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15-Minute Chicken Meal Prep Bowl – Easy Recipe

A simple and healthy Chicken Meal Prep Bowl made with tender chicken, fresh vegetables, and flavorful seasoning.This quick recipe is perfect for busy days and easy weekly meal planning.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 3 cups cooked rice or quinoa
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup carrots sliced
  • 1 cup bell peppers sliced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or light dressing
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Place the small chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the minced garlic, salt, black pepper, and paprika. Mix well so the chicken is evenly coated.
    Raw chicken breast pieces in a glass bowl mixed with minced garlic, paprika, salt, and black pepper for chicken meal prep bowl recipe.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned chicken and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is fully cooked and lightly golden.
    Seasoned chicken pieces cooking in a nonstick skillet until golden brown and fully cooked for chicken meal prep bowl.
  3. Add the broccoli florets, sliced carrots, and sliced bell peppers to the pan. Stir and cook for 3–4 minutes until the vegetables are tender but still slightly crisp.
    Broccoli florets, sliced carrots, and bell peppers cooking with chicken in a skillet for healthy meal prep bowl recipe.
  4. Pour the soy sauce or light dressing over the chicken and vegetables. Add the lemon juice and stir everything together for 1 minute.
    Soy sauce and fresh lemon juice being added to chicken and vegetables in a skillet for extra flavor.
  5. Place the cooked rice or quinoa into serving bowls or meal prep containers.
    Cooked rice portioned into glass meal prep containers on a bright kitchen countertop.
  6. Spoon the chicken and vegetable mixture over the rice or quinoa.
    Cooked chicken and vegetables spooned over rice in meal prep containers for a healthy balanced meal.
  7. Serve immediately while warm, or let the meal cool before storing it in meal prep containers for later use.
    Finished chicken meal prep bowl served warm with extra meal prep containers ready for storage.