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[quote=Anonymous]It’s easy to cook ground beef in oven to save mess and having to stand over it. Esp when value packs are on sale I will cook 3 lbs at once and save in 1 lb amounts. If I remember I’ll pull one out to thaw, otherwise I thaw in oven as I reheat with varying spices. Easy to season to add to tacos, burritos, add to marinara sauce, add to beef bowls, do egg rolls in a bowl, etc. I do the same with chicken breasts on sale and shred in 1 lb amounts. Easy to batch cook and freeze meatballs too, beef, turkey, chicken, pork. Thaw in a sauce of some kind, easy.

I also batch cook hard boiled eggs on the weekend, easy for breakfast or to add to salads for dinner.

Instant pots are great for weekday meals and for cooking things like pot roast on weekends that can be used in different ways during week.

If I roast a chicken on the weekend I will roast 2 or 3 and use during week and possibly freeze some shredded.  Try to have cooked proteins in fridge and freezer or buy frozen from TJs to have on hand when busy.

Scrambled eggs and oven French toast are quick, my kids love breakfast for dinner. If I cook bacon I will cook 2 packs and keep some in fridge for salads and sandwiches. Wrapped in batches and in ziplock can also be frozen cooked and quickly thawed.

Find sheet pan meals your family likes, make a double batch and use over greens or in a wrap for a second night or for lunches.

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