--- title: Soy-Free Teriyaki Chicken & Coffee Filet | Houston description: Soy-free teriyaki chicken thighs, Middle Eastern chicken shawarma with naan and garlic yogurt dip, coffee crusted filet mignon, and kale cranberry wild rice. canonical: https://personalchefana.com/portfolio/soy-free-teriyaki-honey-garlic-chicken-meal-prep-houston/ language: en-US --- Weekly Meal Prep · Houston, TX # Soy-free teriyaki and Middle Eastern shawerma beside coffee crusted filet mignon and a gingered peanut stew **Date:** July 14, 2026 **Service:** Weekly Meal Prep **Prep Time:** 4 hours **Dishes:** 10 ![Amber glaze and toasted sesame coat the soy-free teriyaki thighs, folded naan in the tray behind.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/soy-free-teriyaki-chicken-thighs.jpg) ![Cranberries stud the kale wild rice, gingered sweet potato stew and a grape salad on either side.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/kale-cranberry-wild-rice.jpg) ![Cut faces of the baby potatoes come up gold and speckled with dill, sweet potato cubes in the tray beyond.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/dill-roasted-baby-potatoes.jpg) What We Prepared ## Complete Menu Weekly Meal Prep · July 14, 2026 Proteins Soy free Teriyaki chicken thighs Honey garlic chicken breasts Coffee crusted filet mignon Mid East Chicken “Shawerma” baked thighs with naan & garlic yogurt dip on the side Salads Grape, celery, mixed greens salad Starchy Sides Kale & cranberry wild rice Dill roasted baby potatoes Vegetables Balsamic asparagus Mediterranean baked grape tomatos, butter beans, Kalamata olives & herbs Gingered sweet potato, spinach & peanut stew Created by Chef Ana ## Photo Gallery ![Amber glaze and toasted sesame coat the soy-free teriyaki thighs, folded naan in the tray behind.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/soy-free-teriyaki-chicken-thighs.jpg) Without soy sauce the glaze has to be reduced much further to get that lacquer, which is why it clings instead of pooling. ![Cranberries stud the kale wild rice, gingered sweet potato stew and a grape salad on either side.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/kale-cranberry-wild-rice.jpg) Cranberries stud the kale wild rice, gingered sweet potato stew and a grape salad on either side. ![Cut faces of the baby potatoes come up gold and speckled with dill, sweet potato cubes in the tray beyond.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/dill-roasted-baby-potatoes.jpg) Cut faces of the baby potatoes come up gold and speckled with dill, sweet potato cubes in the tray beyond. ![Wild rice and cranberries sit mid-counter, ringed by teriyaki thighs, honey garlic breasts and dill potatoes.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/honey-garlic-chicken-teriyaki-spread.jpg) Wild rice and cranberries sit mid-counter, ringed by teriyaki thighs, honey garlic breasts and dill potatoes. ![Coffee and cracked pepper crust the filet mignon slices, still pink inside, garlic yogurt dip alongside.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/coffee-crusted-filet-mignon.jpg) Sliced against the grain before packing, so nobody has to fight a cold steak with a butter knife on Tuesday. ![Shawerma thighs disappear under chopped parsley, garlic yogurt dip and charred naan sharing the frame.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul14/mid-east-shawerma-chicken-thighs.jpg) Shawerma thighs disappear under chopped parsley, garlic yogurt dip and charred naan sharing the frame. Chef Ana's Perspective ## Chef's Notes The teriyaki on these chicken thighs is soy free, which is the whole reason it took two goes. Standard teriyaki is soy sauce, mirin and sugar, and without the soy you lose the salt and the colour at once, so I built it on coconut aminos, ginger and a little more honey, then reduced it much further than usual to get any lacquer at all. Sesame goes on at the end for the same reason: it puts back some of the roasted note the soy was carrying. The honey garlic chicken breasts stayed on the normal recipe, so there is one of each in the fridge. **Read the full notes** Coffee crusted filet mignon is a searing job, not a roasting one. The grind has to be coarse or it scorches before a crust forms, and the meat comes off the pan at 128°F to rest, which is why the slices are still pink from edge to edge. The Mid East shawerma thighs are the opposite instruction: low heat, long time, skin side up, so the fat renders down through the parsley and garlic sitting underneath. Shawerma is traditionally shaved off a vertical spit, and no home kitchen has one of those. Baking the thighs whole in the same spice mix and pulling them apart afterwards gets closer than any pan version I have tried, and the naan and garlic yogurt dip do the rest of the work. The gingered sweet potato, spinach and peanut stew is not from anywhere near the same place — West African in origin, and the dish on this list I cook most often. Both hold their texture for days, which is why they end up on the same menu. Reheating, shortest to longest. The balsamic asparagus wants 4 minutes at 400°F and not a second more; the dill roasted baby potatoes take 12 minutes at 425°F uncovered so the cut faces crisp again; the soy free teriyaki chicken thighs want 12 minutes at 350°F covered. The coffee crusted filet mignon should not be reheated at all — slice it cold over the grape, celery and mixed greens salad. The gingered sweet potato, spinach and peanut stew is the only dish here carrying nuts, and it is packed on its own so it lifts straight out for anyone with a peanut allergy. Gluten is in the naan beside the shawerma thighs and nowhere else on the list. The garlic yogurt dip is the single source of dairy, so a dairy free plate this week means setting one tub aside. 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