# Batch cooking for beginners: cook two hours, eat all week

> Batch cooking without the rows of plastic containers from Instagram. Three recipes that reheat well and a realistic method.

- **Published:** 2026-07-26 · **Updated:** 2026-09-01
- **Canonical URL:** https://mezze-app.com/guides/batch-cooking-for-beginners

## What batch cooking isn't

It's not twelve identical meal-prep containers. It's cooking one base in quantity (a curry, a soup, a pot of rice) and spinning it across several days.

## The recipes that work for it

What reheats well: stews, legumes, tomato sauces, soups. What reheats badly: pasta already sauced, eggs, anything that has to stay crispy.

- Coconut red lentil curry: 4 portions, freezes.
- Roasted tomato soup: 4 bowls, better the next day.
- Orzo salad: 4 portions, eaten cold until Wednesday.

## How Mezze helps

Pick three recipes from your cookbook, set portions to 4 or 6, and the grocery list adds up. The planner shows which day you eat what, and reminds you that Monday's curry is also Wednesday's.

## Related

- https://mezze-app.com/recipes/red-lentil-curry-indian-inspired-dal
- https://mezze-app.com/recipes/herb-grilled-cheese-roasted-tomato-soup
- https://mezze-app.com/recipes/serves/4

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