Meal Prep Cookbook for Dummies

Prep ahead and save time all week long! With over 125 time-saving recipes, you can transform your schedule with make-ahead breakfasts, salads-on-the-go, and easy-to-fix charcuterie dinner boards!
 
With simple prep each week, you can stock your fridge and freezer with heat-and-eat meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner or do partial prep and make dinnertime a breeze. Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies can help you spend less time in the kitchen, meet health goals, save money, and just plain eat better. With over 125 recipes, plus tips and techniques for making all your favorites ahead of time, this book lets you breeze through your week. Imagine the possibilities that will open to you when you can just pop a healthy and delectable pre-made meal in the microwave, and--ding!--your made-from-scratch dinner is ready. Prep ahead and toss vegetables and your favorite protein on a sheet pan and dinner is ready in under 20 minutes. What will you do with all your extra time?
 
Why stress about what to eat each day? Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies will take the uncertainty out of mealtime, as you discover everything from cooking basics to grocery store tips to meal prepping secrets. Whatever your home-chef skill level, you'll discover new favorite meals, organize your kitchen, store food efficiently, and learn new ideas to take your meal prepping abilities to the next level.
* Discover over 125 make-ahead recipes that you can prepare at home in 45 minutes or less, with the cooking tools you already have
* Meal prep for any diet (carb conscious, gluten-free, vegetarian), allergy, or food sensitivity
* Craft delicious and nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for yourself or your whole family
* Get new ideas and tips for sprucing up your staples, planning your grocery trips, and balancing your meals
 
Before you know it, you'll have meal prep down to a science, so you can relax a little bit more, knowing breakfast, lunch, and dinner are already taken care of!

List of contents

Introduction 1
 
Part 1: Getting Started with Meal Prep 5
 
Chapter 1: Finding the Meal-Prep Method That's Right for You 7
 
Chapter 2: Knowing Which Supplies You Need 15
 
Chapter 3: Going Shopping 23
 
Part 2: Jumping into Meal Planning 31
 
Chapter 4: Meeting the Meal Plans 33
 
Chapter 5: Planning Meals When You Follow a Special Diet 41
 
Part 3: Starting with Breakfast, Soups, and Salads 49
 
Chapter 6: Breakfasts 51
 
Chapter 7: Freezer-Friendly Soups 67
 
Chapter 8: Salads and Bowls 79
 
Part 4: Time-Saving Meaty Mains 93
 
Chapter 9: Turkey: Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day 95
 
Chapter 10: Brisket: Fix It and Revisit It 103
 
Chapter 11: Pork Dishes to Please Everyone 111
 
Chapter 12: Chicken Dishes to Chow Down On 119
 
Chapter 13: Making the Most out of a Ham Bone 127
 
Chapter 14: All-in-One Sheet-Pan Meals 135
 
Chapter 15: Freezer-Friendly Mains 153
 
Chapter 16: Twenty-Minute Main Meals 165
 
Part 5: Creating Simple Sides and Sweets 175
 
Chapter 17: Sides in Ten Minutes or Less 177
 
Chapter 18: Simple Snacks to Make Ahead 193
 
Chapter 19: Simple Yet Elegant Desserts 201
 
Part 6: The Part of Tens 213
 
Chapter 20: Ten Sauces to Make Meals Pop 215
 
Chapter 21: Ten Meal-Kit Recipes 223
 
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Build a Bento Lunch Box 231
 
Chapter 23: Ten Meal-Prep Shortcuts 237
 
Part 7: Appendixes 243
 
Appendix A: Metric Conversion Guide 245
 
Appendix B: Sample Grocery List 249
 
Appendix C: Food Safety Guide 253
 
Index 257

About the author

Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RDN, has been a dietitian for more than 20 years and a culinary instructor for 15. She is the coauthor of Instant Pot Cookbook For Dummies, Air Fryer Cookbook For Dummies, and Bread Making For Dummies. She contributes frequently to Taste of Home magazine. Wendy Jo also conducts cooking demonstrations at various events and on television.

Summary

Prep ahead and save time all week long! With over 125 time-saving recipes, you can transform your schedule with make-ahead breakfasts, salads-on-the-go, and easy-to-fix charcuterie dinner boards!

With simple prep each week, you can stock your fridge and freezer with heat-and-eat meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner or do partial prep and make dinnertime a breeze. Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies can help you spend less time in the kitchen, meet health goals, save money, and just plain eat better. With over 125 recipes, plus tips and techniques for making all your favorites ahead of time, this book lets you breeze through your week. Imagine the possibilities that will open to you when you can just pop a healthy and delectable pre-made meal in the microwave, and--ding!--your made-from-scratch dinner is ready. Prep ahead and toss vegetables and your favorite protein on a sheet pan and dinner is ready in under 20 minutes. What will you do with all your extra time?

Why stress about what to eat each day? Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies will take the uncertainty out of mealtime, as you discover everything from cooking basics to grocery store tips to meal prepping secrets. Whatever your home-chef skill level, you'll discover new favorite meals, organize your kitchen, store food efficiently, and learn new ideas to take your meal prepping abilities to the next level.
* Discover over 125 make-ahead recipes that you can prepare at home in 45 minutes or less, with the cooking tools you already have
* Meal prep for any diet (carb conscious, gluten-free, vegetarian), allergy, or food sensitivity
* Craft delicious and nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for yourself or your whole family
* Get new ideas and tips for sprucing up your staples, planning your grocery trips, and balancing your meals

Before you know it, you'll have meal prep down to a science, so you can relax a little bit more, knowing breakfast, lunch, and dinner are already taken care of!

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Jo Peterson, Wj Peterson, Peterson Wendy Jo
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781119814986
• ISBN: 978-1-119-81498-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General cookery books, basic cookery books; Kochen, Lifestyle, Kochbuch, cooking, Lifestyles