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Project Meal Plan is a food blog dedicated to make-ahead recipes, meal planning and preparing ahead.

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Stovetop

Browse this collection of 65+ recipes where all or part of the recipe is cooked on the stovetop! You'll find breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas.

Reader favorites in this category include Chicken Quinoa Fried "Rice" Bowls, Homemade Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes, and Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Breakfast Bars.

portioning cashew chicken stir-fry

Top Stovetop Recipes

Banana Protein Pancakes Recipe - Delicious, healthy way to eat cake for breakfast! With a little extra protein :)

Banana Protein Pancakes

A plate of turkey breakfast sausage patties.

Best Ground Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties

spicy black bean burgers with avocado and pesto goat cheese on a bun.

Freezer Friendly Black Bean Burgers

One-Pot Pesto Chicken and Rice

Stovetop Meal Prep Lunches

chipotle ground turkey skillet meal prep in a glass container cilantro.

Chipotle Ground Turkey Skillet

ginger ground beef and cauliflower rice in a glass meal prep bowl.

Ginger Ground Beef Bowls

spicy ground turkey cabbage stir fry meal prep in a glass meal prep container.

Spicy Ground Turkey & Cabbage

meal prep chicken quinoa fried rice bowls in rectangular pyrex glass containers.

Chicken Quinoa Fried “Rice”

top down shot of easy cashew chicken meal prep in a glass meal prep container with rice.

Easy Cashew Chicken

meal prep unstuffed pepper bowls in glass 2 compartment containers.

Unstuffed Pepper Bowls

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Popular meal prep idea!

Meal Prep Chicken Quinoa Fried "Rice" Bowls

Fried quinoa in place of rice with veggies and chunky chicken breast – you won’t even know what’s missing in these bowls!

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Stovetop Main Dishes

spicy black bean burgers with avocado and pesto goat cheese on a bun.

Freezer Friendly Black Bean Burgers

ground turkey burger salad with bacon cheese pickles, serve in a white bowl with special sauce dressing.

Loaded Ground Turkey Burger Salad

Feta Basil Turkey Burger on a bun with tomato and lettuce.

Feta Basil Turkey Burgers

one pot italian sausage pasta just cooked in a big pot

One Pot Italian Sausage Pasta

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one pound of ground pork in a butcherbox package.
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More Stovetop Recipes

strawberry sauce on top of ice cream.

Easy Strawberry Sauce

Veggie Packed Breakfast Fried Rice

peanut butter rice krispie breakfast bars

Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Breakfast Bars

One Serving Vegetable Pork Bowl

All Stovetop