Nutrient Dense Meal Prep Recipes: Peanut Tofu Noodles+ Grilled Shrimp

Breakfast

Blueberry French Toast

Make French Toast in the oven to simplify a breakfast fave!

Ingredients:
1 loaf Ezekiel Bread
6 eggs
2 cups milk of choice
1 tsp vanilla
1 bag frozen blueberries
cooking spray

Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 375°F and line baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Fill baking sheet with even layer of Ezekiel bread.
3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk and vanilla together. Pour over bread, being careful to add an even amount to each slice of bread.
4. Top with frozen blueberries.
5. Bake for about 25 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

Scrambled Peppers + Eggs with Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
4 peppers, large dice
16 eggs
2 Tbsp water
1 tsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Sweet potatoes, cut

Instructions:
1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add peppers and sauté.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until lift and fluffy. Add water and whisk again. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and scramble.
4. Separately, grill sweet potatoes and serve beside scrambled eggs.
5. Enjoy!

Lunch

Peanut Tofu + Noodles

Tofu Ingredients:
2 packages extra firm tofu
½ cup soy sauce (for marinade)
Salad Ingredients:
2 packages TJ’s Cruciferous Crunch
½ cup shredded carrots
1 package pre-cooked edamame
2 packages sugar snap peas, steamed
1 bunch scallions
sesame seeds
Peanut Soy Sauce Ingredients:
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp chili garlic sauce
1 Tbsp sesame oil
Noodle Ingredients:
1 package Chinese noodles
½ cup rice wine vinegar
1 Tbsp sesame oil

Instructions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 F.
2. Dice tofu and marinate in soy sauce for minimum of 2 hours.
3. Line a baking sheet in parchment paper and bake marinated tofu for 20 minutes
4. In a skillet, sauté cruciferous crunch salad and shredded carrots only until wilted, add to a large bowl.
4. Add edamame and sugar snap peas, stir.
5. In a separate bowl, mix together peanut butter, soy sauce, chili garlic and sesame oil, set aside.
6. Cook noodles by package instructions and toss in mixture of rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.
7. Assemble meal and top with scallions + sesame seeds

Dinner

Grilled Shrimp + Asparagus

Ingredients:
4 cups white rice
4 cups water
2 packages frozen shrimp, thawed
3 bunches fresh asparagus
4 red or yellow peppers, cut in strips
olive oil
Trader Joe’s Cuban Style, Citrusy Garlic seasoning blend
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
1. Cook rice using your favorite rice method, I use a rice cooker.
2. Grill shrimp, asparagus and peppers on medium high heat.
3. Remove from grill and generous sprinkle with Citrusy Garlic seasoning and salt/pepper to taste.
4. Enjoy!