Meal Prep Recap

  • Breakfast sandwiches
  • Two ingredient pumpkin muffins
  • Fall Salad
  • Sheet Pan Gnocchi

Breakfast Sandwiches

Egg, Ham & Cheese Meal Prep Sandwiches

Makes 6 sandwiches
Ingredients

  • 12 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 6 English muffins
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 6 slices cheese
  • 6 slices ham
  • Salt and pepper

    Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF and grease 9×13 dish.
  2. Blend eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and pepper. Pour into dish, bake 25โ€“30 min, cool, cut into 6 squares.
  3. Split muffins, spread with butter, place cut-side up on a sheet pan, and toast in oven 5โ€“7 min until golden.
  4. Layer egg, cheese, and ham on muffins.
  5. Wrap in parchment.
    Reheat
  • Microwave 1โ€“2 min in parchment.
  • Air fryer/oven 350ยฐF for 6โ€“8 min.

Fall Salad

Fall Harvest Chicken Salads

Makes 4 salads

Ingredients

Chicken + Salad

  • 1 1/2 lb chicken breast or 4 chicken cutlets
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 cups mixed greens (spinach, arugula, or spring mix)
  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup pepita seeds
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Maple Dijon Dressing

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 clove garlic (minced) or 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400ยฐF. Toss sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast 25โ€“30 min until tender.
  2. Heat olive oil in skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper, cook 6โ€“7 min per side until done. Rest 5 min, then cut into cubes.
  3. Whisk dressing ingredients in a small jar until smooth.
  4. Cut up apple and red onion
  5. Assemble 4 containers: greens, chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, apple, red onion, goat cheese, pepitas, and walnuts. Pack dressing separately.

Sheet Pan Fall Gnocchi

Sheet Pan Gnocchi 

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb gnocchi (uncooked)
  • 12 oz Italian sausage, sliced
  • 2 cup Brussels sprouts, shaved
  • 2 cup butternut squash, cubed
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 Tbsp fresh sage
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425ยฐF; line a sheet pan
  2. Spread gnocchi, sausage, Brussels, and squash on pan.
  3. Drizzle oil and syrup; sprinkle spices, salt, and pepper. Toss.
  4. Roast 20 min, flip, roast 10โ€“15 min more.
  5. Top with Parmesan and red pepper flakes for a little spice; divide into four meal prep containers and enjoy!

Pumpkin Muffins

Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 box pumpkin or spice cake mix (about 15 oz)
  • 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin purรฉe

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF. Line or grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
  2. In a bowl, mix cake mix and pumpkin purรฉe until smooth.
  3. Divide evenly into muffin cups.
  4. Bake 18โ€“22 min, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool before serving.