Costco Vegan Meal Prep | 5 Days Of Easy High Protein Meals
Check out this healthy, high protein, 5 day meal prep from Costco! The meals are all easy to make, delicious and can even be frozen. The recipes are written down below.
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Black bean and Sweet potato hash with salsa and avocado
Makes 5 large servings
Black beans and sweet potato mix:
5 medium sweet potatoes, chopped
2 large onions, chopped
3 bell peppers, chopped
10 large mushrooms, chopped
4 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
3 tsp smoked paprika
pinch of salt
pinch of black pepper
Veggies:
Salsa
2 avocado, cut in 1/3 sections
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Chop vegetables/sweet potatoes and drain and rinse black beans. Place chopped veggies/sweet potatoes in large bowls. Put beans in a separate bowl.
2. Mix together spices and add 2/3 of the spice mix to the veggies, stir well and add the rest of the spice mix to the beans. Add the veggies to a sheet pan and bake for approx 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add the black beans and bake for approx 20 more minutes.
3. Get the salsa and avocado ready and set aside.
4. Remove veggies and black beans from the oven and let cook before adding to meal prep containers. Add equal amounts to containers along with approx 1/4 cup salsa and 1/3 of avocado to the side.
Chickpea and Veggie stir fry with Quinoa and hemp seed dressing
Makes 5 large meals
Chickpea stir fry:
3 cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 1/2 cups frozen peas
3 medium carrots, grated
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
pinch of salt
pinch of black pepper
Veggies:
1 medium cucumber, chopped
20 grape or cherry tomatoes, chopped
Quinoa:
2 cups quinoa
4 cups water
Sauce:
1/2 cup hemp seeds
1 tbsp mustard
1 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbps dried dill
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup water
Directions:
1. Saute the chickpeas, peas, carrots, and spices together for approx 10 minutes on medium heat.
2. Chop the cucumber and tomatoes and set aside.
3. Prepare the quinoa and let it cook for approx 20 minutes on medium heat.
4. Blend the sauce ingredients together until smooth.
5. Put stir fry, quinoa and veggies in containers and pour over the sauce. Let cool before putting in the fridge or freezer.
Tofu, Veggies, and Wild Rice with a Peanut Ginger sauce
Makes 5 large meals
Tofu:
4 blocks of extra firm tofu, cubed
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
pinch of black pepper
Veggies:
4 cups frozen veggies of choice
Rice:
1 1/2 cup wild rice blend (or use rice of choice)
2 1/2 cups water
Sauce:
3 tbsp natural peanut butter
2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
2" piece of ginger
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup water
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400F. Cube tofu and mix together in a large bowl with the marinade. Place on a sheet pan and bake for approx 30 minutes. Make sure to flip tofu over half way.
2. Put veggies on a sheet pan and cook for approx 20 minutes or until cooked through.
3. Cook rice for approx. 45 minutes or until down (if you are using white or brown rice, cook according to package instructions)
4. Blend sauce ingredients together until smooth.
5. Put in containers in even amounts and pour sauce on top. Let cool before putting in the fridge or freezer.
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Anothet great Video! ππ Thank you guys!!β€
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Oooh I am so excited because I have a Costco so close to me! β€ but have to remember to make half size portions π
Love the Costco and meal prep combo! Thanks so much
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Yummm!! β€I need a guy just like you… β€ Thank you for another great video, I hope you guys are doing great…
Iβm not vegan but I cook vegan meals and when someone tells me they want to go vegan I always recommend this channel! Following for a few years now and after diving deep into nutrition for many years for my own health reasons I know this guy is doing a great job providing nutritious, healthy, wholesome meals that are vegan π±
Thanks so much, that means a lot!
I am also not strictly vegan but I get great ideas from Derek for eating more healthy plant based food
Fair play to you buddy. I made the jump Vegan (so full way of life) a few years ago and I don’t look back.
Even if you just eat plant based without going full lifestyle Vegan, that would be amazing.
Do you think you’d consider doing Monday to Friday plant based? And see how you go?
Or opposite, and just do the weekend so you’ve got time to play around with recipes as a starting point?
Sounds like you’re on the right path dude! As in, eating fully plant based?
Amazing as always. You never disappoint! π π₯
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Love this!!! More meal prep videos for the week plz πππ»β€
You got it!
These meals look tasty as well as nutritious. I like the way you are balanced in your approach in keeping with the season of the year you’re in, and you know what nutrients are in your food, science and nature, a nice combo. I guess that’s why you’ve been successful in living as a healthy vegan for the long-term.
11:46am TU for the (Costco) meal prep for 5 days. This takes away figuring out what to cook & multiple shopping trips for me as a newbie going fresh, plant based! My husband, not a total PB convert, & I are very Excited to discover your videos & look fwd to viewing more.
Awesome! Enjoy π
Iβve been lacking motivation for cooking vegan meals with not so many recipes out there but I did find some online and these look really good! Thank you for including the WRITTEN recipes in the description boxππ
You’re welcome!
My Costco has Toor Dal (split pigeon peas, often used in Indian cuiisine, among others) 21 grams of protein per serving – so yummy! They also have Thin Kan-to Asian noodles, 10 grams of protein per cup – very versatile. Both have a great shelf life.
So good to see you getting your mileage out of that Rav man! Honestly wish I could find one in as good of shape as yours.
your videos are amazing love the cooking and working i recently went back plant based and i feel amazing more energy when i don’t feel like working out i simply watch your videos and i get so motivated love your recipes they are all so good
I totally go to Costco to get the big bag of carrots just for my horses π€£ that part cracked me up!
Thank you!
I always appreciate that you keep cost in mind and use readily accessible ingredients that even folks in a hurry and can put together into a balanced cruelty free meal
Thanks so much!
Just wrapped up visiting PlantedExpo here in Toronto. Hope to see you one day at an expo. Mentioned to Nimai Delgado that you, him, Brian Turner & Dr. Greger are my personal Mount Rushmore of inspiration. Great video & perfect timing as I’m going to start trying meal preps to help with my weight loss, fitness & nutrition journey. Thank you! π±
That’s so awesome! I hope our paths cross one day too. I appreciate the support and I hope you enjoy these recipes.
I love you still have your Rav4. I sold mine 2 years ago and saw it around town. It’s 27 years old!!!!
I LOVE my Rav4. It’s such a great vehicle.
This video was super helpful! I have been feeling quite defeated with my plant based journey and tired of having to think about it. This is super helpful and i also appreciate that there isnt a lot of tofu in the day because too much upsets my stomach! Thanks for the content!!!
Ooh love this! Would also love a cost breakdown too!
I must confess – I am a bit of a “junk food” vegan. Seeing all these fresh ingredients and how you prepared them with such ease has inspired me. I’m going to try these for sure π