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Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls

Meal prep ideas can be so helpful during the week to keep your diet on track. These Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls are delicious and healthy make-ahead meals!

Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls

Thrilled to share my Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls with you today!  My husband and I decided we wanted to try the meal prep world by preparing a weeks worth of food before hand. These Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls were soooo good and it was so convenient having them prepared and ready to eat. We chose to make 8 bowls worth of food. This equates to 4 days of meals for 2 people. This allowed us flexibility for the other days to have a different lunch.

Ingredients

Here’s your line-up of ingredients. We decided to add 5 different vegetables to mix it up a little. You could simplify it by using 3 different types. We used some disposable Tupperware containers you can find at your local grocery store. They worked great for our portions.

Grilled Chicken Recipes

Grill up my Taco and Lime Chicken to get started.

You’ll need 16 ounces of cooked quinoa and 16 ounces of cooked brown rice. Cook them both according to package directions. We cooked extra so we could freeze some and save for future meals.

Roast your veggies. Note that the cauliflower takes longer to cook, so I recommend putting the cauliflower on it’s own baking sheet.

Here we have french haricot vert green beans, asparagus, and brussels sprouts. Asparagus only takes 7 minutes to roast so those come out early.

Meal Prep Ideas

 Here is the post-cooked line up. This is what makes up your “bowls.” Again, you can ease up the process by choosing 3 or less different types of vegetables. We cooked 5 different types for diversity and added 1.5 cups worth to each meal.

 Brown rice.

 Roasted cauliflower. This is my favorite. So flavorful! Here is the recipe.

 My Grilled Taco Lime Chicken, cubed.

 Roasted asparagus, ready to go.

 A bit of charred corn. See my recipe and photos HERE.

 Roasted haricot verts.

MEAL PREP TIME

-These 8 meals took Cullen and I about 2 hours but that includes the photo shoot. We figure it will take one skilled cook or two novice cooks 1 to 1.5 hours.
-For the best chicken flavor, marinate the chicken for 5 to 8 hours, or overnight.

5 from 3 votes

Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls

Meal prep ideas can be so helpful during the week to keep your diet on track. These Grilled Chicken Veggie Bowls are delicious and healthy make-ahead meals!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 662kcal
Author: Jenny
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Ingredients

  • 16 ounces cooked quinoa
  • 16 ounces cooked brown rice
  • 4 cups/32 ounces roasted asparagus chopped
  • 4 cups/32 ounces roasted broccoli florets
  • 4 cups/32 ounces roasted cauliflower florets
  • 32 ounces prepared Grilled Taco Lime Chicken cubed

Optional (would replace any of the vegetables above)

  • 4 cups haricot verts
  • 4 cups roasted brussel sprouts
  • 4 cups charred corn

Instructions

  • To prepare your bowls, we used 3-cup To Go snack containers. Place 1/4 cup brown rice and 1/4 cup quinoa into each container. Top with a total of 1 1/2 cups of your cooked vegetables. Mix up the type of vegetables for each bowl so you have a variety each day. Add 4 ounces or 1/2 cup of your cubed chicken. We added salsa or hot sauce to season to our liking after we reheated the bowl in the microwave. A low fat dressing would work as well. Store these in the refrigerator and when you are ready microwave until heated through.
  • Note: To roast vegetables, place them onto a large baking sheet, drizzle lightly with olive oil, and season with kosher salt and pepper. Cook in oven at 375 degrees until fork tender. Time will vary depending on vegetable.

Notes

To roast vegetables, place them onto a large baking sheet, drizzle lightly with olive oil, and season with kosher salt and pepper. Cook in oven at 375 degrees until fork tender. Time will vary depending on vegetable.

Nutrition

Calories: 662kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 2648mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 3025IU | Vitamin C: 460.4mg | Calcium: 277mg | Iron: 7.3mg
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