Honey Lime Chicken & Mango Meal Prep Jars
Honey Lime Chicken & Mango Meal Prep Jars
Equipment
- 4 32 oz Mason jars with dressing holders and lids
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2 C Diced chicken thighs, skinless and boneless (or chicken breast)
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 Zest of 1 lime
- 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
- 3/4 tsp Salt
For the jars
- 2 C Cooked rice or quinoa (1/2 C per jar)
- 2 C Mango, diced (about 2 mangoes) (1/2 C per jar)
- 2 C Diced red bell pepper (about 2 large peppers) If you don't digest raw vegetables well you can cook these also (1/2 C per jar)
- 2 C English cucumber, diced If you don't tolerate raw vegetable swap for zucchini and cook the zucchini, peppers and onion together (1/2 C per jar)
- 4 tbsp Diced red onion (1 tbsp per jar)
- 4 tbsp Fresh cilantro, minced (1 tbsp per jar)
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Pinch Chili powder *optional-omit if you have reflux or IBS
Instructions
- Cook the chicken. In a skillet, heat the oil, add the chicken, salt, honey and lime zest. Cook until the chicken is cooked through and the honey has caramelized and glazed the chicken in a brown color.
- While the chicken is cooking wash and dice all your veggies and cook your rice
- Layer the jars with rice, chicken, peppers, mango, cucumber, red onion and cilantro.
- In a small bowl of jar add all the dressing ingredients and stir or shake vigorously until emulsified. Divide the dressing into the 4 cups.
- Add the dressing cups and tightly seal the jars
Notes
Each Jar:
470 Calories
30g Protein
48g Carbs * If this is too high for you, you can substitute cauliflower rice
6g Fiber
