Meal Prep: March 4th
Overview
Chicken Burrito Bowls with Homemade Chipotle Sauce
One Pot Cajun Pasta
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Before you dive in, let me share a couple of insights to give you a better grasp of my meal prep process. My mission is simple: to make your weekdays stress-free and your meals delicious. Currently, I make meal planned lunches for both my husband and me. We exclusively plan meals from Monday through Thursday. Wondering why? Well, it's a shared sentiment between my husband and me that by Friday, leftovers lose a bit of their charm. Who wants day 5 leftovers? Certainly not us. To keep things interesting, we adopt a two-and-two approach. Each of us enjoys two days of one recipe and two days of another. This way, we avoid the monotony of eating the same lunch throughout the week. As far as the meal prepped breakfasts those usually last us 3-4 mornings. Feel free to customize each recipe batch to suit your needs – whether you want to scale it down or amp it up! Happy prepping!
Chicken Burrito Bowls with Homemade Chipotle Sauce
Makes 4 Servings
What You’ll Need:
1 lb chicken thighs or breast
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 packet taco seasoning
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 tbsp avocado oil
FOR THE CHIPOTLE SAUCE
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1 pepper in adobo sauce + 2 tbsp of sauce (from a can)
1 tbsp minced garlic
Juice of 1/2 lime
Handful of cilantro
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
Salsa
Sour cream
Guacamole
Shredded cheese
Freshly chopped cilantro
Instructions:
1. Season the chicken with taco seasoning. I used almost a full packet of taco seasoning!
2. Add avocado oil to a skillet on medium high heat. Once hot add the chicken and cook for 5-7 min per side until fully cooked. Once finished, let it rest for a few min then slice into bite size pieces.
3. Once the chicken is out of the pan I like to add the sliced onion and bell peppers to the same pan (less dishes + flavor from the chicken!!) and sauté for about 7-10 min, until almost soft! I like the veggies to still have a bit of a crunch.
4. To make the chipotle sauce add the greek yogurt, chipotle pepper & adobo sauce, minced garlic, lime juice, and cilantro to a blender. Blend on high for a few minutes until smooth.
5. To each meal prep container add the rice, veggies, chicken, and drizzle on the chipotle sauce. Feel free to have this with any other of your favorite toppings. I added to mine chips, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa!
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One Pot Cajun Pasta
Makes 6 Servings
WHAT you’ll need:
1 lb andouille chicken sausage
1 lb brown rice pasta
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 small red onion,diced
3 tsp cajun seasoning
3 1/2 cups Chicken stock
1 14 oz can fire roasted crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 cup Half and half
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp avocado oil
Salt & pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In a large pot or dutch oven add in 1 tbsp avocado oil on medium high heat. Slice the sausage into pieces and add to the pan. These are already cooked but we are just going to brown them for about 5-7min. Stirring every few min!
2. Once the sausage is crispy add in in the diced peppers and onion as well as the cajun seasoning. Sauté for about 3-4 min until slightly tender.
3. Add the minced garlic and sauté for 1-2 more minutes.
4. Add the chicken stock, half and half, crushed tomatoes, and the pasta. Mix well and cover.
5. Turn on high and bring to a boil. Cook for about 9-11 min stirring every few minutes so that the noodles are properly cooked. By the end the liquid will have been soaked up by the noodles and the sauce will have thickened up!
6. Finally, add in the fresh parmesan cheese and stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste! Enjoy!
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