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Set Your Pace
- If you’re a beginner at meal prep: Be prepared to set aside 2-3 hours. Once mise en place is complete, all of these recipes can be completed one by one.
- If you’re a meal prep pro, use the sequenced steps below: These steps give you the flexibility to cook items simultaneously in a sequence of events.
- Be sure to set timers and check on food items to avoid overcooking. Sequencing will save you time and meal prep can be done in 1-2 hours.
Meal Prep Run Down
- First, pre-heat the oven to 400F (Note: the recipe for the chili spiced chicken says 425F, however, you can cook it at 400F to streamline the temperatures for the oven recipes, just make sure the chicken fully cooks through an internal temperature of 165F).
- While the oven is pre-heating, start boiling water in two pots to cook the boiled eggs and the couscous.
- Next, start prepping the items that require the oven: Breakfast Potatoes and Broccoli Rice, Baked Chili Spiced Chicken with Roasted Hominy & Squash, Peppers and Asparagus for the Tilapia.
- Meanwhile, prepare the chicken breasts on the stove top. After the chicken has cooked, assemble the casserole and let it finish baking in the oven.
- Then, pan-fry the tilapia and saute the sausage with veggies.
- Finally, cook the keto pancakes.
- When everything is finished cooking, plate everything up in containers, and let them cool before refrigerating.
If you’re sequencing your meal prep, be sure to keep an eye on everything! Make sure food is kept refrigerated under 40F degrees until ready to eat.
Assembly Tips
- Evenly divide meals according to the serving size
- Let all items cool before placing them in the refrigerator
- Keep all items refrigerated under 40F until ready to eat or reheat
- Breakfast: Both meals can be reheated in the microwave. Serve the eggs, fruits, and nuts chilled
- Lunch: Both meals can be reheated in the microwave
- Dinner: Both meals can be reheated in the microwave
Extra Flavors and Substitutions
- Eggs: Instead of boiled eggs, you can serve with fried eggs or scrambled eggs
- Pancakes: Serve with your choice of fruit or toppings
- Baked Chicken: If you can’t find hominy, you can use corn instead
- Sausage: You can use any kind of sausage, we recommend chicken sausage
- Tilapia: If you want to keep this meal low carb, you can serve it with steamed cauliflower rice instead of couscous. You can also use marinara sauce if you are short on time and don’t want to make your own red pepper sauce
- Broccoli Rice: If you can’t find broccoli rice, you can substitute with cauliflower rice
- Supplement meals with additional snacks such as fresh veggies and fruit for additional daily caloric needs. You can use lime/lemon and olive oil in place of salad dressing
Extra Leftover Ingredients Not Used
- Protein: Freeze any uncooked meats and save for a later recipe, or you can cook the full amount, and freeze the portion that you do not eat, and save for later use.
- Veggies: Freeze any leftover veggies for later use. Use leftover herbs in omelets or other dishes for the weekend
