Batch cooking can save time during a busy week!
Prepare chicken breasts to be used for two or three different meals during the week.
Example:
Day 1- Grilled chicken, grilled zucchini, and brown rice.
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Day 2-Shredded chicken tacos with leftover grilled chicken breasts.
Day 3-Salad with grilled chicken strips, bowl of fruit salad
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Other good food items to cook once and store for use throughout the week:
- Hardboiled eggs (last 7 days in fridge)
- Dried Beans (last 4 days in fridge and 3 months in freezer)
- Whole Wheat Pasta or pasta (last 4 days in fridge and 3 months in freezer)
- Lean Ground Beef or ground turkey/chicken (lasts 4 days in fridge and 3 months in freezer)
- Steel-cutOatmeal (last 4 days in fridge and 4 months in freezer)
- Roasted Vegetables (cut up assorted veggies,
mix w/olive oil, garlic and pepper, and roast at 450, flipping once until
tender. Lasts 4 days in fridge or 3 months in freezer)
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