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Make Ahead Meals – Brilliant Tips that Moms Love

If you’re looking for ways to streamline and organize your meal planning and preparation, this page is for you! Using make ahead meals as part of your menu planning process is a huge time saver.

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I spend a little bit of extra time doing a meal prep day (which isn’t really a day, it’s just about two extra hours for me), and that takes a lot of the stress out of figuring out what we’re going to eat for dinner.

Make Ahead Meals 

Making meals ahead of time doesn’t have to be complicated.

It can be as simple as doubling recipes when you’re cooking dinner and freezing one meal.

Or it can be as complicated as putting together all of your meals for a month in one day. (It’s a lot of work, but totally worth it!)

Be sure to read through this entire page to see all of the different ways you can meal prep make ahead meals.

Make Ahead Meals – Freezer Meals

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The ultimate in make-ahead meals, freezer meals are perfect for when you know you’re going into a busy season of life.

Save time and money by getting a ready-made freezer meal plan that includes a grocery list, assembly instructions, and step-by-step directions to help you get dinner on the table.

Here are some tried and true options:

6-Week Freezer Meal Plan – includes all the information you need to prep 30 freezer meals. Imagine how amazing it would feel to have thirty meals already prepped and waiting for you in your freezer!

Favorite Pre-Made Meal Plans

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Budget Bytes Meal Plans – These are my absolute favorite because they are simple recipes that end up tasting better than takeout! If you’re trying to break the takeout habit, or you just want to cook at home more, you’ll love these menu plans.

Make Ahead Meals – For Lunch at Home

Simplify Dinner with a Capsule Kitchen Meal Plan

Are you tired of trying to figure out what to have for dinner? Do you wish you could figure out a system to make meal prep easier for you and your family? Creating a capsule kitchen meal plan might be the solution for you.

Kitchen Declutter Meal Plan

Are you trying to save money on food? Do you want to reduce food waste in your house? You can do both by creating a kitchen declutter meal plan.

Simplify Dinner With A Meal Prep Day

Do you struggle with figuring out what to eat for family meals? Are you getting tired of eating the same things for lunch every single day? Creating make ahead meals  and having a meal prep day will help you get prepared for a week of meals at home.

A Week of Crockpot Meals

A week of crockpot meals all planned out for you. Simple, easy-to-prepare slow cooker meals to get you through the week.

Make Ahead Rollups in the Freezer - A Kid-Friendly Meal When You're On The Go!

Are you looking for easy-to-eat lunches or make ahead meals you can take with you in the car? Every week we have to make a long-ish car trip to a nearby town. By the time we’re ready to head home, everyone is hungry.

Make Ahead Mason Jar Salads

Make ahead mason jar salads are perfect for helping you increase your veggie intake, and simplify your meal prep for the week.

Make Ahead Juice Pops

Get ready for summer by making make ahead juice pops to serve whenever the ice cream truck rolls around.

Meal Prep Tools

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Using the right tools at the right time makes meal prep so much easier. Here are some useful kitchen tools that will work hard in your kitchen:

Meal Prep Containers with Lids 

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[10-Pack] Glass Food Storage Containers (A Set of Five Colors), for Kitchen, Home Use - Airtight Glass Lunch Boxes

Ziploc Freezer Bags with New Grip 'n Seal Technology

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Gallon-sized freezer bags make freezer meal prep a snap. Make sure to get good quality bags that seal well for use in the freezer.

Instant Pot 6QT Duo Evo Plus Electric Pressure Cooker

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The Instant Pot will become the workhorse of your kitchen. Use to to quickly cook one-pot meal, rice, dried beans, hard boiled eggs, yogurt and more. The possibilities are endless for this hands-off kitchen device.

Casserole Crock Slow Cooker

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For cooking casserole-type dishes while you’re gone during the day.

Digital Programmable Slow Cooker 

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Set it and forget it! Your dinner will cook at home while you're working on other things!

Digital Cool-Touch Rice Grain Cooker and Food Steamer

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For anyone who has trouble making rice. This takes the guesswork out of cooking rice – it comes out perfectly!

More Meal Planning Ideas

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How to Make a Meal Plan You’ll Love

 

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