Weekly Meal Prep · Houston, TX

Italian-inspired chicken dishes, pecan-crusted salmon and garlic rosemary potatoes

September 21, 2026
Date
Weekly Meal Prep
Service
5 hours
Prep Time
8
Dishes
Tomato basil chicken meatballs and pecan-crusted salmon fill black trays beside rosemary potatoes and colorful peppers.
Tuscan chicken meatballs wear red tomato sauce and sliced basil, with peppers and browned ground chicken nearby.
Golden pecan crumbs coat salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, beside leafy salad and basil-topped crumbles.
What We Prepared

Complete Menu

Weekly Meal Prep · September 21, 2026
Proteins
Tuscan Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Basil Sauce
Italian Ground Chicken & Veggies
Crispy Baked Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Honey Mustard Dressing
Thai Basil Ground Turkey
Starchy Sides
Hasselback Garlic Rosemary Potatoes
Lime Cilantro Basmati Rice
Vegetables
Mild Fajita Style Bell Peppers & Red Onion
Charred Green Beans Almondine
Created by Chef Ana

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Tomato basil chicken meatballs and pecan-crusted salmon fill black trays beside rosemary potatoes and colorful peppers.
Tomato basil chicken meatballs and pecan-crusted salmon fill black trays beside rosemary potatoes and colorful peppers.
Tuscan chicken meatballs wear red tomato sauce and sliced basil, with peppers and browned ground chicken nearby.
Tuscan chicken meatballs wear red tomato sauce and sliced basil, with peppers and browned ground chicken nearby.
Golden pecan crumbs coat salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, beside leafy salad and basil-topped crumbles.
Golden pecan crumbs coat salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, beside leafy salad and basil-topped crumbles.
Lemon-topped pecan-crusted salmon sits above fajita style bell peppers and red onion, with chopped herbs scattered across.
Lemon-topped pecan-crusted salmon sits above fajita style bell peppers and red onion, with chopped herbs scattered across.
Red-sauced chicken meatballs sit under basil ribbons beside Italian ground chicken and veggies with zucchini and diced peppers.
Red-sauced chicken meatballs sit under basil ribbons beside Italian ground chicken and veggies with zucchini and diced peppers.
Chef Ana's Perspective

Chef's Notes

I would plan the first meals around Crispy Baked Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Honey Mustard Dressing, while its topping still has the most texture. Tuscan Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Basil Sauce are my choice for a later meal because the sauce makes them more forgiving to reheat. For a week extending beyond four refrigerated days, I recommend freezing the later meatball portions early.

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For reheating Hasselback Garlic Rosemary Potatoes, I recommend a preheated 350°F oven, uncovered, checking after 15 minutes and allowing about 20–25 minutes depending on their size. Mild Fajita Style Bell Peppers & Red Onion can go into a covered oven-safe dish alongside them; begin checking those after 10 minutes. For reheated leftovers, I heat until the center is hot, with time as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Tuscan Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Basil Sauce and Italian Ground Chicken & Veggies give me two distinct ways to serve ground chicken in the same menu. The meatballs carry a coating of red sauce and basil, while zucchini rounds and diced peppers remain visible among the ground chicken crumbles. I like that difference in each forkful: a sauced meatball for one meal, smaller pieces of chicken and vegetables together for another.

Chef Ana

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