Made for meal prep: 12 recipes you can batch cook

Freeze this after you've cooked the meatballs and sauce. When it's dinner time, defrost it, cheese it, grill it and go.

Pasta cooks in no time, so if you have the bolognese ready then this becomes an easy, filling dinner in mere minutes.

This soup is just like a warm, comforting hug in a bowl. A hug you can freeze, that is!

Curries are the best (and easiest) of the batch recipes, and this one gets extra points for being a perfect stand-alone – no need to make the rice.

Make a few cups at once to keep in the fridge for a week of next-level breakfasts.

You can add the pasta before or after freezing, but swirl the pesto and parmesan in fresh.

Freeze the soup and cooked ham hock separately, then defrost and combine for an easy-peasy lunch.

Healthy, hearty and perfect for freezing. What more could a lazy home chef want?

This simple, tasty and freezable chilli is destined to be your meal-prepping superhero.

Simply let your cooked muffins cool and pop them in a tightly sealed container in the freezer. Now you've got a healthy breakfast ready to microwave whenever you need.

Ideal for stocking the fridge for the week ahead, you're guaranteed to be making this one on repeat.

Angie's hearty Tempeh Bolognese is perfect for meal prep, so make a double batch to stock your freezer.