Salmon has a reputation for being the expensive, fancy-dinner option, but bought right, it is one of the most affordable ways to make a meal feel genuinely special. This honey mustard salmon roasts on one sheet pan alongside asparagus, glazed in a sticky, tangy sauce that caramelises beautifully in the oven. Both plates come together…
This is the dinner that makes people think you actually know what you are doing in a kitchen. Two pan-seared sirloin steaks finished in a garlic butter mushroom sauce, plated properly, and on the table in under thirty minutes. It looks like something off a steakhouse menu, but the whole thing — both plates —…
Steak bites sound like a luxury, but when you buy the right cut and portion it correctly, they fit comfortably into a budget meal prep rotation. Cubed sirloin is seared hard and fast in a garlic butter sauce until deeply browned on the outside and tender within, then paired with golden roasted baby potatoes and…
This bowl takes the comfort of backyard BBQ flavours and turns it into a meal prep lunch that holds up beautifully across the week. Shredded chicken tossed in a tangy, slightly sweet BBQ sauce sits over fluffy rice with sweet corn and black beans, all finished with a scattering of fresh cilantro. It is bold,…
These egg cups bring a Mediterranean twist to the classic meal prep breakfast muffin. Eggs are whisked with a touch of milk, then loaded with wilted spinach, crumbled feta, and diced sun-dried tomato before baking into golden, slightly tangy cups that hold their shape beautifully through days of reheating. The feta adds a salty richness…
This breakfast bake solves the problem of single-serving egg muffins being a bit small and a bit fiddly. Instead, everything goes into one dish — eggs, cottage cheese, spinach, and diced bell pepper — and bakes into a thick, slightly custardy square that slices cleanly into portions. It tastes closer to a savoury cheesecake than…
Thai peanut sauce is one of those flavours that makes any meal prep bowl feel exciting rather than routine. This version pairs shredded chicken with crisp shredded cabbage, carrots, and edamame, all tossed in a rich, slightly spicy peanut sauce made from just a handful of pantry staples. It is crunchy, creamy, and bold in…
Farro is an underused meal prep grain that deserves far more attention — it has a chewy, nutty texture that holds up beautifully over several days without turning mushy, and it carries significantly more protein per serving than rice or couscous. Paired with baked lemon herb salmon and a handful of roasted asparagus, this bowl…
This is the second dinner in this volume, and it earns its place by being completely different in flavour from the first. Warm Moroccan spices — cinnamon, cumin, ginger, and turmeric — coat chicken thigh pieces that roast alongside cubed sweet potato until everything is caramelised and deeply aromatic. A scattering of dried apricot and…
Shrimp has a reputation for being expensive, but frozen shrimp bought in bulk is actually one of the most affordable high-protein proteins available, and it cooks faster than almost anything else in your kitchen. This Cajun shrimp and black bean rice bowl brings bold, smoky heat to your meal prep rotation without requiring any complicated…
