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Week of Healthy Meal Prep: May 20-24

May 15, 2019
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Monday: Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken and Leeks

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Chicken cutlets get great flavor from a lemon-rosemary marinade while the leeks cook into a silky, caramelized vegetable side dish. If you’ve never enjoyed the darker green leek tops, give them a try in this recipe. 

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Tuesday: Skillet Ratatouille

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Instead of a sauce or side, we serve this Provençal dish as it was originally intended—a simple, humble stew. It’s a great way to use up a bundle of peak summer produce. You can also double the stew and refrigerate up to 1 week ahead, then serve as is, spooned over polenta, or with a baked protein. You want a hearty stew consistency rather than a soup here; reserving 1/2 cup of the canned tomato liquid will be just enough. If you’d like to use fresh ripe tomatoes, start with 2 pounds, halving and seeding 1 pound before dicing.

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Wednesday: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

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VIew Recipe: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

While this is not a classic caprese salad, it’s definitely a memorable one. It combines sliced fresh beefsteak tomatoes, which are salted to bring out their flavor, and roasted grape tomatoes, which cook to a jammy, concentrated sweetness. And instead of fresh mozzarella, creamy burrata cheese enriches everything. Garlic-rubbed toast is the perfect accompaniment. If you're extra hungry, round out the meal with a store-bought rotisserie chicken.

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Thursday: Dilly Salmon Packets With Asparagus

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Remove the foil and arrange fillets over asparagus for a lovely presentation. No grill? Bake the packets at 425° for 15 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.

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Friday: Steak and Tomato Panzanella

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We use the broiler to keep this vibrant summer salad speedy, but if you already have the grill cranked up, this dish easily transitions to an outdoor entrée.

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1 of 5 Monday: Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken and Leeks
2 of 5 Tuesday: Skillet Ratatouille
3 of 5 Wednesday: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata
4 of 5 Thursday: Dilly Salmon Packets With Asparagus
5 of 5 Friday: Steak and Tomato Panzanella

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