Joanna Gaines is sharing some of her go-to meals that she makes on a meal prep day. See the protein packed foods the former HGTV star cooked up and has at the ready on hectic days.
Joanna Gaines Shares Her Easy Sheet Pan Meal Prep
On September 1, Gaines took to Instagram to share a video of her doing a giant meal prep session. Though she said she usually sets aside a Sunday to tackle this task, this time a chocolate cake was the priority and her prep cooking was delayed a day.
“I typically meal prep on Sundays but yesterday was chocolate cake day🤭 Today, I prepped meals for the week that are packed full of protein (approx 45g per meal) and complex carbs,” she shared in the caption. “My kids wanted in on the action so I made extra for them. It took two hours but now we have healthy lunch and dinner options for this busy week packed full of work, school and weeknight games.”
Gaines continued, “I just put everything on a sheet pan and add olive oil, salt and pepper, (plus lemon and dill for salmon) and cook at 375 for 15 minutes or until meat is cooked to proper temp. Steak I seared and cooked in cast iron skillet.”
She noted, “Trying to make [personal trainer] @donsaladino proud over here as we tackle his September challenge 💪🏽!!!!”
The “Magnolia Table” star added, “Proteins: chicken, steak, salmon” and “Complex carbs: sourdough bread, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, rice.”
Joanna Gaines Shares Her ‘Weird’ Trick for Dinnertime Chaos
In an August 2025 interview with Delish, Gaines shared one of her strategies for handling dinnertime chaos. With five kids and their Magnolia empire, it’s hard to believe she has much time to spend fixing a complicated dinner.
“I have a weird thing I do when it’s like crunch time, because I always feel like I never have enough time to make dinner,” she said. “I pretend like I’m just in a competition show and pots are floating. That motivates me. I’m trying to beat the clock. I literally play that game in my mind every time I’m cooking.”
She noted, “It’s a tornado.”
Thankfully she gets help with the cleanup. “It’s someone’s chore every night. So every kid has to pick it up,” Gaines noted. “But [husband] Chip is always like, ‘Man, if you just clean up as you go, Jo, this wouldn’t be [so hard].’ And I’m like, ‘I actually do really great in chaos.'”
The “Magnolia Table” star added, “The chaos makes it more dramatic and fun. It’s fun for me. I don’t want it to be clean and boring.”
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