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prep time
10 min
cook time
10 min
ready time
20 min
Keto Caprese Chicken Bites Meal Prep
If you need to throw together some meal prepping fast, keep this Keto meal prep recipe in your back pocket! Bite-sized chunks of chicken are cooked to golden and drowned in a scratch-made pesto sauce. Your pesto sauce comes together in just 60 seconds but tastes just as good as grandma’s classic pesto. Some low-carb grape tomatoes and whole-milk mozzarella mixed into the chicken completes this super-easy meal. Just adjust the recipe to make as many servings as you want, and quickly portion your caprese mix amongst your meal prep containers. If you need a snack between meals, just divide these servings in half! You can keep the finished recipe stored in your refrigerator for up to 5 days for freshness.
Safe Temperatures For Chicken
Since you have fresh grape tomatoes and mozzarella in your Keto meal, the dish is best served cold. When cooking the chicken, make sure the thickest pieces reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. After you’ve mixed the final recipe together, if the chicken is still hot, you can eat the meal as is. However, if your chicken is getting closer to room temperature, you need to chill the chicken in your refrigerator so it doesn’t make you sick.
How To Bulk Up This Meal
Even hungrier but are still in a pinch for time? There are some simple ingredients you can quickly add to your caprese meal prep. The simplest would be to add a handful of fresh greens, such as spinach or arugula, to your meal. Sliced mushrooms can also add more bulk to your meal, and they’ll marinate in your yummy pesto sauce over time!
Jessica L.
Net Carbs
5.5 g
Fiber
2 g
Total Carbs
7.5 g
Protein
50.6 g
Fats
55.6 g
721 cals
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Ingredients
Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Raw
12 oz
Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp
Salt
0.5 tsp
Black pepper
0.25 tsp
Garlic powder
0.25 tsp
Italian seasoning
0.5 tsp
Basil
0.75 oz
Parmesan cheese, fresh (hard)
0.13 cup, grated
Walnuts
1 oz
Garlic
0.75 tsp, chopped
Salt
0.5 tsp
Lemon juice
0.5 tsp
Extra virgin olive oil
0.25 cup
Fresh Mozzarella Ciliegine
4 oz
Grape Tomatoes
4 oz
Recipe Steps
steps 3
20 min
Step 1
Prepare chicken breast by cutting it into bite-sized cubes and toss them in a mixing bowl. Toss the chicken pieces with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and italian seasoning. Once the chicken is coated in oil and spices, heat a wide pan over high heat on your stove. Cook the chicken in the hot pan until the chicken is golden brown to charred on all sides. You can adjust the heat as necessary to make sure your chicken is cooked through.Step 2
Leave the chicken aside to cool. In your food processor, pulse together whole basil leaves, parmesan cheese, chopped walnuts, raw garlic, salt, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil. You can adjust the seasonings in your pesto sauce to your taste and add more olive oil as needed. Pulse until you have a beautiful green pesto sauce. Feel free to make extra pesto to keep for other recipes at this time!Step 3
Add the chicken bites and pesto sauce to a new, large mixing bowl. Add whole ciligiene mozzarella balls and grape tomatoes to the mixing bowl as well. However, if you find the mozzarella and tomatoes too large to your liking, you can cut these ingredients in half. Stir all the ingredients together in your mixing bowl until you have an even, green, saucy pesto mix. Divide the finished recipe amongst meal prep containers and chill in your refrigerator.
Comments
PatienceGratitudeOhMy 4 years ago
i havent tried it but it seems easy and like the directions are complete.