Meal Prep Like a PRO | 5 Different Meals in Less Than 1 Hour
This is a new approach to meal prep, in this video I'll show you how to create 5 different meals in less than one hour. These recipes are high-protein because of the chicken breasts, tasty with spices and a variety of ingredients, and healthy by offering a balanced range of vegetables.Meal prepping is a great way of sticking to your specific diet, you can tailor the recipes to suit your budget, making them an affordable option for feeding yourself during the week.The problem is eating the same meal all week gets really, boring really quickly and doesn't offer a diverse range of nutrition.So check this recipe out and I'll show you how to change the way you think about and approach meal prep.
Ingredients
- CHICKEN
- 5 x chicken breasts
- Spice blends
- Cooking oil
- Salt
- RICE
- 2 x cups or 80g per portion basmati rice
- 4 x teaspoons cumin seeds
- ROASTED VEGETABLES
- *Use whatever you can get this recipe is really adaptable
- 1 x carrot
- 1 x butternut squash
- 1 x red onion
- 1 x broccoli
- 1 x cauliflower
- Chilli flakes
- Salt & pepper
- Oil
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by butterflying it, then seasoning with oil, salt and the spice blends.
- Leave to marinate for 20 minutes to 24 hours.
- Wash the rice 2 or 3 times in water, strain and leave to sit and dry off.
- Fry the cumin seeds in a little cooking oil for 1 to 2 minutes, then add the raw rice and toast for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Then add 1.5 times (by volume) water to rice (for me 3 cups of water for my 2 cups of rice) and salt.
- Place a lid on the pan, turn the heat to high, bring to a simmer. Once simmering turn the heat to low and cook for 10-15 minutes OR until all the water has been absorbed.
- For the vegetables, whatever your using just cut it in order an hardness. So start with the hardest (carrots) and cut everything slightly larger than that. The cauliflower i used in this recipe was the softest so it was cut the largest. (see pics)
- Roast the veg until everything is evenly cooked.
- While thats roasting you can cook your chicken. In a saute pan it'll take 3-5 minutes per breast (this is the beauty of butterflying) or under the grill (broiler).
- Let everything cool and box up your varied meal prep for the week.