Food prep

Recipes that survive a week in the fridge, with macros. Search by ingredient, filter by category, sort by protein.

6 recipes

  • Meal prep

    Chicken, rice and greens

    The default. Five containers, forty minutes, under fifteen dollars.

    52g protein, 68g carbs, 14g fat per container

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 1kg chicken thigh
    • 2 cups jasmine rice
    • 500g frozen broccoli
    • Soy, garlic, chilli flakes
    • Olive oil, salt

    Method

    Rice in the cooker. Chicken in a hot pan with garlic and soy until it colours, then into the oven at 200C for 12 minutes. Steam the broccoli. Split five ways.

  • Breakfast

    Overnight oats, three ways

    Breakfast sorted for the week in ten minutes.

    38g protein, 55g carbs, 9g fat

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup rolled oats
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 scoop protein
    • Greek yoghurt
    • Frozen berries, peanut butter or banana

    Method

    Mix oats, milk, protein and yoghurt in a jar. Top with one of the three. Fridge overnight. Keeps four days.

  • Meal prep

    Beef burrito bowls

    The one for people who hate chicken.

    46g protein, 60g carbs, 16g fat

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 1kg lean beef mince
    • Taco seasoning
    • 2 cups rice
    • Black beans, corn, salsa
    • Lime, coriander

    Method

    Brown the mince, season, add a splash of water. Rice, beans and corn in the containers, mince on top, salsa and lime at serving time.

  • Quick

    Greek yoghurt protein bowl

    Two minutes, no cooking, forty grams of protein.

    42g protein, 48g carbs, 8g fat

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 300g Greek yoghurt
    • 1 scoop whey
    • Frozen berries
    • Honey
    • Granola

    Method

    Stir the whey into the yoghurt until smooth. Berries and a drizzle of honey on top, granola last so it stays crunchy.

  • Meal prep

    Turkey chilli

    Six containers from one pot. Freezes well.

    44g protein, 38g carbs, 10g fat

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 1kg turkey mince
    • 2 tins kidney beans
    • 2 tins crushed tomatoes
    • Onion, garlic, capsicum
    • Chilli, cumin, smoked paprika

    Method

    Brown the mince with the onion and garlic. Add everything else and simmer for forty minutes. Split six ways.

  • High protein

    Tuna rice cakes

    Done before the kettle boils.

    40g protein, 30g carbs, 6g fat

    Ingredients and method

    Ingredients

    • 2 tins tuna in springwater
    • 4 rice cakes
    • Light mayo
    • Sriracha
    • Spring onion

    Method

    Drain the tuna, mix with a spoon of mayo and sriracha, pile onto the rice cakes.

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