3 Easy AF Salmon Meal Prep Ideas for Busy Season
Meal prep to me should be easy, quick, + tasty. One of my favorite hobbies is cooking + baking delicious, healthy foods. I believe in having a sustainable relationship with food where I eat healthy overall, but listen to my cravings here + there. These are my go-to salmon recipes when meal prepping. I think spicing up your meal preps during the week is key to avoid getting tired of the same foods everyday. Here are the recipes!
Salmon Tacos
What You Need:
Salmon
Olive oil
Whole wheat taco tortillas
Mexican style cheese
Pinto beans
Mango salsa
Sour cream
Fresh cilantro
1 avocado
1 lime
Ground pepper
Garlic powder
What to Do:
Sprinkle ground pepper + garlic powder on raw salmon
Bake salmon with olive oil for 20 minutes at 400 degrees
Heat up whole wheat taco tortillas on both sides on stove at low heat in a pan
Add Mexican style cheese, mango salsa, pinto beans, baked salmon, sour cream, avocado, fresh cilantro, + squeeze lime over it
Honey Salmon
What You Need:
Salmon
Olive oil to your liking
1/2 cup of minced garlic
1/3 cup of honey
1/3 cup of soy sauce
Chopped ginger to your liking
Cooked rice
Coconut milk
Steamed broccoli
What to Do:
Mix olive oil, 1/2 cup of minced garlic, 1/3 cup of honey, 1/3 cup of soy sauce, + chopped ginger to create sauce
Marinate raw salmon in sauce (I bake it right away, but you can marinate it for a few hours or so)
Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees
Pour coconut milk over cooked rice to your liking
Serve on plate with baked honey salmon, coconut rice, + steamed broccoli
Cream Cheese with Spinach Salmon
What You Need:
Salmon
Cream cheese
Spinach (frozen or fresh)
Minced garlic
Garlic powder
Ground pepper
1/2 a chopped onion
Chives
Cooked Rice
Steamed broccoli
What to Do:
Mix cream cheese, spinach, minced garlic, garlic powder, ground pepper, chopped onion, + chives
Mix salmon with cream cheese mixture
Bake salmon with olive oil for 20 minutes at 400 degrees
Serve on plate with baked cream cheese salmon, rice, + steamed broccoli
That’s it! You can bake all 3 at the same time so you have meal preps ready for the week!
I hope this helped your meal prep game, incorporate salmon into your meals (because salmon is the baddest fish in the sea lol), + know that it is possible to create have a variety of tasty salmon meals.
Are you going to try all 3 recipes?! Comment below which one is your favorite.