My wife started doing meal prepping on the weekends and that has made a huge difference in how our evenings go. Like you said, many of those meal box things are very expensive. I guess there is a premium to be paid for convenience. She puts together all of the casseroles and stuff like that on the weekend and then just puts them in the fridge. As soon as we get home we start the oven and throw the dish in. It is pretty uncommon for us to have the same meal twice in a couple of week span. Doing that sort of thing should be no problem with your skills!