These Meal Prep Mexican Chicken Protein Bowls are low calorie, high protein, and so easy to make!
In just 30 minutes you can have as many of these chicken taco bowls as you need, all meal prepped and ready to take to work.
In the recipe card below, you can choose how many servings of these chicken burrito bowls meal prep recipes you need. And the recipe card will do all the math on the ingredients for you!
Plus, we’ve supplied you with a topping guide to healthy Mexican bowls recipes for meal prep.
These Meal Prep Mexican Chicken Protein Bowls are just 333 calories and take just 30 minutes to make!
Meal Prep Mexican Chicken Protein Bowls
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make meal prep healthy lunch recipes.
From a printable recipe card, to a shopping list. You’ll find recipes for homemade Taco Seasoning, Guacamole, and Salsas… and so much more!
To make these meal prep lunch ideas for work easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Chicken Power Bowls Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Healthy Meal Prep Chicken Bowls
- Meal Prep Mexican Chicken Protein Bowls (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Helpful Tip for Shopping: Take a screenshot of the shopping list to your phone. This way you have it at your fingertips the next time you go grocery shopping.
Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this meal prep Mexican salad bowls recipe to Pintrest so it is safely stored for you.
Up next, a shopping list for meal prep chicken rice bowls…
Chicken Power Bowls Ingredients
This balanced lunch for work has just the right amount of healthy carbs and protein to keep you full and satisfied for hours.
But if you are looking to cut carbs, we have some tricks to help you do so!
Low Carb Modifications for Chicken Bowls Recipe:
- Riced Cauliflower… Swap out the rice for cauliflower rice!
- Quinoa…. A complete protein its self, quinoa is a healthy option.
- Beans… Double the black beans, or add in some pinto beans as well.
Shopping List for Chicken Salad Bowls:
- Olive oil spray
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Homemade Taco Seasoning (or store-bought)
- Rice
- Salt
- Lime
- Can of black beans
- Frozen corn
- Romaine lettuce
Optional Toppings:
- Sliced Avocado
- Homemade Guacamole
- Blended Salsa
- Chopped Cilantro
- Lime Juice
- Chopped Jalapeños
- Greek Yogurt in place of sour cream
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of these meal prep Mexican rice bowls you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for these easy meal prep ideas can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, how to make chicken protein bowl meal prep recipes…
How to Make Healthy Meal Prep Chicken Bowls
If you’ve been looking for fast and healthy meal prep ideas, this one will deliver.
You can make this protein bowl meal prep for weight loss in just 30 minutes… no matter how many servings you want to make!
How to Make Chicken Taco Bowls:
1. Make the Taco Chicken:
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning all over the chicken.
- Preheat a large skillet over medium heat and lightly spray with olive oil.
- Add the chicken to the hot skillet and cook for 5-8 minutes each side, until cooked though.
- Move to a plate to cool, then chop.
2. Make the Lime Rice:
- In a small pot, or rice cooker, add rice and water.
- Bring to a boil on high heat. Lower heat to low, cover and cook until the water soaks into the rice, about 30 minutes. (Or follow rice cooker directions)
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the rice to a medium bowl.
- Add the salt and lime juice to the bowl and toss together.
3. Put Meal Prep Lunches Together:
- Lay your meal prep containers out in a line.
- Divide the beans into each container.
- Then add the corn to each container.
- Next add in the taco chicken.
- Spoon in the lime rice.
- And finally add in the chopped romaine. (If you plan to heat this, you can add the romaine to a small container to keep separate).
- Add in any desired toppings and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, a sharable recipe for chicken bowl meal prep to lose weight…
Meal Prep Mexican Chicken Protein Bowls
This chicken taco bowls meal prep recipe is easy and delicious! You’ll love the lime rice, and the taco chicken… and no matter how many you make, this meal prep recipe takes just 30 minutes to make (though you may need a bigger skillet or two going at once).
Make these meal prep Mexican chicken protein bowls for lunch this week, or enjoy them for dinner. At just 333 calories you can feel good about eating this healthy meal prep recipe.
Chicken Taco Bowls Meal Prep (333 CALORIES)
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into thin filets
- 1 tablespoon Homemade Taco Seasoning or store-bought
- 1/2 cup rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 can 15 ounce of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3/4 cup frozen corn thawed
- 1 head of romaine lettuce chopped
Optional Toppings:
- Sliced Avocado toss in lime juice to prevent browning
- Homemade Guacamole
- Blended Salsa
- Chopped Cilantro
- Lime Juice
- Chopped Jalapeños
- Greek Yogurt in place of sour cream
Instructions
Make the Taco Chicken:
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning all over the chicken.
- Preheat a large skillet over medium heat and lightly spray with olive oil.
- Add the chicken to the hot skillet and cook for 5-8 minutes each side, until cooked though.
- Move to a plate to cool, then chop.
Make the Lime Rice:
- In a small pot, or rice cooker, add rice and water.
- Bring to a boil on high heat. Lower heat to low, cover and cook until the water soaks into the rice, about 30 minutes. (Or follow rice cooker directions)
- Remove the pot from the heat and add the rice to a medium bowl.
- Add the salt and lime juice to the bowl and toss together.
Put Meal Prep Lunches Together:
- Lay your meal prep containers out in a line.
- Divide the beans into each container.
- Then add the corn to each container.
- Next add in the taco chicken.
- Spoon in the lime rice.
- And finally add in the chopped romaine. (If you plan to heat this, you can add the romaine to a small container to keep separate).
- Add in any desired toppings and store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
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