Blueberry Muffins
Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Bakery-Style StreuseleasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Quick prep week: an hour or less each
Every recipe is ready in an hour or less, for a shorter Sunday.
Put this prep week in my planner Adds the meals to Monday to Thursday and builds one shopping list.
Planned for 2: at least 2 portions a meal. In the planner you can change any meal's servings and the list follows.
Cook Sunday, eat through the week5 recipes46 portionsHands-on: about 1 hourLongest cook: about 1 hour
What you'll cook
Chili
Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili
Three-Bean VegetarianeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Juicy Chicken Breasts
Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts
Oven-BakedeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
Roasted Carrots
Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots
Cumin LimeeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Salsa
Five-Minute Blender Salsa
Blender Restaurant-StyleeasyCleanup score 5 of 5
| Recipe | For | Makes | Fridge | Freezer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins | Breakfast | 12 portions | 5 days | Doesn't freeze well |
| Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili | Main | 8 portions (the recipe makes 6: scale it up) | 4 days | 3 months |
| Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts | Main | 8 portions (the recipe makes 4: scale it up) | 4 days | Doesn't freeze well |
| Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots | Side | 8 portions (the recipe makes 4: scale it up) | 4 days | Doesn't freeze well |
| Five-Minute Blender Salsa | Snack | 10 portions | 1 week | Doesn't freeze well |
Sunday prep order
- Prep the shared produce once: 3 jalapeños, ¾ cup cilantro and 8 cloves garlic. Wash, chop and split it into a bowl for each recipe.
- Get Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins ready for the oven at 375°F (about 1 hour in all).
- Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots (scaled up to 8 servings) goes in the oven at 425°F once Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins is done: the oven takes one temperature at a time (about 40 min in all).
- Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts (scaled up to 8 servings) bakes at the same 425°F: put it in alongside Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots on another rack (about 35 min in all).
- While that cooks, make Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili (scaled up to 8 servings) on the stove (about 1 hour).
- Make Five-Minute Blender Salsa while the hot food cools: no cooking needed (about 35 min).
- Cool it quickly: Split big batches into shallow containers so they cool quickly. Hot food can go straight into the fridge. Get everything into the fridge within 2 hours of cooking. (USDA source)
- Label each container with the dish and the day it's for.
Shared ingredients
Buy these once for the whole week and prep them together.
- 1 ½ tbsp smoked paprika for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili, Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts and Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots
- 2 tbsp ground cumin for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili, Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
- ⅓ cup brown sugar for Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins and Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts
- 2 ½ tsp dried oregano for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili and Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts
- 3 ½ tbsp lime juice for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
- 3 jalapeños for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
- ¾ cup cilantro for Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
- ¾ cup granulated sugar for Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
- 8 cloves garlic for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili and Five-Minute Blender Salsa
Containers
One per portion, so each meal is grab and go. Shallow ones cool fastest.
- 8 × 2-cup soup containers or pint jars for Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili Mason jars
- 8 × 3-cup meal-prep containers with lids for Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts Food storage containers
- 18 × 1-cup containers with lids for Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots and Five-Minute Blender Salsa Food storage containers
- 12 × zip-top bags, or a lidded box lined with a paper towel for Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins Freezer bags
Day by day
Monday
- Breakfast Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins (3 portions)Rewarm in a 300°F oven for 10 minutes.
- Lunch Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili (2 portions)Reheat on the stove, stirring, until it is steaming all the way through (165°F), or microwave it covered, stirring halfway.
- Dinner Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Dinner Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Snack Five-Minute Blender Salsa (3 portions)Eat it cold, straight from the fridge.
Tuesday
- Breakfast Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins (3 portions)Rewarm in a 300°F oven for 10 minutes.
- Lunch Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Dinner Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili (2 portions)Reheat on the stove, stirring, until it is steaming all the way through (165°F), or microwave it covered, stirring halfway.
- Dinner Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Snack Five-Minute Blender Salsa (3 portions)Eat it cold, straight from the fridge.
Wednesday
- Breakfast Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins (3 portions)Rewarm in a 300°F oven for 10 minutes.
- Lunch Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili (2 portions)Reheat on the stove, stirring, until it is steaming all the way through (165°F), or microwave it covered, stirring halfway.
- Dinner Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Dinner Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Snack Five-Minute Blender Salsa (2 portions)Eat it cold, straight from the fridge.
Thursday
- Breakfast Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins (3 portions)Rewarm in a 300°F oven for 10 minutes.
- Lunch Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Breasts (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Dinner Hearty Three-Bean Vegetarian Chili (2 portions)Reheat on the stove, stirring, until it is steaming all the way through (165°F), or microwave it covered, stirring halfway.
- Dinner Cumin Lime Roasted Carrots (2 portions)Microwave it covered, turning or stirring halfway, until it reaches 165°F in the center.
- Snack Five-Minute Blender Salsa (2 portions)Eat it cold, straight from the fridge.
Why 4 days
Every recipe here keeps at least 4 days in the fridge by its own storage note, and no meal is planned later than that. USDA says to eat refrigerated leftovers within 3 to 4 days (source). Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours of cooking, or within 1 hour when it is above 90°F (a hot car, a picnic). More in leftovers and storage.
Our storage notes are general kitchen guidance in line with USDA advice, not a guarantee. When in doubt, throw it out.
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