--- title: Zaatar Chicken & Herb-Crusted Halibut Meal Prep | Houston description: "Mediterranean and Tex-Mex plates: zaatar chicken breasts with cherry tomatoes, garlic and herb crusted halibut, chicken mozzarella quesadillas with avocado salsa." canonical: https://personalchefana.com/portfolio/zaatar-chicken-coffee-filet-mignon-meal-prep-houston/ language: en-US --- Weekly Meal Prep · Houston, TX # Mediterranean and Tex-Mex plates around a zaatar chicken, a herb crusted halibut and breakfast quesadillas **Date:** July 30, 2026 **Service:** Weekly Meal Prep **Prep Time:** 5.5 hours **Dishes:** 10 ![Zaatar dusted chicken sits under burst cherry tomatoes and lemon, chickpea pasta and fajita peppers alongside.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/zaatar-chicken-cherry-tomatoes-spread.jpg) ![Lemon twists curl over the herb crusted halibut, chopped parsley scattered right across the dish.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/garlic-herb-crusted-halibut.jpg) ![Toasted quesadillas fold over egg and cheese, avocado salsa cups lined up beside them.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/shredded-chicken-mozzarella-quesadilla.jpg) What We Prepared ## Complete Menu Weekly Meal Prep · July 30, 2026 Proteins Skinless Chicken breasts with Zaatar & cherry tomatoes Coffee crusted filet mignon Lemon garlic & herbs pork loin chops Garlic & herbs crusted crispy baked halibut Shredded chicken Mozzarella Quesadilla with avocado salsa Salads Black lentils, grape, arugula salad Starchy Sides Roasted veggies protein chickpeas-pasta Spanish style potato & chickpeas stew Sweets Peach baked oats with cinnamon yoghurt on the side Vegetables Fajita bell peppers, red onion & black beans Created by Chef Ana ## Photo Gallery ![Zaatar dusted chicken sits under burst cherry tomatoes and lemon, chickpea pasta and fajita peppers alongside.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/zaatar-chicken-cherry-tomatoes-spread.jpg) Zaatar dusted chicken sits under burst cherry tomatoes and lemon, chickpea pasta and fajita peppers alongside. ![Lemon twists curl over the herb crusted halibut, chopped parsley scattered right across the dish.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/garlic-herb-crusted-halibut.jpg) Lemon twists curl over the herb crusted halibut, chopped parsley scattered right across the dish. ![Toasted quesadillas fold over egg and cheese, avocado salsa cups lined up beside them.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/shredded-chicken-mozzarella-quesadilla.jpg) Toasted quesadillas fold over egg and cheese, avocado salsa cups lined up beside them. ![Prosciutto ribbons and basil drape the chickpea fusilli with roasted peppers and blistered tomatoes.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/roasted-veggies-chickpea-pasta.jpg) Prosciutto ribbons and basil drape the chickpea fusilli with roasted peppers and blistered tomatoes. ![Cilantro covers charred bell pepper strips, red onion and black beans in one square dish.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/fajita-peppers-onion-black-beans.jpg) Cilantro covers charred bell pepper strips, red onion and black beans in one square dish. ![Halved grapes and pumpkin seeds scatter over black lentils and arugula, filet mignon at the edge.](https://cdn.personalchefana.com/portfolio/jul30-chicken/black-lentil-grape-arugula-salad.jpg) The lentils are dressed while still warm so they take the vinaigrette, then cooled before the leaves go in. Chef Ana's Perspective ## Chef's Notes Zaatar is a blend rather than a single spice, and the traditional mixes are mostly thyme, sesame and sumac with salt. I put it on skinless chicken breasts precisely because there is no skin to crisp, so the blend has to do that job itself, toasting dry against the surface of the meat. Cherry tomatoes go in around the breasts and burst into whatever collects underneath. The lemon roasts on top until it is soft enough to eat with the rest. **Read the full notes** Halibut is lean and completely unforgiving, so the garlic and herbs crust goes on raw and the fillets bake hot and fast instead of gently. Gentle heat dries halibut from the inside out while you stand there waiting for the crust to colour. The coffee crusted filet mignon needs the opposite kind of attention: seared hard, taken to 130°F, cooled all the way down, and only then sliced. Both dishes come down to knowing when to stop. Peaches are the only reason the baked oats are on this menu. They go on in raw slices with almonds and the oats bake underneath, so the fruit softens without collapsing into jam. The grape for the black lentils and arugula came off the same market run, halved so it gives itself up into the lentils and pumpkin seeds rather than rolling loose around the container. Both of those are better cold than warm. The quesadillas are the breakfast end of this delivery, shredded chicken and mozzarella folded into a tortilla, with the avocado salsa in its own cup so the tortilla never softens against it. Cinnamon yoghurt travels apart from the peach baked oats for exactly the same reason. Reheating: the quesadillas want 4 minutes in a dry pan and never a microwave, the spanish style potato and chickpeas stew 8 minutes covered at 350°F, and the halibut 5 minutes at 300°F or nothing at all. 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