Southwest Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
Southwestern Seasoning
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- crack of fresh pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
Salsa Quinoa
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup easy homemade salsa (or jarred salsa)
Meal Prep Bowl Garnishes
- 1/2 chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (stems and all)
- 1 14 oz. can of whole kernel corn
- 1 avocado
- 1 lime
Instructions
- The night before you make your chicken, season it with 1 tsp of salt by rubbing it into the chicken. Place in glass tupperware overnight.
- The next day, dice your onion and cilantro. Set aside. Open your jar of corn and pour into a bowl. Set this aside also. Cut your avocado in half, and then into large thick slices.
- Next, make your salsa! You can either make my Easy Homemade Salsa (which I'll link below) or you can just forget this step and used jarred salsa instead.
- Bring 2 cups of water, 1 cup of quinoa and 1 tsp of salt to boil in a medium pot. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let cook for 15 minutes. Take off the heat and let sit for 3 minutes. Fluff with a fork. To the quinoa, add 1/2 cup of the fresh salsa. Taste and adjust for salt if needed
- While your quinoa is cooking, quickly stir together your spices and make your southwestern seasoning in a small bowl. Sprinkle the southwestern seasoning evenly on both sides of chicken, rubbing it in with your hands.
- In a non-stick frying pan on medium heat, add olive oil and let it heat up. Once your oil is hot, add your chicken. Cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until done. Use a meat thermometer or cut open chicken to make sure it’s fully cooked. Once done, I sliced mine in half to divide it between meals.
- Add your quinoa to the bowl first (I added about 1/3 of a cup), followed by the corn (1/3 of cup) and about 1/4 cup of red onion. Add 3-4 slices of avocado. Add 1/2 of the cooked chicken breast. Garnish with a squeeze of lime, more salsa and chopped cilantro! Enjoy!