Healthy Meal-Prep Recipes: Garlic-Lemon Chicken and Spiced Roasted Carrots

Mar 11 2021
We're dishing up not one but TWO easy recipes to get you started with meal prep: a protein and a veggie. Make them both, or mix and match with other mains and sides. Cook once, and eat throughout the week!



Hungry Girl's Healthy Garlic-Lemon Chicken Recipe

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1/4th of recipe (1 chicken cutlet): 239 calories, 8.5g total fat (3.5g sat. fat), 248mg sodium, 6g carbs, 1g fiber, 2g sugars, 32.5g protein

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. whipped butter

3 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. chopped garlic

Four 5-oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets

1 cup chopped sweet onion

 

Seasonings:

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. each salt and black pepper

Directions:

Place butter and lemon juice in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 35 seconds, or until melted. Add garlic and 1/4 tsp. onion powder, and mix until uniform.

Bring an extra-large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat. Add chicken and onion. Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 tsp. onion powder, salt, and pepper. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring onion occasionally.

Flip chicken. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring onion occasionally.

Add butter mixture. Cook and stir until chicken is cooked through, onion has softened, and butter mixture is evenly distributed, 2 - 3 minutes.

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

Hungry Girl's Healthy Spiced Roasted Carrots Recipe

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1/4th of recipe (about 1/2 cup): 71 calories, 3.5g total fat (0.5g sat. fat), 384mg sodium, 10g carbs, 3.5g fiber, 5.5g sugars, 0.5g protein

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb. (about 3 cups) baby carrots

1 tbsp. olive oil

 

Seasonings:

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Place carrots in a large bowl. Add oil and seasonings, and toss to coat.

Transfer to the baking sheet. Bake until browned and soft, about 30 minutes.

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

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