Weekly Meal Prep




Meal Prepping for the Week is great because it can help save time you during the week and can help insure you eat healthier meals. Doing a little prep work early in the week will pay off everyday at lunch and dinner. Let me show you how easy it can be to meal prep and eat healthier!



One of our favorite lunch time meals is grilled chicken salad.  On Sunday afternoon I season a few packages of thinly sliced chicken breast and grill them up for meals during the week.


Whether for lunch or dinner, a little meal prep early in the week can save time and money all week long!

A few containers of soup in the freezer can feed a hungry crowd today or next week.  



Mom’s Vegetable Soup
This recipe is very forgiving!  You can swap out any of the ingredients and add whatever your family likes!
 
   1 tbls olive oil
     1 tbls butter
     1 med chopped onion
     3 cloves garlic crushed
     6 stalks of celery chopped
     6 carrots chopped
     3 potatoes peeled and chopped
     28 oz can crushed tomatoes
     32 + veggie broth
     ½ cup white wine  optional
     A few shakes of Worcestershire sauce
     A few bay leaves
     2 tsp sugar
     2 tsp garlic powder
     1 tsp basil
     1 tsp thyme
     ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
     1 tsp Mrs Dash
     S/P
     1 cup frozen corn
     1 cup frozen green beans
     1 cup frozen peas
     1 cup Stellina pasta


Melt oil and butter in large stock pot.  Saute celery, onions and garlic until they begin to soften.  Add carrots and potatoes combine and cook together 5 minutes.  Add wine and let cook 3 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, veggie broth and seasonings, bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes.  Add frozen veggies and return to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are soft. Return to boil and add pasta and boil until pasta is done.  Add chopped parsley and SERVE!
    


Watch the video below for more tips and recipes!  

                            

                       



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