Wendy Jo Peterson - Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies

Meal Prep Cookbook For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942680

ISBN 978-1-119-81498-6 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-81499-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-81508-2 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting Started with Meal Prep Chapter 1: Finding the Meal-Prep Method That’s Right for You Prepping One Day, Eating for the Week Preportioning Meals Batch Cooking Prepping and Freezing Making Sheet-Pan Meals Following a Formula Hammering Out “Build-Your-Own” Bars Chapter 2: Knowing Which Supplies You Need Must-Haves: Tools You Need for Meal Prep Nice-to-Haves: Tools to Add to Your Wish List Chapter 3: Going Shopping Navigating the Grocery Store Building a Well-Stocked Kitchen Shopping with the Seasons

6 Part 2: Jumping into Meal Planning Chapter 4: Meeting the Meal Plans Week 1: Plant Forward Week 2: Meat Eater’s Delight Week 3: Bring on the Bowls Week 4: Savoring the Southwest Week 5: Globe Trotting Week 6: Simply Sheet Pan Week 7: 20-Minute Meals Week 8: Family Focused Chapter 5: Planning Meals When You Follow a Special Diet Mediterranean Diet Gluten-Free Considerations Lower-Carb Meal Ideas Swapping Out Dairy A Week of Vegetarian Dining

7 Part 3: Starting with Breakfast, Soups, and Salads Chapter 6: Breakfasts Chapter 7: Freezer-Friendly Soups Chapter 8: Salads and Bowls

8 Part 4: Time-Saving Meaty Mains Chapter 9: Turkey: Today, Tomorrow, and the Next Day Chapter 10: Brisket: Fix It and Revisit It Chapter 11: Pork Dishes to Please Everyone Chapter 12: Chicken Dishes to Chow Down On Chapter 13: Making the Most out of a Ham Bone Chapter 14: All-in-One Sheet-Pan Meals Chapter 15: Freezer-Friendly Mains Chapter 16: Twenty-Minute Main Meals

9 Part 5: Creating Simple Sides and Sweets Chapter 17: Sides in Ten Minutes or Less Chapter 18: Simple Snacks to Make Ahead Chapter 19: Simple Yet Elegant Desserts

10 Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Sauces to Make Meals Pop Greek-Inspired Yogurt Cucumber Sauce Creamy and Tangy Butter Sauce Honey Sriracha Lemony Tahini Pan Drippings Gravy Zesty Horseradish Asian-Inspired Peanut Sauce Chimichurri Buttery Wine Sauce Pico de Gallo Chapter 21: Ten Meal-Kit Recipes Fiesta Taco Salad Thai Steak Salad Mediterranean Quinoa Bowls Sausage and Bell Peppers Moroccan Mini Meat Loaves with Cauliflower Skewer-Free Chicken Kabobs Sheet-Pan Mediterranean Pasta Zesty Bean and Cheese Tostadas Loaded Baked Potatoes Pan-Fried Burgers with Creamy Feta Green Salad Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Build a Bento Lunch Box Mediterranean Lentils and Grapes Pasta Salad Southwestern Almonds and Cheese Tuna Salad Smoked Salmon Apples and Peanut Butter Quesadillas Curried Chicken Salad Chapter 23: Ten Meal-Prep Shortcuts Stock Your Kitchen with Meal-Prep Tools Shop for Prepared Foods Get Tech Savvy Break Out the Multicooker Pick Up Premade Meats Grab a Salad in a Bag Shop for Store-Made Items Cook Grains in Bulk Prewash and Prep Fruits and Veggies Start Simply

11 Part 7: Appendixes Appendix A: Metric Conversion Guide Appendix B: Sample Grocery List Appendix C: Food Safety Guide Food Storage Cooking Temperatures Storage Temperatures How to Avoid Cross-Contamination

12 Index

13 About the Author

14 Advertisement Page

15 Supplemental Images

16 Connect with Dummies

17 End User License Agreement

1 Appendix CTABLE C-1 How Long You Can Store MeatsTABLE C-2 How Long You Can Store DairyTABLE C-3 How Long You Can Store ProduceTABLE C-4 Cooking Temperatures

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