Ryan and I signed a lease on an apartment together! It’s a great place with an amazing kitchen — perfect for meal prep. However, in order to get a lease we had to put down a pretty hefty deposit. So, the theme of this week is no spend; I didn’t go grocery shopping and only used foods I had in my freezer, fridge, and pantry. Obviously, what I have lying around won’t be the same as what you have lying around, but it was surprisingly refreshing to use up some of the things I didn’t originally know what to do with.

I made 8 total servings (Ryan was away for the week).

Korean-style Beef & Spinach Rice Bowl Peanut Butter Marinated Chicken Thighs and Roasted Carrots Chicken Helper

Here are the recipes:

These were all pretty good. I used a half cup of cooked brown rice in the Korean-style ground beef and added a freshly fried egg. The method for cooking chicken helper was weird, so I cooked the macaroni and sauteed the ground chicken and onions/garlic separately. Overall, a great experience for me and for my wallet!