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Monday, July 7, 2014

Meal Prep: Chicken, Cucumber and Jalapeno Wrap with a Greek Yogurt Spread and Black Beans & Roasted Asparagus and Roasted (in husk) Corn with BBQ Chicken.


Ingredients Needed:

  • 5 ears of corn
  • 2 bundles asparagus
  • 1 cucumber
  • 5-7 jalapenos
  • 3 cans organic low sodium black beans (were on sale)
  • 1 family pack of skinless boneless chicken breasts (~4.5lbs)
  • 1 pack of light flatbreads (contains ~6)
  • 1-2 individual packs of non-fat greek yogurt (not flavored)
  • BBQ Sauce
 Roasted Asparagus and Roasted (in husk) Corn with BBQ Chicken:
  • Preheat Oven to 350 F
  • Line a pan with aluminium foil and spray with oil
  • Clean the asparagus, and wash.  Place them on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and season with garlic powder, pepper and lightly with salt. Put them on the bottom rack for about 30 minutes
  • Take the corn and place them directly onto the top rack and cook for 30-40 minutes.
  • While the vegetables are cooking, take out the chicken and cut into approximately 6oz pieces.  Five of these pieces will be used for this dish and the rest will be used for the next. Season with garlic powder, pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes and lightly with salt. (I seasoned mine with a BBQ rub that I made myself, but that is a secret recipe).  Cook once the vegetables are done on 375 F for 40-50 minutes.
Finishing the Dish:
  • Take out the vegetables and let them cool.  Split the asparagus evenly among the containers.  Take the corn and 'de-husk' it.  Making sure to get all of the stringy fibers off of it and cut it in half to fit in the container.  Add .5 - 1 tbsp of BBQ sauce to top the chicken.
Chicken, Cucumber and Jalapeno Wrap with a Greek Yogurt Spread and Black Beans:
  • The chicken should already be cooking with the chicken mentioned in the above meal prep, so while that is cooking, cut, clean, and dice the jalapenos and place in a skillet with coconut oil. 
  • Saute the jalapenos until they are done.
  • While the jalapenos are sauteing, cut the cucumber into thin slices and place in a bowl.
  • Open the cans of black beans, drain and wash.
Finishing the Dish:
  • Each container gets 1 cup of black beans.
  • On the side, get a tortilla and spread greek yogurt on it and place cucumber slices.
  • Chop the chicken and place ~6 oz on the tortilla.
  • Top with sauteed jalapenos.
NOTE: I was asked earlier if the tortillas would get soggy if I made them before hand.  While in the past I made them the day of, I found it easier to make these at home instead of hauling the ingredients around with me everywhere I went.  Will let you know if they are soggy or not in the days to come!

As always stay healthy.

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