Weekly Meal Prep · Spring, TX

Asian, Italian and Mediterranean meal prep with Mongolian beef, chicken sausage pasta and citrus chicken

September 7, 2026

Date

Weekly Meal Prep

Service

5 hours

Prep Time

Dishes

Carrot muffins show browned domes and visible carrot shreds in parchment wrappers, with sesame-topped Mongolian beef behind.

Orange rosemary chicken thighs carry orange slices and chopped herbs beside deeply browned zucchini and yellow squash.

Herb-topped chicken kebabs form neat rectangles beside seared zucchini and yellow squash with browned edges.

What We Prepared

Complete Menu

Weekly Meal Prep · September 7, 2026

Proteins

Mongolian Sirloin Beef

Italian Chicken Sausage & Broccolini Orecchiette Pasta

Orange Rosemary Baked Chicken Thighs

Mediterranean Style Juicy Ground Chicken Kebabs

Starchy Sides

Sesame Cilantro & Edamame Basmati Rice

Sweets

Healthy Carrot Muffins with Maple Glaze

Vegetables

Honey Garlic Green Beans Without Chili

Paprika & Herbs Roasted Okra and Mini Bell Peppers

Garlic Seared Zucchini & Yellow Squash with Feta

Created by Chef Ana

Photo Gallery

White basmati grains and green edamame fill the rice beside scored zucchini halves with browned edges.

Broccolini and chicken sausage pasta fills two dishes with shells and lemon wedges above rice dotted with edamame.

Sesame seeds cover Mongolian sirloin beef above chicken sausage pasta with broccolini and lemon wedges.

Crosshatched zucchini and yellow squash show dark seared edges beside rectangular chicken kebabs topped with herbs.

Sesame-speckled Mongolian beef and orange-topped chicken thighs frame browned squash, with edamame rice alongside.

Chef Ana's Perspective

Chef's Notes

For this Spring, TX menu, I would start the week's meal planning with Mongolian Sirloin Beef and Sesame Cilantro & Edamame Basmati Rice. The rice already includes edamame, so Honey Garlic Green Beans Without Chili adds a different vegetable texture alongside it. Mediterranean Style Juicy Ground Chicken Kebabs offer another pairing with the rice when you want to change the main dish.

Read the full notes

I recommend reheating Orange Rosemary Baked Chicken Thighs covered at 350°F for about 20–25 minutes, checking that the center is hot. Honey Garlic Green Beans Without Chili can go into a covered microwave-safe dish with a teaspoon of water for 60–90 seconds, followed by 30-second intervals until hot. Heating them separately lets you stop the beans before they soften further while the thicker chicken finishes.

The menu names Italian Chicken Sausage & Broccolini Orecchiette Pasta, though the photographed batch has shell-shaped pasta. I like how the shells catch pieces of sausage while the broccolini stays visible in longer stems. Beside it, Garlic Seared Zucchini & Yellow Squash with Feta brings broad, browned surfaces rather than another bowl of small pieces.

Chef Ana

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