More Easy Trader Joe’s Meal Prep Meals

For those of you without a Trader Joe’s nearby — first, I’m sorry. I remember when I lived in Illinois and would make special trips toward the Chicagoland primarily for a TJ’s haul, so I feel you.

Secondly, did you know you can petition to have a TJ’s open in your city?

Anywhoo, I received lots of positive feedback from my first Trader Joe’s meal prep meals post, so the other week I went back with the same goal in mind — but with 5 different meals.

Ah, the ease of pre-chopped, pre-washed organic produce. This — and the awesome frozen ingredients — is what MAKES Trader Joe’s for me.

For this sheet pan meal, I tossed together everything above (after chopping the peppers and jalapeno chicken sausage) with olive oil and Old Bay seasoning. Then I threw it in the  oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. That’s IT.

 

For this sheet pan dinner, I used the Mediterranean seasoning, Za’atar. I tossed the sprouts and squash in the seasoning (which comes in a jar — I actually got this part of the meal from Whole Foods) and then rubbed it on to the pork tenderloin. Then I cooked everything at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

The sheet pan meals continue! For this meal, I picked up the TJ’s chicken strips (love these!) I also chopped a red onion and tossed that, the chicken, and the green beans with olive oil and lemon juice, and then sprinkled TJ’s garlic salt all over everything. For the starch, I cooked up some basmati rice in the rice cooker. Sheet pan = in the oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes!

Hey, it’s not a sheet pan meal!

This one I wasn’t too sure about, but it turned out great. In a large skillet, added a teeny bit of olive oil, and a bag of TJ’s cauliflower rice (unpictured) with some garlic. I let that cook for about 3-4 minutes, and then I added the above chicken sausage and roasted corn dish. Super easy, and the flavor in the corn and chicken sausage went together great! The cauli rice mixed in gave it some good volume and texture.

Meal 5 – Carne Asada w/ Peppers and Corn

It looks like I forgot to snap a picture of this one! But, for this meal I used:

-TJ’s pre-marinated carne asada
-1 bag of frozen roasted bell peppers
-1 bag of the Mexican style roasted corn as above

For this meal, I placed the carne asada in a heated large grill pan/pot, and seared it for about 3 minutes a side. Then I took it out, and added the veggie bags. While that cooked, I sliced the carne asada, and then added it to the mixture. Yum!!

Let me know if you try any of the meals!! I hope you find this helpful.