7 Ingredient Meal Prep Plan

By: Denise Bustard17 Comments
Posted: 3/6/20 Updated: 8/23/20

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This 7 ingredient meal prep plan takes under an hour of active time and sets you up for 3 easy dinners. Includes a printable shopping list and video prep demo.

I've shared how I make easy lunches with this Mix & Match Meal Prep Plan, and today I'm back with a dinner meal prep plan...it's absolutely incredible how a little bit of prep work can make weeknight dinners so easy!

This meal prep plan has actually been on the site for years, but it was super confusing. So today I have a clear plan with printable shopping list and a video prep demo that is going to help you get your meal prep done easily and efficiently.

What's on the menu? We are prepping 7 components on meal prep day and turning them into 3 easy weeknight dinners.

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7 ingredient meal prep video

Want to see how this all comes together? Watch the video below for a visual guide. You can find more videos on my YouTube channel!

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Meal prep day

cook Slow Cooker Honey Lime Chicken- get this going first as it takes the longest. There are also directions to cook in the Instant Pot or in the oven included on the recipe card
shred veggies- cabbage (4 cups)
- 2 carrots
- 1 zucchini
shred cheese- again I used my food processor but you could buy pre-shredded cheese (2 cups)
slice bell peppers- thinly slice 3 bell peppers
shake up vinaigrette- this takes 5 minutes or less: (3 tablespoons olive oil, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1.5 tablespoons honey, ½ teaspoon dijon)

Once you have prepped the 7 ingredients, you will store them in the fridge for up to 4 days and use them to make 3 different easy peasy dinners.

Having parts of the meals prepped ahead is going to save you so much time on cook day!

Dinner 1

Grab the Thai Chicken Naan Pizzas printable recipe here

For this pizza, we are using:

Honey Lime Shredded Chicken
Shredded Carrots
Shredded Cheese
Sliced Bell Peppers

Dinner 2- Sesame Chicken Soba Noodle Salad

Grab the printable sesame chicken soba noodle salad recipe here

For this recipe we are using:

Honey Lime Shredded Chicken
Shredded Cabbage
Sliced Bell Peppers
Sesame Vinaigrette

Dinner 3- Shredded Chicken Sandwiches

Grab the printable shredded chicken sandwiches recipe here

For this recipe, we are using:

Honey Lime Shredded Chicken
Shredded Cabbage
Shredded Carrots
Shredded Zucchini
Sesame Vinaigrette

That's it for our 7-ingredient meal prep plan! I hope you give them a try. Leave us a comment below if you do so we can hear if you enjoyed the recipes.

Check out some other meal plans on my site:

Chickpea Meal Prep 3 Ways- turns 1 lb of chickpeas into three meals
Fall Freezer Dinner Stock Up- stock up your freezer with 5 healthy meals
Mix & Match Meal Prep- prep 12 different lunch portions in under 1 hour
Whole Chicken Meal Prep- turns one whole chicken + 4 other ingredients into three dinners
5 Vegan Freezer Meals in 1 Hour- stock up your freezer with 5 healthy plant based meals

Have a great day,

Meet Denise Bustard

Denise Bustard is the creator of Sweet Peas and Saffron, a meal prep-focussed food blog. With a PhD in biochemistry, Denise takes a scientific approach to perfecting her recipes. You can find Denise's work featured on Huffington Post, MSN, Self and more.