--- title: Pesto Chicken & Pecan Salmon Filets Meal Prep in Houston | Chef Ana description: Weekly personal chef meal prep in Houston, featuring Pesto Chicken and Pecan Salmon Filets. View the full menu and gallery by Chef Ana. canonical: https://personalchefana.com/portfolio/pesto-chicken-pecan-salmon-meal-prep-houston/ language: en-US --- Weekly Meal Prep · [Houston, TX](/personal-chef/houston/) # Pesto chicken and pecan crusted salmon with medium-rare filet mignon, plus breakfast burritos and baked oats **Date:** August 3, 2026 **Service:** Weekly Meal Prep **Prep Time:** 5 hours **Dishes:** 9 ![Parsley scatters over filet mignon sliced medium-rare on parchment, strawberry baked oats to the left.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/rosemary-garlic-filet-mignon.jpg) ![Parmesan dusts the butternut squash kale orzo, chimichurri and honey mustard cups waiting in between.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/butternut-squash-kale-orzo.jpg) ![Charred mini bell peppers lie under capers, walnuts and herbs, Brussels sprouts and orzo crowding in.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/mediterranean-mini-bell-peppers.jpg) What We Prepared ## Complete Menu Weekly Meal Prep · August 3, 2026 Proteins Pesto & cherry tomatoes chicken breasts Crispy baked Pecan crusted salmon filets with honey mustard dressing on the side Med-rare Rosemary Garlic Filet mignon steaks with mild chimichurri sauce on the side Breakfast, 4 each: ground turkey & eggs breakfast burritos & ranch Starchy Sides Lime cilantro basmati rice Butternut squash & kale orzo Sweets Strawberry cheesecake baked oats Vegetables Maple Cranberry pecan seared Brussel sprouts Mediterranean style mini bell peppers, olives, capers Created by Chef Ana ## Photo Gallery ![Parsley scatters over filet mignon sliced medium-rare on parchment, strawberry baked oats to the left.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/rosemary-garlic-filet-mignon.jpg) Sliced only after a full rest, which is why the parchment underneath is still dry rather than soaked pink. ![Parmesan dusts the butternut squash kale orzo, chimichurri and honey mustard cups waiting in between.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/butternut-squash-kale-orzo.jpg) Parmesan dusts the butternut squash kale orzo, chimichurri and honey mustard cups waiting in between. ![Charred mini bell peppers lie under capers, walnuts and herbs, Brussels sprouts and orzo crowding in.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/mediterranean-mini-bell-peppers.jpg) Charred mini bell peppers lie under capers, walnuts and herbs, Brussels sprouts and orzo crowding in. ![Pecans and dried cranberries fall between the seared Brussels sprout halves, chimichurri green in its tub.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/maple-cranberry-pecan-brussels.jpg) Pecans and dried cranberries fall between the seared Brussels sprout halves, chimichurri green in its tub. ![Cilantro runs all through the lime basmati rice, paper-wrapped breakfast burritos stacked alongside.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/lime-cilantro-basmati-rice.jpg) Cilantro runs all through the lime basmati rice, paper-wrapped breakfast burritos stacked alongside. ![Round table carries the whole delivery: pesto chicken, filet mignon, orzo trays and strawberry oats.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/aug03-salmon/pesto-cherry-tomato-chicken-spread.jpg) Round table carries the whole delivery: pesto chicken, filet mignon, orzo trays and strawberry oats. Chef Ana's Perspective ## Chef's Notes The filet mignon steaks are taken to medium-rare and then left alone. I sear them hard in a dry pan, finish them in the oven, pull at 128°F and let them rest fully before slicing, because a steak cut hot bleeds everything it has into the parchment. The pecan crusted salmon filets use the same oven at a much higher heat for eight minutes, the crust pressed onto raw fish so the nuts toast in the time the salmon needs. **Read the full notes** The breakfast burritos are why this delivery has a whole second half to it. Four each, ground turkey and eggs, rolled tight and wrapped in paper rather than foil so they go into a toaster oven without anyone peeling off the wrong layer first. The strawberry cheesecake baked oats sit beside them doing the same job: something eaten cold, standing up, before the day starts. Neither is a classic dinner dish and both get eaten first. Mini bell peppers were the buy of the week — cheap, sweet and seasonal enough that they got capers, olives, walnuts and almost no cooking. Butternut squash and Brussels sprouts are the opposite kind of shopping; I get them from the same market stall year round because this household eats them, not because the calendar says so. The squash went into the kale orzo cut small enough to soften on residual heat alone. The sprouts were halved and seared cut-side down, then finished with maple, pecans and dried cranberries. Reheating, and there is a lot of it this week. The pecan crusted salmon filets want 10 minutes at 375°F uncovered so the crust does not soften; the butternut squash kale orzo takes 3 minutes covered in the microwave with a splash of water stirred through; the breakfast burritos need 15 minutes at 350°F still in their paper. The filet mignon steaks and the chimichurri never see heat at all. 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