How To Batch Cook Chicken For The Week
Are you a meal prepper? Or do you prefer to cook your food in “real time” throughout the week? I fall somewhere in the middle. I like to prep out some items to have on hand to set me up for success, but I also like to cook throughout the week. One of the main things that I like to prep are my proteins. If I can batch cook some protein for the week, I am more likely to stay on track in that area. I want to share some tips and recipes for batch cooking proteins today! In this post I’ll specifically be sharing how to batch cook chicken for the week!
Prepare & Cook Your Chicken
There are plenty of ways that you can cook chicken. Instant pot, crockpot, grill, stove top, air fryer. For this week I chose to just cook them in my Caraway pan, with a little bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, and herb garlic seasoning. I sear both sides on high heat, then lower the temperature, and cover the pan for them to cook through. After cooking, I weighed my chicken and found that both chicken breasts were 10 ounces each. I decide to cut each in half so that I would have 5 ounces per serving. (Measuring at this point makes it SO easy to track your macros later!)
2 Chicken Breasts – 4 Meals
Out of these 2 chicken breasts that I cooked, I was able to create 4 different meals. This is not only economical, but also a great way to keep from getting BORED with eating chicken every day. I am not saying you NEED to eat chicken every day, but it sure makes things simple sometimes when you don’t have the time or capacity to spend in the kitchen. Continue reading to see each recipe card, and be sure to scroll to the video at the bottom for all the fun in the process!
Meal 1: Chicken Salad
Low Carb day friendly Chicken Salad. This one is a favorite for me! A cool chicken salad on a hot day is refreshing, filling, and just plain tasty. Shred up half your chicken breast in a food processor, add the rest of ingredients and mix well. Serve over lettuce for low carb day, or with crackers, or on a sandwich bread for regular macro day!
Meal 2: Sliced Salad Topping
I love a good salad. When I began the Faster Way I had to learn how to eat more than just salads. Haha! I still enjoy salads, but I learned how to add protein and other toppings, to create a more balanced plate. When I am in a time crunch throwing a salad in a bowl is the easiest meal for me. If I have some sliced up chicken in the fridge also, I can literally throw it on there and call it a day! I always like to have some sliced or shredded chicken on hand for that reason.
Meal 3: Hawaiian Chicken Rice Bowl
I am sooo excited to share this new recipe with you. I don’t even know if you can call it a recipe, as you are just combining some different ingredients into a bowl! In a pan you will sauté some zucchini, onions, and pineapple. Meanwhile prepare some rice. You can do caulirice for low carb day, or brown rice for a regular macro day! Pour your rice in a bowl, top with zucchini, onions, pineapple, and chicken. Lastly (the magic ingredient) drizzle Primal Kitchen‘s Hawaiian BBQ sauce over the top of chicken (or the whole bowl for that matter)! So simple and DELISH.
Meal 4: Chicken Caesar Wraps
This one is another “recipe” that is super simple to create! Out of your remaining chicken breast, slice up some pieces to create a delicious wrap. I love the Siete brand almond flour tortillas. Warm your tortilla, place chicken, lettuce, and maybe even a sprinkle of parmesan if you want, then drizzle with ceaser or ranch dressing! I enjoy Tessemae’s, Sprouts, or a homemade dump ranch.
Let’s see it all come together!
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