Description
This High Protein Chicken Bowl Meal Prep is a tasty and convenient option for easy meal prep. Perfect for batch cooking, it combines tender chicken with fresh veggies delivering balanced macros for high protein lunch prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 chipotle chilis in adobo sauce finely chopped plus 1 ½ tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breast cut into strips
- 1 cup long-grain white rice rinsed
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- 1 lime zested plus 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup tomatoes diced
- 1 cup frozen corn thawed
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans rinsed and drained
- ½ small red onion chopped
- Guacamole or diced avocado
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine olive oil, lime juice, chopped chipotle chilis, adobo sauce, garlic powder, and salt. Add the chicken strips, coat them well, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat, remove the chicken from the marinade, and cook it, stirring often, until fully cooked which takes about 5 minutes.
- To prepare the rice, boil water with salt, add the rice, bring back to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until tender and water is absorbed, about 15 to 18 minutes.
- Once cooked, fluff the rice and mix in lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, and extra salt as needed.
- Build your bowls by layering rice and lettuce, then top with the cooked chicken, diced tomatoes, avocado or guacamole, corn, black beans, and red onion.
Notes
- Cooked rice and chicken store well in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days
- Freeze portions in freezer-safe bags flattened for up to one month for longer storage
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 597kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 809mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g + 12g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 109mg