Easy Meal Prep Chicken Thighs with Plenty for $20
Juicy, seasoned chicken thighs cooked in just 15 minutes and perfect for busy weeks! Enjoy them three ways: in zesty Greek-inspired tacos, tossed into a fresh spring roll salad with peanut satay, or coated in honey garlic sauce for a cozy rice bowl. One prep, endless tasty meals!
Recipe - Dewdney
Easy Meal Prep Chicken Thighs with Plenty for $20
Prep Time45 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time15 Minutes
Ingredients
16 chicken thighs
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
4 tbsp. olive oil
Soft taco shells, grilled
Diced cucumber
Diced tomatoes
Crumbled feta
Western Family Tzatziki dip
Sliced green onions
Parsley, torn
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
2 carrots, matchsticks
1/3 cup sliced green onions
1 orange pepper, sliced
3 cups Vermicelli rice noodles, cooked & chilled
1/3 cup toasted peanuts, chopped
Western Family Peanut Satay Cooking & Dipping Sauce
Parsley or cilantro, for serving
Lime wedges, for serving
200g snow peas
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup sliced green onion
¼ cup Western Family Honey Garlic Cooking & Dipping Sauce
Cooked rice, for serving
Directions
Easy Meal Prep Chicken Thighs
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Remove skin and bones from chicken thighs and place in a large bowl. Season with olive oil, salt and black pepper, mix to combine
- To two (2) large heated fry pans, separate chicken thighs and cook over medium heat, about 15 minutes, turning occasionally (NOTE: time may vary depending on meat thickness)
- Season with more salt and black pepper and continue to cook until chicken has cooked through
- Once done, remove from pan and allow chicken to rest, about 5 minutes prior to slicing
- Store prepped chicken in an air tight container to use in recipes throughout the week.
Meal idea 1: Greek-Inspired Chicken Tacos
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Properly reheat prepped chicken thighs
- To a warmed taco shell, layer Tzatziki, cucumber, tomatoes, chicken, feta and green onions. Garnish with parsley and top with more Tzatziki.
- Enjoy!
Meal idea 2: Chicken Spring Roll Salad
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Cook rice noodles according to package instructions. When done, rinse under cool running water and place in a large salad bowl
- Properly reheat 2 cups of the prepped chicken in a fry pan or skillet
- To the salad bowl with rice noodles, add heated chicken, romaine lettuce, carrots, green onions, orange bell pepper and toasted peanuts.
- Pour Western Family peanut satay cooking & dipping sauce over top, toss to combine.
- Serve with lime wedges and torn parsley.
- Enjoy!
Meal idea 3: Honey Garlic Chicken Rice Bowls
INSTRUCTIONS:
- To a fry pan or skillet heat honey garlic sauce until small bubbles form. Add chicken and continue to cook until coated and chicken has reheated thoroughly
- 5 minutes prior to turning off the stove, add vegetables, mix and continue to cook
- Serve with heated rice and green onions.
- enjoy!
45 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Save-On-Foods - Chicken Thighs Boneless and Skinless, Value Pack, 1.06 Kilogram
$24.51 avg/ea$2.31/100g
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$4.99 was $6.79$3.22/100g
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$4.99 was $6.79$3.22/100g
Western Family - Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
Earn 250 Points$8.89$3.56/100ml
Old El Paso - Hard & Soft Taco Dinner Kit, 340 Gram
$6.99$2.06/100g
Cucumber - Long English, 1 Each
Free with 1900 Points Redeemed$1.99
Hot House - Tomatoes on Vine, 150 Gram
$0.99 avg/ea was $1.15 avg/ea$0.66/100g
Not Available
Western Family - Dip - Tzatziki, 227 Gram
$4.29 was $4.49$1.89/100g
Onions - Green Scallions, Bunch, Fresh, 1 Each
$0.99 was $2.29
Parsley - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$0.99 was $2.49
Western Family - Romaine Hearts, 3 Each
$5.49 was $6.49$1.83 each
Bolthouse Farms - Bolthouse Carrot Matchstix, 284 Gram
$3.69$1.30/100g
Onions - Green Scallions, Bunch, Fresh, 1 Each
$0.99 was $2.29
Peppers - Bell, Orange, Hot House Grown, 220 Gram
$2.42 avg/ea$1.10/100g
YU - Thai Rice Vermicelli, 250 Gram
Earn 225 Points$3.69$1.48/100g
Planters - Dry Roasted Peanuts, 600 Gram
$8.49$1.42/100g
Western Family - Peanut Satay Cooking & Dipping Sauce, 350 Millilitre
$4.99$1.43/100ml
Parsley - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$0.99 was $2.49
Limes - Fruit, Fresh, 1 Each
4 for $3
Buy 4 Get 150 Points$0.75 was $0.99
TAYLOR FARMS - Snow Peas, 227 Gram
$4.99$2.20/100g
Bell Peppers - Red, Hot House, 226 Gram
$2.49 avg/ea$1.10/100g
Onions - Green Scallions, Bunch, Fresh, 1 Each
$0.99 was $2.29
Western Family - Honey Garlic Cooking & Dipping Sauce, 350 Millilitre
$4.99$1.43/100ml
Western Family - WF Jasmine Rice, 907 Gram
Free with 2000 Points Redeemed$3.00 was $5.19$0.33/100g
Directions
Easy Meal Prep Chicken Thighs
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Remove skin and bones from chicken thighs and place in a large bowl. Season with olive oil, salt and black pepper, mix to combine
- To two (2) large heated fry pans, separate chicken thighs and cook over medium heat, about 15 minutes, turning occasionally (NOTE: time may vary depending on meat thickness)
- Season with more salt and black pepper and continue to cook until chicken has cooked through
- Once done, remove from pan and allow chicken to rest, about 5 minutes prior to slicing
- Store prepped chicken in an air tight container to use in recipes throughout the week.
Meal idea 1: Greek-Inspired Chicken Tacos
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Properly reheat prepped chicken thighs
- To a warmed taco shell, layer Tzatziki, cucumber, tomatoes, chicken, feta and green onions. Garnish with parsley and top with more Tzatziki.
- Enjoy!
Meal idea 2: Chicken Spring Roll Salad
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Cook rice noodles according to package instructions. When done, rinse under cool running water and place in a large salad bowl
- Properly reheat 2 cups of the prepped chicken in a fry pan or skillet
- To the salad bowl with rice noodles, add heated chicken, romaine lettuce, carrots, green onions, orange bell pepper and toasted peanuts.
- Pour Western Family peanut satay cooking & dipping sauce over top, toss to combine.
- Serve with lime wedges and torn parsley.
- Enjoy!
Meal idea 3: Honey Garlic Chicken Rice Bowls
INSTRUCTIONS:
- To a fry pan or skillet heat honey garlic sauce until small bubbles form. Add chicken and continue to cook until coated and chicken has reheated thoroughly
- 5 minutes prior to turning off the stove, add vegetables, mix and continue to cook
- Serve with heated rice and green onions.
- enjoy!