This chickpea meal prep turns one pound of chickpeas into three different meals with just one hour of prep time. Grab a printable shopping list and watch the video prep demo to learn how to make these recipes!
After sharing the Whole Chicken Meal Prep plan, it's time for a vegetarian option: chickpeas! Today's meal plan will set you up for healthy eating success during the week and should require just one hour of active prep time.
Today, we are spending a bit of time doing some meal prep so that we have healthy lunches and two dinner options during the week.
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Today we are meal prepping
- one batch of Instant Pot Chickpeas, then using them in:
Watch the video below to see exactly how to put these meals together into a plan! Check out my YouTube channel for more meal prep videos.
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Ingredients
For this meal plan, you will need a number of ingredients. Grab your free printable shopping list here!
Here's a few notes about this menu:
- Chickpeas- this meal plan includes cooking your chickpeas from scratch HOWEVER you may skip this and replace with three 15 oz cans of cooked chickpeas.
- Vegan- if you are vegan or vegetarian, I suggest you swap the mayo for vegan mayo, and find a vegan alternative to the kale caesar salad. Other than that, these recipes are vegan ๐
- Freezer- if you don't want to eat this many chickpeas in a week (I get you), you may stash the chickpea curry in the freezer (before or after cooking), for up to 3 months.
Meal prep day
- Start with cooking the chickpeas as this will take about an hour to cook, plus you want them to cool before adding them into the meals.
- While chickpeas are cooking, start on your other recipes.
- Kale Caesar Salad- shred, wash, dry kale. Store in an airtight container. Shake up caesar salad dressing.
- Vegan Curry- place all ingredients in a large meal prep container (I like the 3 quart ones from Ikea), or a gallon-sized reusable silicone bag. I used plastic this time only because we were taking this camping. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days or the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Chickpea Salad- divide all grapes, veggie sticks and naan bread between four bento boxes. Stir up chickpea salad ingredients and set aside until chickpeas are ready.
- Add chickpeas into the recipes: 2 cups drained & rinsed to curry. 2 cups in cooking liquid in a jar for the kale salad. Mash up 2 cups (drained & rinsed), and stir into the chickpea salad.
- Portion chickpea salad into the bento containers
Kale Caesar Salad + Garlic Chickpeas
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- prep day- cook chickpeas. Wash & shred kale. Shake up dressing.
- cook day- drain chickpeas and blot dry. Fry up with seasonings. Toss salad in dressing, top with chickpeas & enjoy. (20 minutes)
Instant Pot chickpea curry
I suspect this would work just fine in a slow cooker (low 4-6 hours) or on the stove top (simmer 30 min or until potatoes are soft), however I have not tested.
Get the printable recipe here.
This recipe works in both a 6 quart Instant Pot and an 8 quart Instant Pot
- prep day- cook chickpeas. Assemble all ingredients in a gallon-sized freezer bag, 3 quart meal prep container (I got mine at Ikea), or gallon-sized reusable silicone bag
- cook day- thaw completely if frozen. Dump in the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Follow remaining instructions on recipe card.
Chickpea Salad Bento Box
This recipe makes four lunch portions and comes together so quickly! You can also serve the chickpea salad in a pita or on a sandwich.
Find the printable recipe here.
- prep day- cook chickpeas. Stir together chickpea salad. Portion ingredients out into 3 compartment meal prep containers.
- cook day- no cooking! Serve cold.
So that takes care of our chickpea meal prep!
What do you guys think? Do you want more vegetarian and vegan-friendly meal plans like this?
Let me know!
Have a great day,
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Allison says
I love this post so much! We eat A LOT of chickpeas so this is absolutely perfect. I am looking forward to trying this meal prep this weekend!
Melissa Basdeo says
Love the ideas, I will make some tonight!
Jasmine @ Sweet Peas & Saffron says
Hi Melissa, we hope that you enjoy! Please be sure to report back to let us know how your meal prep recipes turn out!
Shameera says
THANK YOU!!! These are amazing. Looking forward to the new tips ๐
Denise says
I hope you enjoy this meal prep plan, Shameera!
Maria says
Hi Denise
Love your sire and how easy the prep is. I have prepared the vegan recipes. I would definitely love more vegan and vegetarian.
Thank you for making life easier.
Denise says
Thanks for the feedback, Maria! I hope you enjoyed the recipes. Stay safe!
M says
Hi could you please add the macronutrients ?
Thank you !
Denise says
Hi! If you click through to each recipe, full nutritional info is listed on each card. I noticed that the curry did not have nutrition and just added it! Let me know if you have any other questions ๐
Jeetesh Harjeven says
Thank you so much for your lifesaving tips and so easy to follow instructions !
You are a star !
Denise says
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Jeetesh! Let me know if you have any questions ๐
Joy Brooks says
I want to let you know that your the best meal prep blog I've ever seen. So GOOD!!!!!
Denise says
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Joy! You made my day. Let me know if you have any questions!