Name: 30 minute Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1/4 cup +1 tbsp peanut butter; 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce (if GF sub coconut aminos or tamari); 1/2 cup water; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tsp garlic powder; 3-4 large chicken breasts; 2 tbsp oil (I used avocado, extra virgin olive oil is ok too); 4 bell peppers ( or 8 oz mini bell peppers); 1 cup uncooked quinoa

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Have your meal prep complete in under 30 minutes with these Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls. The thai peanut chicken sauce brings a harmonious flavor to the dish without adding any processed ingredients. Quick, easy, gluten and dairy free.

Thai Peanut Chicken meal prep bowl with sauce poured

This week I bring you 30 minute Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls! Once I discovered you can bake chicken in under 20 minutes it was a game changer. These Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls require minimal clean up. I chose to pair it with quinoa because I love quinoa, but feel free to use whatever rice or noodle you want!

Some of you may know that I make meals for my brother every week. This was one I have been playing around with for a bit now. He always loves the sauce. He likes things extra spicy, so if you want to throw in some crushed red pepper, go for it.

Thai Peanut Chicken Sauce

Peanut butter: can be creamy or crunchy! I always use natural peanut butter (ie; ingredients are only peanuts sometimes with salt).
Low sodium soy sauce: Because, well it's soy sauce.
Rice Vinegar: if you don't have rice wine vinegar you could sub in apple cider vinegar because it's milder in flavor and less acidic than white vinegar.
Honey
Garlic powder
Water

Toppings for 30 minute Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

Scallions
Crushed peanuts
Lime
Cilantro

Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep bowl with title at bottom of image.

Meal Prep Bowls

I use pyrex bowls and another off-brand I bought at Costco a few months ago. They are easy to wash, dishwasher safe and last a long time! If you have these and need replacement lids (sometimes they crack on the sides) I buy from amazon.

Thai Peanut Chicken Meal Prep Bowl up close

How I structure my meal prep bowls

Protein: I always tell people, protein protein protein. It helps our bodies in so many ways including being apart of the essential building blocks of our cells, muscles, bones and cartilage. If you are vegetarian there are so many great sources of plant protein available! I included a couple different topping ideas in the recipe below. Shrimp and edamame are some great choices for non-meat eaters.
Vegetable(s): The more vegetables the better. I always try and do at least 1 serving of vegetables when I meal prep. It's fun to try new vegetables and different ways to prepare them. For example I found out I love brussel sprouts cooked or raw like in this Asian Brussel Sprout Salad.
Grains: Yes, yes carbs are always getting a bad rap. Most times when I meal prep I always use some sort of grain like faro, bulgar, quinoa, rice etc... They are packed with great minerals such as manganese, copper, folate, zinc, phosphorus and many more vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to survive. Not to mention the fiber benefits that help lower cholesterol and regulate bowel movements.