5-Ingredient Meal Prep Ideas for the Whole Week
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5-Ingredient Meal Prep Ideas for the Whole Week

Simplify your week with these meal prep recipes that use just 5 main ingredients. Save time, money, and eat better.

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Chicken Burrito Bowl

Recipe 1
30 minutes 5 servings Easy

Instructions

  1. 1Cook rice according to package directions.
  2. 2Season chicken with cumin, chili powder, salt. Grill or bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
  3. 3Heat black beans in a saucepan with a pinch of cumin.
  4. 4Slice chicken and divide among 5 meal prep containers.
  5. 5Add rice, black beans, salsa, and cheese to each container.
  6. 6Refrigerate up to 5 days. Reheat 2-3 minutes in the microwave.
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Black Bean & Rice Stuffed Peppers

Recipe 2
35 minutes 5 servings Easy

Instructions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.
  2. 2Mix rice, black beans, half the salsa, and half the cheese.
  3. 3Stuff peppers with the mixture and place in a baking dish.
  4. 4Top with remaining salsa and cheese.
  5. 5Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove foil, bake 10 more minutes.
  6. 6Let cool before storing in meal prep containers.
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