Meal Planning & Ingredient Prep

While most meal prep plans are often built around couples or families, this is perfectly catered to one.

Meals that will both warm and fill you up.

This fast-and-fancy meal will convince your loved one you *totally* didn't forget.

Feeding a family on a budget? No problem.

Here's your answer to totally satisfying dinners without breaking the bank.

This one-week meal plan is stacked with meals that can be prepped in advance for easy and seriously satisfying dinners.

These comforting breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will set you up for a great week.

This week I'm leaning on my air fryer every night for meals everyone at the table (including a toddler!) will love.

One of the smartest strategies for serving homemade meals all week long is already in your kitchen — it's using your freezer.

Cookbook author Cassy Joy Garcia shows you how to turn leftovers into "best-overs" and shares her recipes for barbacoa tacos, barbecue pork mac and cheese, and more.

These simple meals will warm you from the inside out.

These dinners check all the boxes: easy, comforting, and wholesome.

Use your weekend Power Hour to prepare these cozy and delicious meals for the rest of the week.

First up: spaghetti squash carbonara.

Easy, satisfying options that check off both boxes.

You have to make these epic meatballs.

One of the most important things I've learned about Whole30 is that meal prep is the ticket to sticking with it.

These are the simple and delicious dinners we need right now.

Bring on the cheesy casseroles, soups, and stews.

These wholesome meat-free dinners are loaded with veggies and guaranteed to fill you up.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a week come together with a quick weekend session.

You can also expect dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.

Fancy French gougères and an Ina-approved appetizer are just the start of this holiday meal prep plan.

You're left with plenty of leftovers for future dinners so you can get a reprieve from cooking.

Stuffed sweet potatoes, roasted salmon, a versatile black bean salad, and a smart way to use up any leftovers.

These are the ridiculously easy and comforting dinners we all deserve this week.

Every cookie you'll need to celebrate the season and to send across the country.

Those aluminum pans have gotta go!

Shop Wednesday morning and have a no-sweat Thanksgiving dinner ready on Thursday afternoon. This timeline shows you the way.

The star meal of this week will be Thanksgiving — but here's what I'm eating before and after it.

Here's a step-by-step guide (grocery list included!) to prepping a delicious Thanksgiving menu in just three hours on the Sunday before the big day.

Let your slow cooker do the heavy lifting at dinnertime.

Sheet pan salmon, lentil soup, and more easy meals from cookbook author Dawn Perry.

Cozy, colorful, and feel-good food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

These budget-friendly dinners are quick, low-effort, and keep the dirty dishes to a minimum.

The only thing you'll have to do to get dinner on the table is some simple reheating and a little assembly.