Chicken Bacon Ranch Meal Prep
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 8 pieces bacon
- 2 large chicken breasts
- 1 large head broccoli
- Ranch dressing of your choice I used Trader Joe's buttermilk ranch
Chicken Seasoning (Measure with your heart)
- Smoked paprika
- Cayenne powder
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Pepper
- Salt
- Basil
- Oregano
- Dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut the bacon into small pieces and lay them on one side of a sheet pan. On the other side, place the broccoli florets. Drizzle the broccoli with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake the bacon and broccoli in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, flipping the bacon halfway through.
- Rinse the quinoa under cold water.
- In a small pot, combine the rinsed quinoa and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 8 minutes, or until the water is absorbed.
- Cut the chicken breasts into small pieces.
- In a bowl, combine the chicken seasoning ingredients listed above.
- Heat some olive oil in a saucepan and add the seasoned chicken. Sauté until the chicken is cooked through.
- Divide the cooked chicken, crumbled bacon (2 pieces per container), and 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa into four separate meal prep containers.
- Drizzle ranch dressing over the chicken, bacon, and quinoa in each container. Alternatively, you can add a small dressing container with ranch dressing to add on the day of consumption.
- Seal the meal prep containers and refrigerate.
- Reheat and enjoy the Chicken Bacon Ranch Meal Prep throughout the week.