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Meal prep

Delicious, Ready-to-Go Meals for Your Busy Week

Simplify your week and stay on track with the Meal Prep Recipes category on Just Maika Cooking! These recipes are designed to make your life easier while delivering bold, satisfying flavors.

Perfect for planning ahead, these dishes are easy to store and reheat, ensuring you always have a tasty meal at your fingertips.

Start with the Spicy Greek Chicken Meatball Rice Bowl, a flavorful, protein-packed option that’s perfect for lunches or dinners. For seafood lovers, the Salmon Chili Rice Bowl offers a zesty, nutritious dish that keeps well and reheats beautifully.

And for a lighter, refreshing choice, the Rainbow Tuna Salad combines vibrant veggies and lean protein, making it an ideal grab-and-go meal.

Prep your way to flavorful, stress-free meals with these recipes. Make meal prep exciting and delicious with these easy-to-follow recipes!

  • Fresh Berry Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with Goat Cheese
  • Spicy Peanut Chicken Wings with Mushroom Jollof Fonio Pilaf
  • Chicken Curry Stir-Fry with Coconut Rice and Beans
  • Easy Healthy Ground Turkey Curry Picadillo Twist
  • Easy 15-Minute Marinade for Beef Kabobs
  • Jerk Fajita Trio: 3 Must-Try Recipes for a Spicy Weeknight Cook-Up
  • Grilled Pork Chops with Tamarind Habanero Glaze and Coleslaw
  • Habanero Tamarind Glazed Chicken Wings – Tangy, Sweet and Spicy!
  • Butternut Squash Chicken Chili
  • Easy Pumpkin Gnocchi Soup with Chicken
  • Easy Aleppo Pepper Spiced Dill Lentil Chicken Soup
  • Why Massaged Kale Benefits Matters: Easy Kale Salad Recipe
  • Easy Whipped Garlic Herb Cottage Cheese Spread
  • Caesar Salad with Egg Tomatoes and Chili-Infused Croutons
  • Easy Spicy Turmeric Calabrian Chili Pepper Wet Rub
  • How to Make Multigrain Rice | Purple Rice Recipe
  • How to Make Easy Béchamel Sauce | With Garlic and Onion
  • Creole Tomato Sauce Recipe | Easy Spicy Haitian-Inspired
  • Creamy Lemon Greek Yogurt Dressing | Easy 5-Minute
  • Marinated Sumac Onions | Easy and Quick
  • Quick Parsley Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad
  • Air Fryer Chicken Shawarma | Quick with Beituti
  • Curry Shepherd’s Pie with Cauliflower-Potato Mash | A Comforting Vegetarian Twist
  • One-Pan Calabrian Chickpea Pasta Recipe | Fast & Flavorful
  • Jerk Steak Fajitas | Super Easy 30 Minute Meal 
  • Air Fryer Jerk Shrimp Fajitas | Easy Caribbean in 20 Minutes
  • Easy Sheet Pan Jerk Chicken Fajitas | Oven-Roasted Yum
  • Quick & Easy Food Chopper Guacamole with Jalapeño Kick
  • Homemade Pico de Gallo | Fresh Salsa in 10 Minutes
  • Homemade Cholula Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce
  • Air Fryer Chicken and Pork Belly Tacos | Easy & Crispy
  • Haitian Djon Djon Rice Recipe (Diri Djon Djon)
  • One-Pot Meals That Make Family Meal Prep a Breeze
  • Family Meal Prep Routines for Busy Weeknights
  • Chicken Meatballs & Israeli Couscous Vegetable Soup
  • Hot Honey Baked Chicken Breast and Glazed Vegetables
  • Quick Vegetable Pearl Couscous Salad with Basil Romesco Sauce
  • Sweet Chili Peanut Chicken Tender salad
  • Instant Pot Spicy Beef Barley Stew: Haitian Hearty Comfort
  • Spicy Zhug Hummus with Feta – Twist on Classic Hummus
  • Quick 5 Vegetable Medley
  • Easy Sheet Pan Spicy Miso Salmon Rice Bowl 

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I’m Maika, a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, and culinary educator. For over a decade, I worked at major hotels, including the PGA National Resort, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Conrad Hilton, and W Hotel. As a lifelong passionate cook, my blog explores a world of flavors and experiments with recipes to create restaurant-quality dinners that will excite the food enthusiast's taste buds. Learn More →

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Sliced Peach Piri Piri Chicken with Fonio Kale Salad on a plate.

Pollotarian

Caesar Salad with soft-boiled Egg, roasted campari Tomatoes and Chili-Infused Croutons garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese and cracked black pepper in a wide rim bowl.

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Dairy-Free

Grilled Zhug Ras el Hanout Lamb Chops and Tomato, cucumber, onion Salad served with a lemon-oregano dressing served with a grilled lemon.

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grilled marinated tofu on top of a warm roasted vegetable couscous salad on spicy basil romesco sauce in a wide rim bowl topped with micro greens.

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top view of the the Easy Spicy Crispy Chicken Tacos with Cholula Sour Cream sprinkled with fresh chopped cilantr on a flat white round plate with shallow straight sides.

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top view and close up the Lemon Calabrian Chili Chicken Orzo Soup in a wide rim bowl .

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