The Ultimate Guide to Meal Prep
Here are 24 simple do-ahead tasks. Just pick as few, or as many, as you have time for on a Sunday, and you'll have a jump-start on a week full of "Ready, set, eat!" dinners.
By Lynn Andriani
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Cook Grains and Starches
18. Steam
rice to serve later as a side dish (reheat it with a few spoonfuls of water, covered, in the microwave), or as the base for an
easy skillet-chicken dinner—it'll keep in the fridge for at least four days.
19. Cook
barley for
potpies or to use in a
dinner bowl; refrigerate until you need it.
20. Boil
pasta. Drain it before it's fully cooked, since it will finish cooking when you reheat it. Drizzle the pasta with a teaspoon or two of olive oil and toss, then transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate up to five days. To reheat, place whatever sauce you are using in a large sauté pan with high sides, heat the sauce, add the pasta and stir until hot.
Published 06/13/2017
