Weekly prep is a one day plan, shop, and food prep for the entire week. The goal is to have everything cleaned, chopped, and cooked to make meals easier the rest of the week. You may plan one day, shop one day, and food prep the next day, or do it all in the same day.
Weekly prep works best when choosing one or two proteins to prep and use in different ways throughout the week. Use the labels in the side bar to help plan meals with similar ingredients.
Easiest choice:
Buy the real bacon bits in a bag from Costco. Heat in a hot skillet, or on a paper towel in the microwave to crisp.
Next choice:
Bacon
1/2 sheet pan
Rack for the sheet pan
Heat proof jar or can for bacon fat
Instructions:
- Place the rack inside the 1/2 sheet pan.
- Lay bacon in a single layer on the rack.
- Place in the oven (no need to preheat).
- Turn the oven to 400° for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon is ALMOST done to your liking. (No need to turn the bacon while cooking.)
- Carefully remove from the oven and let cool.
- Remove bacon from the rack and place in a ziploc bag or covered bowl.
- Bacon fat options:
- Use in place of butter: just before the bacon fat starts to solidify, pour into a clean heat proof canning jar or metal can. Cool completely, cover, and store in the refrigerator. Use in place of butter when cooking eggs, sauteing vegetables, waffles/pancakes, etc.
- Wait until the fat solidifies and scrape into the trash, or pour hot fat into a metal can, cool, and throw away the can.
- Store bacon in the refrigerator until needed.
- To reheat lay on a paper towel lined plate and put in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
Use precooked bacon in:
Crack Chicken
BLT sandwiches
Chicken, bacon, ranch wraps (Use frozen breaded chicken nuggets or tenders...yum!)
Crumble and sprinkle on salads, or over cooked vegetables
Reheat to have with eggs, waffles, etc.
7 Layer Salad
Any other recipe that calls for cooked bacon
