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 […]
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 IMO. We were inspired […]
Mandarin Orange Salad With Salmon and Sesame Dressing
This is the ideal mandarin orange salad with a broccoli slaw base! It’s perfect if you’re looking for a non-lettuce salad. Broccoli slaw is totally underrated as a salad ingredient. It’s easy to find, comes pre-chopped and it’s delicious! Get ready to use up most of a big bag of mandarins for this recipe, which […]
How Long Do Meals Last: A Quick Cheat Sheet
Have you ever pulled out an almost-forgotten meal prep from the back of your fridge and wondered if it was safe to eat or how long do meals last in the fridge? Or if it would still even taste good? One of the MOST common barriers to meal prep is being unsure about how long […]
Discover New Meal Prep Ideas: Our Basic Formula For Delicious Recipes
If you’re a beginner at meal-prepping, it can be really difficult to come up with new meal prep ideas every week — or even any idea for a meal at all. It’s especially hard when you’re not only new to meal prepping but new to cooking. The intimidation of making your own meal plan is […]
Meal Prep for Beginners: 5 Things You Need To Know Before You Start Meal Prepping
Meal prep for beginners can be extremely overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. Many people love the idea of meal prep but struggle to make it a regular part of their lives. I’ve heard of many different obstacles to preparing meals for the week: “I don’t have time.” “My partner is a picky eater.” “I’m […]
Breakfast Ideas: Our Master List of Go-To Meals
Breakfast is one of the hardest meals for meal prep. To give you more breakfast ideas, I asked the Workweek Lunch Instagram community what their go-to breakfasts are and compiled a list of all the answers. There are lots of benefits to meal prepping breakfast: You have more control over what goes IN your breakfast […]
Meal Prep for Kids: Our Best Tips for Busy Parents
Parents are juggling more responsibilities than ever. At Workweek Lunch, we have so much respect for all the caregivers who are just doing the best that they can right now. Meal prep can be a lifesaver for busy families, which is why we have asked the amazing parents of our community to provide us with […]
No-Cook Meals: Three Vegan Recipes You Can Make Without A Kitchen
The rumors are true. Meal prepping without a stove or microwave is totally possible, and I’m going to show you how to do it in this post. All you need is a small fridge to store your food in! As a result of tons of requests from members of the WWL community, I finally took […]
Kid-Friendly Recipes: 15 Go-To Meals Parents Always Make for Their Kids
When I think about how hard it is as a childless adult to feed myself and myself alone, I’m in awe of how parents are able to keep both themselves and their kids well fed on a regular basis. Between cooking for multiple (!!) people, dealing with picky eaters, and not going mad in the […]
Cold Lunch Ideas: Meal Prep Recipes When You Don’t Have A Microwave
Though something warm and cozy might be exactly what you want when it’s cold out, it’s probably just the opposite when the temperatures starts to go up. Luckily there are many cold lunch recipes making them ideal for leftovers for anyone without a microwave in their office. For the record, a lot of my recipes […]
5 Essential Freezer Meal Prep Tips
When I first started meal prepping, some unfortunate mistakes stopped me from using my freezer very often (Has anyone else ever frozen shredded zucchini into an ice blob?). As I got more confident in the kitchen, I got more comfortable incorporating freezer meals in my meal prep strategy, and it has truly been a game-changer. […]
Make-Ahead Camping Meals: 10 Camping Dishes You Can Meal Prep
Everyone knows that the best part of camping is the food. Making it, though? That’s another thing entirely. While we all enjoy leisurely roasting hot dogs over a campfire, going through the effort to prepare all the other sides you need to feel full (because hot dogs are never enough) can be a drag—especially after […]
Picnic Food: No-Reheat Meals for a Perfect Picnic
One of my favorite summertime traditions is enjoying time outside with picnic food. I live in Colorado, where there are tons of beautiful natural areas to pick a shady spot and tuck into a tasty meal. If you’re out of date ideas, I highly recommend this type of outdoor excursion. You could even pick a […]
Individual Chicken Pot Pies | Workweek Lunch
Why make a whole pot pie when you make individual chicken pot pies? This method of baking a pot pie directly into meal prep containers saves time on clean-up and makes it easier to customize them! The cook time is faster too since the containers are smaller vs a whole pie or casserole dish. By […]
Easy, Crispy Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
These crispy, crunchy flavorful buffalo cauliflower wings will make your week 100% better. We’re not knocking buffalo chicken wings – they’re great – but there’s something about the texture of these that makes them so delicious. Stick around to read how to make them, store them and use them throughout the week! What meals can […]