Also Meal Prep For The Week
If cooking were as simple as throwing a few ingredients in one pan, I would make all my meals from scratch. That’s because the actual cooking is usually only half the battle. It’s the prepping and the planning (and the thinking about prepping and planning) that take the rest of the time. That’s why we […]
Meal Prep Burger Bowl With Shake Shack Sauce
This recipe is a cross between a burger bowl and loaded nacho fries. If you’ve been around for a while, you know I absolutely ADORE Shake Shack. If you’re not familiar, it’s a burger and shake chain restaurant that uses high-quality ingredients and makes the most delicious burgers, fries, and shakes. We were inspired to […]
Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies
These breakfast cookies can be best described this way: it’s like if a granola bar and a muffin had a baby. They’re soft, a little chewy, and perfectly hearty, making them a great breakfast option! They only have about 5 main ingredients so they are super easy to make with what you have in your […]
Navigating Mealtime Mayhem with Executive Dysfunction: A Guide to Eating Well
Hey friends! If you’ve ever found yourself staring into the abyss of your fridge at 7 PM, wondering how those ingredients could possibly assemble themselves into something edible, you’re in the right place. Or if the thought of meal planning sends you into a spiral of anxiety, I feel you. Let’s talk about a little […]
20 Meal Prep Salads That You’ll Actually Enjoy Eating
Finding delicious meal prep salads can be difficult. How do you know if they’ll stay fresh, get soggy or fill you up? Will the even taste good after a few days? These are all questions you may have as you’re scouring the internet for the perfect salad recipe. Well, look no further because we have […]
Budget-Friendly Spinach Egg Cups
This recipe for humble spinach egg cups makes an amazingly quick breakfast that you can transform into a breakfast sandwich, wrap and more. One of my favorite things to do? Cut these up and put them on a bagel and it becomes the best meal prep breakfast I’ve had in a while! Add a slice […]
How to Cook Through Your Freezer Stash
It happens to the best of us. We get really excited about stocking our freezer—maybe at the end of the summer, or maybe just in general. But then, it happens. We end up with a freezer so full, the only way out is to cook through its contents. We’re going to talk about how to […]
The Best Slow-Cooked Beef Chili Recipe
The most amazing beef chili recipe I’ve ever made only exists because one night I was feeling really tired and I had a ton of ingredients to use up. Who knew you can make something so good with such little energy? But honestly, I give the slow cooking method most of the credit here! This […]
3 Ways Batch Cooking is Your Best Meal Prep Friend
Batch cooking only sounds like a lot of work. But it’s not! Future you will thank you for thinking ahead of time and making more than what you need the next time you meal prep! Meal prepping is awesome. It frees up our time so we have more time to do the things we love. […]
How to Use Very Ripe Bananas
We’ve been there before. You buy the bananas. You eat maybe one or two, and then all of a sudden boom. Time has gone by. And now you’re wondering what to do with these very ripe bananas. You know they’ve got all sorts of great benefits, they taste nice and sweet and are super portable, […]
Berry Parfait Recipe with Homemade Granola
Parfaits are such a fast, easy, and filling breakfast option, and I can’t believe we haven’t published a new parfait recipe in over 2 years! This updated recipe involves making granola, using your favorite yogurt, and loading up the berries – whatever kind you’re feeling! (But you honestly don’t need to make the granola at […]
Breakfast Ideas: Our Master List of Go-To Meals
Breakfast is one of the hardest meals for meal prep. This list is a compilation of personal favorites, member favorites, and members of the Workweek Lunch Instagram community, compiled over the years. We asked for suggestions about go-to breakfasts and compiled a list of all the answers. There is MUCH to work with here . […]