Hey Reader,

Continuing with our cookbook-section-of-the-library theme, this week's meal plan is "Make Ahead Recipes."

Think dinners that can be prepped in components, hold up beautifully for days, freeze well for future you, or taste even better as leftovers! The goal is for dinners to be mostly taken care of before anyone can ask: "What's for dinner??"

About this week's recipes: Whether you're meal prepping on Sunday, cooking once and eating twice, or stocking your freezer before a busy week, these recipes do the heavy lifting.

Here's What's on the Menu

Monday | Ground Turkey Vegetable Soup​

Tuesday | Sheet Pan Burrito Bowls​

Wednesday | Buffalo Chicken Casserole​

Thursday | Creamy Beef and Shells​

Friday | Bang Bang Turkey Rice Bowls​

BONUS | Protein Cinnamon Rolls​

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Meal Prep Tips

• Ground Turkey Vegetable Soup: Dice 1 medium yellow onion and 3 stalks celery, mince 4 cloves garlic, peel and slice 4 carrots into rounds, and cut 6-8 baby potatoes into quarters.
• Sheet Pan Burrito Bowls: Dice 3 bell peppers and slice 1 medium yellow onion.
• Buffalo Chicken Casserole: Dice 3/4 cup yellow onion and 3 ribs celery.
• Creamy Beef and Shells: Finely dice 1 small yellow onion and mince 3 cloves garlic.
• Bang Bang Turkey Rice Bowls: Mince 3 cloves garlic and dice small a 1/2 yellow onion. Thinly slice (or peel into ribbons) 3 english cucumbers and 2 carrots. Make and store the bang bang sauce.

Recipe Customizations

Dairy-free: For the buffalo chicken casserole, use dairy-free cheddar and cream cheese (I like Kite Hill). In the creamy beef and shells, skip the cottage cheese and instead use 1/2 cup of coconut cream or dairy-free heavy cream. Replace the the heavy cream with coconut cream or dairy-free heavy cream as well.

Gluten-free: Use gluten-free pasta shells in the creamy beef and shells.

A few extras if you want them:

I love prepping bowls for lunches all week. Give this roasted vegetable quinoa bowl and Street Corn Sweet Potato Beef Bowl a try this week.

You don't even need a mixer for these Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins.

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