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Fiesta Chicken Meal Prep Bowls with Cauliflower Mexican Rice with flavorful, juicy chicken, seared and cooked to perfection, served with Mexican style cauliflower rice! This is a healthy, tasty, fun way to eat a favorite, and get added protein and a little extra health kick! Perfect for meal prepping. Lasts 3-5 days.
A simple and delicious spice rub, with added protein, makes this Fiesta Chicken Meal Prep Bowls with Cauliflower Mexican Rice so tasty and easy for prepping for the week. I love having something in the fridge and ready for consumption. It just makes my life so much easier and means I will actually eat lunch. So I have been on quite the meal prep bowl kick. In fact, here are a few of my favorite options for meal prep bowls.
- Greek Chicken Meal Prep
- Italian Chicken Meal Prep
- Taco Salsa Verde Meal Prep
- Easy Sesame Teriyaki Chicken Meal Prep
- Pulled Pork Bowls
I knew I wanted something with a Mexican flavor twist, and chicken. But I was hoping for something other than traditional rice. So when I saw someone make cauliflower rice and share it on Facebook, I decided to try my hand at a Mexican flavored cauliflower rice. I also added extra protein to it in the form of odorless and flavorless Vital Proteins, which we all know I love!
I used my food processor to take the cauliflower and give it a rice consistency. Maybe I should not have processed it as much. Then I baked it for a few minutes to dry it out a little. I added in some favorites, like black beans, corn. and tomatoes. as well as seasonings that I love. Then I baked it for a few more minutes. When it was done, it got a sprinkle of lime juice and cilantro, and I divided it between my meal prep containers.
Now, I can’t lie and say it is as good as traditional rice with all these fixings. It may have been a textural thing. But I will tell you that I enjoyed it, and found it to be a great substitution. And the flavors were super awesome with the chicken and the dressing I made for the top.
I wanted a tasty dressing with a little kick, extra protein, and a lot of flavor to add to my Fiesta Chicken Meal Prep Bowls with Cauliflower Mexican Rice. So I threw some greek yogurt, salsa verde. green onion, cilantro, olive oil, and seasonings into the food processor and then I packaged a bit of it with the chicken and cauliflower rice. When I was ready to serve, I took that part out, heated the rest up, and just drizzled it on top! Delicious.
More chicken recipes you might enjoy:
- Sheet Pan Cajun Garlic Chicken & Fries
- Pollo Saltado (Chicken Stir Fry)
- Kung Pao Chicken (Pressure Cooker)
- Sticky Chicken Bites
- Spinach Artichoke Dip Baked Chicken
Fiesta Chicken Meal Prep Bowls with Cauliflower Mexican Rice
Ingredients
Mexican Cauliflower Rice
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 can sweet kernel corn drained
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 10 grams Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides 1 stick from the stick pack
- 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1/2 Tbs cumin
- 1/2 Tbs chili powder
- 1/2 Tbs onion powder
- 2 Tbs lime juice
Fiesta Chicken
- 1/2 Tbs cumin
- 1/2 Tbs chili powder
- 1/2 Tbs onion powder
- 10 grams Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides 1 stick from stick pack
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 large or 4 small chicken breasts
- 1 Tbs olive oil
Dressing
- 1/2 a bunch of cilantro
- 3-4 green onions tips cut off
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup salsa verde
- 10 grams Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides
- 1 Tbs lime juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A little olive oil to get desired consistency.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Process one head of cauliflower in a food processor, until it is the consistency of rice. If you have a smaller processor, you may need to do this in two batches. Set aside
- In a large oven safe skillet or pan. add 1 Tbs olive oil, and pour cauliflower rice in, spread it out, season with salt and pepper, and put in oven to bake for 8-10 minutes.
- I have a set of Analon Pan and I love them because they are oven safe and have even heat distribution.
- Meanwhile, add corn, beans, Vital Protein Collagen Peptides, grape tomatoes cumin, chili powder, onion powder, and lime juice together in a large mixing bowl.
- When the cauliflower rice is done baking, remove from the oven, and add the corn and bean mixture to it. Stir well.
- Squeeze lime juice over the top.
- Bake for 10 more minutes at 400 degrees. When done, set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the chicken seasonings together: cumin, chili powder, and onion powder. Add Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, and salt and pepper as desired.
- Stir well.
- Take chicken breasts (best if they are even-ish in size), and pat dry.
- Then sprinkle seasoning mixture over the top, and rub it in. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, add 1 Tbs olive oil, and bring temperature up.
- Sear chicken in oil on each side, cooking 1-2 minutes until brown.
- Turn heat down, and cook until cooked through (internal temp of 165 degrees) Approximately 6-8 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and set aside.
- In a food processor, add all dressing ingredients, and process until smooth, use olive oil to get desired consistency.
- Divide cauliflower rice and chicken out between 4 meal prep containers. Fill smaller containers with the dressing and refrigerate until ready to heat and eat.
- Keeps for 3-5 days in the fridge.
- Don't heat the dressing.
- This is also great as a meal, no need to use only for meal prep.
Nutrition
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