Elote Corn Salad Meal Prep with Chicken
Enough for four meals
Chicken:
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 packet taco seasoning
Elote Corn Salad:
- 3 1/2 cups roasted corn (1 full frozen Trader Joe’s roasted corn bag)
- 1 1/5 cups cut up cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- Juice from 1 lime
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Cumin
- Salt + pepper
- Coat chicken thighs in taco seasoning and bake at 400 for 25 minutes
- Mix together ingredients for corn salad and stir well
- Cut up chicken into bite sized pieces
- Divide into four meal containers and enjoy warm or cold for 4 days in the fridge. I personally like to heat mine up for a bit because I don’t like cold chicken
Bacon and Gruyère Egg Bites
Makes 12 Bites
• 10 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Gruyère
• 3/4 cup cottage cheese
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 6 slices of bacon
Instructions:
1. Add eggs, Gruyère cheese, and cottage cheese to a blender.
2. Blend together until smooth.
3. Pour into 12 rubber muffin trays (1/2 cup each) and top with cooked bacon
4. bake at 300°F for 30 minutes.
Reheating instructions:
I find these reheat best in the air fryer!
If frozen:
300 for 12 minutes
Not frozen:
300 for 6-7 minutes
Freezer Egg Sandwiches
Makes 6
- 6 English muffins
- 1/4 cup butter, melted to brush on English muffins
- 10 eggs
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- 6 slices cheddar cheese
Maple Chicken Sausage Patties
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp Rosemary
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- Salt + Pepper
- In a blender add in cracked eggs and cottage cheese
- Blend until smooth
- Transfer to a parchment paper lined baking dish (spray the pan before adding parchment paper and it’ll stick better)
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until cooked through middle
- While eggs are baking assemble your chicken sausage Pattie’s
- Add ground chicken, spices, and maple syrup to a bowl. Mix and form into six Pattie’s.
- Cook stovetop over medium heat with a little olive oil for about 4 minutes on each side until no longer pink in center.
- Remove from heat and set aside
- Set out English muffins on a sheet pan and brush melted butter on top
- Remove eggs from oven after cooked and let English muffins toast for 5 minutes in the oven
- Cut sandwich circles out of the eggs, enough for 6 sandwiches
- Assemble breakfast sandwiches with muffins, egg, cheese, and chicken sausage and store in parchment paper. Do not transfer to plastic bag until they have cooled and store in freezer.
- Air Fryer Reheating Instruction: (best in air fryer) From frozen: 350 for 10-12 mins flipping halfway through Not frozen: 350 for 5-6 mins flipping halfway
Adult Lunchable Series
Caprese Pesto Salad:
Per lunch:
1/2 cup fresh mozzarella balls cut in half
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes cut in fourths
2-3 tbsp pesto
2 tbsp fresh cut basil
Salt
1/2 green bell pepper
6 mini pitas