A little time in the kitchen on Sunday can make the rest of your week so much easier. I’m rounding up 20 of my favorite healthy meal prep recipes below — from protein-packed breakfasts to soups, chilis, crockpot mains, and grab-and-go bowls — so you can start the week feeling organized, well-fed, and actually excited about what’s waiting for you in the fridge.
High-Protein Meal Prep Egg Cups
These are simple, savory, and so easy to reheat for breakfast, lunch, or a quick high-protein snack. They’ll keep in the fridge for about 5 days, so you can bake once and grab-and-go all week.
Crockpot Beef Barbacoa
Melt-in-your-mouth beef that’s easy to prep and makes great leftovers — pile it into tortillas or over rice for a different meal each time you reheat it.
Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
A hearty, wholesome bowl loaded with veggies, fiber-filled wild rice, and packed with protein. This soup somehow tastes even better the next day, which makes it the perfect soup to prep for your week.
Chipotle Beef & Black Bean Soup
A smoky, protein-packed bowl that’s part chili, part soup. The flavors only get better as it sits, so it’s a great one to portion out for easy lunches.
Greek Turkey Meatball Bowls with Tzatziki & Cucumber Salad
Every component here can be made ahead — store the meatballs, rice, and salad separately for up to four days, then reheat and assemble for a fresh Mediterranean-inspired bowl any night.
Nourishing Chicken Chili
Creamy without the cream, protein-packed, and genuinely freezer-friendly — she’s said herself it’s “perfect for meal prep” and just as satisfying reheated as it is fresh.
Healthy Turkey Taco Chili with Butternut Squash
This one’s cozy, hearty, and secretly stacked with nutrition — lean turkey, fiber-rich beans, and butternut squash all simmered into one gluten-free pot. Make it once and you’ve got lunch or dinner covered all week long.
Sesame Salmon Rice Bowls
Okay, this one’s a weeknight hero. Flaky salmon, nutty sesame, fluffy rice — it comes together fast, reheats like a dream, and proves once and for all that salmon and rice can be anything but boring.
Hearty Paleo Chili
This is your build-your-own situation — swap in whatever protein you’ve got, pile on your favorite toppings, and portion it out. One pot, a week of easy, satisfying meals.
Crockpot Chicken Tinga Tacos
The crockpot does almost all the work here — juicy, fall-apart shredded chicken in a smoky tomato-chipotle sauce that tastes even better the next day. Pile it into tortillas, over rice, or on a salad, and you’ve got a different meal every time you open the fridge.
Sausage, White Bean & Kale Soup
Here’s the trick: blend some of the beans with the broth and you get a rich, creamy base without a drop of dairy. Add sausage and kale, let it simmer, and you’ve got a cozy one-pot soup that only gets better as the week goes on.
Crockpot Chicken Bolognese
Set it, forget it, come back to a rich, protein-packed Bolognese that tastes like it simmered all day (because it did — you just didn’t have to watch it). Freeze the extras for a night when cooking feels like too much.
Lasagna Soup (High-Protein!)
All the comfort of lasagna in a lighter, one-pot soup — creamy, cozy, and ideal for quick weeknight dinners or easy meal prep.
High-Protein Chicken Caesar Wrap
Cook the chicken and bacon ahead and prep extras of everything else, so you’ve got a protein- and greens-packed wrap ready to roll for busy afternoons.
Crockpot Pot Roast
This is always at the top of my list for easy meals that my whole family loves. Your house will smell incredible and dinner will be so quick and so delicious – a must make!
Smoky Street Corn Chicken Bowls
Honestly, these are one of my go-to meal preps on repeat right now. Grill the chicken, char the corn, cook the rice — store it all separately in the fridge, then throw your bowl together in like 2 minutes when you’re hungry. Smoky, sweet, a little spicy, and somehow still tastes fresh on day four.
Creamy Crockpot Sesame Chicken
I love a recipe where the crockpot does the heavy lifting — everything goes in together and a few hours later you’ve got tender, shredded chicken in the creamiest sesame sauce. Spoon it over rice and you’re set for days.
Slow Cooker Crispy Greek Beef Bowls
This is the recipe I make when I want dinner tonight and lunch handled for the next few days. Set it in the Instant Pot or slow cooker, then reheat leftovers in a skillet or under the broiler — those crispy edges come right back, no soggy meal prep here.
20-Minute Shredded Chicken Verde
One of my all-time favorite recipes and also one of my most-made recipes. It’s so quick and easy and there are a so many ways to enjoy this one: tacos, rice bowls, soup, or straight out of the fridge when you’re hangry.
Chicken and Broccoli Meal Prep Salad
No stove, no oven, no stress — just crunchy broccoli, rotisserie chicken, and a tangy homemade balsamic vinaigrette. It holds up all week in the fridge, deli-counter vibes but way better.
