Make Ahead & Meal Prep Recipes

Make-ahead and meal prep shortcuts give you a head start on cooking future meals.

You’ll find recipes for meals that can be made ahead, refrigerated or frozen, so they’re ready to cook when you are, like air fryer meatloaf or homemade spaghetti sauce. This category also includes recipes for ingredients that you make ahead to use for recipes, like Instant Pot shredded chicken, homemade pancake mix, or baked bacon.