Weekly Meal Prep · Houston, TX

Spanish-style chicken meatballs, mild Cajun shrimp, rosemary filet and Ukrainian syrnyky with vegetable sides

October 26, 2026

Date

Weekly Meal Prep

Service

5.5 hours

Prep Time

Dishes

Ukrainian syrnyky show browned surfaces beneath powdered sugar and fresh mint, with Spanish-style chicken meatballs behind.

Mild Cajun shrimp stew has scallions scattered over its reddish sauce, below mac & cheese with a browned top.

What We Prepared

Complete Menu

Weekly Meal Prep · October 26, 2026

Proteins

Spanish-Style Chicken Meatballs with Butter Beans

Mild Cajun Shrimp & Vegetable Stew

Garlic Rosemary Filet Mignon

Salads

Red Cabbage, Green Apple, Carrot & Fresh Herb Salad

Starchy Sides

Spinach, Basil & Sweet Peas Quinoa

Creamy Mac & Cheese

Crispy Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

Extra White Rice

Sweets

Ukrainian Syrnyky (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)

Vegetables

Italian-Style Green Beans with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes

Honey-Thyme Roasted Rainbow Carrots

Created by Chef Ana

Photo Gallery

Honey-thyme rainbow carrots sit beside Italian-style green beans with glossy red tomatoes and separate vinaigrette.

Scallion-topped Cajun shrimp stew fills the foreground below golden mac & cheese, beside purple cabbage and apple salad.

Creamy mac & cheese and Spanish-style chicken meatballs sit beside pink-centered filet, carrots and blistered tomatoes.

Roasted rainbow carrots and Italian-style green beans show browned edges, wrinkled red tomatoes and flecks of herbs.

Chef Ana's Perspective

Chef's Notes

For the week's meal planning, I would pair Mild Cajun Shrimp & Vegetable Stew with Extra White Rice so the sauce has somewhere to go. Spanish-Style Chicken Meatballs with Butter Beans already include beans, so I would serve those with Italian-Style Green Beans with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes. For another dinner, I would put Garlic Rosemary Filet Mignon alongside Honey-Thyme Roasted Rainbow Carrots and Creamy Mac & Cheese.

Read the full notes

For Creamy Mac & Cheese, I recommend reheating a refrigerated single portion covered at 350°F for 20–25 minutes, checking that the center is hot. Mild Cajun Shrimp & Vegetable Stew needs a different approach: heat a single portion in a covered saucepan over medium-low heat for about 5–8 minutes, stirring and checking that it is heated through. I would refrigerate both promptly and use them within 3–4 days, freezing portions intended for later.

I included Ukrainian Syrnyky (Cottage Cheese Pancakes) as breakfast, with fresh mint and powdered sugar over their browned surfaces. Sour cream and strawberry preserves sit separately, so each serving can have a different amount of sweetness. Alongside Spanish-Style Chicken Meatballs with Butter Beans and Mild Cajun Shrimp & Vegetable Stew, the syrnyky give this menu a Ukrainian breakfast chapter as well as Spanish-style and Cajun dinners.

Chef Ana

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