Happy Friday!! This weekâs newsletter is the first ingredient prep guide of the year and let me tell you⊠itâs a GOOOD one. We are getting all the seasonal flavors in!!
If youâre new to this style of prep, it focuses on prepping components of mealsâprotein, veggies, sidesârather than full meals, giving you the space to decide what meals you want to enjoy at different times & the ability to mix and match. This meal prep strategy supports enjoying a variety of meals throughout the week without much extra prep. Follow the guide and youâll have 6 components for 3 meal options to choose from to assemble quicklyâprep for your lunches or dinners, whatever works!
All in, I spent about $40 on groceries and less than 90 minutes on prep.
The ingredient prep guide strategically guides you step by step through prepping each componentâthat means while the chicken thighs are marinating, weâre starting the orzo, while the orzo cooks, weâre prepping the chickpeas, and so onâto make the most of your prep time in the kitchen! If you want to assemble the meals ahead of time, just follow the recipes and do it all at once. (If youâre all set for meals next week with the January meal prep plan we have going on, save this one for when youâre ready!)
Also I canât even believe Iâm saying this but this week officially marks one whole year of the eat goood newsletter⊠what?!! This also means that the archive of posts (meal plans, guides, bonus recipes, and ingredient preps like todayâs) includes one yearâs worth of content!! If youâre a newer subscriber, donât miss out on all of thatâyou can always find the entire archive on the eat goood homepage and inside the pinned post.
đ Happy birthday to us!!! This feels like celebrating so hereâs a link that will get you 10% off an annual plan so you can be here for year 2 (only that link will work đ€«) Now letâs get into our wintery ingredient prepâI know youâre going to love this one!
How it works
Grab your groceries from the list.
Prep the six simple components using the ingredient prep guide.
Store the prepped components in your refrigerator.
Make each of the three recipes linked below using your prepped components during the week when youâre ready to assemble!
By the end, youâll have the prep done to assemble and enjoy four servings each of these recipes:
đ Creamy mushroom & orzo skillet with lemon dijon chicken thighs
đ Lemon orzo soup with rosemary chicken meatballs
đ„Ź Kale tahini caesar salad with blackened chickpeas & parmesan rounds
Keep scrolling for the full grocery list, prep guide, and recipes! If any of this doesnât sound like your jam, donât worry, Iâve got subs & swaps below, including plant-based options. Or ask me in the chat or comments đ
Access all our past ingredient prep guides in the eat goood archive here.
