High-protein lunch meal prep — 35g+ per container using chicken breast, ground turkey, salmon, and steak-forward bowls that stay fresh five days.
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Open in Pepper →The hardest part of hitting a protein goal isn't dinner — it's lunch. A sad desk salad blows the target by noon.
Cooks on Pepper build this collection into their Sunday routine because every container lands 35g+ of protein and reheats without turning into rubber.
Every recipe here batches into 4-6 lunches in a single hour of cooking — one protein, one grain, one vegetable, seasoned to stay flavorful all week.
Cook once, sauce twice
One tray of chicken, two different sauces — same meat, no repeat lunches.
Slightly undercook the grain
Rice and quinoa keep cooking as they cool — pull them a minute early.
Chicken thighs > breasts for prep
Thighs stay juicy after five days; breasts turn dry by Wednesday.
Portion by macros, not eye
A quick kitchen scale — chicken 6oz, rice 1 cup, veg unlimited — locks the protein goal.