Easy Macro Bowl (w Chicken)
Easy Macro Bowl (with chicken)
Macro Bowls, nourish bowls – whatever you want to call them, they’re legit the best and easiest way to nail the perfectly balanced lunch that maximizes your nutrition. A little bit of food prep goes a long way with these, so preplan out what greens or salad you’re going to want to add and pre-cook your rice and chicken {see notes section below}.
Ingredients
- 150 g chicken thigh grilled and sliced
- ½ cup rice pre-cooked (as per packet instructions)
- 1 cup lettuce chopped
- 1/3 cup cucumber diced
- 1/3 cup tomato diced
- 1/3 cup red capsicum
- ¼ avocado
- 1 tsp whole egg mayo
- 20 mls light salad dressing see 'sides' recipes for ssh vinaigrette dressing
- 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- If you do not yet have your chicken pre-cooked, slice up your chicken, pan fry both sides until cooked through and set aside to cool.
- Assemble your bowl: Add your pre-cooked rice and non starchy salad mix first. Then your cooked chicken. Then top this with the Avocado, mayo and dressing. Lastly add your fresh herbs and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
PREP
Food prep is key for these. Making up a basic salad to get your through a few days really helps or having the ingredients on hand.
- Pre-cook your brown rice per how many serves you want to cover (will last up to 4 days max in fridge)
- If you want to aim for 4 lunches of macro bowls, you’ll need to cook about 600g chicken thighs – you can marinate them in different spices and herbs to keep the flavours interesting week to week.
- You can use any soft herbs here – parsley, basil, dill
Nutrition
Calories: 476kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 33gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gFiber: 5gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 3mg
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