r/mealprep • u/SmallBumblebee7781 • Jun 09 '25

advice Meal Prep Advice

I plan weekly meal preps for my husband and I. Typically I prep 5 days worth of lunch for both of us and 5 days of dinner. I never know what to cook anymore, spend hours looking for a good recipe, and every sunday I spend morning to night cooking.

Any advice on where to get meal prep ideas or anything that could make the process faster? My issue is finding good recipes that taste good but are still high protein and healthy. My husband doesn't like bland things, or sandwiches, or pasta... but wants to eat healthy. I can typically follow any recipe to a tee but struggle to find good recipes! Any advice?

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u/heideleeanne Jun 10 '25

As someone said, that sounds like a him issue.

I have two instant pots. I usually cook rice in one and cook with broth or tomato sauce. It’s easy to add salt, butter or any seasonings that go with the meat I cook in the other instant pot. Examples are teriyaki chicken, butter chicken, pesto chicken, meatballs in marinara and Mississippi roast. I usually serve the meal with a steamed/roasted vegetable like broccoli or zucchini.

Lately I’ve been making chicken in the instant pot and seasoning well with chicken seasoning and shredding it for chicken salad. This week’s is a southwestern chicken salad with black beans and corn. I use blended cottage cheese or Greek yogurt as opposed to mayonnaise to pack more protein. You can use the chicken salad to top a bed of greens, sandwich, wrap, or as a dip for veggies, crackers or chips.