--- title: Beef Chakhohbili Stew & Spanish Shrimp and Octopus Meal Prep | Houston description: Weekly personal chef meal prep in Houston, featuring Beef Chakhohbili Stew and Spanish Shrimp and Octopus. View the full menu and gallery by Chef Ana. canonical: https://personalchefana.com/portfolio/beef-chakhohbili-shrimp-octopus-meal-prep-houston/ language: en-US --- Weekly Meal Prep · [Houston, TX](/personal-chef/houston/) # A Georgian braise, Spanish seafood and a barbecue skewer **Date:** June 23, 2026 **Service:** Weekly Meal Prep **Prep Time:** 5 hours **Dishes:** 10 ![A Georgian braise, Spanish seafood and a barbecue skewer](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/full-counter-chakhohbili-apricot-chicken.jpg) What We Prepared ## Complete Menu Weekly Meal Prep · June 23, 2026 Proteins Beef chakhohbili stew with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, fine herbs Apricot Mustard crispy baked chicken thighs Chicken & beef-bacon skewers with healthy bbq dip Spanish style sauteed shrimp & octopus with garlic naan on the side Salads Asian cabbage, carrot, cashew salad with ginger dressing Starchy Sides Quinoa with kale & cranberry Roasted baby potatoes with onions Vegetables Braised white beans with zucchini Turmeric roasted cauliflower Steamed broccoli & edamame with peanut dressing Created by Chef Ana ## Photo Gallery ![Glazed skewer pieces of chicken and beef-bacon sit above shrimp with octopus and turmeric cauliflower.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/bbq-chicken-beef-bacon-skewers.jpg) Glazed skewer pieces of chicken and beef-bacon sit above shrimp with octopus and turmeric cauliflower. ![Red cabbage, carrot and cashew shreds fill a colander, apricot chicken and beef stew below it.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/asian-cabbage-carrot-cashew-slaw.jpg) Red cabbage, carrot and cashew shreds fill a colander, apricot chicken and beef stew below it. ![Chunks of beef and carrot batons surface through a thick red braise scattered with parsley.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/beef-chakhohbili-stew-carrots-peppers.jpg) No stock goes in at any point; the sauce is what the beef, onions and tomatoes give up on their own. ![Halved baby potatoes and softened onion sit above quinoa with kale, white beans and zucchini.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/roasted-baby-potatoes-onions-quinoa.jpg) Halved baby potatoes and softened onion sit above quinoa with kale, white beans and zucchini. ![Cranberries dot kale and quinoa, broccoli with edamame stacked twice beside it, cauliflower centre.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/quinoa-kale-cranberry-broccoli-edamame.jpg) Cranberries dot kale and quinoa, broccoli with edamame stacked twice beside it, cauliflower centre. ![Parsley falls in handfuls over cauliflower stained deep yellow with turmeric, edges caught dark.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/turmeric-roasted-cauliflower-parsley.jpg) Parsley falls in handfuls over cauliflower stained deep yellow with turmeric, edges caught dark. ![Octopus tentacles curl between shrimp in a paprika oil, parsley chopped over the whole tub.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/spanish-sauteed-shrimp-octopus.jpg) The octopus simmers for an hour before it ever meets a pan, then the shrimp join for ninety seconds. ![Twelve dishes across the marble, the beef braise and the apricot chicken taking the largest trays.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun23-beef/full-counter-chakhohbili-apricot-chicken.jpg) Twelve dishes across the marble, the beef braise and the apricot chicken taking the largest trays. Chef Ana's Perspective ## Chef's Notes Octopus is the one thing on this menu that cannot be hurried. It simmers for close to an hour before it goes near a pan, then sears hard in paprika and garlic with the shrimp dropped in for the last ninety seconds. Cook the two together from raw and you end up with either rubbery octopus or ruined shrimp. **Read the full notes** Chakhohbili gets called a Georgian stew, which undersells how little liquid it starts with. Nothing is poured in: the beef, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes give up enough of their own water to build the sauce, and it reduces from there over about ninety minutes. That is why it tastes concentrated rather than soupy. Two dressings and one dip travel in their own containers: ginger for the cabbage salad, peanut for the broccoli and edamame, and the barbecue one for the skewers. The peanut dressing is the only allergen in the box, so it can be left out entirely if that matters to someone. Everything else here is nut free, including the quinoa with kale and cranberry, which people often assume has almonds through it. Reheating. The chakhohbili takes 20 minutes at 325°F covered and is the one thing worth heating twice. Apricot mustard chicken thighs and the roasted baby potatoes want 12 minutes at 400°F uncovered, so the panko and the potato skins firm up again. The Spanish shrimp and octopus need 4 minutes in a pan on low and no oven at all. 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