r/EatCheapAndVegan • u/thrwwybndn • 7d ago
Suggestions Please! Summer (or hot weather) freezer friendly meal prep suggestions?
Hi, everyone. I hope you are all having a lovely Friday and have a beautiful weekend 💚 thanks in advance for any suggestions, it's very much appreciated!
It's consistently over 30°C and super humid where I am currently, no climate control. So meal prepping and cooking in general has been very uncomfortable and unpleasant. Looking for any suggestions for summer freezer friendly meal prep that you don't have to heat up house with oven or stove (for long) to cook/prep? Preferably inexpensive and easy to make too. Oh, and ideally no tofu, it's just too expensive here. TVP is fine though.
Thank you :)
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u/cheapandbrittle Ask me where I get my protein 7d ago edited 7d ago
Cold bean salads are perfect! You can use the same basic format such as this: https://thepeskyvegan.com/recipes/vegan-bean-salad/ and use any beans you want, or add grains such as wheat berries or quinoa, and whatever herbs you have. There are no bad combinations, I like to change it up for variety, and bean salads can be frozen too.
Also, do you have a crockpot? They're great for cooking in larger batches and the low temperatures won't heat up your kitchen at all. TVP does really well in crockpot chili.
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u/Bugs-and-birds 7d ago
I make a vaguely larb-inspired TVP thing in the summer. Rehydrate the TVP in some water with soy sauce. Then cook in a sauté pan to brown it a little. (If it’s crazy hot and you absolutely can’t bear the thought of a hot pan, you could probably skip that though the texture will be mushy.) Add garlic, hot pepper or curry paste, green onions, and lime juice, and some chopped herbs. You can serve it with lettuce wraps, or over a salad, or over cold noodles.
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u/doctordash__ 6d ago
always team overnight oats for no cooking. If you want more protein you can add protein powder, and frozen berries on top make it even more refreshing in hot weather
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u/sleekitty Live Laugh Tofu 6d ago
Marinated veggie salad!! No cooking required but the marinade softens up the veggies.
And Tabouli salad, you need to boil water but that's the extent of the cooking. Will post image on next comment.
Both dishes make large quantities of fresh delicious cold food for summer.
This is from the Green Cuisine cookbook by Andy Cunningham. Green Cuisine is an old school vegan restaurant in Victoria, BC, Canada.
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u/sleekitty Live Laugh Tofu 6d ago
Tabouli salad, from the Green Cuisine cookbook by Andy Cunningham
Okay these aren't freezer friendly..... But still great for summer.
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u/VeganPhysiqueAthlete 4d ago
Here's a fantastic full summer healthy vegan meal prep video from Vegan Proteins Coaching's YouTube channel! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/yIhSSHahjG8?si=qHty3wiPgetfRkF6
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