How to Meal Prep for a Week Using the Grill

What if you could meal-prep for the week and enjoy a little sunshine outside at the grill at the same time? With these easy meal-prep recipes and tips, a little bit of effort on Sunday will give you a jump start on your cooking for the week by setting you up with foods you can use in breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Better yet, using your grill to meal-prep means you'll have fewer pots and pans to wash afterwards—double win! In this meal-prep plan, we highlight some easy grilled recipes that can be used as bases to create a number of different dishes throughout the week. Choose a few of the easy and delicious recipes in this plan to simplify your meal-prep this week.

1. Grilled Chicken with Herbs

This easy grilled chicken recipe may become your new favorite way to meal-prep chicken. The marinade is made with a mix of flavorful herbs for a fresh taste that goes well with just about anything. Grill up a big batch of this chicken to use this week in salads, tacos, and more.

How to use meal-prepped Grilled Chicken with Herbs:

• Make a batch of Chicken Salad with Toasted Almonds to use in sandwiches or to scoop on top of a leafy green salad.
• For a healthy and filling dinner, make these Chicken-Stuffed Peppers.
• Mix up this Chicken, Avocado, and Mango Salad for a refreshing lunch or dinner.
• Make these Lime Chicken Soft Tacos and top with guacamole, hot sauce or your toppings of choice.
• Use leftovers in this savory White Cheese Chicken Lasagna.

2. Eggplant Mixed Grill

It doesn't take much to make these mixed veggies taste amazing. Here we toss veggies with balsamic vinegar, fresh garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, and herbs to create an amazingly fresh and flavorful veggie side dish. Use these veggies as a simple side for dinner this week or add them to a wrap, as a pizza topping, or mixed in with pasta. Visit the condiments section of your favorite grocery store, and stock up on a variety of vinegars, spices, hot sauces, and other condiments to create exciting, flavorful variations on your favorite side dish recipes.

How to use meal-prepped Eggplant Mixed Grill:

• Serve with Baked Tofu or another protein, like chicken or steak, for a balanced dinner.
• Add leftover veggies to a wrap with hummus for a healthy vegetarian lunch, or try the Grilled Mediterranean Vegetable Sandwich.
• Use leftovers on a Naan Veggie Pizza for a quick and simple dinner.
• Create an easy pasta primavera with this Grilled Eggplant and Feta Farfalle recipe.
• Serve over Cheesy Polenta with a poached egg on top.

3. Grilled Corn Salad

This 5-ingredient grilled corn salad is a fresh and colorful dish that you'll have no problem finding a way to work into other meals. It's delicious as a simple side dish and makes a great topping for burritos, salads, and tacos.

How to use meal-prepped Grilled Corn Salad:

• Mix in edamame to make a "succotash," similar to this recipe for Grilled Corn and Edamame Succotash.
• Add a hefty scoop of corn salad to this Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad to give it even more flavor.
• Use as a topping for this Naked Chicken Burrito Bowl.
• Serve on top of Black Beans Huevos Rancheros for a filling and colorful breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Top a big pile of salad greens with the corn salad and dress with zesty Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette.

4. Marinated Flank Steak

The marinade for this flank steak recipe is made using ingredients you likely already have on hand, like mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper, making it super easy to whip together. Start marinating the steak early in the day or overnight in the fridge to pack in lots of flavor. When you're ready to eat, the steak only takes about 10 minutes to grill, so this dish will come together quickly. Leftover steak is delicious as a quesadilla filling, a salad topper, or thrown into a stir-fry.

How to use meal-prepped Marinated Flank Steak:

• Make Fajita Quesadillas for an easy weeknight meal.
• Add to this Vegetable Lo Mein recipe for a protein boost.
• Use leftover steak in this recipe for Grilled Steak Salad with Asian Dressing for an easy no-cook meal.
• Start the day with a Beef and Spinach Breakfast Sandwich.
• Top this Simple Caprese Salad topped with leftover flank steak for a perfect summer meal.

5. Grilled Pineapple

Grilled chicken and veggies are great go-to recipes for meal prep, but why not try shaking things up? Grilled pineapple is naturally sweet and incredibly juicy. Add it to your morning yogurt, toss it in your dinner stir-fry, or serve with ice cream for a simple dessert.

How to use meal-prepped Grilled Pineapple:

• Use leftover grilled pineapple to make this Pineapple Fried Rice II.
• Combine pineapple with yogurt and a few spoonfuls of granola or chopped nuts for a healthy breakfast.
• Make these tropical-inspired Grilled Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches.
• Use leftover grilled pineapple in place of canned when making this Thai Pineapple Curry.
• Top pineapple with Bourbon Whipped Cream for a light summer dessert.

Watch How to Make Grilled Corn Salad

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