Meal Prep: Stuffed Chicken with Rice and Spinach-Filled Meatballs with Pasta.

Hello all, sorry for what seemed like a bit of an absence.  I went on a lake trip with some of my buddies last week and got back just in time to make this for the week.  Enjoy.

Ingredients Needed:

• 2 lbs lean ground beef (I would go for the 96% or 98% lean)
• Family pack chicken thighs or breasts (You want about five 6oz pieces)
• 1 large bag of spinach
• 4 roma tomatoes
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 box of brown rice (enough for five 1 cup portions)
• 2 boxes of whole wheat spinach noodles
• 1 package reduced fat feta cheese

Stuffed Chicken with Rice:

•  Preheat the oven to 375 F
• Take out chicken and butterfly them (remember portion sizes, try to keep them around 6oz)
• In the middle of each piece of chicken, place a handful of spinach, chopped red onion, 2 -3 slices of tomato and 2 tbsp of the feta cheese.  Use toothpicks to keep them closed. Don't forget to season them!
• Place chicken on a baking sheet and cook for 20-40 minutes, make sure it is cooked all the way through.
• For the rice follow box directions.

Finishing the dish:

• Each meal gets one stuffed chicken and 1 cup of cooked brown rice.

Spinach-Filled Meatballs with Pasta:

• Set oven to 405
• Take spinach and chop well until you have 3 cups
• Dice red onion until you have 2 cups
• Put Spinach, meat, onions and seasonings (pepper, salt, garlic, red pepper flakes) into a large bowl and mix well with hands.
• Portion out meatballs evenly so that you have about 3 per meal (you may have one or two extra) 
• Cook for 15-30 minutes or until cooked through.

Finishing the dish:

• Each meal will get about 2oz of spinach pasta, and 3 meatballs.  Feel free to add any leftover spinach, and add 2 -3 slices of roma tomato. Top with 1 tbsp feta cheese.

Viola, that is it! Stay healthy.