--- title: Honey Sumac Salmon & Braised Chicken Pomodoro Meal Prep | Houston description: "Levantine spicing meets Italian braising: honey sumac slow-baked salmon, chicken Pomodoro with basil and Parmesan, and Parmesan gnocchi with peas and mint." canonical: https://personalchefana.com/portfolio/honey-sumac-salmon-chicken-pomodoro-meal-prep-houston/ language: en-US --- Weekly Meal Prep · Houston, TX # Levantine spicing and Italian braising, with a coconut-lime shrimp and a pomegranate salad **Date:** June 29, 2026 **Service:** Weekly Meal Prep **Prep Time:** 6 hours **Dishes:** 10 ![Shredded Parmesan and torn basil cover braised chicken thighs sitting in blistered cherry tomatoes.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/italian-braised-chicken-pomodoro.jpg) ![Butternut squash cut into a fan and roasted with sunflower seeds, garlic and a heavy scatter of parsley.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/hasselback-maple-butternut-squash.jpg) ![Gnocchi tossed with peas, arugula, mint and crisped beef-bacon, piled into a fluted white bowl.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/parmesan-gnocchi-peas-arugula.jpg) What We Prepared ## Complete Menu Weekly Meal Prep · June 29, 2026 Proteins Honey sumac slow baked salmon Italian braised chicken "Pomodoro" with basil & Parmesan Sweet and sour chicken bites & bell peppers Coconut spinach lime shrimp Salads Cucumber, pomegranate, cherry tomatoes, red onion, mint salad with lemon dressing Starchy Sides Couscous with mixed veggies & chickpeas Parmesan baked gnocchi with beef-bacon, peas, mint & arugula Vegetables Crispy baked zucchini sticks with whipped feta dip on the side Hasselback maple garlic butternut squash Charred asparagus with shallots, almonds Created by Chef Ana ## Photo Gallery ![Shredded Parmesan and torn basil cover braised chicken thighs sitting in blistered cherry tomatoes.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/italian-braised-chicken-pomodoro.jpg) Shredded Parmesan and torn basil cover braised chicken thighs sitting in blistered cherry tomatoes. ![Butternut squash cut into a fan and roasted with sunflower seeds, garlic and a heavy scatter of parsley.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/hasselback-maple-butternut-squash.jpg) Butternut squash cut into a fan and roasted with sunflower seeds, garlic and a heavy scatter of parsley. ![Gnocchi tossed with peas, arugula, mint and crisped beef-bacon, piled into a fluted white bowl.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/parmesan-gnocchi-peas-arugula.jpg) Gnocchi tossed with peas, arugula, mint and crisped beef-bacon, piled into a fluted white bowl. ![Eleven dishes ring the counter, from sumac salmon and pomodoro chicken to a bright pomegranate salad.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/pomodoro-chicken-sumac-salmon-couscous.jpg) Eleven dishes ring the counter, from sumac salmon and pomodoro chicken to a bright pomegranate salad. ![Sumac and honey have darkened the salmon crust almost black at the edges, lemon wedges resting on top.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/honey-sumac-slow-baked-salmon.jpg) Slow baking is what lets a spice crust go that dark without the fish underneath drying out. ![Sweet and sour chicken bites glossed red, studded with sesame seeds and cut red and yellow pepper.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/sweet-sour-chicken-bell-peppers.jpg) Sweet and sour chicken bites glossed red, studded with sesame seeds and cut red and yellow pepper. ![Ruby pomegranate seeds sit over arugula, cherry tomatoes, red onion and torn mint in a wide bowl.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jun29/pomegranate-tomato-mint-salad.jpg) The lemon dressing travels in its own tub, since pomegranate bleeds into the leaves the moment acid touches it. Chef Ana's Perspective ## Chef's Notes Slow is the whole trick with the honey sumac salmon. It goes into a 275°F oven for about 35 minutes, which is long enough for the honey and sumac to darken into a real crust but too gentle for the albumin to squeeze out and go chalky white. The hasselback maple garlic butternut squash needs the opposite, 425°F and a full hour, so the fanned slices separate and the outer edges caramelise. Two oven temperatures, and the reason the prep runs long. **Read the full notes** The Parmesan baked gnocchi with beef-bacon, peas, mint and arugula is a dish I started making for one household and now put on half my menus. I first made it as a way to use up peas, and it turned into the thing people ask for by name. The gnocchi is browned in the pan before it ever sees the oven, the beef-bacon is crisped separately so it does not go limp, and the mint and arugula go in cold at the very end. Alongside the Italian braised chicken pomodoro it makes the most familiar plate of the week, which every menu needs one of. A few notes on what is in what, since this menu spreads its allergens around. There is no pork anywhere: the gnocchi uses beef-bacon. Nuts appear only in the charred asparagus with shallots and almonds, and shellfish only in the coconut spinach lime shrimp, so both are easy to leave out. Dairy is harder to avoid here, running through the pomodoro chicken, the gnocchi and the whipped feta dip beside the crispy baked zucchini sticks. Crispy baked zucchini sticks are best on day one and want 7 minutes at 425°F on a rack, never covered, with the whipped feta added after. The pomodoro chicken takes 15 minutes at 350°F covered and is genuinely better on day two once the tomatoes have gone into the sauce. Coconut spinach lime shrimp I would eat first, warmed for no more than 3 minutes in a pan, because reheated shrimp goes tight fast. 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