Easy Protein Meal Prep
- Simple
- 0:25 m
- 21 ingredients
This is a great way to prepare healthy, nutritious lunches that are packed with protein this #veganuary.
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the roast vegetables
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika - or chilli powder if you prefer
- 1 head of broccoli - broken into florets
- 1 head of cauliflower - parboiled for 7 minutes & broken into florets
- 1 lime juiced
- Salt & pepper to taste
For the mixed nuts
- 40g cashews
- 40g hazelnuts
- 40g almonds
- 40g pecans
- Pinch of salt
- chilli flakes
For the base
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 480g quinoa
- 180g kidney beans
- 180g garden peas
- ½ cucumber - hollowed and cut into small pieces
- 1 lime juiced
- Pinch of salt
To serve
- Sriracha
- side salad
- 1 avocado
- chia seeds
- balsamic glaze
- 1 lime
Before you start
Preheat oven to 180℃ | 2 x baking tray | 4 x tupperware boxes
Step 1
Cook the veggies
- Put the “Roast Vegetables” ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir them around until you’ve covered everything in flavour
- Put the “Roast Vegetables” on a roasting tray and bake them for 20 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika - or chilli powder if you prefer
- 1 head of broccoli - broken into florets
- 1 head of cauliflower - parboiled for 7 minutes & broken into florets
- 1 lime juiced
- Salt & pepper to taste
Step 2
Bake the nuts
- Crush your “Mixed Nuts” in to pieces, put them on a baking tray and bake them for 12-15 minutes
Ingredients
- 40g cashews
- 40g hazelnuts
- 40g almonds
- 40g pecans
- Pinch of salt
- chilli flakes
Step 3
Make the base
- Put all the “Base” ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix them together with a wooden spoon
- Add the "Mixed Nuts" to the bowl containing the “Base”, mix them round and then split the base across four Tupperware boxes
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 480g quinoa
- 180g kidney beans
- 180g garden peas
- ½ cucumber - hollowed and cut into small pieces
- 1 lime juiced
- Pinch of salt
Step 4
Add to the tupperware
- Add the Roast Vegetables to the boxes
Step 5
Finish the boxes
- Dress your lunches with the “To Serve” ingredients (repeat this process in the mornings before you leave for work - this will ensure your lunch will taste as fresh as possible).
Ingredients
- Sriracha
- side salad
- 1 avocado
- chia seeds
- balsamic glaze
- 1 lime