Warming Winter Meal Prep

Beat the chill with this scrumptious 2-meal, 10-portion prep for muscle building

Post includes ingredients, recipes and macros breakdown so you know you’re fuelling yourself right

Let’s be honest: no-one likes the British winter. It’s cold, dark by late afternoon, and usually pissing it down with rain for good measure. But this scrumptious warming winter meal prep should break you out of the chill and boost your muscle-building potential, so you won’t lose any hard-gotten gains.

I’ve got 2 tasty recipes here to warm you right up from the inside out: a hearty Chickpea & Lentil Stew, and a spicy Thai Green Curry with Tofu.

Included in this warming winter meal prep are 5 servings each of 2 simple meals to cook up when you’ve got a spare hour or so. And all the ingredients cost less than £20. Not bad for 10 satisfying meals! So fill your fridge with these meals, and pack some of these in your lunch bag each day to beat the winter blues.

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The Warming Winter Meal Prep Recipes

I’ll prep both of these meals at the same time, but I’ll list the recipes on here separately, to avoid too much confusion! First recipe is: the Chickpea & Lentil Stew.

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Chickpea & Lentil Stew

Ingredients (for 5 servings):

Chickpeas, rinsed (400g)

Sweet Potato, skinned & diced into 1/2 cubes (500g, or a very large one!)

Lentils, rinsed (500g)

Onion, chopped (1 large)

Garlic, chopped (1 bulb)

Chopped Tomatoes (1 x 240g can)

Vegetable Broth (2 cups)

Paprika (2 tsp)

Cumin (2 tsp)

Turmeric (2 tsp)

Black Pepper (2 tsp)

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Method:

1. In a large pot, sauté the onion with a splash of water for 10 minutes, adding a splash more water every few minutes or so to keep it frying.
2. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes, before adding the sweet potato.
3. Throw in all the spices and stir well to ensure all the ingredients take in the flavours.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes, lentils, and vegetable broth, combine well, and let cook for 15-20 minutes on a medium heat, stirring frequently, until the potato begins to soften.
5. Pour in the chickpeas and stir to combine, and cook for a further 2 minutes, before serving with a sprinkling of black pepper.

One of my favourite warming winter meals, delicious with every bite, and packed full of good stuff too. Next up: the Thai Green Curry with Tofu

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Thai Green Curry with Tofu

Ingredients (for 5 servings):

Thai Green Curry paste (5 tbsp or to taste, some brands are spicy!)

Tofu, pressed and cut into 2/3 inch cubes (500g or 2 blocks)

Broccoli, chopped (280g or 1 large)

Green Beans, diced (1 cup)

Tamari Sauce (3 tbsp)

Coconut Milk (1 x 240g can)

Brown rice, rinsed (500g)

Nutmeg (1 tbsp)

Cumin (1 tbsp)

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Method:

1. Begin by adding your rinsed rice to a saucepan of boiling water, and cook for 35-40 minutes, or until soft.
2. Fry the tofu in a large pan with 2 tbsp of the paste, and stir frequently on a medium heat until the cubes are slightly browned & crispy.
3. Toss in the broccoli, green beans, spices, half the tamari sauce, and half the coconut milk, and sauté for 5 minutes.
4. Add the remaining tamari sauce and coconut milk, and stir frequently on a medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften.
5. Serve the curry with the rice.

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And that’s 10 meals, as simple as that! Loads of flavour, nutrients, and plenty of carbs and protein to build vegan muscle! So, get these 2 meals into your regular lunch routine during the cold winter months to make your daily food breaks much more interesting.

I definitely found cooking these 2 meals pretty straightforward, because once the Stew’s ingredients are all combined, it just sits there cooking for 20 minutes or so. And this is a great moment to whip up most of the Thai Curry recipe, improving your multitasking skills in the process.

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Macros

The Chickpea & Lentil Stew

Calories: 633kcal

Protein: 34.3g

Carbs: 95.5g

Fat: 5.3g

Fibre: 21.5g

The Thai Green Curry with Tofu

Calories: 371kcal

Protein: 18.1g

Carbs: 33.5g

Fat: 17.5g

Fibre: 6.6g

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Two delicious warming winter meals prepped in barely any time at all. Give these a try & tag any that you make with my Instagram page @veganmuscleathome. There are tonnes of great meal prep ideas out there too.

Don’t be shy to change things around to your liking either! These are tasty recipes, but you might fancy adding something extra (like more or different vegetables in the Thai Curry) or bumping up the protein content by adding an extra block of tofu or some green peas to it. Or throw in more spices and you’ll find yourself breathing fire. The possibilities are endless.

The best thing about meal prepping in my opinion is the money you save while doing it. 10 meals for less than £20? Count me in. And your everyday lunches are so much tastier now too.

More recipes and meal preps coming soon, until then take it easy!