For Summer meal prep, you don't want to spend tons of time in a hot kitchen (or in the kitchen at all, for that matter!). You want to be outside enjoying the sun! Here are some quick meal-prep ideas that involve little to no cooking and offer light, fresh, and satisfying meals all week long.
So simple and delicious! Try this recipe for black bean corn quinoa salad, and serve it over a bed of massaged kale.
Layering the veggies makes it look so appealing!
It's great to have a sweet treat on hand for snacks or desserts. Try this recipe for vegan no-bake brownie bars.
Keep it easy with peanut butter overnight oats, fresh fruit and nuts for snacks, salad for lunch, and grilled veggies with sautéed tofu and brown rice for dinner. You can even buy Trader Joe's frozen brown rice so you don't have to turn on the stove!
Throw a bunch of veggies and lean chicken on the grill and you'll have lunches packed in no time.
These overnight oats are made with chia seeds for added protein and texture and topped with berries and green apples. They can be eaten cold or warmed up. Lunch is Mexican ground-turkey salads.
These taco salads are made with seasoned ground turkey (or you can use tofu), guacamole, salsa, and veggies.
Grill up some kabobs with veggies and chicken, and store two skewers with some cooked quinoa or rice. Easy!
Make Mediterranean salad bowls with kale, farro, chopped red onion and cucumbers, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes (leave them whole), artichoke hearts, and lemon instead of dressing.
Prep fruit for snacks and veggie noodle bowls for lunch.
Buy tofu that's already marinated (I love Trader Joe's Teriyaki!), and add it to cooked rice, shredded carrots, cukes, and avocado. Fresh and filling!
These are some great meal ideas that can be eaten cold.
Melt dairy-free dark chocolate and pour it in a pan. Add freeze-dried fruit and nuts, cool it in the fridge, break it up, and enjoy it all week for a sweet treat!
Make up a batch of vegan chickpea salad and divide it into a few containers. When it's lunchtime, spoon it into a whole-wheat pita with meal-prepped veggies for a fresh and satisfying meal.
Prep Greek salad for the week in mason jars.
This just screams Summer!
Get creative with different fruit and toppings each day of the week. If you're dairy-free, use almond, soy, or coconut milk yogurt.
Sauté or grill green peppers and broccoli; add black beans, corn, and some cooked quinoa; and top it with fresh avocado.
Nothing tastes like a homemade veggie burger. Sauté a big batch and freeze the leftovers for later.
Boil up a big batch of hard-boiled eggs to add protein to salads or to eat as snacks.
Love this layered quinoa and veggie lunch idea!
Use chickpea pasta for added protein.
The fresh cilantro gives it a zesty, summery flavor.
Doll up this basic pad thai recipe with carrot noodles for added veggies.
The perfect Summer meal, any time of the day.
Simple and delicious, the pecans and mandarin oranges make this light salad sweet and nutty.
Forget baking your chicken for the week — grill it up!
Mix whole-wheat noodles with carrot and zucchini noodles to cut down on carbs.