Meal Prep Sunday
This week we decided to make some recipes that are completely new to us.
Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatos
The first meal that we are making, which will be our dinner for the week, is from Against All Grain, and looks delicious!
We decided on this meal because it looked good! Haha! And because it has chicken, dairy (which I’m supposed to be eating more of via InsideTracker), and sweet potatoes, which are a great high fiber, slow burning carb. I also really like buffalo spicy things.
All of the props for this meal go to Against All Grain at the link below. We did however change a few things to accommodate our dietary needs. The exact ingrediets that we used are listing below.
INGREDIENTS:
* 2 bags of Trader Joe’s sweet potatoes (32 ounce each) *white or orange are both great
* 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling:
* 3 pounds boneless, skinless organic chicken breast
* 1/2 cup hot sauce
* 1/3 cup coconut oil
* 1 teaspoon sea salt
* 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 2 teaspoon white vinegar
* ¼ cup celery, diced
* ¼ cup carrots, diced
* 1 onion
* 1/4 cup chives
Dressing:
* 1/2 cup just mayo from Safeway
* 1/4 cup coconut milk from Trader Joe’s
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
* ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
Click here for complete cooking instructions on Against All Grain
This will provide 8 meals (Monday – Thursday)
Nutrition info per meal:
Calories 631
Fat 28 grams
Carbs 52 grams
Protein 42 grams
The taste report:
Holy smokes this is definitely in my top 3 meal prep dinners that we’ve ever made! It’s outrageously delicious!
If you like spicy with blue cheese at all, you’ll LOVE this dish.
I can’t wait until I get to have it again tomorrow night :-).
Salsa Verde Chicken
This will be our lunch this week, and is from the Just Jessie B website. The sauce is fantastic (I just taste tested it ;-)).
INGREDIENTS:
* 12 oz tomatillo salsa (aka “salsa verde”)
* 1 cup raw cashew pieces from Trader Joe’s
* 1 cup light coconut milk from Trader Joe’s
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 tsp pepper
* 1 tsp cumin
* 1 tsp garlic powder
* Juice of 1/2 lemon
* 3 pounds organic chicken from Trader Joe’s
* Fresh chopped cilantro, for garnish
Click here for complete cooking instructions on Just Jessie B
This will provide 10 meals/lunches (Monday – Friday)
Nutrition info per meal:
Calories 242
Fat 8 grams
Carbs 9 grams
Protein 34 grams
*When eating this meal I will also have 1 cup of oatmeal to get more carbs.
The taste report:
We really had some winners this week. After both of these dishes I was licking my plate (and I’m totally serious about this).
This dish has a fantastic creamy, and spicy taste and texture to it.
If you like coconut with some salsa spice, you’ll really like this meal. It could really be made for lunch or dinner.
Snacks For The Week Include:
* Quest Bars – I like the double chocolate
* Trader Joe’s Plantain Chips
* Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Seeds
* Cliff Bars (post workout only) – I like the chocolate chip, and coconut chocolate chip
* BHU Fit Bars – These are a new bar that I’m reviewing
* Mom’s Granola – So good!
