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Meal prep baked peanut chicken

Meal prep baked peanut chicken

By Caleb Potgieter
20’ Prep time
60’ Cook time
80’ Total time
583 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

Enjoy takeout quality flavors any day of the week with this easy peanut chicken meal prep recipe! this dish is packed with rich peanut butter flavor (seriously the homemade peanut sauce is perfection), juicy chicken, and fresh veggies, and is baked right into oven-safe meal prep containers, making it zero effort to put together.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
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Step 2

Spray 4 4-oz. oven-safe meal prep containers with nonstick cooking spray. Add ¼ cup of white rice to the bottom of each container.
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Step 3

Evenly distribute the chicken and veggies to each meal prep container. Set aside.
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Step 4

Prepare the peanut sauce. Add all of the ingredients for the peanut sauce to a large bowl. Whisk until all of the ingredients are combined and smooth.
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Step 5

Pour about 2/3 cup of sauce into each container. Mix to combine and then cover with tin foil. Be sure most of the rice is covered by liquid.
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Step 6

Transfer to the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Stir the ingredients together, recover, and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
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Step 7

Once the rice is cooked, remove from the oven and let the peanut chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving. If the rice is still a bit crunchy, add 1-2 tablespoons more broth to each container. Stir, cover, and let rest.
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Step 8

If you are prepping this peanut chicken for meal prep, allow it to completely cool until you cover it and store it in the refrigerator for later. Garnish with optional toppings right before serving.

Tips and Warnings

  • Nutrition information does not include the optional peanut drizzle.
  • Be sure to buy meal-prep containers that are oven-safe. We used these meal prep containers.
  • Be sure to measure out the ingredients evenly into each container so that the cooking time is even.
  • For the peanut sauce, if you let it sit too long, it will thicken. If this happens, add 1-2 tablespoons of water to it before serving.
  • Every oven cooks differently, and the timing may vary by oven.
  • If the rice is still crunchy after an hour, add 1-2 tablespoons more broth to each meal prep container and stir. Bake for another 5 minutes.

Ingredient

  • Garlic cloves
    Garlic cloves
    2
  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar
    221.8 ml
  • Sesame oil
    Sesame oil
    14.79 ml
  • Chicken broth
    Chicken broth
    473.18 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    44.36 ml
  • Large red bell pepper
    Large red bell pepper
    1
  • Sriracha
    Sriracha
    14.79 ml
  • Green onions
    Green onions
    1
  • Fresh cilantro
    Fresh cilantro
    1
  • Chopped peanuts
    Chopped peanuts
    1
  • White onion
    White onion
    0.25
  • Honey
    Honey
    14.79 ml
  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts
    Boneless skinless chicken breasts
    6.8 kg
  • Chopped broccoli
    Chopped broccoli
    473.18 ml
  • Creamy all-natural peanut butter
    Creamy all-natural peanut butter
    78.78 ml
  • Grated fresh ginger
    Grated fresh ginger
    9.86 ml
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    2 pcs
  • Long-grain
    Long-grain
    236.59 ml
  • Creamy all-natural peanut butter
    Creamy all-natural peanut butter

Nutrition Facts

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