75+ Easy & Healthy Budget Meal Prep Ideas
Save time, money and stress with these easy popular meal prep recipes - most are ready in just 30 minutes!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 389kcal
Protein
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
Rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup white, jasmine or basmati rice
- 1 pinch salt
Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
Veggies
- 4 cups coleslaw mix or choice of veggies
Saute diced chicken in a skillet with some oil and salt & pepper for 7-8 minutes or bake in a 400 F oven for 20-22 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165 F.
Meanwhile, cook rice in a rice cooker or pot on the stove until all liquid has been absorbed and mix sauce ingredients together. Microwave sauce ingredients (covered) for 2 minutes, stirring well.
Saute veggies with a little oil and salt and pepper in a skillet for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, rice and veggies together to 4 glass meal prep bowls and drizzle each with 1/4 of each sauce.
Bowls will keep in the fridge up to 5 days.
This is a basic template of a meal prep bowl and is based on this Korean-Inspired Chicken & Rice recipe.
Check out the links in this blog post for more individual meal prep recipes.
Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 971mg | Potassium: 635mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg