The Very Chill, Super Manageable Meal Prep Plan I Swear By, and You Will, Too

subheading: Here’s the core of what I made:

One batch perfect chicken (using my go-to chicken recipe - which is extremely easy/doable/life-changing, I promise)

One carrot, peeled and then shaved into curls using a vegetable peeler

One yellow bell pepper, chopped

About ¼ of a red cabbage, chopped into thin slices

One package frozen root vegetables, roasted (I get these from Amazon Fresh, and you could also just roast fresh sweet potatoes)

One package shaved Brussels sprouts, blanched (as an alternative, you could roast whole Brussels sprouts - fresh or frozen - along with the root veggies/sweet potatoes)

One can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

One avocado, sliced (not pictured, but added before eating)

One batch quick-pickled onions (made using a recipe from The Kitchn)

One batch lemon-tahini dressing (recipe down below)

subheading: Rachel Miller / BuzzFeed:

subheading: * Some notes:

It’s hard for me to say how long this will take you to make because I was prepping a bunch of other food at the same time and I was pausing to take photos of everything, which really slowed me down, and the time needed will depend on how many pre-cut foods you use, but I’d plan for an hour to an hour and 25 minutes.

I don’t love chopping vegetables, so utilizing frozen/semi-prepared veggies is the only thing that made preparing this many veggies tolerable for me. Do what works for you!

Feel free to knock the yellow bell pepper off your list; I don’t think it added a ton to the finished product, and you probably get enough sweetness and texture from the carrot. But if you don’t mind chopping things, go for it!

This was my first time making pickled onions and it was such a win! It’s seriously so easy and they only have to sit for 30 minutes! (Before I looked at the recipe, I was like, Surely, this must take a full week.) Definitely, definitely recommend.

Lemon-Tahini Dressing

subheading: By Alison Roman for BuzzFeed:

¼ cup tahini

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling

2 tablespoons water

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions at buzzfeed.com

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