make a meal
prepare a meal

He should have let them make a meal of her.

Soon, probably before the day was over, something would make a meal of his face.

We're just going to get together and make a nice meal.

I can always make a good meal in the morning.

To cut down on the energy required to make our own meals, yes.

It was big enough to make a meal for them all.

He hit you, no point in making a meal out of it.

I found it easy to make a meal on them.

They would make a nice meal, but not a quick one.

They were too small to make a meal for people, except in large numbers.