Looking for a little more variety in your weekly meal prep? This chipotle chicken meal prep 4 ways is simple but changes slightly between each dish so you don’t have to eat the same exact lunch 4 days in a row without having to do additional work!
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Chipotle Chicken Meal Prep 4 Ways
I’m going to confess that a lot of my dollar dollar bills goes from work to the Chipotle across the street. I loooooove their chicken bowls and I’ve made my own versions of their chicken bowls plenty of times. But despite being able to inhale a chicken burrito bowl the size of my face, I’ll also confess that it can get boring eating the same meal prep daily which is why buying my lunches every few days is so appealing. HOWEVER! With this yummy chipotle chicken meal prep 4 ways, I don’t have to worry about that! As the name suggests, the meal prep is made in 4 ways so each bowl is just slightly different from the previous one so I won’t be bored as easily!
What You Need To Make This Chipotle Chicken Copycat
The basis of this recipe is super simple. For the chipotle marinade you’ll need
- onion
- garlic
- jalapeno
- chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- cumin
- oregano
- olive oil
- salt
Then of course you’ll need chicken! And then you’ll need the add ons so each meal prep is slightly different
- corn
- beans
- spinach
- quinoa
- roasted vegetables
other options include but are not limited to
- salsa
- other greens
- brown rice
- peppers
- guacamole
- sour cream
- cheese
How To Make this chopotle chicken meal prep 4 ways (Video Instructions 1:40)
Tips on making the perfect chipotle chicken meal prep 4 ways
- I use these bento boxes to pack my chicken and rice to work. The two container in one style ensures that if you want to pack guac, sour cream, or other un-microwaveable ingredients, you can pack it separately
- Put in less chipotle peppers and jalapeno if you would like to cut down the spice level
- I used a food processor to make my marinade. If you want to make the chicken more flavourful, I’d recommend marinading the chicken overnight in the fridge
- If you want the recipe to be more hands off, instead of making the chicken in the cast iron, pop it into the oven while the vegetables are roasting so they can cook together
Chipotle Chicken Meal Prep 4 Ways
Looking for a little more variety in your weekly meal prep? This chipotle chicken meal prep 4 ways is simple but changes slightly between each dish so you don't have to eat the same exact lunch 4 days in a row without having to do additional work!
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 1 small onion chopped
- 5-7 garlic cloves
- 1 jalapeno (seeds removed)
- 7 oz chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 3/4 tsp cumin
- 3/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- pinch of salt
- 2-3 tbsp water
- 3 large chicken breast
Roasted Vegetables
- 2 broccoli crowns
- 1000 grams mushrooms
- 1 carrot sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
Add Ons
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 cup black beans
- 1 cup spinach
Optional toppings
- guacamole
- lime wedges
Instructions
Chipotle Chicken
Blend all the ingredients of the marinade in a food processor or blender. Add 2-3 tablespoons water into the mixture and blend until smooth.
Marinate the chicken in the mixture and set aside in the fridge for half an hour or overnight.
Heat up a cast iron or your pan of choice and cook the chicken for 25-30 minutes or until it's cooked through.
Set aside two chicken breast and shred the third.
Vegetables
Heat oven to 400F
Toss vegetables with oil, salt, and pepper before roasting them in the oven for 20 minutes.
Assembly
Divide the vegetables up in four containers with the first container having more than the last.
First container: 1 chicken breast, vegetables, lime, optional guacamole or sour cream
Second container: 1 chicken breast, vegetables, corn, beans, lime, optional guacamole or sour cream
Third container: 1/2 shredded chicken breast, spinach, vegetables, corn, beans, lime, optional guacamole or sour cream
Fourth container: 1/2 shredded chicken breast, quinoa, spinach, vegetables, corn, beans, lime, optional guacamole or sour cream
Recipe Notes
I wouldn’t heat the lunch boxes with spinach in it or it’ll wilt, either pack it in a second container so the chicken can be heated up separately or eat it as a cold chicken salad.
Nutritional data provided is of all the ingredients used divided by 4.
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I don’t do much meal prepping, but this looks just wonderful. I love the idea of using one main ingredient and still have a different meal every day.
First I LOVE copycat recipes. We hardly ever go out to dinner, and takeout is something that only happens a few times a year as well. When you can do this at home…it tastes BETTER and saves money. Winner on all accounts.
I really have to do more meal prepping..it really is a life saver.maybe this yummy recipe willnspur mevon.My kids would defo love this
Meal prepping is the hardest job ever. I can cook for 100 people, but planning is the hardest part for me. This is such a useful post who are looking forward to prepping their lunch for the whole week.
What an AMAZING idea!!! I can’t WAIT to try this! Is good food and this looks like one of the BEST!! Thank you for sharing this great recipe! So YUMMY!!!
This looks amazing. Meal prep is the way to go for busy weekdays and your chipotle chicken look so good and I love all the different combinations. Thanks for sharing my next weeks lunches 🙂
I totally agree that eating same food makes it a bit boring ! Love your meal prep ideas! I do meal planning for the same reason. Love that corn and beans bowl, looks so pretty and colorful!!!
I tell myself every week that I’m going to meal prep for the week, and it never ends up happening, but this looks so great I’m definitely going to try it this week!
I’m happy to be on maternity leave right now and I don’t have to pack lunches, but when I get back to work, I totally love the idea of making something like this, where you change it up a bit every day so you don’t eat the same lunch all week (that would be boring).
OMG I can’t believe it’s been SO long! You’re on mat leave?! It felt like yesterday we were asking you to do Ragnar Trail!!!