Mexican Meal Prep Bowls with Cauliflower Rice (Low Carb)
Mexican meal prep bowls that are also low carb! Great when you're craving for Mexican flavors and wanting a low carb high protein meal!
Servings: 4 meal prep bowls
Ingredients
Cauliflower Rice:
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 can chopped tomatoes 1.5 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground onion
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp crushed chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- pinch of salt
- pinch of black pepper
Shredded Chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Salad:
- 1 cup wild rocket salad
- 1 avocado
Instructions
Shredded Chicken:
- Get a large pot, add chicken breasts to it, and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the chicken with around 1 inch of water.
- Bring the water to a boil and let it simmer for around 12 minutes. Remove the chicken from water and shred it using either fork, claws, or a food processor.
Cauliflower Rice:
- Break apart cauliflower head. Wash, dry, and chop into smaller pieces.
- Pulse with a food processor until you’ve got cauliflower rice.
- Heat up a pan, add olive oil, chop green pepper and sauté them for a couple of minutes.
- Add cauliflower rice, chopped tomatoes, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix in onion, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, crushed chili flakes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Mix as well as you can and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Serving:
- Divide cauliflower rice equally among 4 food containers. Add shredded chicken to each of them as well as wild rocket salad. Slice avocado and top each meal prep bowl with it.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 meal prep bowl (17 oz) | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.7g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 499mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6.2g