Even if you like vegetables, “hidden vegetables” are the way to go for meal prep because nearly nothing else reheats well

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

@LancesArmorStriking

Жыл бұрын

Root vegetables are the only acceptable answer, everything else turns to mush Oh and celery for some reason

@heinzarniaung2915

Жыл бұрын

@@LancesArmorStriking high fibre content?

@benhamin9305

Жыл бұрын

@@LancesArmorStriking imagine having a shit hole's flag as your profile pic lmao

@TheWonkster

Жыл бұрын

Roasted broc or green beans reheat just fine if you don't nuke the hell out of them

The way you hold your fork makes me question everything you've ever said.

@alexill

Жыл бұрын

That was WILD

@br0dy32

Жыл бұрын

In his Q&A he talked about how it gives you more leverage that way. I'm thinking, how much leverage do you need? You're literally just picking up a bite of food.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

I have bursitis

@dynaguy6970

Жыл бұрын

Oh hey @poppybr0s, you must be new here.

@chubbyninja975

Жыл бұрын

You guys are assholes

What's funny is: frozen veggies are healthier (more vitamin dense) than fresh. Depending on where you live and shop, 'fresh' veggies could have had 1-2 weeks in transit & storage between farm and end-user purchase. In that time they are losing water to evaporation naturally and water soluble nutrients to leeching. While frozen veggies are usually frozen in minutes to hours after being picked locking in those nutrients. Rule: "If texture doesn't matter for the final dish, then use frozen. It's healthier and typically cheaper"

@michealholden2888

Жыл бұрын

I buy frozen just to save $ , besides a few fruites I like fresh , like kiwi 🤔

@michealholden2888

Жыл бұрын

Frozen berries good for shakes also

@colinm366

Жыл бұрын

Plus frozen is usually already cut

@barnmaddo

Жыл бұрын

IDK whenever I compare the nutrition information on the back of a pack of frozen vegetables it never has nearly as many vitamins as the fresh stuff claims.

@Treasure-bl3cn

Жыл бұрын

I once bought frozen carrots and I wanted to vomit. seriously I don't understand that

This is absolutely delicious! My 16yo introduced me to your channel a couple months back and we started meal prepping together. We both do strength training so this is perfect for staying on point with nutrition. As a busy solo parent of two, I really appreciate how easy the recipes are to follow. Josh has a killer sense of humor too. I love it! Thank you.

love how he holds his utensils differently each vid

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Wat

@nexus99lol

Жыл бұрын

I rellay don't know why but it is somehow aggravating XD

@barnmaddo

Жыл бұрын

Why isn't everyone talking about how he's holding his fork? That's just wrong.

@Crokto

Жыл бұрын

@@barnmaddo cuz were too busy talking about how good a job he did getting the sauce into the blender

@adamcimrmann

Жыл бұрын

@@barnmaddo he eats weird normally, so it became a running joke in his video to just hold the utensil differently in each video.

One thing I started doing with my rice for Butter Chicken, is adding the turmeric and a couple bay leaves in the rice cooker. Super nice yellow color and nice aromatic tasty rice; plus you won't have to worry about it staining your blender like you said.

@legendarygary2744

4 ай бұрын

That’s a great tip!

LOL Love the troll stomping. Also, your hate for vegetables is hilarious! I had a good laugh! Great content and it looks delicious.

Part of my Sunday always includes your videos. You don't disappoint. I'll definitely make this.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support 😎

1 year update: the algorithm still works! You were the 3rd meal prep video to come up soon as I entered the rabbit hole, and now I’ve subscribed and added a number of your recipes to my meal-prep playlist. Indian, Mexican, and Italian are my favorite meal prep go-to’s, so you’ve earned yourself a fan from a fellow Josh. Can’t wait to try this 🧈 🐓

I'm a huge fan of Indian food and this recipe is a godsend. I've never been able to imitate the Indian curry I eat in restaurants, but this is the closest I've come. Of course no home cook is going to beat a trained Indian chef's curry, but with these macros I can't complain. The amount of heat for me was perfect as well. Oh, and thanks for the tip about the turmeric in advance. This was the first thing I blended with my new blender and there was no discoloration :).

I literally just made this 6 hours before you posted! Absolutely delicious. My sauce was a little chunky though, might need a better blender.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the note. I’ll add something about the blender to the recipe 👍

@ericleyton4153

Жыл бұрын

What type of blender do you have if you don't mind me asking? I have a decent Ninja and a ninja bullet so I'm thinking one of those two should get this pretty smooth.

also big props for getting nearly all the sauce and not wasting any.

"It all tastes like shit like shit to me so why bother"... CLASSIC!!!

"now my sauce is blended, I tell my skillet GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE"

I just made this and it's SOOOO good! I added some curry powder, cayenne, a little lime, and extra salt cause it was a little bland as is. I love that it's full of veggies but you can't even tell. I grew up a picky eater and even though I've come out of it quite a bit, I still prefer to eat "safe" foods so this is something I can look forward to eating!! Do you have any more "hidden veggie" recipes??

@andyarnold6507

Жыл бұрын

He’s got a Mac and cheese meal prep with hidden vegetables, but I haven’t made that one. He may have more on his website tho.

Hey Josh, greetings from Germany! About that stained blender. You can try using citric acid (over here we have a food safe one, not sure about the States) or just lemon juice with baking powder. Add boiled water and let it rest a couple minutes. Saved my containers, might save your blender too :) Also a huge thank you for your channel and work and.. being you I guess. Been looking for a good meal prep helper for ages and I am glad I now finally found one :) Stay safe!

@beccadaviiidd

Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful!! I’m about to salvage all my stained dishes

@lauradavis3559

Жыл бұрын

In the US, you can find citric acid in the canning section of Walmart or a grocery store.

@Alezandr

Жыл бұрын

Super Tipp! Danke

The community would appreciate a vegetable tier list.

@TheDarklingWolf

Жыл бұрын

I can see it now A: B: C: D: E: F: Literally every vegetable in existence.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

I’ve actually been rating them every time I come across a new one over on my Instagram page 👍

@thinix396

Жыл бұрын

S: onions A: potatoes If you don’t agree you’re wrong 😤

@Plibt_

Жыл бұрын

@@thinix396 Onion>Potatoes>Cabbage> Every other known vegetable.

@toren2099

Жыл бұрын

@@Plibt_ peppers I would say tomatoes but there a fruit

Looks delicious, definitely going to try this one. Gotta thank you for so many great meal prep videos, Josh. I cook every Sunday for my week ahead and your videos made a huge difference. Great content again. Your fork holding technique is crazy dude @7:46 I think you might need some professional help on that. But seriously thanks man, your videos and recipes are awesome.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

thank you 😎

Hello Mr. Mayor, thanks for making such consistently great content! Started following you years ago when I went off to college and was cooking for myself for the first time, and now I’m a med student still using your recipes to keep myself fed and healthy. Keep up the great work!! 🥇

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

amazing, thanks for your support 😎

You are so funny. I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos and I’m so happy I found your channel.

I just hit Like out of habit with your vids. Never been disappointed. Keep it up, Josh!

@TheDarklingWolf

Жыл бұрын

Worst is when I come back to rewatch one and almost always remove my like because I go to hit the button again.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support 😎

@Saihbreas28

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMealPrepManual 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️

As a south asian, that looks incredible! Can't wait to try it out

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😎

This is an awesome recipe. Turned out great, and I love the hidden vegetables.

Will try this for sure, interesting way of holding your fork tho !!

Having just discovered you...thank you! Love these videos and love the website and recipe list. This channel is single handedly helping me finally stay on my diet, as the food has been delicious and prep time is much shorter than when I tried to just figure it out myself. Can't wait to see more in the future.

This is one of my favorite dishes, i freeze mine rather than chill it so i can have a different meals through the week. I tend to make chicken tikka masala as they are basically the same except for the kasoori methi / fenugreek. I'll give adding extra veg to the sauce a try, swede, carrots, turnips plenty of onions and cauliflower as that is what i have to hand in the freezer. Thanks for the recipe, tak care God bless one and all.

I think Its incredible how much work you put into this videos. I’m blown away. Thank you no much.

finally got round to making this recipe, got to say it's outstandingly good! Thanks for the great recipes you keep giving us. Andy Hull UK

Dude, i just discovered your videos by accident and what the hell!!! they are so good and come on such a perfect timing! Thank you!

This recipe is incredible! Made it today.

Heinous repugnant vegetables is my favourite new description.

This is my food for the week. I already have a favorite butter chicken recipe, but I'm gonna use soy curls for the chicken and carrots instead of butternut squash. The carrots are already sweet, so I'll omit the peanut butter.

Just made this! Tripled the Recipe, it's delicious. I did add a bit more of the Garam Masala and Chili Powder, but that was just to taste. Thanks for this one!

A way to make chicken breast work is to use a sous vide if you got one. 58 degrees celsius for 3 hours makes the chicken breast absolutely perfect and juicy as hell. It's my go-to method of prepping chicken breast.

Another good work around to not stain your blender would be to blend all the veggies before cooking them. Then cook them down and add all of the spices.

@milesparris4045

Жыл бұрын

You get better flavor from the spices if you cook them in oil as he did.

@cabby1337dc

Жыл бұрын

@@milesparris4045 you can't cook the spices in oil before you add the veggies?

@milesparris4045

Жыл бұрын

@@cabby1337dc Yes, you could cook the vegetables and blend them, then bloom the spices in oil before adding them back. I just bought a blender with a glass pitcher so no staining worries.

I am using similar recipe but without "hidden veggies" and with evaporated milk in place of cream or yogurt

I love your hidden veggie meals! Please do more!

0:06 What a bizarre way to hold a spoon lol

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Normal way you mean

Made this recipe twice now! Both with sous vide chicken breast(3hrs on 58degrees celsius) and baked chicken thigh, its extremely nice

the way you hold a fork gets me every time lmfao

I made the hidden Mac and cheese and was not disappointed so I must make this

Awesome channel so glad I found it. Can’t wait to try all these out over Xmas. 🎉

The eight recipy i cook, and by far the best thing i cooked i na very long time.. Normally i freeze four meals, but i think i'm eating Butter Chicken the rest of the week....

Looks awesome!! Definitely gonna try this one. Thanks again for everything you do!!

My fiance is obsessed with this recipe. It keeps really well, I made it on Sunday and he was eating it until next Friday. He is already asking when I can make it again.

this channel consistently makes vegetables look delicious

Anyone new to Kashmiri chili powder, it hits differently than other chili powders. It will seem mild at first but will build pretty quick so start small and work up from there. Makes Indian food taste so much better than using cayenne pepper.

This looks amazing, I'm definitly going to try this and share with friends!

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Your commentary makes these videos. The food is good too

Blending (I usually grill them a bit before doing so) my vegetables was the key to get my sons eat more vegetables ;-)

Yummy, I love butter chicken! Thanks for sharing Josh! Maybe you can share a Mediterranean dish in the future, I loved to see that as well.😄👍🏼

So good. Really solid recipe here, wish I could find a naan substitute for the rice. Like protein naan.

Holding a fork like that is a crime against humanity

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Don’t tell the deep state

7:58 new way to hold fork just dropped

"I dont like waiting" Waits to put chicken in because the oven isn't ready

Good buttered chicken is so thick you can hide the declaration of independence from Nicholas Cage inside it.

Gonna try this for sure, thanks for the recipe!

Was waiting for an Indian recipe and this is fire!

Ayyyy love that you use macro factor

Can’t wait to try this recipe!

Thanks for covering all the bases and reminding me that the calories all even out in the end.

That looks like my next meal prep, tys!

Easiest pound of vegetables I've ever eaten. This recipe is actually amazing.

If you have burned on food on your pans hit it with Barkeeper's Friend. It will clean anything.

This works for staining in tupperware, so might work for your blender. Warm soapy water and through in some paper towel. Shake for one minute.

Pro-tip: Instead of adding sugar(ish) stuff, use baking soda to neutralize tomato acids. VERY small amounts, give it a good mix, until the bubbles go away (looks like it was carbonated as the acids break down) & taste, add a little again and repeat until it tastes perfect. Thank you for the recipe!

Kudos to using your knife back (not blade) when scraping the board!

Love me some curry. And vegetables I won't know are there? This is on next weeks menu pal.

As an Indian, I approve this meal prep

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

😎😎

looks good.... and is convincing me to maybe try chicken thighs. (i usually avoid it because i hate how extra fat is on them. totally avoid drumsticks for this reason tho they are so iconic in cartoons and kids books and stuff.) seems to me you were able to trim them pretty good! ahhhhh turmeric. The Yellowing. x__x sidenote: visited a friend last weekend and we made the spring rolls and chicken kelguin. she LOOOOOOOOOOVED the spring rolls. i ended up being the assembler and maker of all but the chicken on that. personally the other one was my fav. gonna try the spring rolls one more time, since we only had like.... 6 baby carrots to try it with, which was sparse. (ALWAYS forget *something* at the damn store. and here i even remembered to bring a veg peeler for this thing, since apparently that makes me a chef and mere mortals do not actually really use their kitchen. measuring cups? posh! if you're LUCKY. hers was bare bones but mostly had stuff that was needed.* also, wasn't sure how MUCH of all the diff things to put in the rolls or how many i should be making. i imagine that would change the taste a bit.

I usually do the hidden veg trick when I make a quick pasta. Ill blend up a can of chickpeas and add them to my sauce for extra protein. Ends up making the sauce more creamy and you don't taste them one bit.

First time i have seen a fork held like that 7:47 hehe With that being said i love your vids 👍

Great video. My only gripe with your recipes is that you use grams for everything and then you use some sort of weird mix between approximation and cups for rice.

@RoukeBroersma

Жыл бұрын

Sends me up the wall, approximation for cups of COOKED rice 😭

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Different kinds of rice and methods of preparation can lead to different weights. Some styles ask for a 2:1 water to rice ratio and some much less. I used to do it the way you are wanting and I would get too many complaints from people saying that their rice was either watery or uncooked. It’s better for me to just allow people to choose their own method and type of rice and say how much cooked rice I’m using.

@RoukeBroersma

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMealPrepManual I understand not telling people how to cook the rice, but I would still like uncooked weights so I don't have to reverse engineer from a cooked volume. It's literally impossible for me to guesstimate how much rice to cook to end up with a given cooked rice in volume (or weight).

I made this and royally screwed it up but it was still pretty good. Cheers man :-)

“It all tastes like shit anyway so why bother”😂😂😂

off topic, but saw your comment stating that you have bursitis. don’t know what types of treatments or supplements you’ve tried, but you might want to look into incorporating more turmeric either as is or as supplements, ginger, and/or glucosamine chondroitin supplements. not sure if the glucosamine chondroitin can help with inflammation, but i do know it can help with joint issues.

I like this recipe. Personally I'd take the extra time to make yellow rice just to spice it up a bit more. Not that you really need it, I just like it.

Frozen vegetables are arguably better since the flash freezing helps prevent nutrient degradation during shipping

Now he's just trolling us with that fork holding

A little comment for the German speaking viewers: Ich habe das nachgekocht und hierzu will ich ein paar Eindrücke teilen. Das Essen schmeckt gut und ist für meal prep super geeignet. Ich habe anstatt Kürbis und Blumenkohl eine Packung "TK Kaisergemüse" gekauft, bestehend aus Karotten Karottenscheiben, Blumenkohl und Brokkoli. Ich habe 500g verwendet. Die Packung hat einen Inhalt von 1000g. Am Ende war mir das zu viel Fleisch und zu wenig Soße. Im Nachhinein hätte ich persönlich weniger Flesch genommen und dafür mehr Gemüse. Ich habe jetzt schon 3 Portionen gesessen und habe noch 2 vor mir. Das letzte Mal habe ich das Fleisch in den Mixer geworfen um es bisschen klein zu bekommen. Mit bisschen Milch war das dann eine grobe Paste die ich viel lieber zu dem Reis gegessen habe als so viel Fleisch in relativ großen Stücken (hätte man auch kleiner schneiden können). Genommen habe ich Putenbrust, diese in der Pfanne angebraten (nicht im Ofen). Werde ich wieder kochen aber dann mit mehr Gemüse, mehr Soße und weniger Fleisch. Gekostet hat mich alles 4,70€ pro Portion. Nährwerte in meinem Fall: 702 kcal 68,5g Kohlenhydrate | 59,3g Eiweiß | 19,4g Fett Guten Rutsch an alle :)

The great thing about curry is that the spices are so pungent, that as long as something touches the spices it'll only taste like curry. This is why if you _like_ veggies, you gotta make sure they're nice and thick so the curry flavor is just on the outside and you don't just get a mouthful of extra firm curry paste.

As someone that almost always use Turmeric i found an easy way to clean it. So for those who wonder how to clean Turmeric from the lunch box for example (or any kind of container), put towel paper (a piece or two), soap and water, close the box and shake it for few seconds. The harder you shake the better it cleans. Works like magic. No idea why it works. But as i said like magic.

Sunlight gets out turmeric stains

Thank you

@its_salah-wt6ye

2 ай бұрын

Very delicious

You said you could sub carrots instead of butternut, but what about broccoli if you don't have cauliflower?

Could you include fiber in your macros?

@TheMealPrepManual

7 ай бұрын

It’s in the works now on the website, it may take some time before it’s ready though 👍

I strain my vegies, this will make your mix smoother.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Yes but you will lose a large portion of them doing it this way. Unless your blender is incredible the small vegetable pieces would get caught up in the strainer

Any meal prep ideas that utilize an air fryer? In your Q&A video you mentioned that you use yours everyday

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to meal prep in an air fryer because it’s so small. It’s almost always faster and more efficient to just cook traditionally when it comes to meal prep

Never seen a broiler like that… the ovens I used (Germany) all were constructed like a spiral that covers the whole oven. I wonder what the reason for this „one line“ design is? Thanks for the recipe anyway… I love to snug in different vegetables in my curries. Family likes broccoli, carrots, bellpepper and chickpeas. Not very traditional but healthy.

doing this one. Thanks mate

I would Sous Vide the chicken at 146 for at least an hour. Could make the sauce first and add some of it inside the vacuum bag to cook with the sauce flavor. Sous Vide chicken is the best chicken can get... If you have a blue flame torch to sear its even better.

I love how much of the tomato sauce you were able to scoop out of the pan! Otherwise recipe looks awesome, need to try to evaluate texture of the sauce. I might prefer traditional butter chicken with roasted squash and cauliflower.

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

thank you for your service

Substitute for fenugreek powder that you would recommend?

I felt an immediate kinship with you over your hate of vegetables.

Can you do a gym/workout plan video?

YES!

Made a batch last night. Skipped the fenugreek, because I have know idea what the F that is or where to get it. It was delicious either way!

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

lol glad you enjoyed 😎

@BradleyJokerst

Жыл бұрын

On my second week of this as my dinner, and it’s by far my favorite recipe of yours that I’ve done yet. The flavor profile is crazy!

Do you think this would freeze well? Could I make a months worth of this, and just make fresh rice when I thaw it out?

@TheMealPrepManual

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@thegoofinator8522

Жыл бұрын

You don't wanna freeze rice?

@milesparris4045

Жыл бұрын

It should freeze well, but it won't reheat from frozen in the microwave. The rice will ruin and it will either take forever on a low setting or it will melt the plastic bowl. I freeze stuff like this all the time, just transfer one out of the freezer the day before.

@ryanking9217

Жыл бұрын

It will freeze just fine. Move to the fridge a day before to defrost and when you reheat to eat, put a plate or loose lid on top to trap the steam. Give it an extra minute covered after the microwave stops and the rice will be as good as new.

@gronk24

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanking9217 thanks for the input. I usually make the rice fresh, but I didn't know about letting it sit for a minute

Damn. The comment about the containers really hit me, not only did the thumbnail look way more appealing, I was still thinking "just use glass instead, better in every way".

I just found chicken masala and bbq masala omg!!