Meal prep is a hot topic in the world of fitness and healthy eating. While my job (developing new recipes) tends to alleviate the need for personally meal prepping, my wife-to-be still has an office job. So I’m well aware of how much stress a great meal prep recipe can curb.
The 30 recipes on the list below are favorites of hers and the 10,000+ people in my Facebook group. One of the most common questions in the group tends to be about recipes that freeze/reheat well. So I’ve made sure to include recipes on this list that frequently come up in those threads.
Lunch and Dinner Meal Prep Recipes
30 of my most popular and prep-friendly confirmed recipes ranging from proteins like bbq pulled pork, carnitas, and honey chipotle chicken to full meals like chicken fajita pasta bake, cheeseburger soup, and chicken 'n' dumplings.
The Best Ninja Foodi Pulled Pork
Sear, pressure cook, and broil a BBQ seasoned pork tenderloin all in one pot for tender, crispy pulled pork. Recipe includes ways to make nachos, sandwiches, breakfast bakes, and more!
The Best Oven Baked Tacos
These extra cheesy beef tacos are perfect for making in bulk to reheat as a <5 minute snack, lunch, or even dinner. And the Greek yogurt and salsa dip included in the recipe will be a game changer for all your Tex-Mex meals.
Ninja Foodi Greek Chicken and Veggies
You can make this chicken and veggies combo in the oven or air fryer, and you're going to love it. Pair it with some crumbled feta, kalamata olives, and lemon juice to light up your tastebuds.
Spicy Coconut Ground Chicken
This 20-minute, one-pan recipe is seriously loaded with flavor and goes perfectly with rice, cauliflower rice, in lettuce wraps, or taken straight to the dome.
Carolina BBQ Crockpot Shredded Chicken
A simple recipe for slow cooked shredded chicken with a Carolina-style tangy bbq sauce. You can throw it on sandwiches with the spicy white slaw, make loaded french fries, or keep things low carb with a salad or vegetable sides.
Ninja Foodi Crispy Pork Tenderloin Carnitas
One of my personal favorites, this crispy pulled pork is perfect for tacos, burritos or bowls, nachos, and pretty much every other Tex-Mex meal you can think of.
Air Fryer Sweet Chili Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
Don't worry, I've included recipe notes for making this chili ginger chicken on the stovetop or in the oven in case you're without an air fryer!
Sweet Chili Ground Beef and Brussels Sprouts Skillet
Crispy seasoned ground beef and halved sprouts cooked in chili oil and finished off with a glaze of sweet chili sauce. This is a perfect recipe to pair with rice and call it a day. The whole thing comes together in about 15-20 minutes.
Healthy Cheeseburger Bites
With 50 calories each, these mini burger muffins are perfect for portioning out to hit your exact calorie needs for a meal. You can also make larger cheeseburger muffins for an even easier recipe!
High Protein Creamy Taco Soup
It's the most popular recipe on my blog for good reason. With tons of customization options and leftovers for days, this taco soup is the epitome of a meal prep recipe.
Chicken Fajita Pasta Bake
Fajita chicken and veggies with low carb pasta in a simple queso-based sauce. It's ridiculously easy to make and one of my favorite pasta dishes on the blog.
Beef and Ricotta Cannelloni
Oven ready lasagna sheets stuffed with a ground beef and ricotta mixture and baked in a dish loaded with marinara, alfredo sauce, and parmesan cheese. You'll get 8 servings of beef, cheesy pasta that reheat beautifully from this recipe.
Healthy King Ranch Chicken Casserole
This healthier spin on the creamy, mushroomy casserole layers sautéed veggies, shredded rotisserie chicken, and Greek yogurt between extra thin corn tortillas. That's topped with fresh cheddar and baked to melted perfection.
Copycat Torchy's Brushfire Tacos with Air Fryer Jerk Chicken and Jalapeños
People are raving about these tacos! The Jamaican jerk chicken and jalapeños go perfectly with fresh mango, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and warm tortillas.
Baked Chicken Tacos
This recipe uses the same technique as the beef tacos you saw above but mixes up the filling with fajita chicken and peppers. You'll also find a ton of other chicken recipes to customize your tacos with.
Southern Chicken and Dumplings
This simplified recipe combines rotisserie chicken and a simple chicken soup with low fat, Greek yogurt based dumplings. It makes a big batch but is easily scalable to make even more leftovers to freeze for later.
Nashville Hot Chicken Burgers
Similar to the chipotle chili, these will light you up! You can make a big batch in bulk to refrigerate or freeze. Then warm them up and serve with a freshly toasted bun later.
Nashville Hot Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets
No marinating required. Just season and cook until juicy, tender, and spicy!
Crispy Pineapple Chipotle Crockpot Chicken
Crispy slow cooked pineapple chipotle chicken that's perfect on toasted tortillas with guacamole, mango salsa, and cotija cheese. You can also use it for enchiladas, tacos, and more!
Honey Chipotle Crockpot Pulled Chicken
A 5-ingredient recipe for honey chipotle pulled chicken that goes great on sandwiches and salads or on its own with veggie sides.
Low Carb Jambalaya with Cauliflower Rice
Real cajuns don't mix their sausage and shrimp in jambalaya. So it's a good thin I'm not that southern. This jambalaya pairs andouille chicken sausage and shrimp with low carb cauliflower rice and veggies to create big ol' servings with tons of flavor.
Easy Taco Pasta Bake
A super simple, lower carb taco pasta recipe topped with melted cheese. This is one of the easiest recipes you'll find on my blog.
Korean Ground Beef
A super easy recipe for sweet and spicy ground beef with red peppers that goes beautifully with cauliflower rice or other sides.
Cajun Sausage Pasta Bake
Chopped zucchini and bell pepper with turkey cheddar sausage in a creamy cajun sauce. With a 4.95/5 rating, it might be the highest rated recipe on the blog!
Tex-Mex Ground Beef and Rice Skillet
If you need a high volume recipe to stay full, this one-pan recipe is the move.
Shredded Buffalo Chicken Nachos
A super easy pressure cooker or slow cooker shredded chicken and beans in buffalo sauce that's perfect for nachos, wraps, empanadas, and more!
High Volume Taco Meal Prep Bowls
Each one of these taco bowls weighs a whopping 300 grams (or roughly 11 ounces)! That's perfect for the person who has trouble staying full.
30-Minute Cheeseburger Soup
A low fat ground beef and veggie soup blended with a 2-ingredient cheese sauce made with cheddar powder. If you're unfamiliar with the latter, this recipe will open your eyes to whole new world of flavor possibilities.
Buffalo Chicken Bites
As a runner up to the infamous cheeseburger bites, these ground chicken poppers make perfect larger-sized muffins to take on the go. You can easily take some of the Greek yogurt dip with you, too!
Spicy Buttermilk Baked Chicken Tenderloins
If you're looking for a base chicken recipe, these tenders are virtually carb and fat free. You can serve them on their own with sides or chop them up for salads, pasta, and other dishes.