A huge part of reaching your targets is ensuring that you are prepared in the kitchen. Every single time I ask women what they struggle with most, the answer is nutrition! This Crunchy Lime Chicken Salad Meal Prep Bowl will save the day!
If this is true for you, then part of the strategy needs to be meal prep. Thinking and working ahead means that you will have a great balanced meal to enjoy, no matter what time of day. You can decide on your macronutrient breakdown according to your goals (how many carbohydrates, fats and proteins). Furthermore, you can load it with micronutrients in order to help you improve overall health.
I’ve made this bowl twice this week. Mainly because it’s so delicious (I mean the dressing is almost drinkable itself), but also because it’s hearty and lasts a long time in the fridge. You can then divide the ingredients into some containers and save for your meals. I leave these undressed until I want to eat them. I also follow a portion control method using my hand as a guide!
1 palm of protein – a palm size serving of the chicken
1 cupped palm of carbs -the quinoa
2 fists of vegetables -the cabbage salad
1 thumb of fat – the dressing
Crunchy Lime Chicken Salad Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts cubed and cooked I season with salt, pepper, garlic
- 1/2 cup Quinoa Cook according to package directions.
- 4 cups Cabbage, finely chopped
- 1 Red pepper, chopped
- 1 cup Edamame beans
- 2 Green onions, diced
- 2 Carrots, shredded 2 small, or 1 large
- handful Cilantro, chopped
- Optional a sprinkle of peanuts on top
Dressing
- 4 tbsp All natural peanut butter
- 2 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce Or sub coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 inch Piece of ginger
- 1 Lime, juiced
- 1/4-1/2 cup Water to thin dressing
Instructions
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Prepare chicken and quinoa and allow to cool.
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Chop cabbage, red peppers, green onions, cilantro and add to a bowl. Add edamame beans and mix.
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Blend the dressing ingredients in a magic bullet, thinning as necessary with water.
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In your meal prep bowls, follow your palm as a guide and add a palm of chicken(around 4 ounces), a cupped hand of carbs -quinoa, 2 fists of veg -cabbage salad, and a thumb of fat -dressing.
