Meal Prep Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls (Video!)
These Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls are an amazing weeknight dinner that's ready in just 20 minutes, and refridgerate well for your weekly meal prep!
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Ughhh, weekday lunches, amirite?
Trying to plan healthy, wholesome meals for the week can be a pain sometimes.
You feel frazzled, you don't know what to make or what to do with yourself and you end up just grabbing takeout on the way home.
Sound familiar??
Well, the perfect solution to this problem is preparing healthy, nutritious and light recipes that can be made in 20 minutes or less, without the help of the prepared foods section of the grocery store.
Yes, I'm talking about real food at home with real ingredients, ready in 20 minutes.
One pot meals that double as the perfect meal prep lunch bowls are just the best kind of dinner.
Like these Meal Prep Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls for instance.
I mean, it's really not that hard to eat healthy, I swear.
We all think it's so complicated, and that dinner should take a million years to put together with a bunch of different fancy ingredients that take forever to shop for.
Not the case here.
Pull that chicken out of the freezer and fry it up with spices you already have in your spice drawer, and veggies that are already in the fridge (and maybe about to go bad…am I right about that??)
I swear, herbs and spices are my secret weapon for sooooooo many recipes.
You really don't need much to spice up your dinner. Chop up a few peppers, some onions, add some chicken, salsa and rice and BOOM. Lunches ready for the work week.
So these Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls, mannnnnnn. These are AMAZING.
I literally make them for my weekly meal prep almost every single week because they are just SO good, and the ability to mix up the ingredients is endless.
I almost always have a ton of bell peppers on hand so they're usually a no-brainer to toss into the mix, but you could also include some greens like spinach and kale for a bit of extra veggies.
You could even put a different spin on these bowls depending on what kind of cuisine you're craving.
You could do an Asian-inspired stir-fry with just some soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and ginger with the same ingredients here (swap out the salsa and chili powder of course), or you could fancy it up with some roasted red pepper sauce or a quick 5-minute pesto sauce that I tend to put on everythingggggggg these days!
The basic formula of these Chicken Rice Bowls is this:
- Diced, seasoned chicken breasts or thighs
- Brown rice (you can also sub in brown rice or soba noodles)
- A variety of veggies (broccoli, mushrooms, scallions, cabbage…anything goes!)
- Some sort of low-calorie sauce/condiment (salsa is ALWAYS my go-to!)
- Herbs and spices (umm, hello, cilantro!!!)
If you're looking for some more ways to switch up your weekly meal prep, you've gotta check out a few of my other favourite meal prep recipes below!
All I gotta say is that lunch will never, ever be boring again!
And if you're looking for more help with your meal prep routine, I list my tips and tricks to sticking to it HERE and I also have a FREE weekly meal planner printable you can download HERE.
Happy prepping!
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This is my favourite brown rice.
And this is my fave taco seasoning if you don't feel like making your own!
And of course I get my free-range chicken from Butcher Box – for a limited time get two free ribeyes and bacon when you sign up!
Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 cup Corn
- 2 small red onions, sliced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 yellow pepper, diced
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 3/4 cup fresh salsa
- 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup feta cheese (optional, divided)
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over med-high heat. Add chicken and stir fry for 2 min, adding salt to season. Add chili powder, cumin and garlic powder, then toss to coat and continue cooking another 3-4 min.
- Add red onion, corn and bell peppers, sauteeing for 3-4 min. Add brown rice and salsa, tossing to coat. Cook for 5 min. Mix in cilantro and remove from heat. Sprinkle with feta cheese if desired and serve!
Nutrition
These look great! Meal prep/planning definitely saves me. Between my full-time job and blog, being organized is a must. A Loblaws recently came to my city and I certainly enjoy shopping there. That’s interesting that they have dieticians there now.
I made these! I didn’t have enough brown rice so I used quinoa.
Yay! Hope you liked them Selena 🙂
Thank you for the nutrition information, however, what is the serving size? 1 cup, 2 cups? Thanks
There are four servings so 1/4 of the recipe 🙂 Just divide it all into four meal prep bowls and one is 407 calories!
Does the calorie count include the feta?
Yes it does Olivia! 🙂
Great recipe! I made this tonight for my lunch meal prep and it’s tasty and easy. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! It’s one of my favourite meal prep recipes. So happy you liked it 🙂
Yum! I made this yesterday to eat for lunches this week. Soooo good! The rice is so full of flavour! I used the spices to marinade the chicken then bbq’d it since it was nice outside. The rice is so colourful. This recipe is a keeper for sure!
I’m so happy to hear that Sandi!!! This is one of my go-to meal prep ideas for sure 🙂 Thanks for reporting back!
Hi Taylor,
I made these for dinner this week and they’re excellent! One thing I debated over was how big the chicken breasts should be (for a package of four chicken breasts, there was quite a large weight range). Do you have a ballpark of how many lbs I should purchase to end up with 407 calories? Thanks!
Taylor,
Me and my partner just started our meal prep journey and came across your page and this looks simply delicious. As the same comment above, I changed the serving to the amount of meals I’m planning to make, but I am currently stuck to how many chicken I should use. The chicken breast I buy in my local Costco are huge! This is the only part I am stuck in! Please help! Thank you!
Hi Ann! So happy you stopped by and congrats on your meal prep journey 🙂 I recommend small to medium-sized chicken breasts for this recipe – you’re looking at 1 chicken breast this size per serving. If you have larger chicken breasts then just cut the amount you’re going to use in half. Hope that helps!
What kind of salsa are you using?
I used the Jack’s special salsa from Garden Fresh Gourmet: https://www.gardenfreshgourmet.com/products/2/jack%27s-special-mild-salsa You can use any brand of fresh-style salsa like this or even the jarred stuff will do 🙂
I made these over the weekend and they were delicious! Super easy since I used Trader Joe’s frozen brown rice and just microwaved it and tossed it in. It made enough lunches for the week and was so flavorful. This will be added to the rotation!
So happy you liked these bowls Hilary!!! Love the idea of using Trader Joe’s rice too 🙂
Do these meals freeze well?
I haven’t frozen these bowls in particular but you could try! If you’re looking for more freezer-friendly recipes, I have some great options here: https://thegirlonbloor.com/21-healthy-make-ahead-freezer-meals-for-busy-weeknights/
Sorry if this was asked, how many days in the fridge are the good for.
They should be good up to 5 days in the fridge 🙂