Happy Weekly Meal Prep to you!

There are different styles of meal prep.  I think what is thought of most is a full day of cooking, washing dishes and done.  I have done this a few times, and although it is great to prep, this style isn’t for me.  I go for the little by little meal prep.  Every meal I make I make a little extra.  I am cooking every day anyway, so cooking a little more doesn’t create more dishes that day, or more effort or time.  Yet, over the course of the week it does add up.  At the start of week 3 of the year and I have 10 healthy meals in the freezer.  These are my favorite meal prep/storage containers, Freshware Meal Prep Containers.  Dishwasher, freezer, refrigerator…they work great.  They are 2 compartment, and since we basically eat meat and veggie, 2 compartments are all we need, and they fit perfect in my husbands lunch box, and side by side in my freezer.  (Amazon Link Here).

Now for this weeks plan:

CHICKEN – yes, you knew it was coming…  always chicken in my weekly plan.  This week I am still on an Indian food craving.  So this week is a new one from Diet Doctor – Indian Keto Chicken Korma (recipe link here)  I will be using skinless boneless chicken breast instead of thighs, because that is all I have.  I know it will still turn out good with all of the seasonings.  And, if you dont have Ginger Garlic Paste (link here) in your refrigerator, you are missing out.  It doesnt take much to flavor a meal and it is so good with so many foods.  I love popping open the new jar and the burst of garlic and ginger, bright and rich.  That should be my air freshener for my house. Well, actually when I am cooking with it it is.

PORK – My simple pork sirloin roast in the crock pot is always versital for several meals.  This week I finally took the time to make my own coleslaw.  I suppose I am glad I didn’t look for a keto recipe in the past, because I probably wouldn’t have found this one.  When the ingredients of cheese and bacon are in a recipe… well I am already in love with it.  Then I make it, oh yes!  Love!   I will have no more coleslaw lacking BBQ pulled pork.  The warm pulled pork over a bed of cheesy, bacon, cold crispy coleslaw, complete torture eating this meal two days in a row.  Hah.   Recipe by Corina Nielsen, Perfect Keto- Loaded Keto Coleslaw (recipe link here)

SHRIMP – My California Spicy Shrimp Stuffed Avocado (modified from the recipe which calls for crab) was so good last week, going to make another shrimp dish this week.

This time breaking out my Instant Pot.  Cilantro-Coconut Shrimp and Broccoli, (recipe link here).  This is served over noodles, which in my past I would have loved.  Although since I dont eat pasta anymore it will just be the shrimp and broccoli.  A substitute if you want pasta style food mixed in would be zucchini noodles, I would stir fry in butter, sesame oil, pepper and garlic and top with the shrimp and broccoli.

BEEF – Yes, I try to make all of my sauces myself.  Although every so often I do allow a packet into my food prep.

I have tried to perfect a beef and broccoli seasoning, yet always missing something.  So until I perfect it I do buy the packet of seasoning mix.  I used to make beef and broccoli with thick cut peices of steak.  Although since I have found the beef shaved steak at our local grocery that is all I use.  It is super thin cut, tender and tasty.  The broccoli is from Alison’s Pantry item# 8197.  Bragg Liquid Amino’s, (Amazon link here) this is always in my pantry, I use in place of soy sauce.  And if you have it, give it a try in scrambled eggs.  adds a salty deep flavor.  Hard to describe, although it is really good.

Enjoy the fun of food, food fun experiments and meal prep.

Every little bit truly does make a difference to fuel our bodies in the best way!